Abominable and the Invisible City

Abominable and the Invisible City is an American 3D-animated streaming television series that is produced from DreamWorks Animation under DreamWorks Animation Television. The series acts as a follow-up to the 2019 film, Abominable, which was co-produced by Pearl Studio, and continues Yi's adventures to a mythical world of creatures beyond Everest, a yeti she befriended and joins her along with Jin and Peng to the new world. Chloe Bennett, Tenzing Norgay Trainor, and Michelle Wong reprise their respective roles as Yi, Jin, and Mei, while Ethan Loh, Darin De Paul, Alan Cumming, and Karen Huie voice Peng, Everest, Burnish, and Nai Nai, respectively, replacing Albert Tsai, Joseph Izzo, Eddie Izzard, and Tsai Chin from the original film.

Abominable and the Invisible City
Genre
Based onCharacters created
by Jill Culton
Developed byKatherine Nolfi
Voices of
Theme music composerGeorge Shaw
ComposerGeorge Shaw
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes20
Production
Executive producerJim Schumann
Running time22 minutes
Production companyDreamWorks Animation Television
Release
Original network
Original releaseOctober 5, 2022 (2022-10-05) 
present

The series has been released on October 5, 2022 with 10 episodes on Peacock and Hulu.[1] A second season was released on March 29, 2023[2]

Premise

After the events of the film, Yi, Jin, and Peng know that there's a whole magical world out there and discover that their surroundings are teeming with magical creatures in need of their help. With the help of their old yeti friend Everest, they'll set out on a journey throughout their city and beyond.

Cast

  • Chloe Bennett as Yi,[3] the headstrong, empathetic leader of the Creature Brigade and a skilled violin player.
  • Tenzing Norgay Trainor as Jin, Yi's millennial friend and Peng's older cousin who aspires to go to medical school and become a doctor. However, by the events of season 2, he willingly gives up this dream to focus more on studying creatures.
  • Ethan Loh as Peng, Yi's mischievous, fun-loving friend and Jin's younger cousin. He was originally voiced by Albert Tsai in the original film.
  • Darin De Paul as Everest, a Yeti who is friends with Yi, Jin, and Peng. He was originally voiced by Joseph Izzo in the original film, while his vocals were provided by Rupert Gregson-Williams.
  • Alan Cumming as Burnish, the elderly, wealthy head of Burnish Industries and a former enemy to Yi and her friends. He was originally voiced by Eddie Izzard in the original film.
  • Michelle Wong as Mei, Yi's mother.
  • Karen Huie as Nai Nai, Yi's maternal grandmother. She was originally voiced by Tsai Chin in the original film.

Vic Chao, Stephanie Sheh, Caleb Yen, Natalie Chan, Donald Chang, Kara Wang and Harrison Xu provided additional voices.

Episodes

Series overview

SeasonEpisodesOriginally released
110October 5, 2022 (2022-10-05)
210March 29, 2023 (2023-03-29)

Season 1 (2022)

No.TitleDirected byWritten byStoryboarded byOriginal release date
1"Everest Returns"Jim SchumannKatherine NolfiEmmanuel Deligiannis, Amelia Kasten, Ruolin Li and Laurianne UyOctober 5, 2022 (2022-10-05)
2"Welcome Home, Everest!"Ruolin LiTiffany Lo & Ethel LungAmelia Kasten and Laurianne UyOctober 5, 2022 (2022-10-05)
3"Sewer Koi and the Museum Heist"Kevin WottonKatherine NolfiAnne Yi, Darwin Tan and Hayden MorrisOctober 5, 2022 (2022-10-05)
4"Peng vs. Peng"Lianne HughesTiffany Lo & Ethel LungAdam Murphy, Ian Young and Quyth TruongOctober 5, 2022 (2022-10-05)
5"Jin's New Look"Ruolin LiTiffany So & Saba SaghafiAmelia Kasten and Laurianne UyOctober 5, 2022 (2022-10-05)
6"A Cabbage Kinda Day"Kevin WottonAnnie NishidaAnne Yi, Darwin Tan and Hayden MorrisOctober 5, 2022 (2022-10-05)
7"Yeti Supersitious"Lianne Hughes & Pete JacobsAndi Shu HesterAdam Murphy, Ian Young and Quyth TruongOctober 5, 2022 (2022-10-05)
8"Toad-al Recall"Ruolin LiKyel WhiteAmelia Kasten and Laurianne UyOctober 5, 2022 (2022-10-05)
9
10
"Chinese Nian Year"Pete Jacobs
Kevin Wotton
Tiffany Lo & Ethel LungAdam Murphy, Ian Young and Quyth Truong
Anne Yi, Darwin Tan and Hayden Morris
October 5, 2022 (2022-10-05)

Season 2 (2023)

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected byWritten byStoryboarded byOriginal release date[4]
111"Wu You Gonna Call?"UnknownUnknownTBAMarch 29, 2023 (2023-03-29)
122"The Ditch Sitch"UnknownUnknownTBAMarch 29, 2023 (2023-03-29)
133"Tales from the Fox’s Tails"UnknownUnknownTBAMarch 29, 2023 (2023-03-29)
144"Yi’s LiLi-est Fan"UnknownUnknownTBAMarch 29, 2023 (2023-03-29)
155"Qilin-mania"UnknownUnknownTBAMarch 29, 2023 (2023-03-29)
166"Shack Attack"UnknownUnknownTBAMarch 29, 2023 (2023-03-29)
177"We Meat Again"UnknownUnknownTBAMarch 29, 2023 (2023-03-29)
188"A Hair-ifying Night"UnknownUnknownTBAMarch 29, 2023 (2023-03-29)
199"Please Hold for the Next Representative"UnknownUnknownTBAMarch 29, 2023 (2023-03-29)
2010"Please Hold While We Connect You"UnknownUnknownTBAMarch 29, 2023 (2023-03-29)

Production

On February 11, 2022, it was announced that Peacock had ordered a CG animated series from DreamWorks Animation Television serving as a follow up to the film, titled Abominable and the Invisible City. The series will chronicle Yi, Jin and Peng learning more about Everest and the magical creatures of the world. Spirit Riding Free workers Jim Schumann and Katherine Nolfi will executive produce the series, Tiffany Lo and Ethel Lung will serve as story editors, and Bennet and Trainor will reprise their roles of Yi and Jin from the film with Alan Cumming replacing Izzard as Burnish.[5][6] In addition to Bennett respiring her role, she became an consulting producer on the show as well.

To create the creatures featured in the show, Tiffany Lo and Ethel Lung both grew up hearing about the magical creatures, taking stories they’d heard as children and bring these creatures to life the way they've imagined them for years.[7]

Animation services was provided by CGCG from Jurassic World Camp Cretaceous rather than Technicolor Animation Productions.

Broadcast

Outside the United States, it aired on DreamWorks Channel Asia in 2023. The series will premiere on YTV in Canada, Sky Kids and Sky Showcase in United Kingdom, Rai Gulp in Italy, Clan in Spain, Super RTL in Germany and e.tv in South Africa in 2023.

Accolades

The first episode "Everest Returns" won for Best Animated Television/Broadcast Production for Children at the 50th Annie Awards.[8]

References

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