Hulu’s first original kids’ animated series is preparing to return with Season 2 of The Bravest Knight, produced by Big Bad Boo Studios. Emmy- and Golden Globe-nominated, GLAAD Media Award-winning actor Alan Cumming (The Good Wife, My Father’s Dragon) and five-time Emmy winner and Golden Globe winner Jane Lynch (Glee, Wreck-It Ralph) are joining the voice cast for the recently renewed show, which debuted in 2019. The show is broadcast by CBC Kids in Canada.
A pioneering show for LGBTQ+ representation in kids’ television and winner of the GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Kids’ & Family Programming in 2020, The Bravest Knight unfolds as Sir Cedric — a former pumpkin farmer turned knight, now grown up and married to the prince of his dreams — shares the story of his transformative journey with his 10-year-old adopted daughter, Nia. Through his stories, Nia, who is herself training to become a knight, learned important chivalric values such as honor, justice and compassion.
Created by Daniel Errico and directed by Big Bad Boo’s Shabnam Rezaei, The Bravest Knight features the voices of T.R. Knight as Sir Cedric; Bobby Moynihan as young Cedric’s troll sidekick, Grunt; and Storm Reid as Nia (Season 1), now played by Millie Davis in Season 2.
In Season 2, young Cedric and Grunt will continue their travels into a fantasy kingdom. Lynch will be voicing a vegetarian ogre named Lug Lug, while Cumming plays the pompous, scheming Sheriff Reginald. Returning from Season 1 will be Wilson Cruz as Prince Andrew, Christine Baranski as the Red Dragon. Teri Polo plays the messenger raven, Saylor, and Steven Weber is the Head Knight. Season 1 guest stars included LGBTQ+ icons such as RuPaul, Wanda Sykes and Jazz Jennings.
[Source: Variety]
