History WesternAnimation / HazbinHotel

Trailers: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rYTVBSeTLUQ Announcement]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yMQWoFZHvxs Happy Day in Hell]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Acn0EIys4b4 Season 1 Trailer]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8rj1AcZPE9Q Season 1 Sneak Peek]]

Trailers: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rYTVBSeTLUQ Announcement]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yMQWoFZHvxs Happy Day in Hell]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Acn0EIys4b4 Season 1 Trailer]]

See also ''WebAnimation/HelluvaBoss'', a SpinOffSeries created by Vivienne Medrano set in the same universe, called the WebAnimation/{{Hellaverse}}, but telling a mostly disconnected story starring Blitzo[[note]]the 'o' is silent[[/note]], a low-level imp of Hell who dreams of running his startup company... which happens to [[MurderInc specialize in assassinating still-living humans]] who screwed over the residents of Hell during their mortal lives.

See also ''WebAnimation/HelluvaBoss'', another show created by Vivienne Medrano set in the same universe, called the WebAnimation/{{Hellaverse}}, but telling a mostly disconnected story starring Blitzo[[note]]the 'o' is silent[[/note]], a low-level imp of Hell who dreams of running his startup company... which happens to [[MurderInc specialize in assassinating still-living humans]] who screwed over the residents of Hell during their mortal lives.

* DealWithTheDevil: Invoked, then Defied. Alastor tries to make one with Charlie to help with the hotel (complete with a bright green glowing light in his hand and gusts of wind fluttering through the room), but she manages to completely shut him down with a "Nope! No shaking, no deals!" before getting his help by ordering him to by her authority as heiress to the throne with the option for him to leave whenever he feels like it.

The pilot episode was released in October 28, 2019 [[note]][[MeaningfulReleaseDate which happened to be Medrano's 27th birthday]][[/note]], and can be found [[https://youtube.com/watch?v=Zlmswo0S0e0 here]] on Website/YouTube. On August 7, 2020, the media company Creator/{{A24}} [[https://twitter.com/A24/status/1291781153066643456 announced that they had picked up]] ''Hazbin Hotel'' for a full series. The first full season of the main series is set to premiere on Creator/PrimeVideo on January 19, 2024, with a second already confirmed. Early access to the first two episodes can be purchased through the [[https://hazbinhotel.com/ Hazbin Hotel website]].

The colourful cast is rounded out with Creator/KeithDavid as misanthropic bartender Husk, Creator/KimikoGlenn as neat freak Niffty, Creator/AlexBrightman as both tryhard villain Sir Pentious and Heaven's top dog Adam, Krystina Alabado as spunky anarchist Cherri Bomb, Creator/ChristianBorle as technomancer Vox, Joel Perez as Angel Dust's pimp Valentino and Creator/JeremyJordan as Charlie's father and ruler of Hell, Lucifer Morningstar. [[Music/TheLivingTombstone Sam Haft]] and Andrew Underberg composed the soundtrack.

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[[caption-width-right:960:''"Today is gonna be a [[PrecisionFStrike fucking]] happy day in Hell!"'' [[note]]From left to right: Angel Dust, Alastor, Charlie Morningstar and Vaggie[[/note]]]]

The colourful cast is rounded out with Creator/KeithDavid as misanthropic bartender Husk, Creator/KimikoGlenn as neat freak Niffty, Creator/AlexBrightman as both tryhard villain Sir Pentious and Heaven's top dog Adam, Krystina Alabado as spunky anarchist Cherri Bomb, Creator/ChristianBorle as technomancer Vox, Joel Perez as Angel Dust's pimp Valentino and Creator/JeremyJordan as Charlie's father and ruler of Hell, Lucifer Morningstar. [[Music/TheLivingTombstone Sam Haft]] and Andrew Underberg provide the score.

The colourful cast is rounded out with Creator/KeithDavid as misanthropic bartender Husk, Creator/KimikoGlenn as neat freak Niffty, Creator/AlexBrightman as both tryhard villain Sir Pentious and Heaven's top dog Adam, Krystina Alabado as spunky anarchist Cherri Bomb, Creator/ChristianBorle as technomancer Vox, Joel Perez as Angel Dust's pimp Valentino and Creator/JeremyJordan as Charlie's father and ruler of Hell, Lucifer Morningstar.

