Hilda (series)

Hilda is a British-Canadian animated series based on the graphic novel series of the same name by Luke Pearson. The series debuted on 21 September 2018 on the streaming service Netflix.

Produced by Silvergate Media and Mercury Filmworks, and directed by Andy Coyle, the show follows the adventures of Hilda, an 11-year-old girl who, along with her deerfox Twig, travels to the city of Trolberg, where she conquers even the most dangerous of monsters.

Production and Release
Like the graphic novels it is based on, the series is set in a fantasy world that mostly resembles late 20th century Scandinavia. According to director Andy Coyle, the world of Hilda was deliberately designed not to resemble 1 specific real-life location, but rather a vague amalgamation of various countries, mainly Scandinavian, British and North-American, so it can feel simultaneously familiar and foreign. The time period was also deliberately kept vague, but was mostly modelled after the early 1990’s.

The first two episodes were screened at the New York International Children's Film Festival on 25 February 2018. The first season was released on Netflix on 21 September.

Season 1 adapts the first four books of the graphic novel series, and also contains multiple new stories written specifically for the animated series.

A second season was released on 14 December 2020.

Two episodes of season 2 were screened at the New York International Children's Film Festival on 22 February 2020. An 80-minute movie special titled Hilda and the Mountain King was released on December 30th, 2021.

On 9 June 2021, Ako Mitchell, the voice of Wood Man, announced on Twitter in a deleted tweet that a third season is currently in development.

Season 1 (2018)

 * Chapter 1: The Hidden People
 * Chapter 2: The Midnight Giant
 * Chapter 3: The Bird Parade
 * Chapter 4: The Sparrow Scouts
 * Chapter 5: The Troll Rock
 * Chapter 6: The Nightmare Spirit
 * Chapter 7: The Lost Clan
 * Chapter 8: The Tide Mice
 * Chapter 9: The Ghost
 * Chapter 10: The Storm
 * Chapter 11: The House in the Woods
 * Chapter 12: The Nisse
 * Chapter 13: The Black Hound

Season 2 (2020)

 * Chapter 1: The Troll Circle
 * Chapter 2: The Draugen
 * Chapter 3: The Witch
 * Chapter 4: The Eternal Warriors
 * Chapter 5: The Windmill
 * Chapter 6: The Old Bells of Trolberg
 * Chapter 7: The Beast of Cauldron Island
 * Chapter 8: The Fifty Year Night
 * Chapter 9: The Deerfox
 * Chapter 10: The Yule Lads
 * Chapter 11: The Jorts Incident
 * Chapter 12: The Replacement
 * Chapter 13: The Stone Forest

Hilda and the Mountain King
An 80-minute special Hilda and the Mountain King was released on December 30th, 2021.

Season 3 (TBA)
A third and final season is in pre-production.

Awards and Nominations
Hilda has so far won six awards, and was nominated for four others.

Tie-In Material

 * Flying Eye Books has published A series of illustrated childrens' novels based on the animated series.
 * The game Hilda Creatures.
 * The books Hilda's Sparrow Scout Badge Guide and Hilda's Book of Beasts and Spirits