The Croods is an American media franchise by DreamWorks Animation. The franchise began with the 2013 film The Croods, and has since grown to include a sequel, The Croods: A New Age; two television series, Dawn of the Croods and The Croods: Family Tree; and two video games. Set in the fictional prehistoric "Croodaceous" time period which is roamed by a series of bizarre hybrid animals, the franchise follows the eponymous cavepeople family as they travel through the dangerous but exotic lands in search of a new home after their previous home was destroyed.

Feature films Film U.S. release date Director(s) Story by Screenwriter(s) Producer(s) The Croods March 22, 2013 Chris Sanders & Kirk DeMicco John Cleese, Kirk DeMicco & Chris Sanders Kirk DeMicco & Chris Sanders Kristine Belson and Jane Hartwell The Croods: A New Age November 25, 2020 Joel Crawford Kirk DeMicco & Chris Sanders Dan Hageman, Kevin Hageman, Paul Fisher and Bob Logan Mark Swift

The Croods (2013)

The Croods is a 2013 American animated adventure comedy film produced by DreamWorks Animation and distributed by 20th Century Fox, set in a fictional prehistoric Pliocene era known as "The Croodaceous" (a prehistoric period which contains fictional prehistoric creatures) when a caveman's position as a "Leader of the Hunt" is threatened by the arrival of a prehistoric genius who comes up with revolutionary new inventions as they trek through a dangerous but exotic land in search of a new home. The film was originally announced in May 2005, under the working title Crood Awakening, originally a stop motion film being made by Aardman Animations.

Chris Sanders took over development of the film in March 2007; however, development of How to Train Your Dragon postponing its original schedule for a year to a then planned March 2012. The film's final title, The Croods, was revealed in May 2009, along with new co-director, Kirk DeMicco. The film features the voices of Nicolas Cage, Emma Stone, Ryan Reynolds, Catherine Keener, Clark Duke, Cloris Leachman, and Randy Thom.

The Croods: A New Age (2020)

The Croods: A New Age is a 2020 American sequel to the 2013 film The Croods, again produced by DreamWorks Animation and distributed by Universal Pictures, following the Croods after leaving their cave in the first film as they encounter their biggest threat since leaving the cave: another family called the Bettermans.

Originally scheduled for a November 3, 2017 release by 20th Century Fox, but was moved to December 22, 2017. On August 9, 2016, nearing Comcast and NBCUniversal's impending acquisition of DreamWorks Animation, Fox removed the film from the release schedule, with Blue Sky's Ferdiand taking over its release date. The film would instead be released by Universal, sometime in 2018. On November 11, 2016, DreamWorks announced that production for the sequel was cancelled, however in September 2017, Universal and DreamWorks announced the film was back in production with a scheduled September 2020 release, but the release date was moved to November 25, 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Along with the returning cast of the first film, the film features the voices of Peter Dinklage, Leslie Mann, and Kelly Marie Tran, Tran replacing Kat Dennings.

Television series SeriesSeasonsEpisodesFirst releasedLast releasedShowrunner(s)Network(s)Dawn of the Croods452December 24, 2015July 7, 2017Brendan HayNetflixThe Croods: Family Tree852September 23, 2021November 9, 2023Mark Banker and Todd GrimesHulu/Peacock

Dawn of the Croods (2015–2017)

A 2D-animated web television series serving as a prequel to the film, titled Dawn of the Croods, aired on Netflix between December 24, 2015 and July 7, 2017. A total of 88 episodes each consisting of 2 11-minute segments were released. The cast featured new voice actors for the characters of Grug (Dan Milano), Ugga (Cree Summer), Eep (Stephanie Lemelin), Thunk (A.J. LoCascio), Sandy (Grey Griffin), Gran (Laraine Newman), and Guy (Dominic Catrambone). The first three episodes were animated in Toon Boom Harmony by Vancouver's Bardel Entertainment. DreamWorks soon found that Harmony was not the best fit for animating scenes that contained multiple characters at once. The rest of the episodes were traditionally hand-drawn by South Korean studios: EMation, NE4U, and Dong Woo Animation. On July 9, 2017, executive producer Hay confirmed that the then recently released fourth season of Dawn of the Croods had been its last.

The Croods: Family Tree (2021–2023)

On August 31, DreamWorks announced a CGI animated series titled The Croods: Family Tree, based on The Croods: A New Age and will be streaming September 23 on Hulu and Peacock. Tran reprises her role as Dawn, while A.J. LoCascio reprises his role as Thunk from Dawn of the Croods. The new voice cast features, Amy Landecker as Ugga, Kiff VandenHeuvel as Grug, Ally Dixon as Eep, Artemis Pebdani as Gran, Darin Brooks as Guy, Matthew Waterson as Phil, and Amy Rosoff as Hope. Mark Banker (from Go, Dog, Go!) and Todd Grimes (from The Epic Tales of Captain Underpants) serve as executive producers and showrunners for the series.

