Fantasy is the genre that we all love most as kids and then after growing up with it we kind of love immersing ourselves into a magical world filled with dragons and bands of heroes. While all fantasy shows are not as earnest and hopeful as they were during our childhood, they still provide us with an escape into a world filled with wonder. So, we thought of making a list of the best fantasy shows you can with your Prime Video subscription.
Merlin
Merlin is a British fantasy adventure series created by Julian Jones, Jake Michie, Johnny Capps, and Julian Murphy. Loosely based on the Arthurian Legends, the BBC One series follows the story of a young Merlin as he heads to Camelot to live with the court physician Gaius. Merlin has to hide the fact that he is a warlock because King Uther Pendragon outlawed magic in the Kingdom twenty years ago.
Merlin
Merlin is a British fantasy adventure series created by Julian Jones, Jake Michie, Johnny Capps, and Julian Murphy. Loosely based on the Arthurian Legends, the BBC One series follows the story of a young Merlin as he heads to Camelot to live with the court physician Gaius. Merlin has to hide the fact that he is a warlock because King Uther Pendragon outlawed magic in the Kingdom twenty years ago.
- 6/1/2024
- by Kulwant Singh
- Cinema Blind
It’s not just video games that dominate the digital airwaves on platforms like Twitch — there’s a huge contingent of viewers who yearn for the old days of pen and paper, with tabletop RPGs making a huge splash virtually in the last few years. In fact, once-niche games like Dungeons & Dragons (which turns 50 this year) have taken on new life in the age of livestreaming, and more popular than ever.
Leading the charge are “actual plays,” podcasts or web shows that feature groups of players creating narratives from their imaginations,...
Leading the charge are “actual plays,” podcasts or web shows that feature groups of players creating narratives from their imaginations,...
- 1/22/2024
- by Christopher Cruz
- Rollingstone.com
This article was originally published on the Funimation Blog on April 17, 2020. One of the most beloved Aniplex shows of the past decade is undoubtedly Blue Exorcist . Based on Kazue Kato’s monthly manga, the first season of Blue Exorcist — directed by Tensai Okamura, written by Ryota Yamaguchi and animated by A-1 Pictures — ran for 25 episodes and an Ova in 2011, as well as a follow-up movie the next year. Related: Sympathy for the Devil — Celebrating Blue Exorcist's Long Run The series follows delinquent Rin Okumura as he learns he and his more studious twin brother Yukio are the sons of Satan and a human woman, although Rin is the only one who inherited Satan’s powers. Of course, Yukio is an Exorcist with the Order of the True Cross, charged by the Vatican with exterminating demons and curtailing their Earthly influence. Upon its release, Blue Exorcist was an instant hit...
- 1/13/2024
- by Tom Speelman
- Crunchyroll
Epic fantasy series based on hugely popular and intricate books are on almost every network and streamer, from “House of the Dragon” and “The Rings of Power” to “The Witcher” and “The Wheel of Time.” Then there’s Amazon Prime Video’s “The Legend of Vox Machina,” an animated series as intricate and complex as any of its live-action counterparts, but with a key difference: Its source material is “Critical Role,” an improvised livestream on YouTube and Twitch in which professional actors portray characters playing Dungeons & Dragons.
“Having room to play and improv can fall by the wayside when writing for animation,” series writer Meredith Kecskemety told IndieWire. “You’re writing for the actor and you’re writing for the board artists all to determine a single performance, but having this tabletop, improvised foundation lends itself to being adapted to the screen. You already have a chemistry formed at...
“Having room to play and improv can fall by the wayside when writing for animation,” series writer Meredith Kecskemety told IndieWire. “You’re writing for the actor and you’re writing for the board artists all to determine a single performance, but having this tabletop, improvised foundation lends itself to being adapted to the screen. You already have a chemistry formed at...
- 2/28/2023
- by Rafael Motamayor
- Indiewire
"Dungeons & Dragons," and tabletop RPGs in general, are some of the most fun you can do with a group. The crafting of a fantasy world and the improvised telling of a story as a community is exhilarating, and it's no surprise that livestream campaigns of these games have become so popular in recent years. As time-consuming as the games can be, they offer long-form storytelling that can never be replicated, because no two tables and no two campaigns are the same.
