Hazbin Hotel (series)

Hazbin Hotel is an American R-rated animated musical comedy set in Hell created by Vivienne Medrano.
The pilot was released on October 28, 2019, on Vivienne's YouTube channel. It was co-written by Vivienne Medrano, Dave Capdevielle, Daniel Macdonald, and Raymond Hernandez, with songs written by Parry Gripp, and music scored by Evan Alderete, Gooseworx, and Thomas Ryan.
On August 7, 2020, it was announced that Hazbin Hotel had officially been picked up by independent entertainment production company , and would be "coming soon to TV".A24 announcement The series released on January 19, 2024 (UTC), on Prime Video,Hazbin Hotel tweet about premiere date‘Hazbin Hotel’ Gets Premiere Date At Prime Video; Sets Guest Cast Including Darren Criss, Daphne Rubin-Vega, Patina Miller, Jeremy Jordan, Jessica Vosk DEADLINE article with a second season in production ahead of the series premiere.
The series is co-written by Vivienne Medrano,Viv on writing Hazbin and Helluva Adam Neylan, Ariel Ladensohn, Rachel Kaplan, Adam Stein, with songs written by Sam Haft and Andrew Underberg, and music scored by Gooseworx,Gooseworx worked on Hazbin Hotel Season 1Tweet by Sam Haft about Gooseworx's work on Hazbin kicks assTweet by Sam Haft about did Season 1 too Evan Alderete,Tweet by Gooseworx about background music as well as Parry Gripp.
The first season was announced to have had the largest global debut for a new animated series on Prime Video.Hazbin Hotel tweet about being fully booked on opening weekend!
On July 26, 2024, the series was confirmed to be renewed for Season 3 and Season 4.Tweet by @HazbinHotel about season 3 and 4
Hazbin Hotel has a spin-off series titled Helluva Boss that takes place within the same universe,Clocktower Countdown to Premiere | Hazbin Hotel | Prime Video (47:25) co-created by Medrano and Brandon Rogers.
==Plot==
The series focuses on Charlie Morningstar, the Princess of Hell, and her goal to open a hotel to help rehabilitate Sinners, with the aim of teaching them to be better people, have them redeemed and able to enter Heaven.
Hell suffers from severe overpopulation and heavenly powers solve this problem by annually exterminating sinners.
Charlie, who has grown up in Hell, wishes to find an alternate solution to the mass slaughter, so she opens the Happy Hotel, utilizing an old family property.
There is substantial resistance to the concept by Hell's population however, as well as doubt that the concept is even possible; to solve this, Charlie and her friends must work together to keep the hotel running and prove everyone wrong.
==Synopsis==
===Pilot===
:Follow Charlie, the princess of Hell, as she pursues her seemingly impossible goal of rehabilitating demons to peacefully reduce overpopulation in her kingdom. After a yearly extermination imposed by angels, She opens a hotel in hopes that patients will be "checking out" into Heaven. While most of Hell mocks her goal, her devoted partner Vaggie, and their first test subject, adult film-star Angel Dust, stick by her side. When a powerful entity known as the "Radio Demon" reaches out to Charlie to assist in her endeavors, her crazy dream is given a chance to become a reality.
===Main Series===
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:Charlie Morningstar, Daughter of Lucifer and princess of Hell itself, has a dream! To use her Hazbin Hotel as a safe place for human sinners doomed to eternity in Hell to better themselves in the hopes that they may redeem their souls and one day be permitted into Heaven! Her goal is to provide an alternative solution to the yearly extermination by Heaven's angels that violently control Hell’s population.
:Hell is forever, but does it have to be?Hazbin Hotel on Princess Bento
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:In attempt to find a non-violent alternative for reducing Hell's overpopulation, the daughter of Lucifer opens a rehabilitation hotel that offers a group of misfit demons a chance at redemption.Hazbin Hotel on Princess Bento (archived)
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==Voice cast==
===Main cast===
*Erika Henningsen as Charlie MorningstarTweet of Erika Henningsen's announcement via her Instagram StoriesErika Henningsen cannot wait to be your Charlie Morningstar
**Jill Harris as Charlie Magne (pilot)
**Elsie Lovelock as Charlie Magne (singing voice; pilot)Lovelock's Tweet
*Stephanie Beatriz as VaggieHappy Day in HellPrime Video Debuts Teaser of an Original Song and Announces Main Cast for Hazbin Hotel at New York Comic Con Prime Video press release
**Monica Franco as Vaggie (pilot)Franco's Twitter bio (archived)
*Blake Roman as Angel DustBlake Roman ACTUALLY GET TO BE A PART OF IT??!???! 🤯
**Michael Kovach as Angel Dust (pilot and ADDICT)Kovach announces re-casting
*Amir Talai as AlastorTweet of Amir Talai's announcement via his Instagram Stories
**Edward Bosco as Alastor (pilot)
**Gabriel C. Brown as Alastor (singing voice; pilot)Gabriel Brown re-cast for the series
**Dave Capdevielle as Alastor's Microphone (pilot)
*Keith David as Husk
**Mick Lauer as Husk (pilot)
*Alex Brightman as Sir Pentious 
**Stamper as Sir Pentious (pilot)
*Kimiko Glenn as Niffty
**Michelle Marie as Niffty (pilot)Marie's Tweet
===Major Supporting cast=== 
*Krystina Alabado as Cherri BombKrystina Alabado tweet about the gift of voicing Cherri Bomb
**Krystal LaPorte as Cherri Bomb (speaking voice; pilot)LaPorte's tweet
**Kelly Boyer as Cherri Bomb (singing voice; ADDICT)
*Blake Roman as Egg BoizTweet by @HazbinHotelTweet by Sam Haft about Blake voicing the Egg Boiz
**Joe Gran as Egg Bois (pilot)
*Alex Brightman as Adam
*Jessica Vosk as Lute
*Lilli Cooper as Velvette
*Christian Borle as Vox
*Joel Perez as ValentinoVivziePop with Joel Perez via Instagram
*Jeremy Jordan as Lucifer MorningstarFirst look at Jeremy Jordan's character, Lucifer!
