I was given access to watch the first two episodes of DreamWorks Trollhunters from filmmaker Guillermo del Toro. The show has an exciting storyline, beautiful visuals and plenty of fun characters. Our main character is a boy of 15 named Jim (voiced by the late Anton Yelchin). Jim finds a magical amulet on the way to school. This amulet grants him a suit of armor and a great sword that he can use to capture bad trolls. Yes, there are good and bad trolls. On the good side are trolls Blinky (voiced by Kelsey Grammer) and AAARRRGGHH!!! (voiced by Fred Tatasciore). On the bad side of the trolls is Bular (voiced by Ron Perlman) a troll that becomes Jim’s nemesis.

Jim is smitten with Claire (Lexi Medrano​). He cannot seem to talk to her and is quite awkward around her but you can see that she likes him a bit. Jim’s best friend is Toby (Charlie Saxton). Jim seems an unlikely hero. He’s tall and spindly but he is no stranger to standing up for himself or people in trouble. Jim takes good care of his mother, a doctor working long hours. He is also a bit of a foodie and makes meals for himself, his mom and also Toby.

When Trollhunters launches there will be 26 1/2 hour episodes that follow a full season of adventure. The show was excellent and I look forward to watching an entire season. It will be pretty amazing to see all the designs of the trolls and to see how Jim advances as a character through the season. Continue reading Trollhunters is a Visual Masterpiece and an Epic Story – #StreamTeam →