Cast and characters A dark gray cell indicates the character did not appear in that installment. A indicates an actor or actress voiced a younger version of their character. Characters Feature films Video game Short films Television series The Croods The Croods:A New Age The Croods:Prehistoric Party! Belt's Cave Journal Dear Diary: World's First Pranks Family Movie Night: Little Red Bronana Bread Dawn of the Croods The Croods:Family Tree Grug Crood Nicolas Cage Chris Parson Nicolas Cage Dan Milano Kiff VandenHeuvel Eep Crood Emma Stone Stephanie Lemelin Emma Stone Stephanie Lemelin Ally Dixon Guy Ryan Reynolds Ryan Reynolds Dominic Catrambone Ryan Reynolds Dominic Catrambone Darin Brooks Gabriel Jack Ugga Crood Catherine Keener Elizabeth Keener Catherine Keener Cree Summer Amy Landecker Thunk Crood Clark Duke A.J. LoCascio Clark Duke A.J. LoCascio Gran Cloris Leachman Jodi Carlisle Cloris Leachman Laraine Newman Artemis Pebdani Sandy Crood Randy Thom Kailey Crawford Jessica DiCicco Grey Griffin Dee Bradley Baker Belt Chris Sanders Chris Sanders Phil Betterman Peter Dinklage Peter Dinklage Matthew Waterson Hope Betterman Leslie Mann Leslie Mann Amy Rosoff Dawn Betterman Kelly Marie Tran Kelly Marie Tran Kelly Marie TranAbby Trott Sash James Ryan Dee Bradley Baker Shaman Monkey Januel Mercado Bud Dan Milano Womp Pat Cree Summer Clip Pup Howler Baitsy A.J. LoCascio Steve Lerk Grey Griffin One-Eyed Amber Laraine Newman Mosh Pram Bulk Dee Bradley Baker Squawk Bearowl Moler Bear Tyrannaconda Mow Earl Old Man Root Yelp Sulk Dominic Catrambone Kevin Fan Night Mare Ow the Dentist Bag Little Mantrap Jim Cummings Meep Boor Ana Gasteyer Crud Thomas Lennon Munk Snoot Boor Chris Parnell Gurg Christian Slater Hwam Tru Valentino

Crew

Role The Croods The Croods: A New Age 2013 2020 Director(s) Chris SandersKirk DeMicco Joel Crawford Producer(s) Kristine BelsonJane Hartwell Mark Swift Writer(s) Kirk DeMiccoChris SandersJohn CleeseKirk DeMiccoChris Sanders Dan HagemanKevin HagemanPaul FisherBob LoganKirk DeMiccoChris Sanders Composer(s) Alan Silvestri Mark Mothersbaugh Editor(s) Eric DapkewiczDarren T. Holmes James RyanStudio(s) DreamWorks Animation Distributor(s) 20th Century Fox Universal Pictures Running time 1hr 39mins 1hr 35mins

Additional crew TV seriesDetail Composer Productioncompanies Distributor Network Running time Dawn of the CroodsGabriel Mann, Rebecca KneubuhlDreamWorks Animation TelevisionNBCUniversal Television and Streaming, NetflixNetflix22 minutes per episode The Croods: Family TreeHannah ParrottNBCUniversal Television and StreamingHulu/Peacock

Reception Box office performance Film Release date Box office gross Budget North America Otherterritories Worldwide The Croods March 22, 2013 $187,168,425 $400,036,894 $587,205,319 $135 million The Croods: A New Age November 25, 2020 $58,568,815 $157,337,000 $215,905,815 $65 million Total $245,737,240 $557,373,894 $803,111,134 $200 million

Critical and public response

+ Film Critical Public Rotten Tomatoes Metacritic CinemaScore PostTrak The Croods 55 (30 reviews) The Croods: A New Age 56 (30 reviews) 83%

Video games A video game based on the series, titled The Croods: Prehistoric Party!, was released on March 19, 2013. Developed by Torus Games, and published by D3 Publisher, it was adapted for Wii U, Wii, Nintendo 3DS, and Nintendo DS. The game enables players to take the members of the Croods family on an adventure through 30 party style mini games. It received mainly negative reviews.

A mobile game, titled The Croods, which is a village-building game, was developed and published by Rovio, the creator of Angry Birds. It was released on March 14, 2013, to the iOS and Android platforms. It received negative reviews from critics, with Metacritic giving it a 40 out of 100.

Chronology Chronological order of The Croods' franchise history: Dawn of the Croods (2015–2017) The Croods (2013) Dawn of the Croods series finale (2017) The Croods: A New Age (2020) The Croods: Family Tree (2021–2023)

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