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[[caption-width-right:299:''Yes, it's one of a kind\\
Right here in Hell\\
Catering to a specific clientele''\\
[[note]] From the bottom left to right: Vaggie, Charlie, Angel Dust, Niffty, Husk, Alastor, Sir Pentious along with his Egg Bois, Katie Killjoy, Tom Trench, and Cherri Bomb.[[/note]]]]

''Hazbin Hotel'' is a 2024 adult animated musical [[BlackComedy Black]] {{Dramedy}} series created by Creator/VivienneMedrano. It stars Creator/ErikaHenningsen, Creator/StephanieBeatriz, Amir Talai, Blake Roman, Creator/KeithDavid, Creator/KimikoGlenn, Creator/AlexBrightman, Creator/ChristianBorle, and Joel Perez.

You know that old line of "when {{Hell}} is full" and all that? Well, {{Heaven}} has a solution to that little problem: annual purges of the population. It's not pretty (then again, nothing in Hell usually is), but it gets the job done. That is until one day when Charlie Morningstar, the princess of Hell, proposes an alternative: sick and tired of losing so many of her people, she has set up a project to reduce the population of Hell by [[AscendedDemon reforming damned souls and sending them to Heaven]].

Of course, this plan gets mocked as a pipe dream, but with a little support from a mysterious and extremely powerful demon named Alastor, known throughout Hell as the "Radio Demon", her dream may yet become a reality. The show is centered on the exploits and misadventures of Charlie, her girlfriend Vaggie, and their first client -- a spider-like drag-queen mobster/pornstar named Angel Dust -- as they try to reform the various types of demons that come into their hotel.

The pilot episode was released in October 28, 2019, and can be found [[https://youtube.com/watch?v=Zlmswo0S0e0 here]] on Website/YouTube. On August 7, 2020, the media company Creator/{{A24}} [[https://twitter.com/A24/status/1291781153066643456 announced that they had picked up]] ''Hazbin Hotel'' for a full series. The first full season of the main series is set to premiere on Creator/PrimeVideo in January 19, 2024, with a second already confirmed. Early access to the first two episodes can be purchased through the [[https://hazbinhotel.com/ Hazbin Hotel website]].

* ListingTheFormsOfDegenerates: "Inside of every demon is a rainbow" offers an unusual example: Charlie sings a list of all the horrible people in Hell, but she does so to mention that all of them still have good inside and can be redeemed.
-->So all you junkies, freaks and weirdos, creepers, fuck-ups, crooks and zeroes, and the fallen super heroes, help is here!\\
All of you cretins, sluts and losers, sexual deviants and boozers, and prescription drugs abusers, need not fear!

* MisplacedSorrow: After Angel Dust gets his drugs stolen and the thief is squashed by a piece of falling rubble:
-->'''Angel Dust''': Oh my God! ''[picks up torn bag]'' My drugs! Damn it!

* MoodWhiplash: The Radio Demon's arrival at the hotel goes from eerie and ominous to to straight-up comedy to a brief OhCrap moment from those paying attention (in-universe) and then back to straightforward comedy in less than a minute.
* MusicalNumberAnnoyance: As Charlie prepares for her television interview, she suggests singing a song, only for Vaggie to shoot her suggestion down, saying "[[ThisIsReality Life isn't a musical, hon]]". Despite Vaggie insisting her not to sing, Charlie does so anyway on live TV, much to Vaggie's displeasure.
* MusicalisInterruptus: Just as Alastor finishing his reprise of Charlie's song, the hotel doors behind him are suddenly blasted off. As everyone steps out to see what caused this, it's then revealed that Sir Pentious was responsible for ruining Al's number.

* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Angel Dust's involvement with Cherri Bomb's turf war results in the hotel's already shaky name being dragged in the mud even further.