Of course, there are "Dungeons & Dragons" livestreams and then there's "Critical Role," a livestream show where a group of voice actors, led by Matt Mercer, play a game of "D&d." The show started streaming in 2015 and it quickly grew to titanic levels of popularity, with millions of views and subscribers. Fans were drawn to the show's laugh-out-loud crude humor, tear-jerking moments, and its story full of twists and turns,...
Of course, there are "Dungeons & Dragons" livestreams and then there's "Critical Role," a livestream show where a group of voice actors, led by Matt Mercer, play a game of "D&d." The show started streaming in 2015 and it quickly grew to titanic levels of popularity, with millions of views and subscribers. Fans were drawn to the show's laugh-out-loud crude humor, tear-jerking moments, and its story full of twists and turns,...
- 2/9/2023
- by Rafael Motamayor
- Slash Film
With only its second season underway, Prime Video’s animated adult fantasy The Legend of Vox Machina is proving to be one of the streamer’s latest and fruitful ventures into the medium and geek culture-at-large.
Debuting in 2022, its critically acclaimed first season — largely funded through a kickstarer campaign and produced in partnership with Amazon Studios and Titmouse — arrived in the same year as a few other epic, sprawling fantasy TV series. Most notably His Dark Materials, The Sandman, Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power and Game of Thrones spin-off House of the Dragon. After garnering an early third season renewal and just five days after the show’s Jan. 20 second season premiere, Amazon Studios announced a multiyear exclusive overall television and first-look film deal with Critical Role.
The deal will see the studio and streamer further investing in animated series — on the heels of its success with...
Debuting in 2022, its critically acclaimed first season — largely funded through a kickstarer campaign and produced in partnership with Amazon Studios and Titmouse — arrived in the same year as a few other epic, sprawling fantasy TV series. Most notably His Dark Materials, The Sandman, Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power and Game of Thrones spin-off House of the Dragon. After garnering an early third season renewal and just five days after the show’s Jan. 20 second season premiere, Amazon Studios announced a multiyear exclusive overall television and first-look film deal with Critical Role.
The deal will see the studio and streamer further investing in animated series — on the heels of its success with...
- 1/31/2023
- by Abbey White
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Roleplaying Games are having a moment right now. We've got a very silly and fun-looking "Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves" movie on the horizon that seems to embrace all the absurdities and wild swings a typical campaign brings to basic stories of plundering and battle and then there are the folks at Critical Role who have long had a deal with Amazon that just got significantly better.
If you're not familiar with "Critical Role," it's a web series that has a fun group of people gathering together to play out multi-year "Dungeons and Dragons" campaigns.
In January of 2022, Amazon released an animated adaptation of their first big campaign "The Legend of Vox Machina" and today we found out thanks to the good folks at Variety that Amazon is all-in with "Critical Role" and will be developing a new series based on another campaign they did called, "The Mighty Nein,...
If you're not familiar with "Critical Role," it's a web series that has a fun group of people gathering together to play out multi-year "Dungeons and Dragons" campaigns.
In January of 2022, Amazon released an animated adaptation of their first big campaign "The Legend of Vox Machina" and today we found out thanks to the good folks at Variety that Amazon is all-in with "Critical Role" and will be developing a new series based on another campaign they did called, "The Mighty Nein,...
- 1/26/2023
- by Eric Vespe
- Slash Film
Amazon Studios is getting into business with Critical Role, the company behind Prime Video’s The Legend of Vox Machina animated series, with a multiyear exclusive overall television and first-look film deal.
The first official project under the new pact is animated series Mighty Nein, based on Critical Role’s successful second campaign. Mighty Nein follows a group of criminals and misfits who are the only ones that can prevent the kingdom from plunging into chaos when an arcane artifact capable of reshaping reality falls into the wrong hands. The new series will soon begin production and will premiere on Prime Video in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide. You can watch a teaser above.
Critical Role will continue to produce under its production banner, Metapigeon, which will develop its own original television shows, films, and content while continuing to partner with creatives on a new slate of projects, both...
The first official project under the new pact is animated series Mighty Nein, based on Critical Role’s successful second campaign. Mighty Nein follows a group of criminals and misfits who are the only ones that can prevent the kingdom from plunging into chaos when an arcane artifact capable of reshaping reality falls into the wrong hands. The new series will soon begin production and will premiere on Prime Video in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide. You can watch a teaser above.
