Hazbin Hotel#ep5

The series follows Charlie Morningstar, the princess of Hell, as she sets about fulfilling her seemingly impossible dream of opening a hotel called the "Hazbin Hotel", which aims to rehabilitate sinner demons. Due to overpopulation, Hell goes through an annual purge where angels, led by Adam, descend from Heaven and kill sinners. Charlie finds this upsetting, and wants to find a more peaceful solution to the overpopulation problem. Her goal is to have her clients "check out" from Hell as redeemed souls and be accepted into Heaven.{{Cite web|last=Noraas|first=Dana|date=November 13, 2022|title={{'}}Hazbin Hotel{{'}}: Everything We Know So Far About the A24 Animated Series|url=https://collider.com/hazbin-hotel-everything-we-know-a24-adult-animation/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230705202835/https://collider.com/hazbin-hotel-everything-we-know-a24-adult-animation/?newsletter_popup=1|archive-date=July 5, 2023|access-date=July 5, 2023|website=Collider}}

With the help of her devoted manager and girlfriend, Vaggie, and their reluctant first patron, pornographic film actor Angel Dust, she is determined to make her dream become a reality. But when her proposal on live television goes awry, her plan attracts the attention of the powerful "Radio Demon" Alastor who, despite finding her belief in redemption laughable, wants to help Charlie run the hotel for his own amusement.

{{Main|List of Hazbin Hotel and Helluva Boss characters}}

• Stephanie Beatriz as Vaggie
• Alex Brightman as Sir Pentious and Adam
• Keith David as Husk
• Kimiko Glenn as Niffty and Susan
• Erika Henningsen as Charlie Morningstar
• Blake Roman as Angel Dust and the Egg Boiz
• Amir Talai as Alastor and Tom Trench

• Jessica Vosk as Lute
• Brandon Rogers as Katie Killjoy
• The Vees:
• Christian Borle as Vox
• Lilli Cooper as Velvette
• Joel Perez as Valentino
• Daphne Rubin-Vega as Carmilla Carmine
• Jeremy Jordan as Lucifer Morningstar
• Krystina Alabado as Cherri Bomb

• James Monroe Iglehart as Zestial
• Don Darryl Rivera as Travis
• Sarah Stiles as Mimzy
• Darren Criss as Saint Peter
• Patina Miller as Sera
• Shoba Narayan as Emily
• Leslie Kritzer as Rosie

{{Series overview

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| Title = That's Entertainment

| DirectedBy = Vivienne Medrano

| WrittenBy = Dave Capdevielle, Raymond Hernandez & Vivienne Medrano

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|10|28}}

| ShortSummary = The day after the latest Extermination, Charlie, the princess of Hell, pursues her seemingly impossible goal of rehabilitating demons to peacefully reduce overpopulation in Hell. She opens a hotel in hopes that patients will be "checking out" into Heaven. While most of Hell mocks her goal, her devoted girlfriend, Vaggie, and their first client, adult film star Angel Dust, stick by her side. When Alastor, a powerful entity known as "The Radio Demon", reaches out to Charlie to assist in her endeavors, her crazy dream is given a chance to become a reality. {{hr}} {{itcol|Musical numbers}} "I'm Always Chasing Rainbows", "Inside of Every Demon Is a Rainbow", and "Alastor's Reprise"

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| EpisodeNumber = 1

| Title = Overture

| DirectedBy = Vivienne Medrano

| WrittenBy = Vivienne Medrano

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2024|1|19}}{{efn|name=AAA24}}

| ProdCode = 1BBHH01

| ShortSummary = Charlie's father, Lucifer, was an angel who fell in love with Lilith, the first woman. They gave the second woman, Eve, the gift of free will, inadvertently creating Hell, where Lucifer and Lilith were banished by Heaven. To keep Hell's sinners in line, angels created the annual Extermination. One week after the events of the pilot, as Hell is still recovering from the last Extermination, Charlie mentions that she has not seen or heard from Lilith in seven years. Lucifer later calls Charlie and asks her to take his place in his annual meeting with Heaven. Charlie pitches to Adam – leader of the Exterminations – and his second-in-command Lute, her plan to save sinners through redemption in her hotel. Her pitch is ignored and laughed at, and Adam reveals that the next Extermination will happen in six months rather than a year. Meanwhile, Vaggie, Charlie's girlfriend, enlists the hotel's staff to make a commercial to promote the hotel, but the final product is cut short by a news broadcast announcing the Extermination date being moved. Lute finds the corpse of an exterminator killed in Hell and shows Adam. The two plan to kill every demon in Hell during the next Extermination. {{hr}} {{itcol|Musical numbers}} "Happy Day in Hell" and "Hell Is Forever"

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| EpisodeNumber = 2

| Title = Radio Killed the Video Star

| DirectedBy = Vivienne Medrano

| WrittenBy = Adam Neylan & Vivienne Medrano

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2024|1|19}}{{efn|name=AAA24}}

| ProdCode = 1BBHH02

| ShortSummary = When a trio of powerful overlords known as the Vees (Vox, Valentino, and Velvette) find out that Alastor, another overlord, is back after being gone for seven years, Vox tries to send a warning to him. This backfires when Alastor sends his own warning to Vox. The Vees then decide to try to destroy the hotel from the inside. Vox enlists a demon named Sir Pentious to spy on the hotel by posing as a guest. As Sir Pentious is getting adjusted to the operations of the hotel, Angel Dust, another resident of the hotel and a popular porn star, feels saddened that Charlie doesn't believe he can change. Angel Dust later finds out that Sir Pentious is working for Vox and shows Charlie and Vaggie proof. Although Angel Dust and Vaggie want to kill Sir Pentious, Charlie forgives him and gives him a second chance after witnessing Vox yell at him for failing. Sir Pentious apologizes for his deceit and decides to become a true patron at the hotel. {{hr}} {{itcol|Musical numbers}} "Stayed Gone" and "It Starts with Sorry"

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| EpisodeNumber = 3

| Title = Scrambled Eggs

| DirectedBy = Vivienne Medrano

| WrittenBy = Ariel Ladensohn

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2024|1|19}}

| ProdCode = 1BBHH03

| ShortSummary = To help Sir Pentious improve as a person, Vaggie insists that he get rid of his egg minions. She asks Alastor to get rid of them, but before he can, he runs into ancient overlord Zestial, who invites him to a meeting for the overlords of Hell. During it, Velvette reveals the head of the dead angel, suggesting that they go to war with Heaven. This idea is shot down by Zestial, as a war would lead to more deaths. Velvette insults Zestial but is kicked out by overlord Carmilla Carmine, who controls Hell's weapon supplies. Carmilla reveals that she killed the exterminator to protect her daughters. This is overheard by one of the egg minions. The egg relays the message to Alastor. Meanwhile, Charlie asks Vaggie to lead trust exercises at the hotel. Vaggie worries that the group will not be ready when the next Extermination happens and pushes the patrons to participate in strenuous activities. However, when Charlie tells Vaggie that she feels that she is going too far with her methods, the two talk it out and discover their friends bonded over the experiences Vaggie put them through. Charlie and Vaggie let Sir Pentious keep the eggs. {{hr}} {{itcol|Musical numbers}} "Respectless" and "Whatever It Takes"

