Season 1 is the first season of Hazbin Hotel. On August 7, 2020 the series was announced to have been picked up by A24[5] with production ending by March 23, 2023, when Medrano attended the end of production wrap-up party in Australia.[6]
The season was originally announced to premiere in the summer of 2023,[7] however, despite the season being done, due to not having a distribution partner at the time, when Amazon came in, a lot of things had to happen with them before it could be released,[8][9] so the season was unable to air by then.[10] The season instead premiered on January 19, 2024,[11][12][2] with the final episode releasing on February 2, 2024.[4]
The first season has eight episodes, with the first two releasing a week early on the A24 app as part of pre-ordered packages,[4] and each episode having a 22 minute runtime.
Summary
- "Overture": The angels attend a meeting and listen to Charlie's proposal while the gang make a commercial for the hotel.
- "Radio Killed the Video Star": The Vees are made aware of Alastor's return after his seven year absence while an old foe seeks him out for revenge.
- "Scrambled Eggs": Vaggie is put in charge of teaching the hotel guests and employees about trust while Alastor attends an important meeting with the Overlords.
- "Masquerade": Angel Dust gets accused by Husk of being fake as he's overwhelmed both physically and mentally during his work.
- "Dad Beat Dad": Charlie invites her father to the hotel to ask him for a favor.
- "Welcome to Heaven": Charlie and Vaggie pay a visit to Heaven while a friend of Angel Dust makes an explosive entrance.
- "Hello Rosie!": Alastor brings Charlie to see Rosie while Vaggie goes to Carmilla Carmine in order to protect the hotel for the upcoming extermination.
- "The Show Must Go On": The day of the extermination finally arrives, and Charlie and the gang must do their best to protect the hotel and their friends.
Episodes
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| Ep. # | Image | Title | Synopsis | Premiere Date |
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"Overture" | Charlie pitches Heaven her plan to save sinners by way of redeeming themselves through her Hotel. Vaggie enlists the staff to make a commercial to promote the hotel. | January 19, 2024 |
| 2 | 
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"Radio Killed the Video Star" | The Vee's: Vox, Velvette, and Valentino rule their corner of Hell unchallenged, but Alastor's return to the airwaves may shake things up. Meanwhile, a new Hotel guest tests Angel's patience. | January 19, 2024 |
| 3 | 
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"Scrambled Eggs" | While the Hotel's guests and crew spend the day learning about trust, information revealed at a meeting of overlords leads to a respectless dispute. | January 19, 2024 |
| 4 | 
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"Masquerade" | Angel struggles to juggle his work and his time at the Hotel. Charlie decides it's time to put her 'Princess' status to use with Angel's boss. | January 19, 2024 |
| 5 | 
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"Dad Beat Dad" | Charlie struggles with asking her father, Lucifer, for help. Meanwhile, an unexpected new arrival shakes things up at the Hotel. | January 26, 2024 |
| 6 | 
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"Welcome to Heaven" | Charlie and Vaggie make their way to Heaven to speak to Adam's manager. Meanwhile an explosive reunion gives Angel the opportunity to show how far he's come. | January 26, 2024 |
| 7 | 
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"Hello Rosie!" | With secrets revealed and the Hotel in the crosshairs, Charlie and Vaggie must do what they can to protect their home from destruction by any means necessary. | February 2, 2024 |
| 8 | 
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"The Show Must Go On" | In the Season One finale, all bets are off as the confrontation between the legions of Heaven and Hell begins. | February 2, 2024 |
Trivia
- In an interview on October 17, 2023, Vivziepop mentioned that season two focuses on a very fun villain and it's a villain that we meet in season one.[13]
- According to Vivziepop, Charlie's biggest challenge in season one is that, right in the first episode, we find out that there's a new challenge to the Hazbin Hotel that creates a "ticking clock", a kind of time element, for her to just prove it's possible in the first place.[14]
- Vivziepop explained that every episode has more than one song in it, saying it is "super musical" and "saturated with songs". She further explains that the songs completely vary in the kind of genre, the kind of sound, and who performs them, and that they are based on what character is performing.[15]
- In an interview that released on December 10, 2023, Sam Haft stated that Keith David and Blake Roman share a lot of screen time,[16] but later in a tweet said to not read into it because he didn't say anything that wasn't publicly apparent from the marketing materials.[17]
- According to a video posted by the Hazbin Hotel Twitter, there are a total of 302 swears across all episodes of season one.[18]
- The following episodes have shown the characters in their respective poses based on their official redesign reveal on the Hazbin Hotel Twitter.
- Vaggie on the crow's nest during the sequences of Happy Day in Hell from "Overture" and Whatever It Takes from "Scrambled Eggs.
- Alastor in his radio tower as well as the Vees on a poster during the Stayed Gone sequence in "Radio Killed the Video Star".
- Angel Dust on a prop bed with fairy lights during the Poison sequence in "Masquerade".
- Lucifer sitting on a throne surrounded by his rubber duck collection during the Hell's Greatest Dad sequence in "Dad Beat Dad".
- In an interview 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.[21]
- In a Q&A on January 31, 2024, Vivziepop stated that someone will die but did not say who, only that it will be obvious. She also confirmed that it will not be Angel Dust.[22] This was shown in the finale to be Adam, who was killed by Niffty. Dazzle also died in the episode, and Sir Pentious was assumed to have died as well until being shown to have been reincarnated as an angel at the end of the episode.