Critical Role will continue to produce under its production banner, Metapigeon, which will develop its own original television shows, films, and content while continuing to partner with creatives on a new slate of projects, both...
- 1/25/2023
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Critical Role, a media company behind the acclaimed animated series “The Legend of Vox Machina,” has scored a multiyear exclusive overall television and first-look film deal with Amazon Studios.
Under the agreement, Critical Role will produce an animated television series based on its highly successful livestream campaign “Mighty Nein,” which follows a group of criminals and misfits who are the only ones who can prevent the kingdom from plunging into chaos when an arcane artifact capable of reshaping reality falls into the wrong hands. Watch a teaser trailer for the show above.
“Mighty Nein” will be executive produced by Tasha Huo, Sam Riegel and Travis Willingham alongside Metapigeon and Amazon Studios. Chris Prynoski (“The Legend of Vox Machina”), Shannon Prynoski (“Fairfax”), Antonio Canobbio (“Arlo the Alligator Boy”), and Ben Kalina (“Big Mouth”) at Titmouse will also executive produce.
The series, which will soon begin production, is slated to premiere on...
Under the agreement, Critical Role will produce an animated television series based on its highly successful livestream campaign “Mighty Nein,” which follows a group of criminals and misfits who are the only ones who can prevent the kingdom from plunging into chaos when an arcane artifact capable of reshaping reality falls into the wrong hands. Watch a teaser trailer for the show above.
“Mighty Nein” will be executive produced by Tasha Huo, Sam Riegel and Travis Willingham alongside Metapigeon and Amazon Studios. Chris Prynoski (“The Legend of Vox Machina”), Shannon Prynoski (“Fairfax”), Antonio Canobbio (“Arlo the Alligator Boy”), and Ben Kalina (“Big Mouth”) at Titmouse will also executive produce.
The series, which will soon begin production, is slated to premiere on...
- 1/25/2023
- by Lucas Manfredi
- The Wrap
Amazon has made a mighty embrace of the Critical Role cinematic universe.
Amazon Studios announced a multiyear exclusive overall TV and first-look film deal with Critical Role, the media company and D&d role-playing group behind Prime Video’s popular adult animation series “The Legend of Vox Machina.”
The first new series to be produced under the agreement is “Mighty Nein,” based on Critical Role’s second campaign, which ran from January 2018 to mid-2021. The Mighty Nein adventuring party — a band of criminals and misfits — are the only ones who can prevent the kingdom from plunging into chaos when an arcane artifact capable of reshaping reality falls into the wrong hands. “Mighty Nein” is set to begin production shortly in partnership with animation studio Titmouse, which has teamed with Critical Role and Amazon Studios for “Vox Machina.” The series will premiere exclusively on Prime Video, but there’s no release date as yet.
Amazon Studios announced a multiyear exclusive overall TV and first-look film deal with Critical Role, the media company and D&d role-playing group behind Prime Video’s popular adult animation series “The Legend of Vox Machina.”
The first new series to be produced under the agreement is “Mighty Nein,” based on Critical Role’s second campaign, which ran from January 2018 to mid-2021. The Mighty Nein adventuring party — a band of criminals and misfits — are the only ones who can prevent the kingdom from plunging into chaos when an arcane artifact capable of reshaping reality falls into the wrong hands. “Mighty Nein” is set to begin production shortly in partnership with animation studio Titmouse, which has teamed with Critical Role and Amazon Studios for “Vox Machina.” The series will premiere exclusively on Prime Video, but there’s no release date as yet.
- 1/25/2023
- by Todd Spangler
- Variety Film + TV
The Critical Role crew swings back into hilarious, perilous and profanity-laced fantasy action with the Season 2 debut of “The Legend of Vox Machina” on Friday, Jan. 20, on Prime Video.
As with the first season, Prime Video will release Season 2 of the Dungeons & Dragons-inspired show in three-episode weekly batches, culminating in 12 episodes total. In the new series, the Vox Machina heroes/antiheroes face off against a powerful foursome of dragons called the Chroma Conclave, which spew ice and acid, have nearly impenetrable armor and threaten to destroy the world of Exandria.
For Season 1 of “Vox Machina,” the eight principal Critical Role members (who each also serve as executive producers) needed to provide a healthy dose of exposition. That was in large part to bring viewers unfamiliar with the motley band of adventurers — based on Critical Role’s original D&d campaign, which dates back to 2015 — up to speed.