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| EpisodeNumber = 4

| Title = Masquerade

| DirectedBy = Vivienne Medrano

| WrittenBy = Adam Neylan & Vivienne Medrano

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2024|1|19}}

| ProdCode = 1BBHH04

| ShortSummary = Angel Dust leaves the hotel to act in a porn film for his boss, Valentino. While shooting, Charlie arrives and tries to bring Angel Dust back to the hotel, but Valentino beats Angel Dust, reminds him that he owns Angel Dust's soul, and forces him to make her leave. Angel Dust continues filming and is constantly assaulted by Valentino and other workers. Returning to the hotel, he gets into an argument with its bartender, Husk, who had earlier accused him of being "fake." Angel Dust leaves to go to a bar, followed by Husk at Charlie's insistence. Husk saves Angel Dust from being drugged by one of Valentino's workers, but Angel Dust lashes out at him for saving him, revealing that he purposely lets Valentino assault him so that when he is broken and ruined, Valentino will stop using him. Husk reveals that he was once an overlord whose gambling addiction led him to make a deal with Alastor to keep his power, trapping him in a similar situation to Angel Dust. At the hotel, Angel Dust thanks Charlie for caring about him, making her emotional. {{hr}} {{itcol|Musical numbers}} "Poison" and "Loser, Baby"

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| EpisodeNumber = 5

| Title = Dad Beat Dad

| DirectedBy = Vivienne Medrano

| WrittenBy = Rachel Kaplan

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2024|1|26}}

| ProdCode = 1BBHH05

| ShortSummary = Charlie spends all night trying to figure out a way to reconnect with Heaven. Left with no other options, she calls her father, Lucifer. He shows up at the hotel and isn't impressed, clashing with Alastor. They are interrupted when Alastor's friend Mimzy unexpectedly arrives at the hotel, wanting to meet with Alastor. Husk is distrustful of Mimzy, claiming that she only shows up when she needs something. Alastor brushes him off, but when Husk hints at Alastor owing a debt to someone, Alastor loses his temper and threatens to kill Husk if he steps out of line again. Husk's suspicions about Mimzy are later revealed to be true, as several loan shark demons attack the hotel in an attempt to find her. Alastor uses his powers to kill the loan sharks before forcing Mimzy to leave, not wanting the hotel to be damaged further. Lucifer reveals that he believes Charlie's plan is impossible because sinners are inherently evil and that Heaven will never listen to her. This upsets Charlie, but they ultimately reconcile, and Lucifer agrees to arrange Charlie another meeting with Heaven. {{hr}} {{itcol|Musical numbers}} "Hell's Greatest Dad" and "More Than Anything"

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| EpisodeNumber = 6

| Title = Welcome to Heaven

| DirectedBy = Vivienne Medrano

| WrittenBy = Adam Stein

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2024|1|26}}

| ProdCode = 1BBHH06

| ShortSummary = Charlie and Vaggie arrive in Heaven for a trial intended to decide whether souls in Hell can be redeemed. Adam and Lute confront Vaggie, who is actually a former exterminator angel who was stripped of her wings and left eye by Lute after sparing a sinner child. Adam threatens to tell Charlie if Vaggie does not sabotage the trial. The trial begins by monitoring Angel Dust's actions as his friend Cherri Bomb takes him and the other hotel residents to a nightclub. While trying to save hotel maid Niffty from Valentino, Angel Dust stands up to him, saying that Valentino can do whatever he wants to him in the studio, but Angel Dust is his own man anywhere else. Charlie claims that this is proof of Angel Dust being redeemable, but the angels do not know how souls enter Heaven. While arguing over the case, Adam accidentally reveals the Extermination plans to the court. Adam also tells Charlie about Vaggie's past as an exterminator. The court finds that there is no evidence that a sinner can be redeemed. Adam sends Charlie and Vaggie back to Hell, promising that during the next Extermination in a month, he will be coming for the hotel first. {{hr}} {{itcol|Musical numbers}} "Welcome to Heaven" and "You Didn't Know"

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| EpisodeNumber = 7

| Title = Hello Rosie!

| DirectedBy = Vivienne Medrano

| WrittenBy = Ariel Ladensohn

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2024|2|2}}

| ProdCode = 1BBHH07

| ShortSummary = Charlie and Vaggie are kicked out of Heaven. Vaggie reveals to the rest of the group that she was once an angel. Alastor, taking advantage of Charlie's fragile mental state, convinces her to make a deal with him. In exchange for a favor she will do for him later, he tells her that there is a way to kill exterminators and that Carmilla Carmine knows how. Charlie tells Vaggie to go to Carmilla to convince her to help, while Charlie and Alastor seek other sinners to help them fight. In Cannibal Town, Charlie and Alastor meet Rosie, the overlord who runs the town. Rosie and eventually the rest of the cannibals agree to help fend off the angels. Rosie convinces Charlie that Vaggie's actions speak louder than her words and that she is redeeming herself through the hotel. Meanwhile, Carmilla teaches Vaggie how to fight angels and reveals that she killed the exterminator using angelic weaponry scavenged from past Exterminations. Vaggie regains her wings, and Carmilla agrees to help by supplying the hotel with angelic weapons. Vaggie and Charlie reconcile with each other. Upon entering the hotel, they see the residents fortifying it for the battle with the angels. {{hr}} {{itcol|Musical numbers}} "Out for Love" and "Ready for This"

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| EpisodeNumber = 8

| Title = The Show Must Go On

| DirectedBy = Vivienne Medrano

| WrittenBy = Adam Stein

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2024|2|2}}

| ProdCode = 1BBHH08

| ShortSummary = Extermination Day arrives, and a war between angels and sinners ensues. During the battle, Adam badly wounds Alastor, forcing him to flee. Sir Pentious confesses his love for Cherri Bomb before sacrificing himself in a failed attempt to destroy Adam. Distraught and enraged by Sir Pentious' death, Charlie enters her demon form and confronts Adam while Vaggie is forced to fight Lute. Lucifer arrives to help Charlie and overpowers Adam, who destroys the hotel before being killed by Niffty. Lute and the other angels retreat, and Charlie rebuilds the hotel to a greater state alongside her friends and father. As the Vees plot to take over Hell, Alastor hopes for freedom from a previous deal and control over Hell before reuniting with Charlie and her friends. Sir Pentious manifests in Heaven as an angel, proving that sinners can be redeemed. Lute, now in charge of the Exterminations, confronts Lilith in Heaven, saying that if she wants to stay there, she must return to Hell and stop Charlie's hotel. {{hr}} {{itcol|Musical numbers}} "More Than Anything (Reprise)" and "Finale"

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{{Main|Hazbin Hotel (soundtrack)}}

The score of the pilot episode was released on November 3, 2019.{{cite web |title=Hazbin Hotel (Original Film Score) - Album by Gooseworx, Evan Alderete |url=https://open.spotify.com/album/2KwSj5poDzzyYnQsOfPk73 |website=Spotify |access-date=22 June 2024}}{{cite web |title=Hazbin Hotel (Original Film Score) by Gooseworx & Evan Alderete on Amazon Music |url=https://music.amazon.ca/albums/B07ZZZJ8VN |website=Amazon Music |access-date=22 June 2024}}