===Supporting cast===
*James Monroe Iglehart as Zestial
*Daphne Rubin-Vega as Carmilla Carmine
*TBA as Odette
*TBA as Clara
*Sarah Stiles as Mimzy
*Darren Criss as St. Peter
*Patina Miller as Sera
*Shoba Narayan as Emily
*Leslie Rodriguez Kritzer as RosieBroadway Superstars Check Into 'Hazbin Hotel' to Complete the Ensemble Cast [Exclusive] (Collider)Tweet of Leslie Kritzer's announcements via her Instagram Stories
*Brandon Rogers as Katie Killjoy
**Faye Mata as Katie Killjoy (pilot)
*Amir Talai as Tom TrenchTweet by Sam Haft about additional voices
**Joshua Tomar as Tom Trench (pilot)Tomar's tweet
*Don Darryl Rivera as Travis
*TBA as Lilith
*TBA as Arackniss
*TBA as Baxter
*TBA as Crymini
*TBA as Helsa von Eldritch
*TBA as Seviathan von Eldritch
*TBA as Zeezi
===Minor cast===
*Maxwell Atoms as Burglar, Cameraman Demon, and Top Hat Demon (pilot)
*Mick Lauer as Trenchcoat Slug Demon
*Kimiko Glenn as Susan
*James Monroe Iglehart as Lizard Demon (pilot)
===Miscellaneous cast===
*Seth Atkinson as promotional voiceovers (pilot)
*Amin Elgarch
*Perry Hull
*Raymond T. Hernandez
*Sara "Serval" Fisher
*Vivienne Medrano
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==Episodes==
*Episode Guide
**Season 1
**Season 2
==Production==
*On October 28, 2019, the series' pilot was released on Vivziepop's YouTube channel.
*On August 7, 2020, it was announced that Hazbin Hotel had been picked up by independent production and entertainment company, . They announced the upcoming show as "Coming soon to TV".
*In October 2021, an official Twitter account and an official Instagram account were created for the show. The Twitter account inherited its username from the account originally set up by Medrano, which was moved to a separate updates account that focused on the series' production merchandise.
*On December 21, 2021, the first teaser image, featuring a redesigned hotel, was released.Tweet by @HazbinHotel
**On the same day, Broadway actresses and posted to their Instagram stories about the show, confirming that they are involved with the production.
*On December 22, 2021, several members of the main cast from the Hazbin Hotel pilot announced that they were not recast into the main show. Michael Kovach, who voiced Angel Dust in the Hazbin Hotel pilot, mentioned on his social media that he had not been tafted (provided with a mandatory invitation) to join SAG-AFTRA by anyone involved with the production.Michael Kovach's tweet
*On February 22, 2022, an image of the redesigned Charlie (with her new official name "Charlie Morningstar") was released.The official Hazbin Hotel Account's Tweet
*On March 3, 2022, many artist alumni from both the Hazbin Hotel pilot and Helluva Boss, such as second season writer Adam Neylan, animation artist Ames Heard, background lead Amanda Heard, and clean-up artist Sam Abbriz, collectively received the okay to announce their involvement with the production of the show, in a variety of new roles.Adam Neylan's announcementTweet by Ames Heard
**Additionally Princess Bento Studio, a Bento Box Entertainment division based in Melbourne, Australia, confirmed through its social media to be animating the series.Princess Bento Studio post from Facebook
*On March 10, 2022, Medrano released a teaser image hinting at a redesigned Alastor.Tweet by Vivienne Medrano of Alastor's redesign preview An official image of the redesigned Alastor was later released on March 18, 2022.Tweet by @HazbinHotel
*On April 1, 2022, Medrano released a teaser image hinting at a redesigned Angel.Tweet by Vivienne Medrano of Angel's redesign preview An official image of the redesigned Angel Dust was later released on April 29, 2022.Tweet by @HazbinHotel 
*On May 31, 2022, an image of the redesigned Vaggie was released.Tweet by @HazbinHotel
*On June 30, 2022, an image of the redesigned Husk was released.Tweet by @HazbinHotel 
*On July 29, 2022, an image of the redesigned Niffty was released, along with the reveal of KeeKee.Tweet by @HazbinHotel
*On August 31, 2022, an image of the redesigned Sir Pentious was released.Tweet by @HazbinHotel
*On September 30 2022, an image of the redesigned Cherri Bomb was released.Tweet by @HazbinHotel 
*On October 27, 2022, a teaser image with a new series logo was released, followed with a visual update to the series' official website and release date for summer 2023.
