Kulipari is an Animated series television series created by Trevor Pryce for Netflix. It is co-produced by Splash Entertainment, The Outlook Company and Telegael Teoranta. Its first season, subtitled An Army of Frogs, was released in September 2016. The show is based on Pryce's novel series of the same name. Kulipari: Heritage, a four-issue comic miniseries taking place between the first and second seasons, was published by Red 5 Comics and released from August to November 2016.
Three compilation movies for season 1, Kulipari: An Army of Frogs, Kulipari: Mercenaries and Kulipari: Amphibian's Rise have been released on Amazon, Google Play and iTunes between 2017 and 2018.
On February 28, 2023, it was announced that Hulu would be continuing the series with a newly announced third season titled Kulipari: A King Rises, that was set to premiere at the end of the year but was delayed to July 28, 2024, as well as a CGI film reboot of the first season, initially announced to premiere in 2024. The first two seasons were added to Hulu in February.
The third season, Kulipari: A King Rises, was released on July 28, 2024.
Plot
The series takes place in the Amphibilands — a hidden village of frogs. For many years the inhabitants of the Amphibilands have lived safely, protected by a magical Veil and an elite group of poison frogs called the Kulipari. The story begins with the frogs of the Amphibilands finding their homeland threatened by an army of scorpions teamed up with the magically powerful Spider Queen. Our hero, Darel, a young frog that has always dreamed of joining the Kulipari despite his lack of poison, finds himself at the front of the battle. With the help of his friends, Darel must overcome his anxieties to embrace his dream of becoming a Kulipari warrior and save all the frogs from extinction.
Characters
Main characters
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Darel - The main protagonist, and an Australian wood frog. Son of Apari and Acala.
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Gurnugan "Gee" - Darel's loyal best friend, he is a fat, gluttonous, awkward Australian wood frog.
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Coorah - Another Australian wood frog who is also a friend of Darel, and brief girlfriend of Arabanoo. She has medical skills.
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Stinger - A young scorpion who is identified as being "of Marmoo's bloodline" by Old Jir.
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Tharta, Thuma & Tipi - Triplets, children of Apari and Acala and younger siblings of Darel.
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Old Jir - An elderly Kulipari frog warrior living as a hermit near the village.
Professional Kulipari Frogs
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Burnu - The green, wig-wearing male leader of an elite team of four Kulipari.
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Ponto - Yellow male medic of Burnu's team, brother to Dingo.
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Dingo - Brown female Archer of Burnu's team, sister to Ponto.
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Quoba - The green, hooded female scout of Burnu's team, but she sacrificed all her poison to save everyone at the Great Rock, In the Dream Walker and in A King Rises. She later wields war botany and currently resides in the abandoned Cardigal, She confronts Darkan and his minions, Yabber and Allora despite her struggles to find the way. During the final battle, she saved everyone again from an incoming waves.
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Wilka - The newest partner of Burnu, a light blue Kulipari female who was sent on a mission to infiltrate the spider god's fortress.
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Koa - A young Kulipari frog who was raised by . He was briefly kidnapped by Darkan.
Villains
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Lord Marmoo - A powerful scorpion warlord who is the main antagonist of the first season and Darel's first biggest nemesis.
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Commander Pigo - Marmoo's younger brother and right-hand man. He later joined Darel and the others during their exile by Marmoo. In the Dream Walker, he sacrificed himself during the ambush by Darkan's armies.
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Spider Queen Jarrah - The queen of the and Sergu's former student.
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Darkan - A giant marine iguana warlord ruling the fortress city of Cardigal.
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Nahradhan - The golden-colored "god" of and their strongest Nightcaster and Dreamcaster, whom Falgha worked with until her betrayal after Season 1.
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Daly - A white female spider Nightcaster and Darkan's right-hand woman.
Other characters
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Apari - The late Kulipari and husband of Acala and Darel and the triplets' father (in the books, he is a corroboree frog).
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Acala - Darel's mother and widow of Apari.
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Arabanoo - A red-eyed tree frog, who initially thinks Darel will never become a Kulipari (in the books, he is a White-lipped tree frog).
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Turtle King Sergu - A wise old turtle and practitioner of Dreamcasting magic.
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Pippi - A young platypus girl and a Stargazer student who has visions that help Darel on his quest. She remains and becomes a Dreamcaster of the new settlement in Season 2.
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Killara - A green lizard mercenary leader who works for Marmoo with his people.
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Skink - A female skink mercenary working for Killara until Killara betrayed her and Nogo.
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Nogo - A large and strong male bearded dragon mercenary working for Killara until Killara betrayed him and Skink.
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Xava - An mute white male lizard living with in the village Darel founded.
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Caz - An elderly male scorpion who is the survivor of the Amphibilands wars. He was later killed by Stinger for poisoning Jir.
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Falgha - A female redback spider who is Queen Jarrah’s pupil and the current leader of the spiders after the fall of Cardigal.
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Yabber-A turtle who is the apprentice, star pupil of former Turtle King Sergu, and the current Turtle King.
More characters to be listed
Cast
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Josh Keaton as Darel, Nahradhan
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Mikey Kelley as Gee
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Lacey Chabert as Coorah
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Phil Lamarr as Arabanoo, Apari, Killara, Stinger, Darkan
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Keith David as Lord Marmoo
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Charlie Adler as Commander Pigo, Coorah's dad, Bindi, additional voices
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Wendie Malick as Spider Queen Jarrah
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Mark Hamill as Old Jir, Ponto (episodes 8–9), Caz
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Jess Harnell as Burnu, Yabber, and Sergu
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Candi Milo as Dingo, The Stargazer, Fahlga
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Cree Summer as Skink, Daly and Scorpicurist
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Kevin Michael Richardson as Ponto (episodes 10-present), Nogo, Tharta, Scorpion Warriors
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Kath Soucie as Pippi, The Rainbow Serpent
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Rolonda Watts as Chief Olba
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Amy Margolis as Quoba, Tipi, Akala
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Laraine Newman as Koa, Thuma
Production
The series is co-produced by American studios Splash Entertainment and The Outlook Company and Irish studio Telegael Teoranta. Animation was outsourced to Cartoon Conrad Enterprises for the first season and Oasis Animation for the second season.
Episodes
Series overview
Season 1: An Army of Frogs (2016)
Season 2: Dream Walker (2018)
Season 3: Kulipari: A King Rises (2024)
Accolades
Mark Hamill was nominated for Outstanding Performer in an Animated Program at the 46th Daytime Emmy Awards.
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