Daniel Errico discusses new LGBT-friendly series “The Bravest Knight”

When I first received screeners for The Bravest Knight, I was stunned. The new children show on Hulu was charming, featured a hero that married his prince instead of his princess, and was easily one of the best LGBT depictions I’ve seen in children’s animation to date. I was elated to get a chance to speak with the writer and executive producer, Daniel Errico.

Sean Just to start us off, could you tell us who you are, and tell us a little bit about Bravest Knight?

Daniel Sure. I’m Daniel Errico. I’m the author of The Bravest Knight Who Ever Lived kids’ book, and then also the creator of The Bravest Knight upcoming Hulu Original show. The story centers around a pumpkin farmer turned knight, named Sir Cedric, and on the show, he is married to Prince Andrew, and they have an adopted daughter named Nia.

Nia is learning how to become a knight like her dad, through stories of when he was her age. It follows their tale in a serialized story, his adventures, alongside a troll named Grunt, and a messenger raven named Saylor. They go through a lot of basic, classic fairytale scenarios, with new twists.

When I came to a point in my career, as a writer, where I got to … I thought I was in a position to make the stories that I thought mattered more, and would stick…