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The pilot episode of the American animated musical television series Hazbin Hotel, entitled "That's Entertainment", premiered to YouTube on October 28, 2019. Written and directed by Vivienne "VivziePop" Medrano, it was independently financed and animated over the course of three years by Medrano's independent animation group, SpindleHorse Toons.
Hazbin Hotel is an American adult animated musical comedy television series created by Vivienne "VivziePop" Medrano. [1] [4] The series revolves around Charlie Morningstar, princess of Hell, on her quest to find a way for sinners to be "rehabilitated" and allowed into Heaven, via her "Hazbin Hotel", as an alternative to Heaven's annual "Extermination" of souls due to Hell's overpopulation.
Vivenne Medrano founded the animation studio SpindleHorse Toons, under which the pilot for Hazbin Hotel, the pilot and first two seasons of Helluva Boss, and several animated shorts would be released. [3] Medrano serves as the director, lead writer and lead character designer for SpindleHorse Toons. [4]
“Hazbin Hotel” is based on creator Medrano’s animated pilot released on YouTube in 2019, which amassed more than 89 million views. Medrano serves as executive producer and directed all episodes.
"Hazbin Hotel" creator Vivienne Medrano and Broadway actor Alex Brightman spoke about the animated series premiering Friday on Prime Video that mashes horror with musical theater.
Black Gryph0n provided the singing voice of Alastor in the pilot episode of Hazbin Hotel. He has since reprised the role in several fan-made music videos for original songs, including "Insane". [2] In 2021, he wrote "Insane" with permission from series creator Vivienne Medrano. He and Baasik wrote the song in eight hours. [3]
The animation was produced by SpindleHorse Toons, with Bento Box Entertainment. [8] [9] A teaser for "Overture" was released on December 21, 2021, [10] with the episode's first song, "Happy Day in Hell", being released as a further teaser on October 14, 2023.
Charlie's first animated appearance was in the 2018 music video for "Inside of Every Demon Is a Rainbow", released October 6, 2018, one year prior to the release of the pilot episode of Hazbin Hotel. The music video followed Charlie as she pitched the titular hotel to newscaster Katie Killjoy and the rest of Hell in a song. [25]