SpindleHorse Toons is an independent animation studio, founded by Vivienne Medrano and based in Burbank, California. The studio specializes and champions a renaissance in 2D frame by frame animation, employing talented animation professionals from around the world and taking animated projects from script through to final picture.
It is the animation studio best known for its work on the Hazbin Hotel franchise. Its main series, Hazbin Hotel, is co-animated with Bento Box Entertainment in collaboration with A24 and Amazon, while its spin-off series, Helluva Boss, is independently animated by SpindleHorse.
SpindleHorse also produces Vivziepop's other animated content, such as the Holidaze and ZooPhobia shorts, all available on her YouTube channel.
Animation productions[]
| Type | Title | Release | Network |
|---|---|---|---|
| Music video | "Inside of Every Demon is a Rainbow" | 2018 | YouTube |
| Web pilot | Hazbin Hotel pilot | 2019 | YouTube |
| Web pilot | Helluva Boss pilot | 2019 | YouTube |
| Web short | "Holidaze" | 2019 | YouTube |
| Music video | "Oh Millie" | 2020 | YouTube |
| Music video | "ADDICT" | 2020 | YouTube |
| Web short | "Bad Luck Jack" | 2020 | YouTube |
| Web series | Helluva Boss | 2020-present | YouTube |
| Music video | "Just Look My Way" | 2023 | YouTube |
| Television series | Hazbin Hotel | 2024-present | Prime Video |
| Web short series | Helluva Shorts | 2024-present | YouTube |
| Music video | "Polkamania!" ("Vampire" segment) | 2024 | YouTube |
Gallery[]
Hazbin Hotel[]
Season 1[]
Helluva Boss[]
Season 1[]
Season 2[]
"The Circus" logo
Logo starting from "Seeing Stars"
Trivia[]
Spindle from a 2012 ZooPhobia character doodle page
- The studio name is based on one of Vivziepop's oldest characters that she had since middle school called "Spindle Horse", and was used for an imaginary studio name and production company mascot in her childhood. Spindle Horse was originally planned to be part of Vivziepop's webcomic ZooPhobia, but became used for her YouTube channel name[1][2][3] and now the name for her official animation studio.
- As of the first episode of Helluva Boss season two onwards, the company logo at the end of every episode's end credits now has an animated sequence.
- Sam Miller was asked to do a quick initial pass on Spindle before Vivienne Medrano finalized the design for the new animated logo design.[4]
- Vlada Shiianova cleaned up the shot with the SpindleHorse animated logo.[5]
- Mike Boggs created the Helluva Boss version of the animated logo, while Colten Seamans created the Hazbin Hotel version of the animated logo.[6][7]
- According to Vivziepop, as of July 2024, the entire SpindleHorse team is "definitely over 100" and "maybe getting close to 200" people.[8]
- Vivziepop explains that when hiring she completely trusts the leadership of each department to handle the process, including looking at reels and deciding who joins and who should be tested first. Vivziepop herself doesn't get involved in the process anymore because her schedule is very packed and doing so would cause bottlenecks and slow downs.[9]
- For Hazbin Hotel season one, SpindleHorse animated "The Show Must Go On", while Princess Bento was responsible for the rest of the series.[10]
- SpindleHorse also does the storyboards for the series.[10]
External links[]
- Official website
- Official YouTube
- Official Twitter (inactive)
- Official Instagram
- Official Threads
- Official LinkedIn
- SpindleHorse Toons on Wikipedia
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