The show, which debuts on the streaming service later this month, features a roster of A-list actors and comedians who
voice characters tackling everything you were afraid to ask about puberty and sex in middle school.
Not exact matches
But though its pilot episode centered on sex - obsessed teenage boys (
voiced by Kroll and John Mulaney) being taunted by a mystical creature called the «Hormone Monster» (also Kroll), the show succeeded in
tackling the anxieties of its female
characters (
voiced by Jessi Klein and Jenny Slate) just as grossly and hilariously.
At the film's recent press day, del Toro and Gutierrez spoke about the genesis of the project, Gutierrez's unusual pitch that convinced del Toro to produce the movie, Gutierrez's vision using authentic folk art
characters, the film's humanistic tone, casting a talented and eclectic international group of actors to
voice the larger than life
characters, choosing Reel FX to
tackle the complicated animation design, gaining the support of Fox's Jim Gianopulos, how Zoe Saldana and Diego Luna learned to sing, the film's amazing music, and del Toro's upcoming projects including «Crimson Peak,» «The Strain,» «Pacific Rim 2,» the «Pan's Labyrinth» Musical, and the possibility of a «Hellboy 3.»
Nikki Grimes gives puberty a realistic
voice through poetry and her
character Joylin in Planet Middle School (2011), while Kristi Wientge's endearing Karma Khullar's Mustache (2017)
tackles the unwelcome appearance of female facial hair — and Karma's comically disastrous attempts to remove it.