The day after the release of each episode of the first season, the songs featured within them were released on a soundtrack EP through A24 Music, starting with Part 1 on January 19, 2024.{{cite news|last1=Major|first1=Michael|title=Listen: Christian Borle, Alex Brightman, Erika Henningsen & More Sing on the HAZBIN HOTEL Soundtrack|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Listen-Christian-Borle-Alex-Brightman-Erika-Henningsen-More-Sing-on-the-HAZBIN-HOTEL-Soundtrack-20240119|access-date=February 1, 2024|work=Broadway World|date=January 19, 2024}} Two songs from the first two episodes were released ahead of the series and are not present on any of the EPs; "Happy Day in Hell" was released on October 20, 2023, following a preview at New York Comic Con{{cite news|last1=Mullinax|first1=Hope|title=It's a "Happy Day in Hell" in the First Song From 'Hazbin Hotel'|url=https://collider.com/hazbin-hotel-song-happy-day-in-hell/|access-date=February 1, 2024|work=Collider|date=October 20, 2023}} and "Poison" was released on January 5, 2024.{{cite news|last1=Sarto|first1=Debbie Diamond|title=A24 and Prime Video Share 'Hazbin Hotel's 'Poison' Lyric Video|url=https://www.awn.com/news/a24-and-prime-video-share-hazbin-hotels-poison-lyric-video|access-date=February 1, 2024|work=Animation World Network|date=January 5, 2024}} Following the release of the series, "Poison" debuted at number 34 on the US Billboard Hot Rock & Alternative Songs chart, having accumulated 2.7 million US streams in the week following the show.{{cite magazine|last1=Zellner|first1=Xander|title=10 First-Timers on Billboard's Charts This Week: Richy Mitch and The Coal Miners, MJ Lenderman, Cat Janice & More|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/billboard-charts-first-timers-richy-mitch-cat-janice-1235593874/|access-date=February 1, 2024|magazine=Billboard|date=January 31, 2024}}

From October 27, 2019, to July 7, 2020, a webcomic titled "Chapter 1: Dirty Healings" (which showed how Angel Dust learned of the hotel) was completed, containing twenty-two pages and hosted on the official Hazbin Hotel website.{{Cite web|author=Vivziepop|date=November 11, 2019|title=7 MILLION? WHATS NEXT? BIG OL UPDATE VIDYO!!|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s4RKc83V19E&app=desktop|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200507192620/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s4RKc83V19E&gl=US&hl=en|archive-date=May 7, 2020|access-date=December 25, 2019|website=YouTube}} Another comic entitled "A Day in the Afterlife (The Radio Demon)", which focused on Alastor's daily life in Hell, was posted to the website on October 19, 2020, containing sixteen pages.{{Cite web|last=Miller|first=Caroline|date=March 20, 2022|title=A24 Reveals Character Images for Raunchy Animated Series Hazbin Hotel|url=https://movieweb.com/hazbin-hotel-character-photos-a24/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220322132258/https://movieweb.com/hazbin-hotel-character-photos-a24/|archive-date=March 22, 2022|access-date=March 22, 2022|website=MovieWeb}}

In February 2020, Gabriel C. Brown, Alastor's pilot singing voice, covered the songs "You're Never Fully Dressed Without a Smile" and "I Don't Want to Set the World on Fire" in character.{{Cite AV media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ds5c6hZE_e0|title=Alastor Sings "You're Never Fully Dressed Without A Smile" & "I Don't Want to Set The World On Fire"|date=February 21, 2020|last=Brown|first=Gabriel|access-date=February 21, 2020|via=YouTube|work=Black Gryph0n}} He reprised the role in several fan-made music videos for original songs, including "Insane" in June 2021, which was reviewed by One Piece creator Eiichiro Oda as his "second-favorite song of 2023".{{Cite AV media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=juJkNKodgdE|title=INSANE (A Hazbin Hotel Song) – Black Gryph0n & Baasik|date=June 11, 2021|last=Brown|first=Gabriel|access-date=June 11, 2021|via=YouTube|work=Black Gryph0n}}{{cite tweet|user=newworldartur|last=Oda|first=Eiichiro|author-link=Eiichiro Oda|number=1736919170678190340|title=Eiichiro Oda shares his Top 3 Favorite Music Artists of 2023|date=December 19, 2023|access-date=December 19, 2023}} In July 2020, Hazbin Hotel and Helluva Boss songwriter Sam Haft released "Alastor's Game", in which Haft voiced Alastor.{{Cite AV media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DTbfw8_SMmI|title=The Living Tombstone – Alastor's Game (Hazbin Hotel Song)|date=July 9, 2020|author-link=Sam Haft|last=Haft|first=Sam|access-date=July 9, 2020|via=YouTube|work=VivziePop}} In February 2024, a Hazbin Hotel emote entitled "Reaper's Showtime" was released to the video game Fortnite by Epic Games, allowing the player character to wield Alastor's iconic cane, while playing the song "Insane".{{Cite web|last=Poskitt|first=Matt|date=February 12, 2024|title=Is Hazbin Hotel coming to Fortnite? Emote Explained|url=https://www.radiotimes.com/technology/gaming/hazbin-hotel-fortnite-rumours|access-date=February 12, 2024|website=Radio Times}} On October 11, 2024, Black Gryph0n and Baasik released "Daisies", a prequel song to "Insane" which "explores Alastor's (semi-canon) origin story".{{cite web |last1=Brown |first1=Gabriel |last2=Brown |first2=Nate |title=DAISIES (A Hazbin Hotel Song) - Black Grpyh0n & Baasik |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qy9NX7iI6YQ |website=YouTube |publisher=@BlackGryph0n |access-date=11 October 2024 |type=Music video |date=11 October 2024}}

"Addict" is an animated music video released on July 17, 2020, on Medrano's YouTube channel,{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OlahNrlcgS4|title=Addict (Music Video) - Hazbin Hotel|author=Viziepop|date=July 17, 2020|via=YouTube|access-date=July 21, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200720133653/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ulfeM8JGq7s|archive-date=July 20, 2020}}{{Cite web|last1=Troup|first1=Margaret|url=https://www.iowastatedaily.com/limelight/hazbin-hotel-creator-releases-new-episode-of-spin-off-series-helluva-boss-vivienne-medrano-youtube-animated-series-a24-angel-dust-charlie-moxxie-millie-blitzo-brandon-rogers-richard-steven-horvits-iowa-state-daily-ames-iowa/article_f905a1ea-1d33-11eb-afb6-3b962bc22e27.html|title='Hazbin Hotel' creator releases new episode of spinoff series 'Helluva Boss'|date=November 2, 2020|access-date=November 3, 2020|website=Iowa State Daily|archive-url=https://archive.today/20201103153029/https://www.iowastatedaily.com/limelight/hazbin-hotel-creator-releases-new-episode-of-spin-off-series-helluva-boss-vivienne-medrano-youtube-animated-series-a24-angel-dust-charlie-moxxie-millie-blitzo-brandon-rogers-richard-steven-horvits-iowa-state-daily-ames-iowa/article_f905a1ea-1d33-11eb-afb6-3b962bc22e27.html|archive-date=November 3, 2020|url-status=dead}}{{Cite web| url=https://www.theallstate.org/hazbin-hotel-a-great-place-to-check-into/|title="Hazbin Hotel" a great place to check into|last1=Von Polko|first1=Juno|date=November 4, 2020|website=The All State|publisher=Austin Peay State University|access-date=November 14, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201114171659/https://www.theallstate.org/hazbin-hotel-a-great-place-to-check-into/|archive-date=November 14, 2020|url-status=live }} based on and featuring the Silva Hound song of the same name.{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cTLAZunyA38|title=Silva Hound ft. Michael Kovach and Chi-Chi - Addict|author=Silva Hound|date=February 14, 2020|via=YouTube|access-date=July 21, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200303193455/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cTLAZunyA38|archive-date=March 3, 2020}} It centers around Angel Dust's relations with his best friend, Cherri Bomb, his abusive boss, Valentino, and their experiences with addiction. The song was performed by Michael Kovach and Kelly "Chi-Chi" Boyer. Tito W. James of Comicon.com described the video as giving viewers a "deeper look" at the lives of Cherri Bomb and Angel Dust, and praised the "world of Hazbin" for being "paradoxically provocative and empathetic".{{Cite web|url=http://www.comicon.com/2020/07/17/hazbin-hotel-returns-with-a-new-music-video-addict/|title='Hazbin Hotel' Returns With A New Music Video 'Addict'|last1=James|first1=Tito W.|date=July 17, 2020|website=Comicon.com|access-date=July 21, 2020|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200722000834/http://www.comicon.com/2020/07/17/hazbin-hotel-returns-with-a-new-music-video-addict/|archive-date=July 22, 2020|url-status=live }} The song ranked as the #3 dance song on iTunes on July 21, 2020.{{Cite web|url=http://www.popvortex.com/music/charts/top-dance-songs.php|title=iTunes Top 100 Dance Songs|date=July 21, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200722045932/http://www.popvortex.com/music/charts/top-dance-songs.php|archive-date=July 22, 2020|access-date=November 14, 2020|url-status=live}} Additionally, the song #14 on the US Dance/Electronic Songs chart, #4 on the Dance/Electronic Digital Songs chart, and #77 on the Dance/Electronic Songs Year-End.{{Cite magazine|date=|title=Dance/Electronic Songs (August 1, 2020)|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/dance-electronic-songs/2020-08-01|url-status=live|magazine=Billboard|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200814102538/https://www.billboard.com/charts/dance-electronic-songs/2020-08-01|archive-date=August 14, 2020|access-date=July 31, 2020}}{{Cite magazine|title=Dance/Electronic Digital Songs Sales (August 1, 2020)|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/dance-electronic-digital-song-sales/2020-08-01|magazine=Billboard|access-date=July 31, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201114172601/https://www.billboard.com/charts/dance-electronic-digital-song-sales/2020-08-01|archive-date=November 14, 2020|url-status=live}}{{Cite magazine|title=Hot Dance/Electronic Songs - Year-End|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2020/hot-dance-electronic-songs|access-date=January 2, 2021|magazine=Billboard|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220922043346/https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2020/hot-dance-electronic-songs/|archive-date=September 22, 2022|url-status=live}}

