October 28, 2019 (pilot)
January 19, 2024 - Present (series)
Hazbin Hotel is an American adult animated musical comedy television series created by Vivienne "VivziePop" Medrano. 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. The series is produced by SpindleHorse Toons in collaboration with A24, Amazon Studios, and the animation studio Bento Box Entertainment.
The pilot episode, released on YouTube on October 28, 2019, was made entirely by freelance animators and was mainly financed by Medrano's Patreon followers. The first season premiered on Amazon Prime Video on January 18, 2024, with its first episode also released on YouTube on that same day for a limited release. A second season is confirmed to be in production. It has received generally positive reviews from critics.
The popularity and success of the pilot allowed Medrano to create a spin-off series called Helluva Boss, which premiered on October 31, 2020. The series features a different cast of characters within the same in-universe setting.
As of January 2024, Hazbin Hotel was the largest global debut for a new animated series on Prime Video. In February 2024, the pilot episode surpassed 100 million views on YouTube.
Summary[]
The series follows Charlie Morningstar, the princess of Hell, as she sets about fulfilling her seemingly impossible dream of opening a hotel called "Hazbin Hotel," which aims to rehabilitate sinner demons. Due to overpopulation, Hell goes through an annual purge where angels, led by Adam, descend from Heaven and kill sinners. Charlie finds this upsetting, and wants to find a more peaceful solution to the overpopulation problem. Her goal is to have her clients "check out" from Hell as redeemed souls and be accepted into Heaven.
With the help of her devoted manager and girlfriend, Vaggie and their reluctant first patron, pornographic film actor Angel Dust, she is determined to make her dream become a reality. But when her proposal on live television goes awry, her plan attracts the attention of the powerful "Radio Demon" Alastor who, despite finding her belief in redemption laughable, wants to help Charlie run the hotel for his own amusement.
Sound Effects Used[]
- Advantage Audio Boxing Bell (Heard once in "The Show Must Go On".)
- Advantage Audio Crash Sound (Heard in Ep. 8: "The Show Must Go On".)
- Boom Box Post Multiple Swishes
- Censor Bleep
- Cipha Sounds Air Horn
- H-B ZIP, CARTOON - QUICK ZIP
- Hollywoodedge, Balloon Inflate Defl SS020202 (Deflate sound only.)
- Hollywoodedge, Bang Whonk CRT032404 (Needs clarification.)
- Hollywoodedge, Big Metal Clangthud CRT031902 (Needs clarification.)
- Hollywoodedge, Big Metal Clangthud CRT031903 (Needs clarification.)
- Hollywoodedge, Bird Crow Caws CloseP PE020401
- Hollywoodedge, Bird Duck Quacks Clos PE020501
- Hollywoodedge, Bone Breaks Gushes He FS044001
- Hollywoodedge, Bone Breaks Gushes He FS044002
- Hollywoodedge, Bone Crunch Hard WetB PE247201
- Hollywoodedge, Boxing Matc Bell Hit CRT014201
- Hollywoodedge, Crash Metal Glass PE110801
- Hollywoodedge, Crash Metal Glass PE110901
- Hollywoodedge, Crash Metal Shatter PE110101
- Hollywoodedge, Crash Metal Shatter PE110201
- Hollywoodedge, Crash Metal Shatter PE110301
- Hollywoodedge, Crash Metal Shatter PE110401
- Hollywoodedge, Crash Metal Shatter PE110501
- Hollywoodedge, Crowd Med Shock PE961301/Crowd Reaction Shock PE142501 (Heard once in "Hello Rosie!".)
- Hollywoodedge, Crunchy Fist Impact PE247301/Hollywoodedge, Kick Body Hit 4 Thud Cr PE101601
- Hollywoodedge, Explosion Glass Deb EXP024201
- Hollywoodedge, Funny Sgl Chicken CRT011001
- Hollywoodedge, Girl Screams Long Hi CRT028201
- Hollywoodedge, Head Bonk Wbell Drum CRT031901 (Needs clarification.)
- Hollywoodedge, Man Yells Mediumhig CRT028301
- Hollywoodedge, Metal Creaks StressG PE355801
- Hollywoodedge, Metal Impacts Low Lar FS012301
- Hollywoodedge, Metal Wronks Heavy FS016802
- Hollywoodedge, Pottery Drop Break PE112401/Hollywoodedge, Large Ceramic Pot Bre TE023001
- Hollywoodedge, Sky Rocket Loud High TE021701
- Hollywoodedge, Small Swishes Light FS048101/Sound Ideas, SWISH - ARM OR WEAPON SWING THROUGH AIR, SWOOSH 03
- Hollywoodedge, Sword Shing Long Clan PE245201
- Hollywoodedge, Sword Shing With Sword PE103401
- Hollywoodedge, Train Exterior Persp PE064701
- IOS Camera Sound
- SKYWALKER BODYFALL SOUNDS
- SKYWALKER, CRACK - ROCK OR EARTH CRACKING (Heard in Ep. 8: "The Show Must Go On")
- SKYWALKER EXPLOSION 01
- SKYWALKER EXPLOSION 02
- SKYWALKER EXPLOSION 03
- SKYWALKER EXPLOSION 04(Heard once in a slightly lower pitch near the end of the pilot episode when Alastor starts to destroy Sir Pentious' blimp.)
