Hilda
Series, 2018, The late 2010s, Set in Trolberg
Hilda is #8 of 18 in release order and #8 of 18 in chronological order in the Modern Cartoon Classics.
The story
Fearless, free-spirited Hilda finds new friends, adventure and magical creatures when she leaves her enchanted forest home and journeys to the city.
Hilda recap
Hilda is a blue-haired girl who lives with her mother Johanna and her deerfox Twig in a cabin in the wilderness, surrounded by trolls, elves and giants. When their home is flattened, they move to the walled city of Trolberg. Hilda befriends Frida, a rule-loving girl who becomes a witch's apprentice, and David, a nervous boy who gets braver, and they join the Sparrow Scouts. An invisible elf named Alfur becomes her friend and writes about her, and a nisse called Tontu lives in their flat. Hilda keeps getting into the city's strange corners: a nightmare spirit, a lost clan of elves, a ghost, a Kraken, the Yule Lads. The second season shows Erik Ahlberg of the Safety Patrol preparing the city for war with the trolls, and it ends with Hilda swapped for a troll child. The film Hilda and the Mountain King (2021) sees her trapped as a troll and finding her way home. The third and last season moves to Tofoten and the fairies, and Hilda's father Anders appears.
Hilda ending explained
The final episode has Hilda go into Fairy Country to rescue her father. Johanna follows and learns she was a sick human child traded to the fairies, freed when her own parents took her place, with her memory wiped by Astrid. The deerfoxes clear a path, and everyone escapes. Anders settles in Trolberg, and the family watches the Bird Parade together. The show ended in 2023 after three seasons.
Where to watch Hilda
Hilda is streaming on Netflix in the US.
Ratings
IMDb 8.6/10
Where it fits
- Release order: after Star vs. the Forces of Evil, before She-Ra and the Princesses of Power.
- Chronological order: after Star vs. the Forces of Evil, before She-Ra and the Princesses of Power.
What to watch before Hilda
In release order, 7 Modern Cartoon Classics essentials come before Hilda (2018), from Adventure Time (2010) to Star vs. the Forces of Evil (2015).
Cast
- Bella Ramsey as Hilda (voice)
- Daisy Haggard as Mum (voice)
- Ameerah Falzon-Ojo as Frida (voice)
- Rasmus Hardiker as Alfur (voice)
- Oliver Nelson as David (voice)
- John Hopkins as Erik Ahlberg (voice)
- Lucy Montgomery as Gerda Gustav (voice)
- Kathryn Drysdale as (voice)
- Dylan Mynett as Additional Voices
- Ilan Galkoff as David (voice)
Created by Luke Pearson.