* OffscreenCrash: When Angel's client speeds away, we hear a car crash as soon as he disappears over the first hill.
* OhCrap:
** Practically painted on Charlie and Vaggie's faces when [[TheDreaded Alastor]] turns up at their doorstep.
** Sir Pentious reacts this way twice -- once when he sees that Cherri Bomb lodged a bomb straight through the window of his zeppelin, and again when she cracks open an Egg Boi, puts a bomb in his shell, and lobs the whole thing back his way.
** Charlie reacts this way when the news shows Angel Dust taking part in the turf war -- doubly so since this was after praising him for being the first demon to step up for the rehabilitation program:
--->'''Charlie''': Oh shit...\\
'''Katie Killjoy''': Oh shit ''indeed!''

* PointlessBandAid: After the fight with Angel Dust and Cherri Bomb, Sir Pentious' flying machine is covered in these; they seem to do nothing other than show how damaged and haphazardly repaired it is.

* RuleOfThree: Vaggie tells Charlie not to sing during her news segment three times when they chat about it backstage. It doesn't get through to her, because Charlie eventually breaks into song anyway.

* ShaveAndAHairCut: Alastor's introduction starts with him knocking this tune on the hotel's door, a natural choice as both are from the same time period.

* SittingSexyOnAPiano: Charlie does this at the beginning of "Inside of Every Demon is a Rainbow".

* SoundtrackDissonance: Charlie's opening song in the pilot is beautiful and befitting a PrincessClassic as she cries over the death of her people. However it's juxtaposed with images of how little the surviving denizens of Hell actually care about it.

* SteelEarDrums:
** PlayedWith subtly during Cherri Bomb and Angel Dust's assault on Sir Pentious and his Egg Bois: while they have no problem communicating with each other at a normal speaking level over what should be deafening gunfire and explosives going off around them, they ''do'' both cover their ears when a particularly large bomb is set to go off near them. And even ''then'', they continue to speak normally as if said large explosion hadn't happened anywhere near them.
** Judging by the cast's lack of reaction when Sir Pentious blows the door off the Happy Hotel (other than peeking out of the hole where the door used to be, wondering what the cause of the destruction was), this trope may be played straight in Hell.

* TemptingFate: Charlie name drops Angel Dust as the hotel's first client to a skeptical audience at 666 News and then praises his good behavior over the past two weeks. Seconds later, the news cuts to a shot of Angel Dust fighting a turf war with Cherri Bomb.

* ThisIsForEmphasisBitch:
** Charlie's LameComeback to Katie Killjoy's scorn goes as such: "Yeah, well, how does it feel that I got your pen, huh...bitch?" Unfortunately, it turns out that just so happens to be Katie's BerserkButton.
** Angel Dust drops the word to troll Vaggie on the limo ride back home.
--->'''Angel Dust''': Sorry, you're stuck with me, bitch. Get used to it!"
* ThisJustIn: Just as Charlie announces on 666 News that Angel Dust has cleaned up his act for two weeks straight, Katie Killjoy gets "Breaking news!" over her earpiece. She then reports that a new combatant had just joined the ongoing turf war in the city and the live feed reveals it to be [[InstantlyProvenWrong Angel Dust]], to Charlie's dismay.

* {{Understatement}}: When Vaggie is lambasting Angel for his atrocious spectacle that made them look bad, [[NiceGirl Charlie]] tries to chew him out in a more polite way. [[JerkassHasAPoint Vaggie]] is not amused by this downplaying of Angel's actions:
-->'''Charlie''': That was really uncool, Angel.\\
'''Vaggie''': (incredulous) "Uncool"?! After THAT train wreck, there is no way ANYONE is gonna want to stay at the hotel! All thanks to ''you'' (points at Angel Dust), and ''your selfish'' '''''BULLSHIT!'''''
* UnPaused: [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/alastorunpaused.png Alastor the Radio Demon shows up at the titular hotel]] because he wants to help Charlie run it. Since Alastor is TheDreaded, Charlie makes an OhCrap [[WideEyesAndShrunkenIrises expression]] when she sees it's him. Alastor then says "Hel-" before Charlie slams the door in his face. After a moment, Charlie opens the door back up and he says "-lo!" before she slams the door in his face again. After deciding to let him in, Charlie opens the door for a third time, prompting this bit of dialogue:
-->'''Alastor''': [[LampshadeHanging May I speak now?]]
-->'''Charlie''': You may...

