Blu-ray, DVD, Digital Release: Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken

Digital Release Date: Available now; Blu-ray & DVD Release Date: Sept. 26, 2023
Price: DVD $19.98, Blu-ray/DVD Combo $24.95
Studio: DreamWorks Animation/Universal


Plunge into the action with the all-new coming-of-age aquatic adventure in DreamWorks Animation’s Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken.

Ruby’s tale concerns  a shy teenager who discovers that she’s part of a legendary royal lineage of mythical sea krakens and that her destiny, in the depths of the oceans, is bigger than she ever dreamed. Learning to be an all-powerful sea creature while hiding among humans is hard enough for Ruby, but to make matters worse, her super popular new bestie, Chelsea, is secretly a mermaid! Mermaids have been battling the Krakens for eons to rule the ocean, but Chelsea has come to land to finally put an end to that conflict. However, when Chelsea double-crosses her, Ruby will ultimately need to embrace who she is and GO BIG to protect those she loves most.

Directed by Kirk DeMicco (Vivo, The Croods), the film’s voice cast includes Lana Condor, Toni Collette (The Boxtrolls, Knives Out), Annie Murphy (“Schitt’s Creek”) and Sam Richardson. Jane Fonda even makes a vocal appearance!

The Blu-ray, DVD and Digital editions contain the following:

  • DELETED SCENES WITH INTROS – Introductions by Co-Director Faryn Pearl
    • PROLOGUE
    • WALK TO SCHOOL
    • CRAB ‘N SKATE
  • OCEANSIDE DRAWING GUIDE – Head of story, Glenn Harmon, will teach everyone how to draw Ruby Gillman in her teenager and kraken forms, Grandmamah, Chelsea, and mermaid Chelsea.
    • RUBY GILLMAN
    • KRAKEN RUBY
    • GRANDMAMAH
    • CHELSEA VAN DER ZEE
    • MERMAID CHELSEA
  • MAKE YOUR OWN AQUARIUM – With a few simple products and a little imagination, you can bring the undersea world into your own home.
    • KRAKENARIUM
    • WELL OF SEAS
  • SQUAD SOLIDARITY: ADVENTURES IN ADR
  • THE KRAKEN: MYTH OR MONSTER – In this animated piece narrated by Lana Condor and Annie Murphy, we dive deep into the mysteries of krakens and discover how stories of these mythical beasts have evolved over hundreds and hundreds of years.
  • MEET THE GILLMAN CAST – Meet the cast behind your favorite RUBY GILLMAN, TEENAGE KRAKEN characters and discover what they loved about lending their voices to this aquatic adventure!
  • THE KRAKEN KREW: MEET THE HUMANS BEHIND THE GILLMANS
  • PROM STORIES – Ruby’s greatest wish was to attend prom with her friends and crush Connor! Here, the cast of the movie share their own prom stories and explain how they would design a promposal.
  • SUPER SEA GIRL BESTIES – If you can see it, you can be it! In this piece we meet the talented women involved in the making of RUBY GILLMAN, TEENAGE KRAKEN.
  • FEATURE COMMENTARY – with Director Kirk DeMicco, Co-Director Faryn Pearl, Producer Kelly Cooney Cilella, Head of Character Animation Carlos Fernandez Puertolas and Head of Cinematography, Layout Jon Gutman.
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About Laurence

Founder and editor Laurence Lerman saw Alfred Hitchcock’s North by Northwest when he was 13 years old and that’s all it took. He has been writing about film and video for more than a quarter of a century for magazines, anthologies, websites and most recently, Video Business magazine, where he served as the Reviews Editor for 15 years.