The...
As with the first season, Prime Video will release Season 2 of the Dungeons & Dragons-inspired show in three-episode weekly batches, culminating in 12 episodes total. In the new series, the Vox Machina heroes/antiheroes face off against a powerful foursome of dragons called the Chroma Conclave, which spew ice and acid, have nearly impenetrable armor and threaten to destroy the world of Exandria.
For Season 1 of “Vox Machina,” the eight principal Critical Role members (who each also serve as executive producers) needed to provide a healthy dose of exposition. That was in large part to bring viewers unfamiliar with the motley band of adventurers — based on Critical Role’s original D&d campaign, which dates back to 2015 — up to speed.
The...
- 1/16/2023
- by Todd Spangler
- Variety Film + TV
“The Legend of Vox Machina” Season 2 is putting a major emphasis on the “dragons” of Dungeons and Dragons.
The Prime Video series dropped an action-packed official trailer for Season 2, which begins rolling out on the streamer on Jan. 20. Like the first season, the follow-up will release three episodes per week, culminating in 12 episodes total.
Season 2 will follow the Chroma Conclave campaign from Critical Role’s popular Dungeons and Dragons web series. The heroes of Vox Machina will have to face a powerful group of dragons called the Chroma Conclave before they destroy the world of Exandria. And these aren’t your typical fire-breathing dragons — they spew ice and acid and have nearly impenetrable armor. To defeat these beasts, the Vox Machina heroes must find rare weapons powerful enough to kill gods. Or, as Grog the goliath suggests, they could just “fuck shit up.”
“The Legend of Vox Machina” stars Critical...
The Prime Video series dropped an action-packed official trailer for Season 2, which begins rolling out on the streamer on Jan. 20. Like the first season, the follow-up will release three episodes per week, culminating in 12 episodes total.
Season 2 will follow the Chroma Conclave campaign from Critical Role’s popular Dungeons and Dragons web series. The heroes of Vox Machina will have to face a powerful group of dragons called the Chroma Conclave before they destroy the world of Exandria. And these aren’t your typical fire-breathing dragons — they spew ice and acid and have nearly impenetrable armor. To defeat these beasts, the Vox Machina heroes must find rare weapons powerful enough to kill gods. Or, as Grog the goliath suggests, they could just “fuck shit up.”
“The Legend of Vox Machina” stars Critical...
- 12/15/2022
- by Jordan Moreau
- Variety Film + TV
Prime Video and Critical Role’s hit animated series, The Legend of Vox Machina, has added a slew of acclaimed actors for its much anticipated second season. Henry Winkler, Lance Reddick, and Cheech Marin will provide voice work as guest stars of Season 2. Additional guest stars include Will Friedle (Boy Meets World), Billy Boyd (The Lord of the Rings), Cree Summer (Rugrats), Alanna Ubach (Euphoria), Mary Elizabeth McGlynn (Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence), Troy Baker (The Last of Us), Sendhil Ramamurthy (Heroes) and Ralph Ineson (The Witch). The series stars Laura Bailey (Vex’ahlia “Vex” Vessar), Liam O’Brien (Vax’ildan “Vax” Vessar), Sam Riegel (Scanlan Shorthalt), Marisha Ray (Keyleth), Taliesin Jaffe (Percival “Percy” Fredrickstein von Musel Klossowski de Rolo III), Travis Willingham (Grog Strongjaw), Ashley Johnson (Pike Trickfoot) and Matthew Mercer. Although an exact date has yet to be announced, the second season of The Legend of Vox Machina...
- 12/7/2022
- TV Insider
The motley band of adventurers in Critical Role’s “The Legend of Vox Machina” on Prime Video will be joined by a few famous voices in Season 2.
Henry Winkler, Lance Reddick and Cheech Marin will guest star in the second season of the Dungeons & Dragons-inspired adult animated series. Additional guest cast for Season 2 includes Will Friedle (“Boy Meets World”), Billy Boyd (“The Lord of the Rings”), Cree Summer, Alanna Ubach (“Euphoria”), Mary Elizabeth McGlynn (“Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence”), Troy Baker (“The Last of Us”), Sendhil Ramamurthy (“Heroes”) and Ralph Ineson (“The Witch”).