* WideEyesAndShrunkenIrises: The rest of the Hotel staff after witnessing Alastor taking out Sir Pentious.
* WhoWritesThisCrap: The advertisement for ''It's Dahm Good!'', a cooking show featuring serial killer and cannibal Jeffrey Dahmer, has a sticky note that says "who approved this show?"

* DarkReprise: The appropiately named "Alastor's Reprise" is Alastor singing a more cynical rendition of Charlie's song, "Inside of Every Demon is a Rainbow". Given that Alastor actually saw Charlie singing it, it's possible that [[InvokedTrope this was intended in-universe]].
* DastardlyWhiplash: Seen in a pool hall during Charlie's interview, there's a number of Hell denizens who are the stereotypical mustache twirling villain type.

* DreadZeppelin: Sir Pentious has a giant zeppelin that he flies around in as an airship, complete with multiple weapons and servants to man it. Cherri Bomb's turf gets invaded by this zeppelin in the pilot episode, which she (and Angel Dust) are more than eager to defend. It's later shown damaged from the fight towards the end of the pilot, and whatever Cherri and Angel didn't already do to it, Alastor finishes off in seconds.

* {{Expy}}: One of the background characters is a [[BotanicalAbomination plant demon]] that looks very similar to [[Film/LittleShopOfHorrors Audrey II]].
* FacePalm: Vaggie's reaction to Charlie's overtly saccharine song.
* FallenHero: Among those Charlie mentions her hotel would help out in her song, "Inside of Every Demon is a Rainbow", are "''fallen superheroes''". She sings this in a shot wherein she appears alongside two demons, one of which wears an obvious superhero costume, cape and all.

* IfIWantedYouDead: After being threatened upon arrival at the hotel, Alastor makes sure the staff at the hotel (Vaggie especially) know for ''damn sure'' that had he arrived with malicious intent, they wouldn't have been speaking to him at the moment. He undergoes a GlamourFailure with voodoo symbols appearing behind him, as well as an in-universe OminousVisualGlitch with static and radio feedback.

* InstantlyProvenWrong: On live news, Charlie declares that her redemptive hotel idea will work, because their first client, Angel Dust, has already turned his ways around. Almost immediately, BreakingNews ensues that the very same spider demon is engaging in a Hell turf war and gleefully slaying dozens.
-->'''Angel Dust''': (offscreen and over the sounds of gunfire) I'm a BAAAAAAAD person!\\
'''Charlie''': Oh shit.
-->'''Katie Killjoy''': Oh shit ''indeed!''
* InsultToRocks: After Vaggie accuses him of making her, Charlie, and their whole operation look like a joke, Angel Dust counters by telling her exactly why that's wrong:
-->'''Angel Dust''': No, no, no, babe. Jokes are funny. I made you look, uh...sad! And pathetic! Like an orphan...with no arms...or legs...uh...oh, with progeria! Great, now ''I'm'' bummed thinking about it!

* BreadEggsMilkSquick: Charlie's musical number lumps in "[[PerverseSexualLust Cartoon porn addictions]], [[StrawVegetarian Vegan rants]], psychic predictions" in with ''Roman crucifixions''.
* BrickJoke: During Sir Pentious's introduction, an Egg Boi wishes that his boss would shoot him with the latter's ray gun. Later, during TheStinger, as Sir Pentious climbs out of the crater, the very same Egg Boi is revealed to have survived as he asks his boss if the latter will now shoot him with the latter's ray gun.