- SKYWALKER EXPLOSION 07
- SKYWALKER HIGH-PITCHED CLUSTERING BIG BOULDER CRACKLE SOUND (Heard in Ep. 8: "The Show Must Go On")
- SKYWALKER, HUMAN, - FEMALE EXHALE BREATH
- SKYWALKER HYPERDRIVE FAILURE SOUND
- SKYWALKER LIGHTSABER SOUND
- SKYWALKER, METAL - METAL CLANG OR HIT (Needs clarification.)
- SKYWALKER, METAL - TRANSFORMER CLANGING (Needs clarification.)
- SKYWALKER, METAL - SHORT HEAVY RATTLING, RESONANT (Needs clarification.)
- SKYWALKER, METAL - VERY LOUD, HUGE GROAN (Needs clarification.)
- SKYWALKER PUNCHING SOUNDS (Heard in Ep. 8: "The Show Must Go On")
- SKYWALKER, RUBBLE - BRICKS COLLAPSING WITH CRUMBLING (Heard In Low Volume In Ep. 8: "The Show Must Go On")
- SKYWALKER, SNAKE - RATTLESNAKE'S TAIL RATTLING
- SKYWALKER, SWORD - REVERBERANT SHINGING
- Sound Ideas, ALARM, CAR - DISARM CAR ALARM, AUTO
- Sound Ideas, ANIMAL, ELK - CRY WITH BARK, CALLS (Used When Alastor Get Pissed off with Sir Pentious'and Make his Airship crash.)
- Sound Ideas, BIRD, OWL - CALLING, ANIMAL 01
- Sound Ideas, BLURP, CARTOON - LITTLE BLURP
- Sound Ideas, BOING, CARTOON - EARS DRUM BOUNCE
- Sound Ideas, BOINK, CARTOON - BOINK 01
- Sound Ideas, BOINK, CARTOON - DOINK 03/HIT, CARTOON - PAT'S BILP
- Sound Ideas, CARTOON - FRED AND BARNEY FIGHT
- Sound Ideas, CARTOON, BELL - SMALL BELL CHIMES, GLISS UP, MUSIC, PERCUSSION
- Sound Ideas, CARTOON, BING - LOW
- Sound Ideas, CARTOON, BOING - SPACE BOING, HIGH
- Sound Ideas, CARTOON, HIT - BIG ANVIL HIT
- Sound Ideas, CARTOON, SQUISH - BORK
- Sound Ideas, CARTOON, ZIP - QUICK ZIP IN 01
- Sound Ideas, FIRE, BALL - IMPACT AND LARGE FIRE BURST, RUMBLE
- Sound Ideas, GUN, RICOCHET - RICOCHET: SINGLE SHOT, BULLET 07
- Sound Ideas, HIT, CARTOON - BRAKE DRUM AND BULB HORN HIT
- Sound Ideas, HIT, METAL - ANVIL DROP ON FOOT, CARTOON (Needs clarification.)
- Sound Ideas, HIT, METAL - ANVIL FALL ON HEAD, CARTOON 01
- Sound Ideas, HORSES AND DONKEYS - DONKEY BRAYING
- Sound Ideas, HUMAN, CRACK - KNUCKLES: FAST CRACKING
- Sound Ideas, LEVER, RATCHET - LARGE CRANK OR LEVER: RATCHETING, 10 TAKES
- Sound Ideas, METAL, HIT - SHARP RIPPING CRUNCH 07/SoundDogs, Metal, Rip, Crush, Drop, Flex (Heard once in a slightly lower pitch near the end of the pilot episode when Alastor starts to destroy Sir Pentious' blimp.)
- Sound Ideas, PICK, CARTOON - FIDDLE PICK AND RISE, HIGH 02
- Sound Ideas, PLINK, CARTOON - SOUR PLINK
- Sound Ideas, PUNCH, FACE - ARM SWING AND JAW SOCK, HUMAN 02
- Sound Ideas, TEETH, CARTOON - SCOOBY'S TEETH CHATTER, LONG/SHORT
- Sound Ideas, TOY - ANIMAL TOY: SINGLE SQUEAK 01
- Sound Ideas, TOY - ANIMAL TOY: SINGLE SQUEAK 02
- Sound Ideas, TOY - SQUEEZE TOY: SINGLE SQUEEZE 01
- Sound Ideas, WHIP - BULLWHIP: SINGLE CRACK 01
- Sound Ideas, XYLOPHONE - BELL TONE: IDEA!, MUSIC, PERCUSSION, TWINKLING 04
- Sound Ideas, ZIP, CARTOON - BIRD ZIP
- UNIVERSAL MACHINE GUN 01 (Used for Angel Dust's Tommy gun.)
- Wilhelm Scream