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A spin-off series, Helluva Boss, unveiled its first season on October 31, 2020, almost one year after the release of its own pilot.{{Cite web|last1=Dudok de Wit|first1=Alex|date=September 1, 2020|title=Here's The Biggest Animation News You Missed In August|url=https://www.cartoonbrew.com/monthly-wrap-up/heres-the-biggest-animation-news-you-missed-in-august-195997.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200904074858/https://www.cartoonbrew.com/monthly-wrap-up/heres-the-biggest-animation-news-you-missed-in-august-195997.html|archive-date=September 4, 2020|access-date=November 1, 2020|work=Cartoon Brew}}{{Cite web|last1=Alexa|first1=Laurén|date=September 1, 2020|title=Unconventional A24 Picks Up Controversial 'Hazbin Hotel'|url=https://www.awn.com/news/unconventional-a24-picks-controversial-hazbin-hotel|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201102023751/https://www.awn.com/news/unconventional-a24-picks-controversial-hazbin-hotel|archive-date=November 2, 2020|access-date=November 1, 2020|work=Animation World Network}} Helluva Boss takes place in the same fictional universe as Hazbin Hotel, the Hellaverse, but it has a different cast of characters and story. As Medrano described it, while both shows share the same setting, Hazbin Hotel is about redemption and consequences of past actions, while Helluva Boss follows "characters and societies that already exist in Hell", focusing on relationships between characters.{{Cite web|last=Crusch|first=Marley|date=December 13, 2020|title=Hazbin Hotel Panel Recap|url=https://www.bubbleblabber.com/hazbin-hotel-panel-recap|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201214200039/https://www.bubbleblabber.com/hazbin-hotel-panel-recap/|archive-date=December 14, 2020|access-date=December 15, 2020|magazine=Bubble Blabber}}

Some characters of the pilot had been around for years when Medrano began working with people at School of Visual Arts on what would later become Hazbin Hotel,{{Cite web|last1=Asarch|first1=Steven|url=https://www.insider.com/hazbin-hotel-creator-on-shows-creation-and-future-2021-2|title=A cartoon demon musical drew in 53 million YouTube viewers. The creator of 'Hazbin Hotel' says she couldn't have predicted its success.|date=February 3, 2021|access-date=February 3, 2021|website=Insider|archive-url=https://archive.today/20210203232139/https://www.insider.com/hazbin-hotel-creator-on-shows-creation-and-future-2021-2|archive-date=February 3, 2021|url-status=live}} as the "Misfit Demon Gang" in Medrano's webcomic series ZooPhobia.{{cite web|author-link=Vivienne Medrano|last=Medrano|first=Vivienne|url=https://vivzportfolio.tumblr.com/post/51237308567/zoophobiacrazies-misfit-demon-gang-lineup-as-it|title=Misfit Demon Gang lineup as it stands right now! Been workin' on these off an' on over the last week n' a half. Was loads of fun, Gonna be doin' more lineups as time goes on cause they are relaxing, and help me diversify designs! Some of these guys reflect their time period, some of them kinda created their own look overtime, but I did a lot of research on each to try and stay in the right mindset. Enjoys <3|via=Tumblr|date=May 24, 2013|access-date=May 24, 2013}}{{cite web|author-link=Vivienne Medrano|last=Medrano|first=Vivienne|url=https://vivzportfolio.tumblr.com/post/60752445693/zoophobiacrazies-its-pretty-safe-by-this-point|title=It's pretty safe by this point to say. This is NOT going to be my thesis film, so might as well post the crap I did for it. I realized this film is just to complex and too demanding for my current level of animation, and while it woulda been a very fun/interesting film, I have to shelf it for when my skills are able to tackle it. Also I'm very picky on the voices for these characters, so that became another issue I realized early on, not being able to find a suitable VA. Seein' these sketches still makes me twitch wanting to do it though gvbhjnm. so yeah. This film was too be titled "The Spider Brothers" and I'll prolly do it one day in future. ONE DAY.|via=Tumblr|date=September 9, 2013|access-date=September 9, 2013}} Originally, the pilot was meant to be an adult comedy "with a raunchy, demonic aesthetic". It took over six months to write the episode, and over two years to animate it, with teasers released in that ensuing period to garner an audience of fans. The series contains various LGBTQ+ characters. This includes a gay character named Angel Dust, a bisexual character named Charlie, and an asexual character named Alastor.{{Cite tweet|last=Medrano|first=Vivienne|user=vivziepop|number=1050498176019353601|date=October 11, 2018|title=Angel and Alastor are old men who don't understand anything anymore 👍 I hope everyone on this #NationalComingOutDay2018 stays safe and stays proud 🥰|access-date=December 24, 2019}}{{Cite web| last1=Milligan|first1=Mercedes|url=https://www.animationmagazine.net/features/news-bytes-sarah-duck-quacks-back-in-us-check-in-to-hazbin-hotel-tellys-get-immersive-more/|title=News Bytes: 'Sarah & Duck' Quacks Back in US, Check in to 'Hazbin Hotel,' Tellys Get Immersive & More|website=Animation Magazine|date=October 30, 2019|access-date=November 18, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200108020837/https://www.animationmagazine.net/features/news-bytes-sarah-duck-quacks-back-in-us-check-in-to-hazbin-hotel-tellys-get-immersive-more/|archive-date=January 8, 2020|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|last1=Rupnarine|first1=Nerissa|url=https://www.cbr.com/dr-stone-senku-asexual-anime-representation/|title=Dr. Stone's Senku Could Be Groundbreaking for Asexual Anime Representation|date=July 24, 2020|access-date=November 5, 2020|website=CBR|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200916212025/https://www.cbr.com/dr-stone-senku-asexual-anime-representation/|archive-date=September 16, 2020|url-status=live}}