* BadGuysPlayPool: One of the locations shown where Charlie's interview is broadcast to is an old-timey western pool hall where a bunch of [[DastardlyWhiplash stereotypical mustache twirling villain]] demons are seen playing.
* BaitAndSwitchComment:
** After Charlie tries to sell the crowd her idea (in song), one demon pops up with what appears to be a huge smile and genuine appreciation for her performance:
--->'''Demon''': ''(awed voice)'' [[HopeSpot Wow...]] That was ''shit!''
** When the man who stole his drugs is crushed by a giant boulder out of nowhere, Angel Dust gasps in horror.
--->'''Angel Dust''': Oh my god! ''({{beat}})'' [[SkewedPriorities My drugs!]] Damn it!

* CasualDangerDialogue: Fighting a brutal turf battle against Sir Pentious doesn't stop Angel Dust and Cherri Bomb from talking about the former's stay at the titular hotel, and how much it's bugging him.

* ChangingChorus: In the second appearance of "Inside of Every Demon is a Rainbow" the Radio Demon changes the titular chorus to "Inside of Every Demon is a Lost Cause".

* ContrivedCoincidence: Angel Dust decides to participate in a turf war around the same time as Charlie's news pitch for her hotel. This results in Alastor's interest and kicks off the rest of the plot.

* {{Crawl}}: During the news report covering the turf war between Sir Pentious and Cherri Bomb, the crawl below starts off by recapping the events but then gets off topic with the writer complaining about his personal life.

* CurbStompBattle: The fight between Alastor and Sir Pentious at the end of the pilot is over within seconds, after Alastor effortlessly brings down Pentious's ship with tentacles from a void realm.
* CurseCutShort: Katie telling Tom to "suck it up, you little bitch" after dumping hot coffee in his lap is censored by the "off air" signal.

* DescriptionCut: To legitimize her hotel, Charlie confidently brings up how her patron Angel Dust has been clean for two weeks. Immediately after, the news station receives and cuts to footage broadcasting Angel participating in the violent turf war, yelling "I'm so baaaaad!" amidst gunfire.
* DoNotTauntCthulhu: Sir Pentious violates this rule with Alastor, which results in a CurbStompBattle courtesy of tentacles through otherworldly portals.
* DontExplainTheJoke: After Charlie announces her goal to open a hotel to rehabilitate sinners, she's met with a long silence. She awkwardly explains that she chose a hotel because hotels are for people to temporarily stay at while on their way to their destination. She's met with even more silence and at least one demon laughing at her vision.

Trailers: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rYTVBSeTLUQ Announcement]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yMQWoFZHvxs Happy Day in Hell]]

* DemonOfHumanOrigin: All of the main characters (except Charlie) are sinful humans who died in the mortal world and became demons in Hell. It's implied that many of the most powerful demons are not this trope (i.e. Vaggie saying about Alastor, "That kind of raw power had never been harnessed by a mortal soul before," implying that Alastor is the only powerful demon who was previously human), but the vast majority of demons were once human.

[[note]] From the bottom left to right: [[OnlySaneWoman Vaggie]], [[AntiAntiChrist Charlie]], [[AgentPeacock Angel Dust]], [[NeatFreak Niffty]], [[TheCynic Husk]], [[TokenEvilTeammate Alastor]], [[CardCarryingVillain Sir Pentious]] along with his [[AdorableEvilMinions Egg Bois]], [[ImmoralJournalist Katie Killjoy]], [[ButtMonkey Tom Trench]], and [[BombThrowingAnarchist Cherri Bomb]].[[/note]]]]

The pilot episode was released in October 28, 2019, and can be found [[https://youtube.com/watch?v=Zlmswo0S0e0 here]] on Website/YouTube. On August 7, 2020, the media company Creator/{{A24}} [[https://twitter.com/A24/status/1291781153066643456 announced that they had picked up]] ''Hazbin Hotel'' for a full series. The first full season of the main series is set to premiere on Creator/PrimeVideo January 19, 2024, with a second already confirmed. Early access to the first two episodes can be purchased through the [[https://hazbinhotel.com/ Hazbin Hotel website]].