*On October 28, 2022, a new teaser video with the new series logo was released with KeeKee flying into the logo, followed by a glitch into a close-up of Alastor.Tweet by @HazbinHotel
*On October 28, 2022, an official TikTok account was created for the series.Hazbin Hotel TikTok
*On October 31, 2022, an image of the redesigned Vox, Velvet (now changed to "Velvette"), and Valentino was released.Tweet by @HazbinHotel
*On November 12, 2022, Medrano released a banner image of the redesigned cast for her Twitter profile.Tweet by Vivienne Medrano (@VivziePop) 
*On November 30, 2022, an image of the redesigned Lucifer (with his new official name, "Lucifer Morningstar") was released.Tweet by @HazbinHotel 
*On December 20, 2022, a recipe for Husk's Holiday Grog drink was given out to people who signed up for the official website's newsletter. A teaser GIF of Husk in the series was also released to coincide with the email.Tweet by @HazbinHotel
*On December 21, 2022, another teaser GIF featuring Husk and the main cast was released on the Hazbin Hotel Instagram account.
*On December 24, 2022, Medrano released four teaser GIFs of most of the main cast. Tweet by Vivienne Medrano (@VivziePop) 
*On December 31, 2022, an image of two of the Exorcists (Adam and Lute) was released.Tweet by @HazbinHotel
*On February 1, 2023, a promotional image of Charlie was released.Tweet by @HazbinHotel 
*On February 28, 2023, a GIF of Charlie and Vaggie entitled "Lovers in Hell" was released.Tweet by @HazbinHotel
*On February 28, 2023, Medrano released four teaser GIFs featuring four of the antagonists and three of the main cast. Tweet by Vivienne Medrano (@VivziePop)
*On March 23, 2023, Medrano attended the wrap-up party in Australia to celebrate the end of production of Hazbin Hotel Season 1.vivziebizzie: WE MADE IT!! 🥳
*On April 1, 2023, a rough drawing celebrating Angel Dust's birthday was released on Twitter.Tweet by @HazbinHotel On Instagram an image of Alastor was included with the drawing of Angel Dust.Post by hazbinhotel
*On May 31, 2023, the official Hazbin Hotel twitter and Vivienne Medrano released the same teaser GIF of Alastor laughing with Angel Dust and Charlie behind him.Tweet by Vivienne Medrano (@VivziePop)Tweet by Hazbin Hotel (@HazbinHotel)
*On June 30, 2023, the official Hazbin Hotel twitter released an image of Angel Dust and Charlie to celebrate Pride Month.Hazbin Hotel celebrate Pride Month
*On August 27, 2023, Sam Haft made a tweet saying that after co-writing a song for Helluva Boss with Andrew Underberg that was so well-received by the team they co-wrote together the songs for the entire first season of Hazbin Hotel.Tweet by Sam Haft about co-writing with Andrew UnderbergSam Haft co-writing with Andrew Underberg
*On September 23, 2023, Medrano confirmed that the show will not be airing in summer 2023 as originally stated from her and the Hazbin Hotel social media accounts.Last day of summer, update is coming very soon
*On September 28, 2023, an announcement was released that revealed season 1 would air on Prime Video in January 2024, and confirmed a season 2 was on its way.Tweet by @PrimeVideoTweet by @HazbinHotel
**Additionally, on Instagram the same announcement video was released, albeit in a phone video ratio, that includes an additional scene of Vaggie.Instagram post by @hazbinhotel
*On October 14, 2023, a song teaser for Happy Day in Hell was released that revealed a cast list of the major characters for the series.
*In an interview on October 17, 2023, Vivziepop mentions that they are currently writing season two, which is a "very exciting new story" that follows the events of season one.Cosmic Cafe Interview: Vivienne Medrano Talks 'Hazbin Hotel' With Us At NYCC! (3:32)
*On October 20, 2023, the full version of Happy Day in Hell was released early on several music services.Tweet by Sam Haft 
*On November 14, 2023, Vivienne Medrano made a post on Instagram saying she spent the day writing, and heavily implied that it was for Hazbin Hotel.Viv writing in NYC
*On December 10, 2023, Sam Haft revealed that Season 2 was on the pre-production.Sam Haft on Hazbin Hotel, Helluva Boss, FNAF, His Music Process, and More! (45:51)
*On December 12, 2023, the official Hazbin Hotel twitter released the official poster for the release of season 1,Hazbin Hotel season 1 poster and announced a special video presentation for incoming residents for the following day.Hazbin Hotel special video presentation announcement
*On December 13, 2023, a trailer for Season 1 was released.Hazbin Hotel Season 1 Trailer
*On December 25, 2023, the official Hazbin Hotel twitter released a second official poster for the release of season 1.Hazbin Hotel second season 1 poster
*On January 4, 2024, the full version of Poison released early on Spotify, and the lyric video version of the song was released on Vivziepop's YouTube channel on January 5, 2024.Tweet by Blake Roman about song release 
*On January 9, 2024, the official Hazbin Hotel twitter released a Charlie and Vaggie introduction video.Meet Charlie and Vaggie—a match made in Hell
*On January 10, 2024, the official Hazbin Hotel twitter released a Husk and Angel Dust introduction video.Husk serves drinks. Angel serves looks
*On January 11, 2024, the official Hazbin Hotel twitter released a Alastor, Sir Pentious and Niffty introduction video.Alastor, Sir Pentious, and Niffty. Welcoming you with open arms and a (sinister) smile!!
*On January 12, 2024, the official Hazbin Hotel twitter released a promotional image of Angel Dust to say there's only 7 days until the series airs on Prime Video.All Hell breaks loose in one week when Hazbin Hotel goes live on Prime Video!