“The Legend of Vox Machina” Season 2 premieres January 2023 exclusively on Amazon’s Prime Video (with the exact date Tba). After saving the realm from evil and destruction at the hands of the most terrifying power couple in Exandria, in Season 2 the Vox Machina crew is faced with saving the world once again — this time,...
Henry Winkler, Lance Reddick and Cheech Marin will guest star in the second season of the Dungeons & Dragons-inspired adult animated series. Additional guest cast for Season 2 includes Will Friedle (“Boy Meets World”), Billy Boyd (“The Lord of the Rings”), Cree Summer, Alanna Ubach (“Euphoria”), Mary Elizabeth McGlynn (“Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence”), Troy Baker (“The Last of Us”), Sendhil Ramamurthy (“Heroes”) and Ralph Ineson (“The Witch”).
“The Legend of Vox Machina” Season 2 premieres January 2023 exclusively on Amazon’s Prime Video (with the exact date Tba). After saving the realm from evil and destruction at the hands of the most terrifying power couple in Exandria, in Season 2 the Vox Machina crew is faced with saving the world once again — this time,...
- 12/7/2022
- by Todd Spangler
- Variety Film + TV
Prepare for more danger, more daggers, more cursed doors, and a lot of dragons when The Legend of Vox Machina returns for its second season in January 2023. Cast members Laura Bailey (Vex’ahlia “Vex” Vessar), Liam O’Brien (Vax’ildan “Vax” Vessar), Sam Riegel (Scanlan Shorthalt), Marisha Ray (Keyleth), Taliesin Jaffe (Percival “Percy” Fredrickstein von Musel Klossowski de Rolo III), Travis Willingham (Grog Strongjaw), Ashley Johnson (Pike Trickfoot) and Matthew Mercer joined TV Insider in our New York Comic Con studio last month to tease what fans can look forward to in the highly anticipated upcoming season. And they were also a little taken aback when we brought up the fact that the last time they visited Nycc in 2018, it was pre-the Kickstarter that would result in their television show. “I think we were all just doing the math and going ‘oh my gosh, a lot has happened in the last few years!
- 11/8/2022
- TV Insider
“The Legend of Vox Machina” has been renewed for Season 3 at Amazon. The announcement was made as part of the show’s New York Comic Con panel.
The show was renewed for a second season ahead of the series premiere, with Season 2 set to debut in January. Amazon also released a first look at Season 2, which can be seen below. Per the official description of the new season, “After saving the realm from evil and destruction at the hands of the most terrifying power couple in Exandria, Vox Machina is faced with saving the world once again—this time, from a sinister group of dragons known as the Chroma Conclave.”
“The Legend of Vox Machina” is based on the characters and adventures featured in Critical Role, a web series in which a group of voice actors get together to play “Dungeons & Dragons.” The first season of “The Legend of Vox Machina...
The show was renewed for a second season ahead of the series premiere, with Season 2 set to debut in January. Amazon also released a first look at Season 2, which can be seen below. Per the official description of the new season, “After saving the realm from evil and destruction at the hands of the most terrifying power couple in Exandria, Vox Machina is faced with saving the world once again—this time, from a sinister group of dragons known as the Chroma Conclave.”
“The Legend of Vox Machina” is based on the characters and adventures featured in Critical Role, a web series in which a group of voice actors get together to play “Dungeons & Dragons.” The first season of “The Legend of Vox Machina...
- 10/7/2022
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
After three years in the works, Critical Role’s animated “The Legend of Vox Machina” finally lit up streaming screens on Prime Video last month — delighting fans with a raucous, foul-mouthed spree of action and adventure.
The show, based on Critical Role’s first Dungeons & Dragons campaign, is currently No. 3 on Prime Video’s Top 10 ranking in the U.S. (after action-thriller series “Reacher” and rom-com “I Want You Back”). It also has an impressive 100% critics’ score on Rotten Tomatoes and a 93% audience score.
The first nine episodes of “Vox Machina” were released in three-episode batches over the past three weeks. The final three episodes in Season 1 drop Thursday (Feb. 17), leading into a 12-episode second season, whose premiere date is Tba.
So what’s next for the Critical Role crew? Right now, they’re in the midst of the Campaign 3 livestream, and they are in discussions with partners about a video game adaptation.
The show, based on Critical Role’s first Dungeons & Dragons campaign, is currently No. 3 on Prime Video’s Top 10 ranking in the U.S. (after action-thriller series “Reacher” and rom-com “I Want You Back”). It also has an impressive 100% critics’ score on Rotten Tomatoes and a 93% audience score.