The show's pilot episode was released on Medrano's YouTube channel in October 2019, and it gained 54 million views by early February 2021. Almost a year later, A24 picked up Hazbin Hotel for the production of a TV series in August 2020.{{Cite web|last=Amidi|first=Amid|date=August 7, 2020|title=A24 Picks Up Online Pilot 'Hazbin Hotel' For Series|url=https://www.cartoonbrew.com/tv/a24-picks-up-online-pilot-hazbin-hotel-for-series-195245.html|url-status=live|access-date=April 24, 2021|website=Cartoon Brew|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210307072738/https://www.cartoonbrew.com/tv/a24-picks-up-online-pilot-hazbin-hotel-for-series-195245.html|archive-date=March 7, 2021}}{{Cite web|last1=Milligan|first1=Mercedes|url=https://www.animationmagazine.net/tv/a24-checks-in-to-vivziepops-hellish-hazbin-hotel/|title=A24 Checks in to VivziePop's Hellish 'Hazbin Hotel'|work=Animation Magazine|date=August 7, 2020|access-date=April 25, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200814180006/https://www.animationmagazine.net/tv/a24-checks-in-to-vivziepops-hellish-hazbin-hotel/|archive-date=August 14, 2020|url-status=live}}

On December 21, 2021, the official Hazbin Hotel Twitter account teased the release of the first season.{{Cite tweet|author=Hazbin Hotel|user=hazbinhotel|number=1473338223388610565|date=December 21, 2021|title=See you in hell. @HazbinHotel opens soon. 😈|language=en|access-date=December 22, 2021|link=https://twitter.com/hazbinhotel/status/1473338223388610565|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211221170311/https://twitter.com/hazbinhotel/status/1473338223388610565|archive-date=December 21, 2021 }} It was later reported that the cast from the pilot was not asked to reprise their roles for the A24 production, though these voice actors showed support for the show despite their removal.{{Cite web|last=Coulston|first=John Connor|url=https://popculture.com/streaming/news/hazbin-hotel-tv-show-replacing-most-cast-startling-shakeup/|title=TV Show Replacing Most Its Cast in Startling Shakeup|website=PopCulture|date=January 17, 2022|access-date=February 4, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220118043715/https://popculture.com/streaming/news/hazbin-hotel-tv-show-replacing-most-cast-startling-shakeup/|archive-date=January 18, 2022|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|last=Laudenbach|first=Sarah|date=December 26, 2022|title=Hazbin Hotel Videos Reveals New Look At A24 Animated Series|url=https://screenrant.com/hazbin-hotel-videos-reveals-animated-series-new-look/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230202124851/https://screenrant.com/hazbin-hotel-videos-reveals-animated-series-new-look/|archive-date=February 2, 2023|access-date=March 7, 2023|website=Screen Rant}} Medrano said that she loves her characters "more than anything" and that they are "in good hands".{{Cite tweet|last=Medrano|first=Vivienne|author-link=Vivienne Medrano|user=VivziePop|number=1473572639478362113|date=December 22, 2021|title=I love my characters more than anything. They are in good hands. ❤️|language=en|access-date=December 22, 2021|link=https://twitter.com/VivziePop/status/1473572639478362113|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211222142356/https://twitter.com/VivziePop/status/1473572639478362113|archive-date=December 22, 2021 }}

Several main characters had been redesigned from the pilot, including Charlie,{{Cite web|last=Laudenbach|first=Sarah|url=https://screenrant.com/hazbin-hotel-charlie-poster-design|title=Hazbin Hotel{{'}}s Protagonist Promises Exciting Things Ahead In New Poster|website=Screen Rant|date=January 31, 2023|access-date=March 7, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230206033919/https://screenrant.com/hazbin-hotel-charlie-poster-design/|archive-date=February 6, 2023|url-status=live}} Vaggie,{{Cite web|last=Tolsky|first=Andy|url=https://screenrant.com/hazbin-hotel-show-new-vaggie-design|title=Hazbin Hotel Series Unveils New Vaggie Character Design|website=Screen Rant|date=June 2, 2022|access-date=June 6, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220603174953/https://screenrant.com/hazbin-hotel-show-new-vaggie-design/|archive-date=June 3, 2022|url-status=live}} Alastor,{{Cite web|last=Tolsky|first=Andy|url=https://screenrant.com/hazbin-hotel-show-alastor-radio-demon-new-design|title=Hazbin Hotel Series Unveils New Alastor Character Design|website=Screen Rant|date=March 18, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220319144909/https://screenrant.com/hazbin-hotel-show-alastor-radio-demon-new-design/|archive-date=March 19, 2022|url-status=live}} and Angel Dust.{{Cite web|last=Tolsky|first=Andy|url=https://screenrant.com/hazbin-hotel-show-angel-dust-design-new-image|title=Hazbin Hotel Series Unveils New Angel Dust Design|website=Screen Rant|date=April 29, 2022|access-date=May 17, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220430142801/https://screenrant.com/hazbin-hotel-show-angel-dust-design-new-image/|archive-date=April 30, 2022|url-status=live}} Along with SpindleHorse Toons, Bento Box Entertainment co-produced the series for A24. Princess Bento Studio,{{Cite web|url=https://www.princessbento.com/copy-of-smiling-friends|title=HAZBIN HOTEL|website=Princess Bento Studio|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220315135103/https://www.princessbento.com/copy-of-smiling-friends|archive-date=March 15, 2022|access-date=March 19, 2022|url-status=live}} a Melbourne-based studio jointly owned by Bento Box Entertainment and Princess Pictures, alongside Bento Box both handled animation production, with SpindleHorse Toons and Toon City[https://ph.linkedin.com/in/clares-c-003431bb?trk=public_profile_browsemap Public profile] LinkedIn {{better source needed|date=March 2024}} both handling digital animation services. According to Medrano, many of the artists who worked on the pilot would be returning for the first season, and argued that the "indie spirit of the pilot lives on".{{Cite tweet|last=Medrano|first=Vivienne|author-link=Vivienne Medrano|user=VivziePop|number=1499566604195033090|date=March 3, 2022|title=The indie spirit of the pilot lives on and now artists old and new are gonna bring you all a fully realized animated season. I cannot wait 😈🎶❤️|language=en|access-date=March 19, 2022|link=https://twitter.com/VivziePop/status/1499566604195033090|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220304020534/https://twitter.com/VivziePop/status/1499566604195033090|archive-date=March 4, 2022 }}