*On January 16, 2024, the Prime Video YouTube account released the first two minutes of the episode "Overture".The First 2 Minutes of Hazbin Hotel l Prime VideoOpening scene of #HazbinHotel
*On January 17, 2024, the official Hazbin Hotel twitter released a video of out of context scenes from the show.One final sneak peek at Hazbin Hotel
*On January 18, 2024, the official Hazbin Hotel twitter released a promotional image of Vaggie to say the series airs in one day on Prime Video.See you in Hell tomorrow
*On January 18, 2024, the Amazon Prime YouTube channel hosted a "Clocktower Countdown to Premiere" stream that featured fun facts and clips from the first season.Tweet by @HazbinHotel about virtual lobby countdownClocktower Countdown to Premiere | Hazbin Hotel | Prime Video
*On January 19, 2024 (UTC), the official Hazbin Hotel twitter announced with a picture of Charlie that the first four episodes are available to stream on Prime Video.First four episodes now streaming! The first episode of season 1, "Overture", was also temporarily available on Vivziepop's YouTube channel until February 17, 2024.Tweet by @HazbinHotel about "Overture" on YouTubeHazbin Hotel Official Full Episode "OVERTURE" | Prime Video (archived)
*In an interview posted on January 22, 2024, Vivziepop stated that they were in the casting process for a small roster of new characters for season two.Hazbin Hotel Creator Vivienne Medrano Talks Dead Angels, Huskerdust, and Being A Latina In Animation (6:01)
*On January 26, 2024 (UTC), the official Hazbin Hotel twitter announced with a picture of Charlie and Lucifer episodes 6 and 7 are available to stream on Prime Video.Episodes 5 and 6 now streaming!
*In a Q&A on January 31, 2024, Amir Talai stated that season one was recorded two and a half years ago, some time in 2021.Hazbin Hotel Live Q&A with Cast (45:00)
*On February 1, 2024, the official Hazbin Hotel twitter released a promotional gif of Vox to say the final two episodes of season 1 air in one day on Prime Video.Vox's head will do quite nicely for the finale
*On February 2, 2024 (UTC), the official Hazbin Hotel twitter announced with a picture of full demon form Charlie and Lucifer to say the final two episodes are available to stream on Prime Video.Episodes 7 and 8 now streaming!
*In an interview posted on February 2, 2024, Vivziepop mentioned that the production of season one took about one-and-a-half to two years, and said that she thinks the production time for season two may be similar, and thinks anything moving forward will probably be less of a wait than season one.Hazbin Hotel's Vivienne Medrano On The Biggest Moments Of Season 1 & The Future Of Season 2
**Vivziepop also stated that they are in the writing recording stage.
*According to Vivziepop, work on Hazbin Hotel season 1 began after she had already finished writing the second season of Helluva Boss.Vivziepop LOVES BoJack Horseman | Cartoons That Curse #52 (21:54)
*On May 6, 2024, the official Hazbin Hotel twitter teased that there will be a Full Demon form Alastor trading card,Alastor. In demon form. On a trading card?? Stay tuned. which released the very next day as the first limited edition promo for Hazbin Hotel Trading CardsNow available in demon form as an exclusive promo card 😈 and sold out within the first couple hours.
*At a convention streamed on May 26, 2024, it was stated that voicing for season 2 wrapped up in April.Hazbin Hotel Cast Q&A | Live from GalaxyCon Oklahoma City 2024 (9:30)
**Vivziepop confirmed in July that season two is fully recorded and there are some fun new cast members and cameos.HAZBIN HOTEL and HELLUVA BOSS VIVIENNE MEDRANO INTERVIEW! Easter Eggs, Relationships, Updates! (1:04:51)
===Development===
*When the series was planned as a webcomic that focused on a group of demon misfits as they try to come to terms with their existence as well as deal with the dangers that come with being what they are, Vivziepop had the series under the working title "People Like Us".Vivziepop "People Like Us" art gallery
*Originally, Vivziepop had the show called just "The Demon Hotel", but because the name sounded too boring she thought of possibly calling it "The LOST Hotel"Tweet by Vivziepop about possible series titles before settling on the title "Hasbin Hotel",Tweet by Vivziepop about "Hasbin Hotel" but with a z because she likes the letter "z".Tweet by Vivziepop about finalized series title
*According to Vivziepop, when developing Hazbin Hotel the original concept was much more episodically broad with a bunch of wacky characters from different periods of history in one place kind of like a sitcom similar to or .Vivziepop LOVES BoJack Horseman | Cartoons That Curse #52 (43:46)
*According to Vivziepop, when she was initially working on the concept she wanted to make a story about villains where all the characters are some form of villain, and Hell was the perfect place for that because everyone is theoretically a bad person, or at least expected to be. She explained that in her Hell there are the big horrible evil people and there are some people who kind of just messed up a bit and are "kind of assholes" but aren't irredeemable.HAZBIN HOTEL Creator Vivienne Medrano On Why Now Is The Golden Age Of Indie Animation (20:23)
*The characters of Charlie, Angel Dust, Alastor, Husk, Vaggie, Arackniss, Crymini, Niffty, Baxter, and Mimzy were originally intended for the future "Angels and Demons" arc of Vivziepop's webcomic, ZooPhobia. The characters were eventually shifted to their own original, self-contained story and did not feature in the comic.Artism Episode 59: VivziePop (4:36)Dates of the pre-Hazbin castVivziepop's old portfolio Tumblr
