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Mandrake Premiere is an American adult animated musical black comedy web series created by Lauren "Lauribang" Latelo and produced by Electro Wolf, her production company. The show is about a war between Heaven and Hell.
The series was announced on Twitter on March 6, 2018,[1] and its trailer was posted on YouTube on October 26, 2018.[2] The show's first episode was uploaded to YouTube on February 16, 2019.[3]
Synopsis
Mandrake Premiere centers on a young woman named Julia Mandrake who lives in Heaven, and it tells the story of the in-universe Dead War II, the second war between Heaven and Hell. During the war, Mandrake tries to run the her own theater, the Mandrake Premiere.
Characters
Main characters
- Julia Mandrake (voiced by Lucy Michaels) – The main character. She runs the Mandrake Premiere, a theater in Heaven City. She is the son of King Adam IV and Queen Eve. She has a girlfriend named Jade who works at the theater.
- Jade Cloud (voiced by Allison Brown) – Julia's girlfriend and a worker at the theater.
- Roswell Newmex (voiced by Mark Kowalski) – A 21-year-old actor and the manager of the Premiere. He is the star of a hardcore pornographic web series called Not Pornographic, Just Very Sexually Explicit.
- Crucifix (voiced by Scott Wade) – The writer of a newsmagazine titled Technically Inaccurate and various sex novels.
Recurring characters
- King Adam IV (voiced by James Welsh) – Julia's father and the King of Heaven.
- Queen Eve II (voiced by Elizabeth Thomas) – Julia's mother and the Queen of Heaven. She worked as an actress when she was alive, but she was diagnosed with cancer and died.
- Dan Deadbeat (voiced by T.J. Fallish) – A demon and the President of Hell. His campaign slogan is "Make Hell Great Again". Before dying, his name was Dan Kirkbeat.
- Kenny the Demon (voiced by Scott Shiwei Lee) – The Vice President of Hell. He died at age 29, making him the youngest politician in Hell.
- Lucifer (voiced by Eric MacDonald) and Lilith S. Deadbeat – Dan Deadbeat's parents. Lucifer served as Vice President of Hell from 1985 to 1990. Lilith served as the President of Hell from 2010 to 2015.
- Weeds (voiced by Ralph Harp)
- Doug (voiced by Max Handers)
Episodes
Season 1 (2019)
| No. in season | No. overall | Title | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "The Premiere" | Lauren Latelo, David Story, and David France | February 26, 2019 |
| 2 | 2 | "Way Totally More Better" | Lauren Latelo & David France | March 5, 2019 |
| 3 | 3 | "Skin and Sex" | Lauren Latelo | March 12, 2019 |
| 4 | 4 | "Kick-Ass Power" | Lauren Latelo | March 19, 2019 |
| 5 | 5 | "The Contract" | Lauren Latelo | March 26, 2019 |
| 6 | 6 | "FluffCon" | Lauren Latelo | April 1, 2019 |
| 7 | 7 | "Downtown" | Lauren Latelo, David France, and Miguel Forado | April 8, 2019 |
| 8 | 8 | "Hot Chicks" | Lauren Latelo | April 15, 2019 |
Season 2 (2020)
| No. in season | No. overall | Title | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | "Dead Jokes" | Lauren Latelo & David France | February 25, 2020 |
| 2 | 10 | "Ka-Pow!" | Lauren Latelo & Erin Hoang | March 3, 2020 |
| 3 | 11 | "Dead Girls Can't Dance" | Lauren Latelo | March 10, 2020 |
| 4 | 12 | "The Bitch Is Back" | Lauren Latelo & David France | March 17, 2020 |
| 5 | 13 | "Oh My Ghoul!" | Lauren Latelo | March 24, 2020 |
| 6 | 14 | "The Sub Place" | Lauren Latelo | March 30, 2020 |
| 7 | 15 | "On the Hour" | Lauren Latelo, David France, and Erin Hoang | April 6, 2020 |
| 8 | 16 | "End of an Era" | Lauren Latelo & David France | April 13, 2020 |
Music
The first soundtrack, Mandrake Premiere: Season 1 Songs, was released on ElectroWolf.com on June 26, 2019.[4] On July 2, 2020, Mandrake Premiere: Season 2 Songs, was released.[5] A third soundtrack, titled Mandrake Premiere: Compositions of Seasons 1 & 2, was released on August 1, 2020 on the Electro Wolf website.[6]
On August 16, 2020, all three albums were made available on AudioPlanet.