- Vivziepop explained that if Sir Pentious had actually died and not still be alive she would have given him a better moment.[23]
- In an interview, Vivziepop mentioned that "Overture" and "Masquerade" were the two episodes that she had planned before A24 that made it into the final series.[24]
- According to Vivziepop, she originally wanted to name each of the episodes after songs from various Broadway shows. This idea however did not make it to the finalized titles.[25]
- According to Vivziepop, Sir Pentious was the first sinner to be redeemed because she thought he was probably the easiest to take out of the main Hotel cast without any major story conflicts in future seasons,[26] and because taking him out of the main group would affect them heavily.[27] Vivziepop also explained that she would have wanted to wait a little longer and explore it some more before having someone redeemed, but a lot of creative parties when working on season 1 felt a character should be redeemed in the first season, and coincidentally there was no guarantee that there would be a second season at the time season 1 was being written, but she thinks it all worked out really well.[26]
- In an interview, Vivziepop explained that A24 decided that the first season would consist of eight episodes, each lasting 22 minutes. She explained that while it was challenging, it was likely their safest option since she didn't know if there would be more seasons.[28]
- Additionally, she mentioned that she already had a clear idea of what she wanted for season one. Even though it was challenging, she was proud of what they managed with the amount of episodes and time available.[29]
- In another interview, Vivziepop explained that there were things she wanted to build up to and have a little bit more of a presence in season one, but because they couldn't fit into the story that was being focused on and be really satisfying, they weren't able to build some things. However, for Season two, they are more able to build some things up that could lead to bigger payoffs later down the line.[30]
- Vivziepop explained that the biggest challenge of the show for the art director, Sam Miller, was that there are a lot of red characters on numerous red backgrounds, and had to find the right balance and the tones of the reds that are used. Vivziepop mentions that she trying to lean more into contrast in the second season.[31]
- SpindleHorse Toons animated "The Show Must Go On", while Princess Bento was responsible for the rest of the series.[31]
- The most difficult scene for Vivziepop to write in season 1 was the one between Angel Dust and Valentino from "Masquerade", but explained that it was also cathartic in a way because, albeit not having a direct experience like that, she has been in relationships similar.[32]
- She also explained that writing "Overture" was difficult because it had to be the new introduction to the characters, giving all the same information as the pilot whilst not repeating the exact beats, and writing "The Show Must Go On" was difficult because the episode had so much that had to be in it and fit into 22 minute episode.[32]
- Vivziepop agrees with the fans' criticism that the pacing is really rapid fire, but explained that it was not something that they had any control over, and that when writing for a show that has limitations there is no option to go over what is budgeted for so she had to make it work.[33]
Gallery
Videos
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
Miscellaneous
Funniest Moments at the Hazbin Hotel - Prime Video
We Love the Hell Out of Charlie Morningstar - Hazbin Hotel - Prime Video
We Love the Hell Out of Alastor - Hazbin Hotel - Prime Video
We Love the Hell Out of Sir Pentious - Hazbin Hotel - Prime Video
We Love the Hell Out of Niffty - Hazbin Hotel - Prime Video
Funny Moments in Hell - Hazbin Hotel - Prime Video
Our Favorite Hazbin Hotel Residents - Hazbin Hotel - Prime Video
Get to Know the Overlords - Hazbin Hotel - Prime Video
The Ultimate Hazbin Hotel Sing Along - Hazbin Hotel - Prime Video
Hazbin Hotel Sing-Along ON LOOP - Prime Video
Charlie and Vaggie Being Pride Goals - Hazbin Hotel - Prime Video
Charlie and Vaggie's Best Moments - Hazbin Hotel - Prime Video
Hazbin Hotel- Out of Context - Prime Video
Il fascino di Hazbin Hotel ft. @cinefacts. - Prime Video
Mejores momentos de Sir Pentious - Hazbin Hotel
References
| v • e Episodes | ||
|---|---|---|
| Hazbin Hotel | Helluva Boss | |
| Series Guide | ||
| Pilot | That's Entertainment | Helluva Boss pilot |
| Season 1 (HH • HB) |
Overture • Radio Killed the Video Star • Scrambled Eggs • Masquerade • Dad Beat Dad • Welcome to Heaven • Hello Rosie! • The Show Must Go On | Murder Family • Loo Loo Land • Spring Broken • C.H.E.R.U.B • The Harvest Moon Festival • Truth Seekers • Ozzie's • Queen Bee |
| Season 2 (HH • HB) |
TBA | The Circus • Seeing Stars • Exes and Oohs • Western Energy • Unhappy Campers • Oops • MAMMON'S MAGNIFICENT MUSICAL MID-SEASON SPECIAL (ft Fizzarolli) • The Full Moon • Apology Tour • Ghostf**kers • Mastermind |
| Season 3 (HH • HB) |
TBA | TBA |
| Season 4 (HH • HB) |
TBA | TBA |
| Shorts (HB) |
N/A | Hell's Belles • Mission: Antarctica • Mission: Weeaboo-boo • Mission: Chupacabras |