The first nine episodes of “Vox Machina” were released in three-episode batches over the past three weeks. The final three episodes in Season 1 drop Thursday (Feb. 17), leading into a 12-episode second season, whose premiere date is Tba.
So what’s next for the Critical Role crew? Right now, they’re in the midst of the Campaign 3 livestream, and they are in discussions with partners about a video game adaptation.
- 2/14/2022
- by Todd Spangler
- Variety Film + TV
The Legend Of Vox MacHina is an animated fantasy adventure for adult viewers – especially those who groove on Dungeons and Dragons and similar forays into the realms of magical creatures with special powers clashing over their various kingdoms, planets, etc. I am not one of them, but still enjoyed the heck out the first six episodes of this new series on Amazon Prime.
A diverse little band of mercenaries who really can’t fully get along with each other, undertake quests for profit. Some of them are too bawdy for prime-time; the language is salty, and the action sequences can be pretty elaborate. There’s even a bit of nudity on the menu. If they have backstories from other media, I don’t know what it is, and fellow newbies won’t need it to dive right in. The first episode establishes the tone and defines the players quite nicely,...
A diverse little band of mercenaries who really can’t fully get along with each other, undertake quests for profit. Some of them are too bawdy for prime-time; the language is salty, and the action sequences can be pretty elaborate. There’s even a bit of nudity on the menu. If they have backstories from other media, I don’t know what it is, and fellow newbies won’t need it to dive right in. The first episode establishes the tone and defines the players quite nicely,...
- 2/3/2022
- by Mark Glass
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
"The Legend of Vox Machina" is a new animated fantasy TV series, produced by Critical Role Productions, Titmouse, Inc. and Amazon Studios, based on Campaign One of the "Dungeons & Dragons" series "Critical Role", starring Matthew Mercer, Ashley Johnson, Travis Willingham, Laura Bailey, Liam O'Brien, Taliesin Jaffe, Marisha Ray and Sam Riegel, with Season One streaming January 28, 2022 on Amazon Prime Video:
"...set in 'Exandria, the story takes place on the continent of 'Tal'Dorei' in the metropolis of 'Emon' and the city-state of 'Whitestone'.
"The seven-member 'Vox Machina' team go on their first 'grown-up' mission...
"...as the Vox Machina crew avenge the murder of the rulers of the town of Whitestone by the evil 'Lord' and 'Lady Briarwood'..."
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"...set in 'Exandria, the story takes place on the continent of 'Tal'Dorei' in the metropolis of 'Emon' and the city-state of 'Whitestone'.
"The seven-member 'Vox Machina' team go on their first 'grown-up' mission...
"...as the Vox Machina crew avenge the murder of the rulers of the town of Whitestone by the evil 'Lord' and 'Lady Briarwood'..."
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- 1/28/2022
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
Critical Role’s violent, Dungeons & Dragons animated series “The Legend of Vox Machina” is growing its party with an army of talented voice actors, such as Stephanie Beatriz, David Tennant, Tony Hale and many more.
The guest actors will give life to many of the side characters from Critical Role’s popular Dungeons & Dragons web series, which is now launching as a Prime Video animated series on Jan. 28. In the original Critical Role campaign, dungeon master and creator Matthew Mercer voiced all of the non-player characters, but he’ll now get some help from the A-list talent.
The guest stars include Beatriz as Lady Kima, Hale as Sir Fince, Tennant as General Krieg, Dominic Monaghan as Archibald Desnay, Stephen Root as Professor Anders, Gina Torres as Keeper Yennen, Felicia Day as Captain of Emon and Indira Varma as Lady Allura Vysoren.
The list continues with Anjali Bhimani as Head Cleric,...
The guest actors will give life to many of the side characters from Critical Role’s popular Dungeons & Dragons web series, which is now launching as a Prime Video animated series on Jan. 28. In the original Critical Role campaign, dungeon master and creator Matthew Mercer voiced all of the non-player characters, but he’ll now get some help from the A-list talent.
The guest stars include Beatriz as Lady Kima, Hale as Sir Fince, Tennant as General Krieg, Dominic Monaghan as Archibald Desnay, Stephen Root as Professor Anders, Gina Torres as Keeper Yennen, Felicia Day as Captain of Emon and Indira Varma as Lady Allura Vysoren.
