Monster High New 2022 Animated Series Cast Talks Inclusion

In this exclusive interview, the Monster High 2022 new animated series cast discusses the importance of inclusion and more.

The popular franchise, Monster High, launched back in 2010 and is still going strong. Not only was there recently a brand new live action film titled Monster High: The Movie, but a new animated series is premiering on Nickelodeon in the United States on October 28th. We sat down with a couple of the cast members, Gabrielle Nevaeh Green (who voices Clawdeen Wolf) and Courtney Lin (who voices Draculaura), to discuss this iconic franchise and their characters. 

Monster High New Animated Series Cast Interview

When asked what they love about their characters, it was easy for them to answer. Lin immediately jumps in saying how much she adores Draculaura. “She’s very similar to me. She’s very competitive. She loves her friends. She loves being a leader. She loves helping people. She has great fashion sense. And I love that she’s really discovering who she is in the series. That’s something that I had to do in my life. So I was really able to bring a piece of myself to her in that way.”

Green has a similar feeling towards her characters, Clawdeen. “I really love that Clawdeen is a natural leader. She’s a leader that is trying to find her own way of leading. And I think that’s really relatable because for myself, that was something that I had to go through as well. I had to kind of figure out how to lead in the way that was effective for myself and for others. Clawdeen is experiencing that in the first season and she’s really fierce. She’s really loyal to her friends. And she fights for what she believes in.”

The Importance Of Inclusion In Monster High

Something that has always been a theme in Monster High is inclusion and representation. The message that shines through this show is to not judge others by their looks, or the fact that they are monsters. It is important to get to know someone and who they are on the inside. This is something that Gabrielle Nevaeh Green loves about the franchise, and why she thinks it is important that kids, and families, watch this series.

“I think it’s really important for kids to know that this show is about inclusivity and diversity. And I think that’s something that the world really needs right now, because our show reflects a lot of individuals that are present, and they are being represented in ways that kids can visually see. And I think that’s really, really important because a lot of kids are visual learners. So if they’re not introduced to it in their real life, with Monster High, this is a gateway for us to promote diversity and promote inclusion. So I think kids are really going to enjoy that and families are really going to enjoy that. And that’s something that is really important to me as an individual — to show that diversity.”

See what the cast is talking about when Monster High premieres in the U.S. on Friday, Oct. 28 at 7:00 p.m. (ET/PT) on Nickelodeon.

Full Monster High Cast Interview

Be sure to check out our full interview with Gabrielle Nevaeh Green (Clawdeen Wolf) and Courtney Lin (Draculaura) where they discuss what it was like seeing the design of their characters for the first time, the importance of inclusion, and what they love about Monster High.

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About Monster High 

The all-new series (26 episodes) follows the teenage children of famous monsters including Clawdeen Wolf, Draculaura, Frankie Stein, and Deuce Gorgon as they discover who they are, embrace their differences, and learn to be fierce and fearless at the one place they all belong: Monster High. 

Monster High Voice Cast

The voice cast bringing the Monster High characters to life are:

• Gabrielle Nevaeh Green (That Girl Lay Lay) as Clawdeen Wolf – Half-human and half-werewolf, Clawdeen is thrilled to join Monster High, despite the challenge of being a half-monster in a school of full-monster students.
• Courtney Lin (Crash: The Animated Series) as Draculaura – The daughter of Dracula, vampire Draculaura seems like the perfect dictionary definition of a monster. But she hides a deep desire to become a witch, which is strictly forbidden in the monster world.
• Iris Menas (West Side Story) as Frankie Stein – Brought to life just 15 days ago by their scientist parents, Frankie is figuring out who they are and who they want to be.
• Tony Revolori (Spider-Man: No Way Home) as Deuce Gorgon – The son of Medusa and Lyra, Deuce is often influenced by the snakes that live on his head and get him into trouble.
• Kausar Mohammed (Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous) as Cleo De Nile – Cleo is a mummy monster who knows she is destined for greatness–if only everyone else would just admit it and get out of her way.
• Valeria Rodriguez (To Your Eternity) as Lagoona Blue – Having grown up in an ancient underwater Mayan Castillo with her ocean nymph mother and sea monster father, sweet yet ferocious Lagoona doesn’t know much about life on land.
• Alexa Kahn (Madagascar: A Little Wild) as Toralei Stripe – hailing from an elite monster family, Toralei is a werecat and the “bad girl” at Monster High. Old fashioned and brave, Toralei is committed to her cause of preserving monster society.
• Alexander Polinsky (Blaze and the Monster Machines) as Heath Burns – Temperamental and passionate as the son of Hades would be, Heath is quite literally a hot head who can get worked up over anything and is prone to fiery outbursts.
• Debra Wilson (Baby Shark’s Big Show!) as Headmistress Bloodgood – The headless overseer of the school, Headmistress Bloodgood has a proclivity for wandering around at night to keep an eye on the students.

Monster High will premiere in the U.S. on Friday, Oct. 28 at 7:00 p.m. (ET/PT) on Nickelodeon.