**Vivziepop confirmed that Hazbin Hotel and Zoophobia do not share a universe, stating that their separate hell-theologies are not compatible.VIVZIE STREEM- MONDAYS AMIRITE -#3 (1:35:40) Characters from Zoophobia do, however, make cameo appearances in the series' pilot, specifically Hatchet and Marx, and Vivziepop discussed her plans to possibly repurpose more Zoophobia characters into Hazbin Hotel in the future.HAZBIN HOTEL Charity Sketch Request Stream Ft. Vivziepop, Cherri Bomb, and Angel Dust! (2:26:30)
***According to Vivziepop, the Zoophobia universe differs from the Hellaverse as it focuses more on anthropomorphic animals, or on creatures belonging to mythology such as Dragons, Mermaids or even Deities, such as the inhabitants of Safe Haven (the main setting of ZooPhobia). However, according to Vivziepop herself, the Hellaverse was instead designed on the heart of the author herself.Artism Episode 59: VivziePop (12:36) 
**Although the characters that would eventually become the main cast of Hazbin Hotel had featured heavily in Vivziepop's illustrations for many years, Vivziepop begun her active and public development for the Hazbin Hotel pilot in late July 2017, livestreaming the designing of Angel Dust's pilot reference sheet,Angel's pilot ref sheet as well as a group poster of the finalized "demon gang".Poster for the pilot
***Vivziepop admitted that she only begun to have a clearer vision for Hazbin Hotel as a fully realized show once she started serious work on the pilot and was forced to think about the world outside of it; where the characters would go, the arcs they would undertake, as well as the central-plot itself.
*On May 2, 2018, before the conception of Helluva Boss, Vivziepop had replied to a tweet asking about cameos of demons from mythology, saying that Stolas was 100% going to appear in Hazbin Hotel.Tweet by Vivziepop about Stolas in Hazbin Hotel
*Hazbin Hotel as its own concept went through three very distinct main drafts before Vivziepop arrived on its final iteration, which would be taken through to the pilot.VIVZIE STREEM- MONDAYS AMIRITE -#3 (1:05:00) An earlier draft of Hazbin Hotel was set in the living world and featured the "demon gang" being summoned to an old mansion by a group of goth teenagers.VIVZIE STREEM- Let's Get it Started HAH -#2 (1:24:45)VIVZIE STREEM- WE'RE SIX WOOOAHH -#6 (3:07:00) Another draft saw hell populated with fallen supervillians which the character of Sir Pentious being a hold-over from this draft.VIVZIE STREEM- Let's Get it Started HAH -#2 (2:21:57) 
**Very early on during the initial draft of Hazbin Hotel, the show took some influence from the much cruder, , mostly in the comedic dynamics of the characters within a large house type setting. Vivziepop finds this funny to look back on, as the two shows are now very tonally disparate.VIVZIE STREEM- WHORES THE LOOK YAM -#8 (1:11:12)
*In a mid-2019 stream, Vivziepop talked about then having a solid idea of most elements of the show, including how it would end. In a late-2021 podcast, she talked about having the show "completely mapped out" and that it would take multiple seasons to tell the story.VIVZIE POP | CREATIVE BLOCK #39 (1:30:49) In an early-2024 interview she stated that she knows at minimum how many seasons she will need and that she will need more than two.Hazbin Hotel Creator Vivienne Medrano Talks Dead Angels, Huskerdust, and Being A Latina In Animation (4:57)
**In another early-2024 interview, Vivziepop explained that she has had the story kind of mapped out since when she was working on the pilot because at the time she was working on pitching the series and so she dived into the story.Tales From The Hazbin Hotel Red Carpet: Erika Hennigsen, Kimiko Glenn, Jeremy Jordan & More
*The characters from Hazbin Hotel are heavily inspired by the 'rogues gallery' from the 1992 , one of Vivziepop's personal favorite shows.Artism Episode 59: VivziePop (1:56:03)
*Vivziepop explained that the budget for the pilot was a combination of her own personal savings, as well as Patreon pledges, commission money, YouTube ad revenue from the clips that were uploaded during production, and donations from her sketch request/Q&A livestreams.Artism Episode 59: VivziePop (29:10)
*Vivziepop had originally planned to include certain real-world historical elements within some of the characters' backstories, but eventually removed these in favor of more generic equivalents, as she thought that it would be in poor taste to link her fantastical fiction directly with any real-world tragedy.VIVZIE STREEM- FULL HOUSE -#4 (34:40) This was the reason given for why she also wanted to keep any real-world historical figures to background jokes only, a decision that had been made early on in the writers' room.VIVZIE STREEM- MAMBO No -#5 (1:30:32)
*In a late-2019 livestream, when asked if there is a Limbo in the Hellaverse, Vivziepop responded that while she liked the idea of exploring Limbo in the show she didn't know yet if there would be a Limbo as the two main fleshed-out settings are Heaven and Hell that represent the two separate sides people see of good and evil, however she added that the show might get into Limbo to show the "middle side".SURPRISE HAZBIN HOTEL Q and A! PART 2 (3:45:42)
*In a late-2019 livestream, Vivziepop explained that, at the time, to tell the full narrative she wants to tell, being very conservative with how many episodes, how to pace it, and for the main payoff for the main characters and all the events, it could be told in 3 arcs, but could be way more than that.SURPRISE HAZBIN HOTEL Q and A! PART 2 (4:55:07)