Other media
Webcomic
On May 3, 2020, Lauren Latelo announced in a YouTube video that a Mandrake Premiere webcomic was in the works.[7] The comic would serve as a prequel to the web series.
The webcomic is written, lettered, and pencilled Lauren Latelo; inked by Robbie Gonzalez; and colored by Dan Chong. The first chapter, titled "A Star Is Born", was released on the official Electro Wolf website on July 31, 2020.
| No. | Title | Release date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "A Star Is Born" | July 31, 2020 |
| 2 | "Dirty Work" | August 16, 2020 |
One Hell
On March 28, 2020, Lauren Latelo announced on YouTube that a new web series was in the works and that it would be set in the Mandrake Premiere universe.[8] On May 29, 2020, she announced through a tweet that the series would be called One Hell.[9] On August 16, 2020, a trailer titled "Welcome to Hell" was uploaded on YouTube.[10]
Reception
Mandrake Premiere has received mixed reception. Jackie Floyd of OEN described it as "a fantastic example of powerful independent animation" and "a beautiful, never-before-seen mix of black humor of music".[11] CHUCKLE.NET's Rick Hoai called it "a spectacular musical production with beautiful designs and hilarious LGBT humor",[12] and Comedy News' Jane Dee Roberts called it "an absolutely funny tounge-in-cheek work of art".[13]
Despite the aforementioned reviews, critic Drew Wynn called Mandrake Premiere "gross", "stupid", and "a horribly designed failure".[14] Vibe Network's Timothy Roberts called the show "the worst animated black comedy series on the Internet".[15] Editor.com's Patrick St. Louis posted a tweet in which he called the show "woke SJW BS".[16][17]
References
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- ↑ Electro Wolf (October 26, 2018). "Mandrake Premiere (2019) - OFFICIAL TRAILER (18+)". YouTube.
- ↑ Electro Wolf (February 16, 2019). "Mandrake Premiere - S1E1: "Hell Comes to Heaven"". YouTube.
- ↑ (June 26, 2019) "Mandrake Premiere: Season 1 Songs". Electro Wolf.
- ↑ (July 2, 2020) "Mandrake Premiere: Season 2 Songs". Electro Wolf.
- ↑ (August 1, 2020) Compositions Seasons 1 & 2". Electro Wolf.
- ↑ Latelo, Lauren (March 23, 2020). "Announcement for my 6 MILLION SUBSCRIBERS!". YouTube.
- ↑ Latelo, Lauren (June 3, 2020). "MONTHLY UPDATE - June 2020". YouTube.
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- ↑ Latelo, Lauren (August 16, 2020). ""Welcome to Hell" - One Hell (2020) - OFFICIAL TRAILER (18+)". YouTube.
- ↑ Floyd, Jackie (May 6, 2019). "'Mandrake Premiere': Season 1". OEN.
- ↑ Hoai, Rick (June 26, 2019). "What You Need to Know: 'Mandrake Premiere', 'Fruity Chai!', 'Warriors of the West'". CHUCKLE.NET.
- ↑ Roberts, Jane Dee (January 1, 2020). ""Mandrake Premiere" season 2 premiere date, "In Review" pilot release date". Comedy News.
- ↑ Jordan, Jenny (March 6, 2020). "EXCLUSIVE: Funny.com's Jenny Jordan talks with MyJournal's Drew Wynn". Funny.com.
- ↑ Roberts, Timothy (September 7, 2019). "OPINION: How 'Mandrake Premiere' failed to be funny". Vibe Network.
- ↑ {{{name}}} [@{{{username}}}] ({{{date}}}) "{{{text}}}" (Twitter)
- ↑ Stark, Parker (June 6, 2019). "Patrick St. Louis of Editor.com Calls 'Mandrake Premiere' 'Woke SJW BS'". Likwid.