Helluva Boss

Helluva Boss is an American comedy/musical adult animated webseries and spin-off show of the Hazbin Hotel franchise.

The series takes place within the same universe as Hazbin Hotel, but features a new cast of characters, a new tone, and a different storyline.

The pilot was released on November 25, 2019 on Vivziepop's Official YouTube Channel.

Plot
In Hell, Imps are the lowest of the low in society, but what happens when one starts an assassin business? This happens!

Follow Blitzo (the 'o' is silent) as he attempts to run a start-up killing company in a very competitive market, along with his weapons specialist, Moxxie, his powerhouse, Millie, and his receptionist Hellhound, Loona.

With the help of an ancient book obtained by one of the princes of Hell, Stolas, they manage to make their work possible and together they attempt to survive each other while trying to keep their business afloat.

Main Cast

 * Brandon Rogers as Blitzo
 * Michael Romeo Ruocco as Blitzo (singing voice)
 * Mason Blomberg as Blitzo (young)
 * Richard Horvitz as Moxxie
 * Vivian Nixon as Millie
 * Erica Lindbeck as Millie (pilot)
 * Erica Lindbeck as Loona

Major Supporting Cast

 * Royal Family of Ars Goetia
 * Bryce Pinkham as Stolas
 * Brock Baker as Stolas (pilot)
 * Leander Lewis as Stolas (young)
 * Barrett Wilbert Weed as Octavia
 * Juliana Sada as Octavia (young)
 * Employees of C.H.E.R.U.B
 * Jayden Libran as Collin
 * Vivienne Medrano as Keenie
 * Don Darryl Rivera as Cletus
 * Alex Brightman as Fizzarolli and Robo Fizz
 * Remy Edgerly as Fizzarolli (young)
 * Cristina Vee as Verosika Mayday
 * Norman Reedus as Striker ("The Harvest Moon Festival" only)
 * Edward Bosco as Striker ("Western Energy" onwards)

Supporting Cast

 * Royal Family of Ars Goetia
 * Georgina Leahy as Stella
 * Jonathan Freeman as Paimon
 * Jason LaShea as Andrealphus
 * Don Darryl Rivera as Wally Wackford
 * James Monroe Iglehart as Asmodeus
 * Vivienne Medrano as Deerie
 * Agents of D.H.O.R.K.S.
 * Michael Romeo Ruocco as Agent One
 * Erica Luttrell as Agent Two

Minor Cast

 * Martha's family
 * Jinkx Monsoon as Martha
 * Maxwell Atoms as Ralphie
 * Martha and Ralphie's children
 * Juliana Sada as unnamed daughter
 * Dashiell McGaha-Schletter as unnamed son
 * Millie's family
 * Su Jan Chase as Lin
 * Edward Bosco as Joe
 * Morgana Ignis as Sallie May
 * Mayberry Family
 * Mara Wilson as Mrs. Mayberry
 * Maxwell Atoms as Jarold Mayberry
 * Employees of Loo Loo Land
 * Jayden Libran as Big Woobly
 * Maxwell Atoms as Loo Loo
 * Founders of Lyle-Loopty Robotics
 * Michael James Ruocco as Lyle Lipton
 * Brandon Rogers as Loopty Goopty
 * James Monroe Iglehart as Vortex
 * Jinkx Monsoon as Party Girl, Elevator, and Crane
 * Jonathan Freeman as Cash Buckzo
 * Don Darryl Rivera as Mister Butler
 * Brock Baker as Some Guy (pilot)
 * Edward Bosco as Jesse, Blonde Spring Breaker, and Unnamed Hellhound
 * Morgana Ignis as Catfish Monster
 * Monica Franco as Hellhound Adoption Center Lady
 * Lyle Rath as Producer and CD Guy #1
 * Richard Horvitz as Crimson

Miscellaneous

 * Richard Horvitz
 * Elsie Lovelock
 * Mara Wilson
 * Jinkx Monsoon
 * Scratch track
 * Krystal LaPorte
 * Kestin Howard
 * Vivienne Medrano
 * Edward Bosco
 * Erica Lindbeck
 * Su Jan Chase
 * Jayden Libran
 * Morgana Ignis
 * Vivian Nixon
 * Courtney Raine Taylor
 * Courtney Raine Taylor

Episodes

 * Episode Guide
 * Season 1
 * Season 2
 * Season 3

Production

 * Vivziepop revealed the voice cast for an undisclosed upcoming project on June 14, 2019.
 * The official SpindleHorse Toons Twitter account announced Helluva Boss as their upcoming series on July 24, 2019.
 * The series' characters were revealed on August 04, 2019.
 * SpindleHorse Toons announced the pilot would be released approximately at a later date after the pilot for Hazbin Hotel was released. This date would later be revealed to be November 25, 2019.
 * Helluva Boss, unlike Hazbin Hotel, was recorded under, allowing more voice actors to be cast for the short. The casting for the pilot was done by Kellen Goff, who frequently visited animator Ashley Nichols animation streams. The pilot's recording sessions were done in ensemble at SPG Studios in  while the series' recording sessions were done both remotely and at Horseless Cowboy in , whom were also in charge of casting for the series. Voice direction was done by  and Vivienne Medrano in the pilot, then by Medrano and Richard Horvitz in the series.
 * Recording for episodes had been delayed due to the recent . However, voice actor Jayden Libran had confirmed that recording officially continued through individual, in-studio sessions, as opposed to group recordings.
 * For the first season, eight episodes of Helluva Boss were produced.
 * On November 13, 2021, a second season was announced.
 * The fastest an episode was created was in about four months, this excluding pre-production.
 * According to Vivian Nixon season 2 was recorded in 2022.
 * On March 27, 2023, a third season was announced to be planned and written.
 * According to Vivienne Medrano the most challenging/longest episode to make was Season 1 Episode 8.
 * Of the episodes released at the time, Vivienne said on the technical side it would be "Exes and Oohs". She added that it was complicated time for "Seeing Stars" and "Exes and Oohs" because production for Hazbin Hotel Season 1 had just begun.