*In an interview with Insider, Vivienne Medrano mentioned how the pilot originally wasn't meant to be a musical, but rather just an adult comedy with a raunchy, demonic aesthetic.A cartoon demon musical drew in 53 million YouTube viewers. The creator of 'Hazbin Hotel' says she couldn't have predicted its success. Insider article
**Medrano also mentioned that the pilot took six months to write and two years to animate. However, according to the "Clocktower Countdown to Premiere" livestream, the pilot instead took three months to write and two years to animate.Clocktower Countdown to Premiere | Hazbin Hotel | Prime Video (52:42) 
*In an interview on October 17, 2023, Vivziepop explained that there are many things that she wants to add to the Hellaverse as this universe itself is expanding, is very big, and there are many sides to it. Further explaining that, to herself, there is many stories in this universe and lots of things that could either be added to Hazbin Hotel or be their own thing, and she calls it a kind of "ever-expanding Hellaverse".Cosmic Cafe Interview: Vivienne Medrano Talks 'Hazbin Hotel' With Us At NYCC! (9:17)
*According to Vivziepop, the biggest change between the Hazbin Hotel pilot and the new series are that the visual style is very polished in the series compared to the original pilot, which she says was very messy due to it being her first big project that she ever made. She added another change was that the characters got bit of an upgrade in their looks in the series, and are a little more animation friendly and a little more eye-catchy.Cosmic Cafe Interview: Vivienne Medrano Talks 'Hazbin Hotel' With Us At NYCC! (11:09)
**Vivziepop also explained that since she wanted to honor the events of the original pilot, the series somewhat piggybacks off the events established in the pilot but with a kind of "fresh coat of paint and a new kind of storyline".
*According to Vivziepop an interview on December 8, 2023, a factor when she was conceptualizing the series was the idea of "What if there was a Disney princess in Hell" kind of thing, a was one of the prompts in the initial formulating of how she wanted Charlie's character to be.Hazbin Hotel: Exclusive Look at Prime Video’s ‘Disney Princess in Hell’ Adult Animation Series
==Trivia== 
*Vivziepop discussed her plans for an episode that potentially involved a very serious A-plot contrasted against a very comedic B-plot, with the characters all trying to figure out how to remove a hornets nest from the hotel.Artism Episode 59: VivziePop (1:52:33)
*When asked if Castello from ZooPhobia would appear in the Hazbin Hotel series, Vivziepop said that she had seriously considered using him for Hazbin Hotel, as she felt he fit the tone of the series. However, she decided not to include him in the Hazbin Hotel series, as his character was too important to the story of Zoophobia. Despite this, she admitted that other Zoophobia characters would appear in the Hazbin Hotel series.HAZBIN HOTEL Charity Sketch Request Stream Ft. Vivziepop, Cherri Bomb, and Angel Dust! (2:26:30) 
*In a tweet, Vivziepop described the series in one word, that word being "red".Viv describes #HazbinHotel in one word
**In an early 2024 interview, Vivziepop stated that she wanted the sky to be red and there's very few examples of it in other media but one influence for it was the because it has a lot of red skies.Screen Rant's Special Hazbin Hotel Screening Celebrates Cosplayers & Songs Worthy Of Hell (21:26)
*In a tweet, Vivziepop shared that the ultimate Hazbin villain's total attitude in the form of music is basically the song "Rollercloser" by Neil Cicierega.Ultimate Hazbin villain attitude in the form of music
*In a tweet, Vivziepop implied that the Hazbin universe does have an entity that is "evil" personified,Viv driven mad trying not to draw "evil" personified everyday and stated they are much worse than Valentino.Evil Personified much worse than Valentino
*Post-pilot, Vivziepop stated that she would like to make minor design revisions to the characters for the main show.VIVZIE STREEM- MAMBO No -#5 (1:24:37)
**In an interview on January 12, 2024, Vivziepop explained that during making the pilot there were already certain changes she wanted to make to the characters designs, but couldn't due to not wanting the animators to reanimate what was done. She further explained that when she went into the series she simplified the designs so it would be easier for the outsourced studio, but also, there were changes she had already wanted to make so it felt very natural to just adjust them, and nobody asked her to do it.
*Vivziepop is extremely interested in creating a Christmas special episode for the series.VIVZIE STREEM- WHORES THE LOOK YAM -#8 (2:19:35)
*Charlie may be the show's most musical character, but according to Faustisse, all five additional main characters will have their own songs in the future.💖 Inking the Hazbin Hotel ALASTOR Comic💖 (archived). Recorded at 3:27:38.
*According to sound designer, Kennedy Phillips, shows such as , , and were an influence on some of the sound and foley design for the pilot.Tweet by Kennedy Phillips
*On September 8, 2020, Vivziepop tweeted that Hazbin Hotel is a non-diegetic musical in contrast to Helluva Boss being more of a diegetic musical.Tweet by Vivziepop giving fun fact about Hazbin and Helluva! This is shown with how in Hazbin Hotel the music and visual changes are part of metaphorical musical numbers whilst the characters sing.
