Hazbin Hotel has changed its voice cast with one axed actor noting how its better to be involved in smaller projects that value them more.
Hazbin Hotel checks into Amazon Prime Video in January 2024, but the new adaptation will be without many of its fantastic original voice cast. One of the replaced actors even went as far as to claim that it’s better to be involved with smaller projects that value their talent.
Hazbin Hotel premieres 2024 with recasting still a sore spot
This week, Amazon Prime Video announced that the streaming giant had ordered two seasons of Hazbin Hotel, with the first animated series set to premiere in over 240 countries in January 2024.
Hazbin Hotel was first launched as a web series on YouTube back in 2019 and found a special place with its online community thanks to its production being entirely made by freelance animators and funded by Patreon campaigns.
In 2020, A24 picked up the show for a full season order in partnership with Amazon Studios and was targeting a Summer 2023 premiere, until the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes forced a delay until January 2024.
Whilst the response from the global community was outstanding, there remained notable pushback to the adaptation after it was revealed that many of the pilot episode’s original voice cast would be replaced for the A24 series.
Actors reportedly set to be replaced in the new adaptation include Elsie Lovelock (Charlie Magne’s singing voice), Monica Franco (Vaggie), Michael Kovach (Angel Dust), Krystal LaPorte (Cherri Bomb’s singing voice), Michelle Marie (Nifty), Gabriel C. Brown (Alastor’s singing voice), Will Stamper (Sir Pentious), and Josh Tomar (Tom Trench).
Sharing the news of his replacement on social media, one Hazbin Hotel viewer responded to fan-favorite voice actor and singer Gabriel C. Brown by saying: “Although I know it can’t replace what you have lost Gabe, just know you mean everything to us and I’m so sorry. We love and appreciate everything you do. It feels like it’s been bad news after bad news for you and I hope it gets better soon.”
Brown then replied: “Truth is, I would rather be involved in a smaller project that values me, than a bigger project that doesn’t.”
Sadly, this has been a sentiment echoed by other members of the original Hazbin Hotel voice cast who have been replaced for the full show.
Many also acknowledged that fans should refrain from sending negative messages to those actors joining the series in their place.
Michael Kovach shared how playing Angel Dust was “one of the greatest pleasure of my life”, but warned his followers “please don’t spread hate because of these decisions.”
“Not only is it not going to change anything, but it’s just going to needlessly hurt more people. We’ve all seen enough pain. Be kind to each other.”
Kovach later added that the replacement of the original voice cast wasn’t due to competing unions, only that “The ex-voice cast wasn’t given any information, and anybody who DOES know likely can’t discuss it due to NDAs. This stuff is complicated.”
Whilst it is a shame that the original voice cast won’t get the opportunity to play these characters for the main series, it’s not particularly surprising that A24 and Amazon Studios are making changes behind the scenes.
Hazbin Hotel season 1 includes eight individual episodes and is scheduled to premiere via Amazon Prime Video in January 2024.
The logline for Hazbin Hotel reads:
“After a yearly extermination imposed by angels, [Charlie] opens a hotel in the hopes that patrons will be ‘checking out’ into Heaven. While most of Hell mocks her goal, her devoted partner Vaggie, and their first test subject, adult film-star Angel Dust, stick by her side. When a powerful entity known as the ‘Radio Demon’ reaches out to assist Charlie in her endeavors, her crazy dream is given a chance to become a reality.”
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