The Kidriends: School Days

The Kidriends: School Days is a 2019 American direct-to-video computer-animated musical comedy film produced by Sony Pictures Animation and Maloing Entertainment, and distributed by Netflix. It is the reboot to the Bear Bones' 1994 animated film The Kidriends, but added with some differences.

The Kidriends: School Days was released in the United States on March 1, 2019. It received critical acclaim, with many critics praising Dean and Drucker's performances as well as the ensemble cast and faithfulness to the original animated film, though it also received mixed reviews for some of the character designs and its excessive similarity to the original.

The film was released on March 1, 2019.

Plot
Joshua and his friends are heading into middle school. But Lord De and Kool R are seeking revenge on Joshua, his friends, his family and their friends, and it's up to Joshua and his friends to save the world.

Cast

 * Collin Dean as Joshua Peace
 * Jason Drucker as Samuel Turner
 * Frankie Jonas as Andrew
 * Millie Bobby Brown as Averie Ji
 * Mala Miles as Paintboy
 * Asher Blinkoff as Nick
 * Julian Dennison as Waylon
 * Mckenna Grace as Eleana
 * Dakota Fanning as Maya
 * JD McCrary as Jaxon
 * Ben Schwartz as Kayson
 * Maya Rudolph as Molly Peace
 * Jeremy Irons as Lord De

Development
On May 1, 2014, Maloing Entertainment and Sony Pictures Animation announced a computer-animated reboot film under the same name as a new incarnation of the original series.

Animation
The film was animated by Sony Pictures Imageworks, who did Sony's other computer-animated film, Open Season, Cloudy with Chance of Meatballs and Hotel Transylvania.

Music
John Debney composed the film's score. The official soundtrack for the film was released on February 22, 2019, by Varèse Sarabande.

Release
The Kidriends: School Days was originally scheduled to be theatrically released on March 1, 2019, by Sony Pictures Releasing. In September 2018, it was revealed that the film will be released on streaming service Netflix on March 1, 2019, instead.

Reception
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