Tangled: The Series is a Disney Television Animated series, based on Walt Disney Animation Studios' acclaimed 2010 feature film of the same name. The series ran from March 24, 2017 to March 1, 2020 on Disney Channels around the world, with Mandy Moore and Zachary Levi reprising their roles as Rapunzel and Eugene.
Synopsis[]
Set between the end of the feature film and the start of Tangled Ever After, the animated series unfolds as Rapunzel acquaints herself with her parents, her kingdom and the people of Corona. Her irrepressible spirit and natural curiosity about the world drives her to the realization that there is so much more she needs to learn before she can truly accept her royal destiny. She boldly puts her crown and impending marriage on hold to seek out epic adventures, much to the dismay of the King who, after missing out on Rapunzel's youth, must accept that his daughter is now an independent young woman. Accompanying Rapunzel on her journey will be Eugene; the plucky chameleon sidekick, Pascal; the no-nonsense horse, Maximus; The Snuggly Duckling Pub Thugs; and newcomer Cassandra, a tough-as-nails handmaiden, who becomes Rapunzel's confidant.
Season Two finds Rapunzel venturing outside of the kingdom in search of where the mystical Black Rocks lead, after discovering she is somehow connected to them. Accompanying Rapunzel on her journey is her partner in life, Eugene; her best friend and confidante, Cassandra; her loyal chameleon sidekick, Pascal; no-nonsense and dutiful horse, Maximus; Eugene’s best friend, Lance and the Snuggly Duckling Pub Thugs. Together, they will discover new people and places and embark on an incredible new adventure far beyond Corona’s walls.
In the season three premiere, Rapunzel returns to the kingdom of Corona only to find that it has been taken over by an old enemy. Still reeling from Cassandra’s betrayal, Rapunzel must use her inner strength to save Corona and its people, including her parents, King Frederic and Queen Arianna, and turn Cassandra back over to the good side. Sticking by her side are her partner in life; Eugene, her loyal chameleon sidekick, Pascal; no-nonsense and dutiful horse, Maximus; and Eugene’s best friend, Lance.
Cast[]
Returning[]
- Mandy Moore as Rapunzel
- Zachary Levi as Eugene Fitzherbert, Feldspar
- Jeffrey Tambor as Big Nose
- Paul F. Tompkins as Shorty
- M. C. Gainey as Captain of the Guards
- Clancy Brown as King Frederic
- Julie Bowen as Queen Arianna
- Charles Halford as Vladimir
- Steve Blum as Attila
- Brad Garrett as Hook Hand
- Dee Bradley Baker as Pascal, Maximus, Dwayne and Hamuel
Introduced in the series[]
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Gallery[]
Videos[]
Teaser Tangled The Series
Mandy Moore & Zachary Levi Teaser - Tangled The Series
Tangled The Series - Zachary Levi - INTERVIEW
Tangled The Series - Behind The Scenes
Disney 365 Interview – The Creator of Tangled The Series
Disney 365 Interview – Meet the Production Manager of Tangled The Series
Disney 365 Interview - Music for Tangled The Series
Disney 365 Interview – Animation for Tangled The Series
Disney 365 Interview – Working with Rapunzel in Tangled The Series
Disney 365 Interview – Rapunzel and Mom in Tangled The Series
Trivia[]
- This is the third television series since 1994 to be based on a movie featuring a Disney Princess. The first two were The Little Mermaid and Aladdin.
- This is the second series to be greenlit by Disney for an entire series after Star Wars Rebels.
- The show was originally scheduled to premiere in June 2017 but was moved up to March.
- Rapunzel's Journal was inspired by executive producer Chris Sonnenburg's daughter's journal. His daughter, Arianna, also gave Queen Arianna her name.[1]
- The style of the animated series is primarily based off of Rapunzel's own artistic style from the film.[2]
- Starting from season two, the series was renamed Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure.
- One of the animation styles in the Guardians of the Galaxy episode, "Black Vortex, Part One", is the same one used by Tangled: The Series.
- The third season was paused for a bit after the 10th episode.
- Storyboard artists for the series, Kaitlyn Ritter and Anna Lencioni, pitched an idea for a comic spin-off focusing on Varian titled Varian and the Seven Kingdoms, which saw Varian teaming up with new friends to discover the seven alchemical transformations.[3] According to Ritter, while Disney was enthusiastic with the project and even received support and encouragement, they ultimately passed as they felt that a series that focused on a Rapunzel-related character without Rapunzel would be risky. Disney even suggested changing Varian to a completely original character so as to be an original brand, but Ritter and Lencioni refused.[4]
- Each season has three hour-long episodes: One for the premiere, one marking the mid-season, and one for the finale.
- The series is shown to go through a time-line of 3 years as indicated with several episodes;
- "Tangled: Before Ever After" is set six months after the original film, with "Beginnings" and the flashback in "Rapunzel and the Great Tree" taking place an undetermined time before that.
- Season 1 portrays an additional half-year after Rapunzel's half-birthday, ending on Rapunzel's 19th birthday in "Secret of the Sun Drop", one year after the events of the film.
- The first half of Season 2, from "Beyond the Corona Walls" to "Rapunzel and the Great Tree" features a time-span of six months following the start of Rapunzel's journey, marking a year since the events of the pilot sequel.
- The ending of Rapunzel's Return depicts floating lanterns, indicating that it is her 20th birthday, marking 2 years since the original film.
- Given how Rapunzel's birthday is only months after the King and Queen's anniversary, which in Season 3 was 6 months prior to the events of "Cassandra's Revenge", Rapunzel's 21st birthday would logically be close to 3 months prior to the events of that episode, indicating 3 years and a quarter past the ending of the first film.
- Given how the Goodwill Festival takes place within the 6-month time frame after Rapunzel's birthday, then the events of "Once a Handmaiden..." would take place under half a year after after Rapunzel's unseen 21st birthday.
- Ultimately, by the time of Plus Est En Vous, as well as "Tangled Ever After", Rapunzel is 21 years old or older by the time she defeats Zhan Tiri, assumes the throne, and marries Eugene. Likewise, Eugene is 26 years old or older when he becomes the new Captain of the Royal Guard, gets engaged to, and soon, marries Rapunzel.
- This is the second animated Disney Production that Mandy Moore and Lance Henriksen had work on since Tron: Uprising.
- This was the first Disney Channel animated series & the first series by Disney Television Animation overall to conclude in the 2020's.
- This was the fourth series by Disney Television Animation to be serialized/story-driven, following Gargoyles, Gravity Falls, and Star vs. the Forces of Evil.
- This is the first Disney Princess show since Aladdin: The Series to not receive Funko figures.
References[]
- ↑ "ForeverTangledUp Post". Tumblr (March 23. 2017).
- ↑ "Disney TVA News post". Twitter (July 16, 2017).
- ↑ Ritter, Kaitlyn (April 14, 2020). "Tumblr Post". Tumblr.
- ↑ "Kaitlyn Ritter Talks Directing Monsters At Work: Following Dreams". YouTube. Wotso's Magical World (July 20, 2020).
External links[]
Tangled: The Series on Wikipedia
Tangled: The Series at the Stitch Kingdom
Tangled: The Series on Disney.com
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