On October 28, 2022, the third anniversary of the pilot's release, a teaser trailer was released on Medrano's YouTube channel promising a summer 2023 release date for the first season,{{Cite web|last=Medrano|first=Vivienne|date=October 28, 2022|title=HAPPY ANNIVERSARY #HazbinHotel|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FlYAdfwLpEc|access-date=September 3, 2023|website=YouTube|archive-date=September 3, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230903231831/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FlYAdfwLpEc|url-status=live}} but this was later stalled due to the 2023 strike of actors and writers.{{Cite tweet|number=1679522876242771969|user=VivziePop|title=Power to all my cast friends who begin striking today!! In case some of you don't know this strike will effect show marketing and promo so things might take longer and I want my team to actually be able to enjoy a release with the rest of us! ❤️ content can wait, support them!!|first=Vivienne|last=Medrano|date=July 13, 2023|access-date=September 3, 2023}} On September 28, 2023, a trailer was posted on the series' official Instagram account and Medrano's YouTube channel announcing its first season's premiere on Amazon Prime Video in January 2024, while also announcing that "Season 2 is coming".{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2023/09/hazbin-hotel-animated-series-amazon-vivienne-medrano-1235558187|title={{'}}Hazbin Hotel{{'}} Animated Series from A24 & Bento Box Lands at Amazon|last=White|first=Peter|date=September 28, 2023|access-date=September 28, 2023|archive-date=November 21, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231121203810/https://deadline.com/2023/09/hazbin-hotel-animated-series-amazon-vivienne-medrano-1235558187/|url-status=dead}} In November 2023, it was announced that the series would premiere on January 19, 2024.{{efn|name=AAA24}} On December 13, 2023, the official season one trailer was released. It was also confirmed that the pilot would remain canon to the story with the show itself acknowledging it in multiple episodes while continuing plotlines that were established in it.{{Cite web|last=Medrano|first=Vivienne|date=November 18, 2023|title=the events of the Hazbin pilot are canon, but the pilot itself- obviously a lot of visual changes happen. So I soft count it. But the events of it hold up pretty decently I'd say! Still the series sets the correct lore of this world. 😈|url=https://twitter.com/VivziePop/status/1725793815926313025|archive-date=January 13, 2024|access-date=January 13, 2024|website=Twitter|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240113194709/https://twitter.com/VivziePop/status/1725793815926313025|url-status=live }}{{Cite web|last=Mullinax|first=Hope|date=January 11, 2024|title={{'}}Hazbin Hotel{{'}} Review: Prime Video's Adult Animated Series Is Sinfully Good|url=https://collider.com/hazbin-hotel-tv-series-review/|access-date=January 13, 2024|website=Collider|language=en|archive-date=January 19, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240119190137/https://collider.com/hazbin-hotel-tv-series-review/|url-status=live }} On July 26, 2024, it was announced that the series was renewed for a third and fourth season.{{Cite tweet|author=Hazbin Hotel|user=HazbinHotel|number=1816934511315501264|title=The Hazbin Hotel is open for business! Season 3 and Season 4 are on the way 😈}}{{Cite web|last=Mullinax|first=Hope|title='Hazbin Hotel' Checks In to Prime Video For Two More Seasons|url=https://collider.com/hazbin-hotel-season-3-4-renewed/|access-date=July 26, 2024|website=Collider|date=July 26, 2024|language=en}} On August 13, 2024, it was announced that DogHead Animation in Florence, Italy, will also be handling animation services for the second season.{{cite web | url=https://www.linkedin.com/posts/doghead-animation_we-are-hiring-we-are-looking-for-activity-7229102198570254336-WCID?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop | title=DogHead Animation on LinkedIn: 📣 WE ARE HIRING! 📣 We are looking for 2D Layout Posing Artists and 2D… | 90 comments }}

The pilot episode has been critically acclaimed for its animation quality, music, and characters.{{Cite web| url=https://animatedviews.com/2019/hazbin-hotel/|title=Hazbin Hotel [Review]|last=Short|first=Dan|date=November 7, 2019|website=Animated Views|access-date=November 5, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201106031732/https://animatedviews.com/2019/hazbin-hotel/|archive-date=November 6, 2020|url-status=live}} Matthew Field of Go! & Express, argued that the pilot was part of the "animation renaissance" on YouTube, and said there may be "a lot more projects like Hazbin in the future".{{Cite web|last=Field|first=Matthew|url=https://www.goexpress.co.za/2019/12/05/hazbin-hotel-and-youtubes-animation-renaissance/|title='Hazbin Hotel' and YouTube's animation renaissance|date=December 5, 2019|website=Go! & Express|access-date=July 5, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230219141543/https://www.goexpress.co.za/2019/12/05/hazbin-hotel-and-youtubes-animation-renaissance/|archive-date=February 19, 2023|url-status=live}} Lidia Vassar of the MSU Reporter praised the show, noting its "raunchy sense of humor and quirky art style".{{Cite web|last1=Vassar|first1=Lidia|url=https://www.msureporter.com/2019/11/14/hazbin-hotel-worthy-of-a-binge/|title="Hazbin Hotel" worthy of a binge|work=MSU Reporter|date=November 14, 2019|access-date=November 1, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191205035154/http://www.msureporter.com/2019/11/14/hazbin-hotel-worthy-of-a-binge/|archive-date=December 5, 2019|url-status=live}} She also stated that she was looking forward to future episodes, enjoyed the "diversity of character designs", and stated that it is clear that the show's creators "put a lot of time and heart into this project". In December 2019, in an article about the current state of adult animation, CBR animation critic Reuben Baron stated that while the pilot episodes of Hazbin Hotel and Helluva Boss had garnered "some warranted criticism" because of their inappropriate and edgy humor, they are still "clear labors of love from an animation standpoint".{{Cite web|last1=Baron|first1=Reuben|url=https://www.cbr.com/adult-animation-primal-undone-bojack-horseman-rick-and-morty-bobs-burgers/|title=Adult Animation Is Better Than Ever - So Why Does It Draw Ridicule?|date=December 2, 2019|access-date=October 31, 2020|website=CBR|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191202122153/https://www.cbr.com/adult-animation-primal-undone-bojack-horseman-rick-and-morty-bobs-burgers/|archive-date=December 2, 2019|url-status=live}} Another critic on CBR, Nerissa Rupnarine, pointed out that Alastor is on the small list of "canon asexual characters" within animation.

Some reviewers argued the series will have a positive influence on independent animation going forward, and argued that the success of Hazbin Hotel led to the success of Helluva Boss.{{Cite web|last1=Bermudez|first1=Lucas|date=August 12, 2020|title=A24 Is Bringing Controversial Demon Cartoon Hazbin Hotel to TV|url=https://screenrant.com/hazbin-hotel-a24-demon-animated-tv-show/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201101233720/https://screenrant.com/hazbin-hotel-a24-demon-animated-tv-show/|archive-date=November 1, 2020|access-date=November 1, 2020|website=Screen Rant|url-status=live}} Reviewer Sean Cubillas for CBR praised the show for "quirky, ambitious, and dark humor" and some of the "fastest, wittiest, and raunchiest dialogue ever seen in independent animation."{{Cite web|last1=Cabillas|first1=Sean|url=https://screenrant.com/hazbin-hotel-funniest-lines-show-ranked/|title=Hazbin Hotel: 10 Funniest Lines In The Show, Ranked|date=November 24, 2020|access-date=November 25, 2020|website=CBR|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201125173119/https://screenrant.com/hazbin-hotel-funniest-lines-show-ranked/|archive-date=November 25, 2020|url-status=live}}

{{RT prose|81|7.8|31|A hellzapoppin' musical series swathed in hot, vibrant colors, Hazbin Hotel is worth a booking.|ref=y}} Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 69 out of 100 based on 8 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".{{Cite Metacritic|title=Hazbin Hotel|id=hazbin-hotel|type=tv|season=1|access-date=January 19, 2024}}{{cbignore}}

