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Gargoyles (TV series)
1994–1997 American animated television series / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Gargoyles (also known as Gargoyles: The Goliath Chronicles for season 3) is an animated television series produced by Walt Disney Television Animation, in collaboration with Walt Disney Animation Japan for its first two seasons and Nelvana for its final, and originally aired from October 24, 1994 to February 15, 1997. The series features a species of nocturnal creatures known as gargoyles that turn to stone during the day.[5] After spending a thousand years in an enchanted petrified state, the gargoyles (who have been transported from medieval Scotland) are reawakened in modern-day New York City, and take on roles as the city's secret night-time protectors.[6]
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Also known as | Gargoyles: The Goliath Chronicles (season 3) |
Genre | Urban fantasy Mythological Science fantasy Superhero[1][2] |
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Composer | Carl Johnson |
Country of origin | United States Canada (season 3) |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 3 |
No. of episodes | 78 (list of episodes) |
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Editor | Susan Edmunson |
Running time | 22 minutes |
Production companies | Walt Disney Television Animation[lower-alpha 1] Walt Disney Animation Japan[3] (seasons 1–2) Nelvana[lower-alpha 2] (season 3) Buena Vista Television |
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Network | Syndicated |
Release | October 24, 1994 (1994-10-24) – May 15, 1996 (1996-05-15) |
Network | ABC |
Release | September 7, 1996 (1996-09-07) – February 15, 1997 (1997-02-15) |
Gargoyles was noted for its relatively dark tone, complex story arcs, and melodrama; character arcs were heavily employed throughout the series, as were Shakespearean themes. The series also received favorable comparisons to Cybersix, Batman: The Animated Series, and X-Men. A video game adaptation and a spin-off comic series were released in 1995. The show's storyline continued from 2006 to 2009 in a comic book series of the same title, produced by Slave Labor Graphics, and was again revived by Dynamite Entertainment in 2022. In 2023, a live-action reboot for Disney+ was announced, to be produced by Atomic Monster.[7]