The list continues with Anjali Bhimani as Head Cleric,...
- 1/20/2022
- by Jordan Moreau
- Variety Film + TV
"The Legend of Vox Machina" is a new animated fantasy TV series, produced by Critical Role Productions, Titmouse, Inc. and Amazon Studios, based on Campaign One of the "Dungeons & Dragons" series "Critical Role", starring Matthew Mercer, Ashley Johnson, Travis Willingham, Laura Bailey, Liam O'Brien, Taliesin Jaffe, Marisha Ray and Sam Riegel, with Season One streaming January 28, 2022 on Amazon Prime Video:
"...set in 'Exandria, the story takes place on the continent of 'Tal'Dorei' in the metropolis of 'Emon' and the city-state of 'Whitestone'.
"The seven-member 'Vox Machina' team go on their first 'grown-up' mission...
"...as the Vox Machina crew avenge the murder of the rulers of the town of Whitestone by the evil 'Lord' and 'Lady Briarwood'..."
Click the images to enlarge...
"...set in 'Exandria, the story takes place on the continent of 'Tal'Dorei' in the metropolis of 'Emon' and the city-state of 'Whitestone'.
"The seven-member 'Vox Machina' team go on their first 'grown-up' mission...
"...as the Vox Machina crew avenge the murder of the rulers of the town of Whitestone by the evil 'Lord' and 'Lady Briarwood'..."
Click the images to enlarge...
- 1/12/2022
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
The official trailer for “The Legend of Vox Machina” is here — giving Critical Role fans a savory taste of the long-awaited animated show’s rollicking fight scenes, salty dialogue, cartoon gore… and of course a gigantic, glowing middle finger.
The Dungeons & Dragons-inspired adult animated fantasy-adventure series from Critical Role and animation studio Titmouse is set to premiere on Amazon’s Prime Video on Jan. 28. Amazon also revealed that the first season will comprise 12 episodes, with three episodes premiering each week starting Friday, Jan. 28, on Prime Video worldwide.
“We’re Vox Machina! We fuck shit up,” gnome bard Scanlan Shorthalt, voiced by Sam Riegel, explains in the new trailer. (Watch the 2-minute red-band trailer below or at this link.)
“The Legend of Vox Machina” is based on the characters and adventures of Critical Role’s first livestreamed D&d tabletop campaign, which ran from March 2015 to November 2017. The series follows Vox Machina,...
The Dungeons & Dragons-inspired adult animated fantasy-adventure series from Critical Role and animation studio Titmouse is set to premiere on Amazon’s Prime Video on Jan. 28. Amazon also revealed that the first season will comprise 12 episodes, with three episodes premiering each week starting Friday, Jan. 28, on Prime Video worldwide.
“We’re Vox Machina! We fuck shit up,” gnome bard Scanlan Shorthalt, voiced by Sam Riegel, explains in the new trailer. (Watch the 2-minute red-band trailer below or at this link.)
“The Legend of Vox Machina” is based on the characters and adventures of Critical Role’s first livestreamed D&d tabletop campaign, which ran from March 2015 to November 2017. The series follows Vox Machina,...
- 1/12/2022
- by Todd Spangler
- Variety Film + TV
Heads up, Critters! “The Legend of Vox Machina,” the animated fantasy series from D&d role-playing collective Critical Role, is hitting Prime Video a week earlier than previously announced.
Amazon announced that the 12-episode Season 1 of the show will now premiere on Jan. 28, 2022, available to Prime and Prime Video members in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide. Along with the new premiere date, Prime Video released a new image from “The Legend of Vox Machina” (above) and a 75-second clip (watch below) from the series.
Amazon Studios ordered a total of 24 episodes across two seasons, following a record-breaking Kickstarter campaign by Critical Role — backed by thousands of their fans, aka “Critters” — to fund their first animated project.
Those who contributed to the “Vox Machina” Kickstarter will be able to access the first two episodes of the series before they are generally available on Prime Video, and “We’ll have more to...
Amazon announced that the 12-episode Season 1 of the show will now premiere on Jan. 28, 2022, available to Prime and Prime Video members in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide. Along with the new premiere date, Prime Video released a new image from “The Legend of Vox Machina” (above) and a 75-second clip (watch below) from the series.
