Ron Perlman to lead voice cast of Netflix 'Trollhunters' series

BEVERLY HILLS , Calif., June 15 (UPI) -- Ron Perlman, Kelsey Grammer and Anton Yelchin are to lend their voices to animated characters in Guillermo del Toro's upcoming family series Trollhunters.

The show is to premiere in December on Netflix.

The casting announcement was made Wednesday at France's Annecy Animation Festival during a career-retrospective discussion with del Toro.

"Trollhunters features a tale of two fantastical worlds set to collide in an epic saga," a press release explained. "Set in the fictional suburb of Arcadia, our unlikely hero, Jim, and his two best friends make a startling discovery that beneath their hometown lies a hidden battle between good trolls and bad, the outcome of which will impact their lives forever."

Perlman and del Toro have also collaborated on the films Hellboy and Pacific Rim.