**In a 2024 panel, Brandon Rogers explained that in Hazbin Hotel when a character starts singing the music comes out of nowhere, whereas for Helluva Boss the music for the most part exists in the world.Hazbin Hotel & Helluva Boss Cast | FULL PANEL | Alex Brightman and Brandon Rogers (40:50)
*In a late-2019 Q&A, Vivziepop explained that Hazbin Hotel specifically only takes place in Heaven and Hell.SURPRISE HAZBIN HOTEL Q and A! PART 2 (42:00)
*In a tweet by Vivziepop, she explains that Hazbin Hotel and Helluva Boss are two sides of a coin in this Hellaverse and that they take up similar brain space for her, even though they should be treated more separate, as they are also structured very differently.Tweet by Vivienne
**Vivienne also explains that Hazbin Hotel has always had a heavier emphasis on women led stories, while Helluva Boss has steered more towards male-led stories.Tweet by Vivienne
**In an interview on October 17, 2023, when talking about the Hellaverse having many sides, Vivziepop explained that the main side deals with Lucifer, and Charlie being the princess of Hell, and Heaven, and kind of big grand themes of redemption, and is much more biblically sourced, whereas Helluva Boss deals with the sins and the Hellborn species, and exists separately to the things happening in Hazbin Hotel.
***In an early-2024 interview, Vivziepop explained that Hazbin Hotel, alongside the bigger themes of redemption, sticks to the grander biblical themes, such as dealing with Lucifer, Lilith, Adam, and Eve, as well as people who die and go to Hell, and the Cherubim, Seraphim, Thrones and the hierarchy of angels.HAZBIN HOTEL Creator Vivienne Medrano On Why Now Is The Golden Age Of Indie Animation (18:55)
***In an early-2024 interview, Vivziepop explained that redemption is something she wants to continue to explore in Hazbin Hotel because there is a lot of nuance and it doesn't really have a single answer as it's different for each person. She added that something she wants to explore in the series is how something that could redeem one person won't redeem another or how someone would have much more that they need to atone for, and also what atonement is for each individual.HAZBIN HOTEL Creator Vivienne Medrano On Why Now Is The Golden Age Of Indie Animation (20:55)
**Vivziepop explains in a tweet that Hazbin Hotel has a grander narrative with a bigger theme, while Helluva Boss is intimate with a smaller scale story and zanier goals. She also states that the tones are similar but they are very different storiesViv tweet about Hazbin and Helluva are very different stories
*On October 28, 2023, the official twitter released a video to celebrate the four year anniversary of the pilot's release.Celebrating one Hell of an anniversary for #HazbinHotel
*Vivziepop explained that Hazbin Hotel isn't rigged animation and they did the best they could with an outsource studio and limited time and budget. She added that skilled artists poured their heart and soul into the show and it looks fine and she is "fucking proud" of what her team pulled off.Tweet by Vivziepop about being so fucking proud of what the team pulled off
**Vivziepop also stated that she doesn't feel like her style works with rigs.Tweet by Vivziepop about her style and rigs 
*On December 17, 2023, Vivziepop stated that the voices didn't blow the animation budget as they were paid exactly what anyone else working in union voiceover is paid.Tweet by Vivziepop about voices on the budget
*In an interview with Animation Magazine, Vivziepop explained that when working on the pilot, because it was more of a scrappy indie project she didn't have access to as many performers as she does for the main series, and not every actor in the pilot was a singer, and the pilot singers didn't fit with their speaking roles, but for the main series she felt it was really important to cast performers who could do both.One Hell of a Show! Checking in with ‘Hazbin Hotel’ Creator Vivienne Medrano
*According to Vivziepop, season one was delayed from Summer 2023 to January 2024 because at first the series didn't have a distribution partner, and when Amazon came in, a lot of things had to happen with them,Cosmic Cafe Interview: Vivienne Medrano Talks 'Hazbin Hotel' With Us At NYCC! (5:43) in which they greenlit a second season, and without Vivziepop's involvement they translated and had the first season dubbed in other languages.Vivziepop LOVES BoJack Horseman | Cartoons That Curse #52 (12:14)
**There are a total of thirteen official dubs of the show that can be viewed on Amazon.
***Unlike the original English version, the German dub of the series was given a 16+ rating and the amount of curse words are reduced.
**According to Vivziepop, before Amazon, the original plan to distribute the series was for A24 to find a way to distribute it themselves or with a more indie route.Vivziepop LOVES BoJack Horseman | Cartoons That Curse #52 (16:29)
*Vivziepop explained that she thinks why people resonate with the series, or at least why she resonates with the series, is because she likes when shows and stories allow the characters to be flawed and grow and change, and because the real world isn't black and white she likes things that explore the gray and complexity of life and mistakes.Cosmic Cafe Interview: Vivienne Medrano Talks 'Hazbin Hotel' With Us At NYCC! (7:47)
**She further explains that there's also a very queer element in the show and that is also something that matters a lot to her, but she thinks there's a lot of media that doesn't allow queer characters to be flawed and are generally a perfect representation of whatever identity they have, so she thinks Hazbin Hotel resonated with a lot of people, and a lot of queer people, because it is a show that says that it is okay to be yourself and make mistakes.