Erik Piepenburg of the Los Angeles Times said the show's universe is a "brazenly colorful, queer-inclusive and fast-paced mishmash" with "outlandish grotesque scenes and copious potty mouths", along with "a Broadway pop score".{{cite web|last=Piepenburg|first=Erik|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/tv/story/2024-01-19/hazbin-hotel-a24-vivienne-medrano-alex-brightman|title='Hazbin Hotel,' A24's first animated series, imagines heaven and hell with a Broadway voice cast|website=Los Angeles Times|date=January 19, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240119185532/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/tv/story/2024-01-19/hazbin-hotel-a24-vivienne-medrano-alex-brightman|archive-date=January 19, 2024|url-status=live|url-access=subscription}} Christine N. Ziemba of Paste argued that the series is not "simply a rehash" of the pilot, is not for kids, and includes "wickedly pointed adult humor", characters which are eccentric or are sinners, and "Disney-esque musical numbers", and called the series "visually eye-catching".{{cite web|last=Ziemba|first=Christine|url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/comedy/hazbin-hotel/from-patreon-to-prime-video-vivienne-medranos-road-to-the-hazbin-hotel|title=From Patreon to Prime Video: Vivienne Medrano's Road to the Hazbin Hotel|website=Paste|date=January 19, 2024|access-date=January 19, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240119185944/https://www.pastemagazine.com/comedy/hazbin-hotel/from-patreon-to-prime-video-vivienne-medranos-road-to-the-hazbin-hotel|archive-date=January 19, 2024|url-status=live}} Hope Mullinax of Collider said series expectations were "easily smashed", praising the music, cast, and design choices. She was excited to see where the series went forward, but was disappointed that Cherri Bomb didn't get a bigger role.{{cite web|last=Mullinax|first=Hope|url=https://collider.com/hazbin-hotel-tv-series-review/|title='Hazbin Hotel' Review: Prime Video's Adult Animated Series Is Sinfully Good|website=Collider|date=January 11, 2024|access-date=January 19, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240119190137/https://collider.com/hazbin-hotel-tv-series-review/|archive-date=January 19, 2024|url-status=live}} Joe Draper of Digital Spy described the series as explicit and including an "all-star cast of stage performers and TV favourites".{{cite web|last=Droper|first=Joe|url=https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/ustv/a46408454/watch-hazbin-hotel/|title=Hazbin Hotel – how to watch Brooklyn Nine-Nine star's new show|website=Digital Spy|date=January 19, 2024|access-date=January 19, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240119070918/https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/ustv/a46408454/watch-hazbin-hotel/|archive-date=January 19, 2024|url-status=live}} Petrana Radulovic of Polygon described the series as a "character-driven musical with an overarching driving plot and a lot of deep world-building", also noting that it features "multiple female and queer leads".{{cite web|last=Radulovic|first=Petrana|url=https://www.polygon.com/24043306/hazbin-hotel-vivziepop-adult-animation-tv-interview|title=Hazbin Hotel creator says BoJack Horseman showed her what adult animation could be|website=Polygon|date=January 19, 2024|access-date=January 19, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240119190451/https://www.polygon.com/24043306/hazbin-hotel-vivziepop-adult-animation-tv-interview|archive-date=January 19, 2024|url-status=live}}

Rendy Jones of Rogerebert.com said that some jokes are not as effective, and that the "ambitious wings" of Medrano were trimmed "by corporate streaming demands". He claimed the series has hit-or-miss gory humor and disorienting camera angles, but overall has stellar music, skillful voice actors, and a "balanced charm to round out its hellish setting", and called it a "sweet, raunchy time" that many adults will like.{{cite web|last=Jones|first=Rendy|url=https://www.rogerebert.com/streaming/hazbin-hotel-tv-review-2024|title=Check into Prime Video's Hazbin Hotel|website=Rogerebert.com|date=January 19, 2024|access-date=January 19, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240119190856/https://www.rogerebert.com/streaming/hazbin-hotel-tv-review-2024|archive-date=January 19, 2024|url-status=live}} Rachel Leishman of The Mary Sue called the series special for its musical element and argued that animated series have a "special kind of magic to them", and stated that Hazbin Hotel's shine is its own, and is a "fun series to take a dive into".{{cite web|last=Leishman|first=Rachel|url=https://www.themarysue.com/hazbin-hotel-review-prime-video/|title='Hazbin Hotel' Is a Perfect New Adult Animated Series for You To Take a Bite Out Of|website=The Mary Sue|date=January 18, 2024|access-date=January 19, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240119074625/https://www.themarysue.com/hazbin-hotel-review-prime-video/|archive-date=January 19, 2024|url-status=live}} Mae Abdulbaki of Screen Rant called the series "lively", praised the cast, characters, catchy songs, and "chaotic energy", while saying the themes of good and evil could be "more nuanced" and that the characters can act "extremely childish" at times.{{cite web|last=Abdulbaki|first=Mae|url=https://screenrant.com/hazbin-hotel-tv-review/|title=Hazbin Hotel Review: Prime Video's Adult Animated Series Successfully Mixes Unique Story With Music|website=Screen Rant|date=January 18, 2024|access-date=January 19, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240118180430/https://screenrant.com/hazbin-hotel-tv-review/|archive-date=January 18, 2024|url-status=live}}

In contrast, Alison Herman of Variety said that although the series has a "feel-good backstory belied by its grim premise" and original idea that's "easy to root for", it pays less attention to cosmological details or motivations of the protagonists. She said the series has retrograde morality, gets lost in "its chaotic, contradictory atmosphere," and is not far along enough to "function as a full season of TV", comparing it unfavorably to The Good Place.{{cite web|last=Herman|first=Alison|url=https://variety.com/2024/tv/tv-reviews/hazbin-hotel-review-a24-amazon-prime-1235843846/|title=A24 Comedy 'Hazbin Hotel' Falters in Jump From YouTube Pilot to Full-Fledged Series: TV Review|website=Variety|date=January 18, 2024|access-date=January 19, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240119025122/https://variety.com/2024/tv/tv-reviews/hazbin-hotel-review-a24-amazon-prime-1235843846/|archive-date=January 19, 2024|url-status=live}} In addition, Jenna Scherer of The A.V. Club said the series has a "lot going for it", praising the premise, stylish and innovative animation, music numbers, and voice actors, but criticized the writing as lacking, and hoped the second season allowed the series to "slow down and find its groove", but noted that the series will "find its audience regardless".{{cite web|last=Scherer|first=Jenna|url=https://www.avclub.com/tv-review-prime-video-animated-series-hazbin-hotel-1851163803|title=Hazbin Hotel review: Vivid and stylish animated series lacks writing flair|website=The A.V. Club|date=January 15, 2024|access-date=January 19, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240116021319/https://www.avclub.com/tv-review-prime-video-animated-series-hazbin-hotel-1851163803|archive-date=January 16, 2024|url-status=live}}

Kristy Puchko of Mashable described the series as a "perky pink cartoon show about sinners and singing", but argued that the first three episodes are "unremarkable" to newcomers, and said that the dialogue is jarring when compared with an animation style which "seems to be aping Disney XD", as well as saying it is "not satisfyingly subversive". She hoped that the series will "overcome its growing pains" in the first season, and says this expansion of Medrano's works is "flashy but thin".{{cite web|last=Puchko|first=Kristy|url=https://mashable.com/article/hazbin-hotel-season-1-review|title='Hazbin Hotel' review: A24 brings Disney vibes, curse words, and manic musical numbers|website=Mashable|date=January 19, 2024|access-date=January 19, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240117085137/https://mashable.com/article/hazbin-hotel-season-1-review|archive-date=January 17, 2024|url-status=live}} The New Hampshire Union-Leader criticized the series as having an "utterly confusing backstory/mythology", frantic action, overall calling it a "headache of a show", as well as stating the dialogue sounds "more adolescent than shocking".{{cite web|url=https://www.unionleader.com/hazbin-hotel-angels-and-demons-break-into-song/article_0a0e9460-b610-11ee-a450-07865bd10ee6.html|title= 'Hazbin Hotel': Angels and demons break into song|website=New Hampshire Union-Leader|date=January 19, 2024|access-date=January 19, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240119191526/https://www.unionleader.com/hazbin-hotel-angels-and-demons-break-into-song/article_0a0e9460-b610-11ee-a450-07865bd10ee6.html|archive-date=January 19, 2024|url-status=live}}

Following its release, Hazbin Hotel set a new streaming record for Prime Video, becoming the largest global debut in viewership for a new animated title on the platform.{{cite web|url= https://screenrant.com/hazbin-hotel-prime-video-streaming-record/|title= A24's Long-Awaited Hazbin Hotel Show Sets Major Prime Video Streaming Record|last=Hermanns|first=Grant|website=Screen Rant| date=January 26, 2024| accessdate=January 27, 2024}}

