21 with an episode that will be simulcast on Twitch and YouTube and at 30 Cinemark theaters nationwide. Separately, Critical Role is about to commence its third D&D campaign, which premieres Oct. Fantastic wrote and produced all of the original songs for the bard Scanlan Shorthalt (alongside Riegel, who voices the character). The score is by Neal Acree (“Overwatch,” “World of Warcraft,” “Stargate SG-1”). Sung Jin Ahn (“Niko and the Sword of Light”) is the series’ supervising director, with character art created by Emmy-winning artist, animator and designer Phil Bourassa. The Legend of Vox Machina will premiere one week early on January 28, 2022, on Amazon Prime Video.
The outpouring of support from CR’s fans (aka Critters) caught the eye of execs at Amazon Studios, which picked up the series to bolster its adult-animation slate. Today on Twitter, Critical Role announced a new release date for the much-anticipated series.
They surpassed their original funding goal of $750,000 in less than an hour - ultimately raising $11.39 million and setting the record for the most-funded film and video project in Kickstarter history. “The Legend of Vox Machina” animation project kicked off in 2019, when Critical Role launched a Kickstarter campaign to produce a 22-minute animated special. Brandon Auman (“Star Wars: Resistance”) and Titmouse’s Chris Prynoski (“Metalocalypse”) serve as executive producers alongside the eight CR founders.
The series stars Critical Role founders and cast members Laura Bailey, Taliesin Jaffe, Ashley Johnson, Liam O’Brien, Marisha Ray, Sam Riegel, Travis Willingham and game master Matthew Mercer. “The Legend of Vox Machina” is a production of Amazon Studios, Critical Role and animation studio Titmouse for Amazon Prime Video. Critical Role, which began livestreaming the Vox Machina campaign in March 2015 (and concluded in November 2017), was formed by a group of friends who met as voiceover actors and began playing D&D role-playing games together. The show follows Vox Machina, a band of seven unlikely heroes who - in a desperate attempt to pay off their mounting bar tab - find themselves on a quest to save the realm of Exandria from dark magical forces. It also released the show’s title sequence (watch below or at this link) and the Critical Role cast’s F-bomb-laced live read of a scene from “The Legend of Vox Machina” (below or at this link). Netflix, Amazon Spanish Horror Originals 'El Páramo,' 'Historias Para no Dormir' Get Trailers, Release Dates - Global BulletinĪmazon Leading in Japan's Booming SVoD Market, Study ShowsĬritical Role Sets Campaign 3 Premiere Date, Will Simulcast First Episode in Cinemark TheatersĪmazon announced the premiere date at a virtual New York Comic Con panel Friday with the founders and cast of Critical Role. The Legend of Vox Machina Episodes 7, 8 and 9 Release Date. It follows the adventures and mishaps of seven heroes in the high-fantasy setting of the realm of Exandria. Amazon Studios has ordered a total of 24 episodes across two seasons. The Legend of Vox Machina is an adult animated show produced by Critical Role Productions, Titmouse, Inc., and Amazon Studios. 4, 2022, exclusively on the Prime Video streaming service worldwide. Season 1 of “The Legend of Vox Machina,” an adult animated fantasy-adventure series based on Critical Role’s first Dungeons & Dragons campaign, is scheduled to premiere Feb. The series features character designs created by Phil Bourassa, an artist who previously contributed his talents to numerous DC animated projects, such as Young Justice, Batman: Bad Blood and Justice League.Gear up for some boozin’ and brawlin’ animated adventuring, Critters: “ The Legend of Vox Machina” series from Critical Role will storm onto Amazon Prime Video next February. The players from the original campaign are all reprising their characters for the animated series, and are also serving as the show's executive producers. The original campaign starred Resident Evil and Attack on Titan voice actor Matthew Mercer as the dungeon master, alongside players Laura Bailey ( Dragon Ball Z, Spider-Man), Taliesin Jaffe ( Mobile Suit Gundam: Unicorn, One Piece), Ashley Johnson ( Blindspot, The Last of Us Part II), Liam O’Brien ( Revolutionary Girl Utena, Sailor Moon Crystal), Marisha Ray ( Persona 4: Arena, Fire Emblem), Sam Riegel ( Sanjay and Craig, Winx Club) and Travis Willingham ( Fullmetal Alchemist, Sonic the Hedgehog). The Legend of Vox Machina is the highly anticipated animated adaptation of the first role playing campaign played through by Critical Role, a popular web series that stars several of the animation and video game industry's biggest voice actors as they play through various tabletop games.