*Vivziepop explained that she jokingly says that Hazbin Hotel is a "comic book show", which for herself has become an adopted catchphrase for the show, but the comic doesn't physically exist, and instead it exists in her head and has a very intense lore with mysteries, and twists and turns, and arcs for the characters, and big reveals and secret characters to come, and all these things that a traditional comic book would have. She continued by saying that when the writing team get into the writer's room and create the map for the season it's kind of her just info-dumping.Cosmic Cafe Interview: Vivienne Medrano Talks 'Hazbin Hotel' With Us At NYCC! (12:30)
*According to Sam Haft, Hazbin Hotel is very insulated from the outside world and everything needs to go through a lot more layers of approval, whereas Helluva Boss is independent and self-funded so there's no one they are accountable to which gives total creative control.Sam Haft on Hazbin Hotel, Helluva Boss, FNAF, His Music Process, and More! (7:10) 
**Haft added that the creative control of Helluva Boss allows Vivziepop to hear a fan song and be able to retool it so it could work in canon, but something like that would never be the case if there were a studio involved, even an independent studio like .Sam Haft on Hazbin Hotel, Helluva Boss, FNAF, His Music Process, and More! (7:42)
*In an interview Sam Haft explained that in spite of the fact there is a really clear vision for what the songs will be in Hazbin Hotel, there is a lot of creative freedom when making the music.Sam Haft on Hazbin Hotel, Helluva Boss, FNAF, His Music Process, and More! (38:14)
*In an interview released on December 10, 2023, Sam Haft was asked to describe season one in three words without spoilers, music or songs. His three words being: earnest, funny, surprising.Sam Haft on Hazbin Hotel, Helluva Boss, FNAF, His Music Process, and More! (34:44)
*According to Sam Haft in an interview released on December 10, 2023, the pilot sets up Charlie's goal, but what obstacles will be faced and what will happen when the goal is actually pursued is unknown to the audience.Sam Haft on Hazbin Hotel, Helluva Boss, FNAF, His Music Process, and More! (36:33)
*According to the "Clocktower Countdown to Premiere" livestream, many of the character designs in the series are inspired by animals.Clocktower Countdown to Premiere | Hazbin Hotel | Prime Video (37:25)
*Don Darryl Rivera is the only voice actor from the pilot to reprise his pilot role in the main series. Additionally, Mick Lauer, one of the cast members of the pilot, did return to the series, but only in another role, as the Trenchcoat Slug Demon.
*According to Vivziepop, when she was pitching the series to different producers, A24 was immediately responsive and wanted it above all the competition so they put an amazing offer down. Vivziepop further stated that "A24 really showed so much faith in it off the bat"‘Hazbin Hotel’ Creator on Representing Sex Workers, Redemption and Going From YouTube to A24Screen Rant's Special Hazbin Hotel Screening Celebrates Cosplayers & Songs Worthy Of Hell (0:45) without any negotiation.How Many Hazbin Hotel Seasons Will We Get? (26:19)
*Unlike its sister show, Helluva Boss, Hazbin Hotel does not have specific thumbnail art made for each episode.
*In a video posted on May 22, 2024, when asked about in her dream scenario "how many seasons of Hazbin Hotel would [Vivziepop] be making?", Vivziepop answered that "the real answer is as many as [A24 and Amazon] would give [her]", saying "because there could always be more", but also feels like "whatever is possible to tell the story in".How Many Hazbin Hotel Seasons Will We Get? (47:53)
**Vivziepop also mentioned that, based on other series she loves that had a really good run, she thinks it would be cool to have the same number of seasons as her favorite series, , which went for 6 seasons.
*According to Skye Henwood, the series stylization is easier in a way because of the policy that Vivziepop, Sam Miller, and herself have is that as long as it looks cool or appealing, or for Charlie, cute or funny enough, then that's it, it's getting in, and it doesn't necessarily have to look like the model sheet.CHECKING INTO HAZBIN HOTEL TO CHECK OUT THE ANIMATION
==Gallery==
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===Pilot===
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===Season 1===
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==Videos==
HAZBIN HOTEL- EPIC WAR TRAILER (REAL)!!!!! -APRIL FOOLS NOT 4 KIDS
HAZBIN HOTEL (Official Trailer) NOT FOR KIDS!
HAZBIN HOTEL (FINAL TRAILER) NOT FOR KIDS!
HAPPY ANNIVERSARY HazbinHotel
Hazbin Hotel – Announcement - Prime Video
Happy Day in Hell - Prime Video
Hazbin Hotel - Season 1 Trailer‎
Hazbin Hotel - Temporada 1 Tráiler - Prime Video España
Hazbin Hotel - Trailer Ufficiale - Prime Video
Amazon Original 『ハズビン・ホテルへようこそ』本予告｜プライムビデオ
The First 2 Minutes of Hazbin Hotel l Prime Video
===Miscellaneous===
Hazbin Hotel - Holiday Yule Log
Hazbin Hotel - Yule Log - Prime Video
Clocktower Countdown to Premiere - Hazbin Hotel - Prime Video
Meet the Characters - Hazbin Hotel - Prime Video
Hazbin Hotel Live Q&A with Cast
Fill the Swear Jar - Hazbin Hotel - Prime Video
Hazbin Hotel Post-Finale Live Q&A with Cast and Creator
Meet the Cast - Hazbin Hotel - Prime Video
Come INTERNET ha reso possibile HAZBIN HOTEL ft. @poldo
How it Started vs. How it's Going - Hazbin Hotel - Prime Video
5 MOTIVOS PARA ASSISTIR HAZBIN HOTEL! feat. Haru
Melhores falas do Alastor em Hazbin Hotel! -QueReuniãoProdutiva
Hotel Hazbin - Playlist - Amazon Prime
Hotel Hazbin - 1 hora de música relajante de piano en el Infierno - Amazon Prime
==External Links==
*Official website
*Official Twitter
*Official Instagram
*Official TikTok
*Official Facebook
*Official Amino
*French YouTube
==References==
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