The pilot episode was released in October 28, 2019, and can be found [[https://youtube.com/watch?v=Zlmswo0S0e0 here]] on Website/YouTube. On August 7, 2020, the media company Creator/{{A24}} [[https://twitter.com/A24/status/1291781153066643456 announced that they had picked up]] ''Hazbin Hotel'' for a full series. The first full season of the main series is set to premiere on Creator/PrimeVideo in January 2024, with a second already confirmed. Early access to the first two episodes can be purchased through the [[https://hazbinhotel.com/ Hazbin Hotel website]].

The pilot episode was released in October 28, 2019, and can be found [[https://youtube.com/watch?v=Zlmswo0S0e0 here]] on Website/YouTube. On August 7, 2020, the media company Creator/{{A24}} [[https://twitter.com/A24/status/1291781153066643456 announced that they had picked up]] ''Hazbin Hotel'' for a full series. The first full season of the [[WesternAnimation/HazbinHotel2024 main series]] is set to premiere on Creator/PrimeVideo in January 2024, with a second already confirmed. Early access to the first two episodes can be purchased through the [[https://hazbinhotel.com/ Hazbin Hotel website]].

''Hazbin Hotel'' is a 2024 adult animated musical [[BlackComedy Black]] {{Dramedy}} series created by Creator/VivienneMedrano. It stars Creator/ErikaHenningsen, Creator/StephanieBeatriz, Creator/AmirTalai, Creator/BlakeRoman, Creator/KeithDavid, Creator/KimikoGlenn, Creator/AlexBrightman, Creator/ChristianBorle, and Creator/JoelPerez.

Though the Pilot released in 2019 on Website/YouTube, the series will premiere in January 2024 on Creator/PrimeVideo. A second season has already been ordered. Early access to the first two episodes can be purchased through the [[https://hazbinhotel.com/ Hazbin Hotel website]].

* MusicalNumberAnnoyance: As Charlie prepares for her television interview, she suggests singing a song, only for Vaggie to shoot her suggestion down, saying "[[ThisIsReality Life isn't a musical, hun]]". Despite Vaggie insisting her not to sing, Charlie does so anyway on live TV, much to Vaggie's displeasure.

* ArtEvolution: As evidenced by the Happy Day in Hell clip, the character designs have been refined from the pilot. Charlie’s head is now rounder and she wears a red suit, Vaggie now wears a pink blouse, and so on.
* EveryoneHasStandards: In the full release of "Happy Day in Hell", Charlie is incredibly idealistic about the goodness within the Sinners, but even she's disgusted by the cannibals.
* InterruptedIntimacy: In the Happy Day in Hell clip, there is a moment where Charlie catches two demons having kinky bondage sex through a window with no curtains drawn.
* PrecisionFStrike: The Happy Day in Hell clip ends with Charlie declaring that today will be a “FUCKING happy day in Hell!” In the full "Happy Day in Hell" song, when she gets to the cannibal town in Hell, she says "Holy shit" in a disgusted tone.
* ShoutOut: In the Happy Day in Hell clip, there is a brief shot of a couple recreating the spaghetti scene from ''WesternAnimation/LadyAndTheTramp''… with intestinal tract as the spaghetti.
* ThisIsGonnaSuck: In the Happy Day in Hell clip, Vaggie's reaction of Charlie singing her song in the streets of Hell scream this trope.

''Hazbin Hotel'' is a 2024 adult animated musical BlackComedy series created by Creator/VivienneMedrano. It stars Creator/ErikaHenningsen, Creator/StephanieBeatriz, Creator/AmirTalai, Creator/BlakeRoman, Creator/KeithDavid, Creator/KimikoGlenn, Creator/AlexBrightman, Creator/ChristianBorle, and Creator/JoelPerez.

The series follows Charlie Morningstar (Henningsen), the upbeat and kindhearted princess of Hell as she attempts to create a rehabilitation hotel to reform the damned and allow them access to Heaven. Though the Pilot released in 2019 on Website/YouTube, the series will premiere in January 2024 on Creator/PrimeVideo. A second season has already been ordered. Early access to the first two episodes can be purchased through the [[https://hazbinhotel.com/ Hazbin Hotel website]].