Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure

**Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure** is an American television series created by Chris Sonnenburg and Shane Prigmore. It is based on the 2010 film Tangled.

It focuses on Rapunzel as she acquaints herself with her parents, her kingdom and the people of Corona.

The series premiered on Disney Channel on March 10, 2017 and aired for three seasons until March 1, 2020.

## Plot

Six months after escaping Mother Gothel and reuniting with her birth parents, King Frederic and Queen Arianna of Corona, Princess Rapunzel is unable to properly adjust due to her father's constant protection. When she and her handmaiden Cassandra sneak out of the castle, they come upon some black rock spikes that magically restore Rapunzel's long blonde hair. Rapunzel, Cassandra, Eugene Fitzherbert, Pascal the chameleon, Maximus the horse, and a young alchemist named Varian uncover the mystery of her hair's return and its connection to the black rocks growing around Corona. Eventually, Rapunzel learns that the Sundrop Flower's power resides in her with the black rocks directing her to the Dark Kingdom.

The second season centres around Rapunzel's group traveling to the Dark Kingdom while accompanied by Lance, Hook Foot, and Shorty and joined by the mysterious sword-wielding Adira of the Dark Kingdom. The group soon learn that the rocks are created by the Sundrop's counterpart, the Moonstone Opal. During the journey, Rapunzel gets the chance to explore the world and learns the origins of the Sundrop and Moonstone as two halves of an ancient power seeking to be re-joined. At the end of the season, Cassandra betrays Rapunzel and absorbs the Moonstone's power for herself.

The third and final season involves Rapunzel returning to Corona to act as queen upon finding out that her parents were overthrown, whilst simultaneously dealing with the threat of Cassandra and Zhan Tiri, an ancient demon that plots on using the Moonstone and Sundrop's power to take over and destroy Corona. At the end of the season, Zhan Tiri steals the moonstone and the sundrop for herself.

## Cast and Characters

### Main

* Mandy Moore as Rapunzel
* Zachary Levi as Eugene
* Eden Espinosa as Cassandra
* Dee Bradley Baker as Pascal / Maximus

### Recurring

* Clancy Brown as King Frederic
* Julie Bowen as Queen Arianna
* M. C. Gainey as The Captain of the Guards
* James Monroe Iglehart as Lance Strongbow
* Jeff Ross as Hook Foot
* Paul F. Tompkins as Shorty
* Jeremy Jordan as Varian
* Vivian Vencer and Ruby Jay as Angry and Red
* Jonathan Banks as Quirin
* Kelly Hu as Adira
* Bruce Campbell as King Edmund
* Kim Coates as Hector
* Timothy Dalton as Lord Demanitus
* Jennifer Veal as Zhan Tiri

## Episodes

See Also: List of Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure Episodes

 2 | 21
 3 | 17

## Production

On June 3, 2015, Disney Channel announced that the series was in development. On February 15, 2017, it was announced that the series had been renewed for a second season ahead of the series premiere. The series features new songs from Alan Menken and Glenn Slater. Menken previously scored the original film, while he and Slater wrote the film's songs.
On May 31, 2018, it was announced that the second season would premiere on June 24, 2018, and that the series had also been renewed for a third season. Additionally, it was also announced that the series would be re-titled Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure.

Despite the name of the series being changed prior to the release of the second season, all seasons of the series are listed as Tangled: The Series then Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure on Disney+.

## Release

On March 10, 2017, Tangled began airing on the Disney Channel. It was titled Tangled: The Series for its first season. On May 21, Tangled began airing on the Disney Channel in Southeast Asia. Then on September 12 of the same year, it began airing on the Disney Channel for Latin America. Also in 2017 it aired as part of the Disney Channel Saturday morning block, then named "Get Animated".

### Home Media

Tangled: Before Ever After and the first four Tangled: Short Cuts were released on DVD on April 11, 2017. Tangled: Queen for a Day was released on DVD on December 12, 2017. The entire series was released on Blu-ray on December 28, 2021 as a Disney Movie Club Exclusive.

## Reception

Reviews of series were relatively positive. Klaudia Amenábar of The Mary Sue argues that the show has "relatable themes" for Millennials and those in Generation Z, with focus on emotional abuse, trauma, friendship, and creating relationships. Amenábar also argued that Rapunzel's friend, Cassandra "Cass" is "extremely gay-coded sword lesbian", said that Eugene represents "healthy and supportive masculinity", and described the series as a Millennial sitcom which parses out "uniquely adult issues for kids." Emily Ashby of Common Sense Media focused on the appeal of the series to kids and families, argued that there was romantic chemistry between Rapunzel and Eugene, prevalence of frightening moments, and argued that younger kids may not have "the attention span to see it through," while praising the fun character adventures. Furthermore, she stated that series is episodic, better suited "for a slightly older audience" and is good "family fare." Ian Goodwillie of CBR criticized the series for being aimed at kids, while deviating from the fairy tale, having an overbearing king, classic good vs. evil conflict, differing "from the animated movie it's based on", and having a dislikeable evil demon. Goodwillie also praised that the actors who voiced Eugene and Rapunzel, said that the series is fun, and has an interesting story.