By August 2020, the show had developed a dedicated fanbase,{{Cite web|url=https://www.cbr.com/hazbin-hotel-cosplays-look-characters/|title=Hazbin Hotel: 10 Amazing Cosplays That Look Just Like The Characters|last=Brueheim|first=Jackson|date=May 6, 2020|website=CBR|language=en|archive-url=https://archive.today/20201102024152/https://www.cbr.com/hazbin-hotel-cosplays-look-characters/|archive-date=November 2, 2020|access-date=November 1, 2020|url-status=live}}{{Cite interview|last=Nyaa|first=Gavis|interviewer=Danilo Battista|title=L'intervista cosplay della settimana: Gavis Nyaa|type=Online|url=https://www.senzalinea.it/giornale/lintervista-cosplay-della-settimana-gavis-nyaa/|access-date=November 1, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201102030309/https://www.senzalinea.it/giornale/lintervista-cosplay-della-settimana-gavis-nyaa/|archive-date=November 2, 2020|url-status=live|work=Senza Linea|location=Italy|date=November 1, 2020|trans-title=Cosplay interview of the week: Gavis Nyaa|language=it}} with the 31-minute pilot receiving over 101 million views as of February 2024, a rise from 32 million views in May 2020.{{Cite web|url=https://www.cbr.com/hazbin-hotel-best-fan-art/|title=Hazbin Hotel: 10 Astonishing Pieces of Fan Art|last=Brueheim|first=Jackson|date=May 13, 2020|website=CBR|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200612220106/https://www.cbr.com/hazbin-hotel-best-fan-art/|archive-date=June 12, 2020|access-date=July 21, 2019|url-status=live}} In a white paper about the increase in adult animation,{{Cite web|last=Sarto|first=Dan|url=https://www.awn.com/news/new-white-paper-shows-adult-animation-more-booming|title=New White Paper Shows Adult Animation is More than Booming|date=April 16, 2021|website=Animation World Network|access-date=April 29, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210420015547/https://www.awn.com/news/new-white-paper-shows-adult-animation-more-booming|archive-date=April 20, 2021|url-status=live}} John Evershed, founder of Mondo Media, described the series as a rare exception to shows on YouTube that are picked up by companies as a "long form TV series".{{Sfn|Evershed|2021|p=61}} He argued that the show generated enough attention and views to interest A24 in producing the show as a TV series.{{Sfn|Evershed|2021|p=67}} Medrano told Insider in February 2021 that she was surprised the show had gotten so big, saying that the fandom of Hazbin Hotel rivals those of shows with multiple seasons, even with only a pilot released, and that it "hit a chord with people" due to its art style, angst, and drama. Furthermore, she expressed excitement in the direction of the show, noting the demand for her content. Others called the series a "YouTube hit".{{Cite web|url=https://www.awn.com/news/oiaf-2021-drops-official-trailer-and-new-program-highlights|title=OIAF 2021 Drops Official Trailer and New Program Highlights|website=Animation World Network|date=September 3, 2021|access-date=September 6, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210903205748/https://www.awn.com/news/oiaf-2021-drops-official-trailer-and-new-program-highlights|archive-date=September 3, 2021|url-status=live|quote=Join Creator Vivienne Medrano (aka Vivziepop) for an intimate conversation about creating her Youtube hit series, Hazbin Hotel and Helluva Boss.}}

Some media outlets noted intense fan interest in the character Lucifer Morningstar, the king of Hell,{{Cite web|last=Colangelo|first=BJ|url=https://www.slashfilm.com/1123520/why-animation-fans-are-going-wild-for-hazbin-hotels-king-of-hell/|title=Why Animation Fans Are Going Wild For Hazbin Hotel's King Of Hell|website=SlashFilm|date=December 1, 2022|access-date=July 5, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230304082949/https://www.slashfilm.com/1123520/why-animation-fans-are-going-wild-for-hazbin-hotels-king-of-hell/|archive-date=March 4, 2023|url-status=live}} who hadn't "physically appeared in any Hazbin Hotel work" prior to the show's first season.{{Cite web|last=Laudenbach|first=Sarah|url=https://screenrant.com/hazbin-hotel-show-lucifer-character-design-image|title=Hazbin Hotel Series Releases First Look at Lucifer|website=Screen Rant|date=December 1, 2022|access-date=July 5, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230101031813/https://screenrant.com/hazbin-hotel-show-lucifer-character-design-image/|archive-date=January 1, 2023|url-status=live}} Sarah Laudenbach of Screen Rant noted that the series had developed a strong fanbase despite having "minimal content" available,{{Cite web|last=Laudenbach|first=Sarah|url=https://screenrant.com/hazbin-hotel-release-2023-when-poster|title=New Hazbin Hotel Poster Reveals 2023 Release Date Window|website=Screen Rant|date=October 28, 2022|access-date=July 5, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230325211401/https://screenrant.com/hazbin-hotel-release-2023-when-poster/|archive-date=March 25, 2023|url-status=live}} with "longtime fans" praising the series for dealing with "dark topics like abuse and addiction".{{Cite web|last=Laudenbach|first=Sarah|url=https://screenrant.com/hazbin-hotel-show-image-villains-redesign|title=New Hazbin Hotel Image Reveals Redesigned Villains|website=Screen Rant|date=October 31, 2022|access-date=July 5, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230325065244/https://screenrant.com/hazbin-hotel-show-image-villains-redesign/|archive-date=March 25, 2023|url-status=live}} She also said that Medrano created an "entire Hellish universe" which gained a "fandom of its own".{{Cite web|last=Laudenbach|first=Sarah|url=https://screenrant.com/hazbin-hotel-show-clips-a24|title=Hazbin Hotel Clips Tease Animated A24 Show (With A Twist)|website=Screen Rant|date=March 2, 2023|access-date=March 7, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230305232900/https://screenrant.com/hazbin-hotel-show-clips-a24/|archive-date=March 5, 2023|url-status=live}} Kimberly Terasaki of The Mary Sue described the show as having inspired the "imaginations of thousands of fans" and noted that there are over 7,000 fan fictions for the series on Archive of Our Own, along with "thousands of fan comics and fandubs".{{Cite web|last=Terasaki|first=Kimberly|url=https://www.themarysue.com/the-biggest-cult-fandoms-and-why-fans-stick-with-them|title=The Biggest Cult Fandoms and Why Fans Stick With Them|website=The Mary Sue|date=August 11, 2022|access-date=July 5, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220824110840/https://www.themarysue.com/the-biggest-cult-fandoms-and-why-fans-stick-with-them/|archive-date=August 24, 2022|url-status=live}} Scholar Ben Mitchell described the series as "sensationally popular" and an effective use of Patreon to subsidize the show's art "through monthly tiered payments".{{Cite book|last=Mitchell|first=Ben|author-link=|date=2023|title=Independent Animation: Developing, Producing and Distributing Your Animated Films|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rNytEAAAQBAJ&pg=PT87|location=Boca Raton, Florida|publisher=CRC Press|page=87|isbn=9781000849189|access-date=July 5, 2023|archive-date=July 6, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230706134653/https://books.google.com/books?id=rNytEAAAQBAJ&pg=PT87|url-status=live }}

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• {{Cite report|last1=Evershed|first1=John|date=2021|title=The "Great Adult Animation Boom" is in Full Swing|url=https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5daf57aecd04c82eed72aa1a/t/6076430a9db1587982b6b68e/1618363151224/Adult+Animation+White+Paper+2.pdf|publisher=High Concentrate, LLC in Squarespace|access-date=April 28, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210428222722/https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5daf57aecd04c82eed72aa1a/t/6076430a9db1587982b6b68e/1618363151224/Adult+Animation+White+Paper+2.pdf|archive-date=April 28, 2021}}

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