Trivia

 * Alongside some of the recurring Hazbin Hotel voice alumni, many actors whom worked with writer Brandon Rogers on his YouTube channel such as Su Jan Chase, as well as actors whom worked in also contributed voices for the series.
 * According to Vivziepop in HAZBIN HOTEL Animation Cleanup Pt. 6 Ft. Edward Bosco, Michael Kovach, and Vivziepop, she'd be open for Richard Horvitz to voice in Hazbin Hotel, but was discouraged by it since Horvitz is SAG, which was not used in Hazbin Hotel. This was later foreshadowed for Helluva Boss as Horvitz was acquired to voice Moxxie in the short.
 * While Brandon and Richard were personally acquired by Vivziepop and casting director Kellen Goff, Erica Lindbeck, and Brock Baker auditioned for their roles.
 * Although, Helluva Boss still utilizes selective Hazbin Hotel animation talent, it also uses several animators who worked on Villainous, a Cartoon Network Latin America original series, most of whom became a part of the project after leaving the series due to controversial reasons. Villainous and Hazbin Hotel are often compared to one another by fans.
 * Alan Ituriel, creator of Villainous, is also aware of Hazbin Hotel but refuses to do any drawing requests featuring characters from the series due to copyright reasons with the exception of the FAN SERVICE stream due to the more loose rules of that stream.
 * Although, the show is set in the same universe as Hazbin Hotel, open connections between both shows are kept at a minimum due to legal concerns as Hazbin Hotel was being pitched through networks at the time before the series was acquired by, and Vivziepop intended for the show to be more of a standalone independent web series as the comedy nature of the show is far different compared to the comedy-drama nature of Hazbin Hotel.
 * Brandon Rogers, who co-wrote and voices in the show, is also known for his Mad Tea Party video on his channel. Coincidentally, a fan of Hazbin Hotel made an animatic with selective bits from said audio and Vivienne herself commented on it; which may have been an influence for Rogers' involvement in the project.
 * According to Vivziepop, Helluva Boss is more episodic in nature.
 * Helluva Boss was produced faster than Hazbin Hotel as she gained enough experience producing Hazbin Hotel to not only assemble a new crew but also make decisions that made production more effective.
 * The demon that bears striking resemblence to Blitzo in the "Inside of Every Demon is a Rainbow" song is indeed Blitzo, whose final design was still being worked on at a time when his character was planned to be a recurring comic relief duo along with Moxxie.
 * A silhouette of Moxxie can be seen in the Hazbin Hotel pilot, as well.
 * According to RebelTaxi, who initially applied for storyboard work on the pilot, all tests for the show require artists to interpret excerpts from Brandon Rogers' work in order to be inquired.
 * Jayden Libran previously worked with Vivziepop and Maxwell Atoms as a puppeteer on Atoms' shelved series, Dead Meat.
 * , Matt Novak and Christopher French, composers whom are known for their work on DC's Harley Quinn, one of Medrano's favorite shows, also score for the series.
 * According to Vivziepop, Brandon and herself initially wrote the episodes simultaneously by meeting once a week during lunch.
 * The songs performed in Helluva Boss are more non-diegetic in contrast with Hazbin Hotel 's diegetic musical nature, as Helluva Boss is more comedic and wasn't really intended to have musical songs. This is why most of the songs in the series' are either advertising jingles or performed by characters on a venue of sorts.
 * The series was mentioned on Broadway playbill with the reopening of Beetlejuice.
 * From the episode "The Harvest Moon Festival" onwards, the episode thumbnails no longer have the episode titles on them, which continues into the subsequent seasons.
 * From the second season onwards, the SpindleHorse logo at the end of every episodes' end credits now has an animated sequence.
 * In a tweet by Vivienne she explains that when she first started working on Helluva Boss' first season she didn’t know what the future was for the show.
 * In the same tweet Vivienne also explains that she had some core episode ideas that existed in the Bible she pitched to Brandon that all became episodes; the episodes being Loo Loo Land, Truth Seekers and The Harvest Moon Festival
 * According to Vivienne after the pilot aired and they really sat down to figure out where the series would go it was a very Blitzo focused show as, he is the main character, with Moxxie offering the most play off of him, and Stolas as well because his direction changed and he's important to I.M.P and to Blitzo's story.
 * In a tweet by Vivienne she explains that Hazbin Hotel and Helluva Boss are two sides of a coin in the 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.
 * 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.