Amazon Studios ordered a total of 24 episodes across two seasons, following a record-breaking Kickstarter campaign by Critical Role — backed by thousands of their fans, aka “Critters” — to fund their first animated project.
Those who contributed to the “Vox Machina” Kickstarter will be able to access the first two episodes of the series before they are generally available on Prime Video, and “We’ll have more to...
- 12/20/2021
- by Todd Spangler
- Variety Film + TV
On the evening of March 12, 2015, Critical Role had its first public showing. In a livestreamed event from a dimly lit studio in Burbank, eight players sat at a table immersed in a Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game for nearly three hours — their first foray in a form of storytelling that would bloom into an indie media empire, complete with an upcoming Amazon show.
Before C.R. began streaming shows on Twitch and YouTube, it started as a group of friends who knew each other from voice-over gigs in animation and video games playing D&d together. The first two sessions were at the L.A. apartment of Matthew Mercer, Critical Role’s long-standing dungeon master, and Marisha Ray, who is now the company’s creative director; they then moved to the house of Travis Willingham (now CEO) and Laura Bailey (who handles C.R.’s merchandise business). “It was an excuse to hang out together,...
Before C.R. began streaming shows on Twitch and YouTube, it started as a group of friends who knew each other from voice-over gigs in animation and video games playing D&d together. The first two sessions were at the L.A. apartment of Matthew Mercer, Critical Role’s long-standing dungeon master, and Marisha Ray, who is now the company’s creative director; they then moved to the house of Travis Willingham (now CEO) and Laura Bailey (who handles C.R.’s merchandise business). “It was an excuse to hang out together,...
- 10/14/2021
- by Todd Spangler
- Variety Film + TV
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.
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. 4, 2022, exclusively on the Prime Video streaming service worldwide. Amazon Studios has ordered a total of 24 episodes across two seasons.
Amazon announced the premiere date at a virtual New York Comic Con panel Friday with the founders and cast of Critical Role. 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).
The show follows Vox Machina, a band of seven unlikely heroes who — in a desperate attempt to pay...
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. 4, 2022, exclusively on the Prime Video streaming service worldwide. Amazon Studios has ordered a total of 24 episodes across two seasons.
Amazon announced the premiere date at a virtual New York Comic Con panel Friday with the founders and cast of Critical Role. 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).
The show follows Vox Machina, a band of seven unlikely heroes who — in a desperate attempt to pay...
- 10/8/2021
- by Todd Spangler
- Variety Film + TV
Attention, Critters: The Critical Role crew will soon swing into their third role-playing adventure campaign — and you might be able to see the first episode at your local cinema.
The Campaign 3 world premiere of the group’s flagship Dungeons & Dragons-inspired show is set for Thursday, Oct. 21 at 7 p.m. Pt. In addition to livestreaming on Twitch and YouTube, the first episode will simulcast live in Cinemark Theatres in 20 cities nationwide.
Campaign 3 will introduce a new band of adventurers coming together in Marquet, a continent located in Critical Role’s world of Exandria. The story will take place chronologically after the events of the Exandria Unlimited mini-campaign and also after Critical Role’s second campaign, which followed the exploits of the Mighty Nein adventuring party.
All eight regular cast members will return for the new campaign: Matthew Mercer (“Overwatch”), Ashley Johnson (“The Last of Us”), Marisha Ray...
The Campaign 3 world premiere of the group’s flagship Dungeons & Dragons-inspired show is set for Thursday, Oct. 21 at 7 p.m. Pt. In addition to livestreaming on Twitch and YouTube, the first episode will simulcast live in Cinemark Theatres in 20 cities nationwide.
Campaign 3 will introduce a new band of adventurers coming together in Marquet, a continent located in Critical Role’s world of Exandria. The story will take place chronologically after the events of the Exandria Unlimited mini-campaign and also after Critical Role’s second campaign, which followed the exploits of the Mighty Nein adventuring party.
All eight regular cast members will return for the new campaign: Matthew Mercer (“Overwatch”), Ashley Johnson (“The Last of Us”), Marisha Ray...
- 9/30/2021
- by Todd Spangler
- Variety Film + TV
We’ll take “Scandals That Could’ve Been Avoided” for $1200. Mike Richards is already out as the new host of “Jeopardy!” amid backlash over his past offensive remarks and everybody’s got jokes — and, of course, more suggestions for his replacement.
Richards informed the show’s staff that he was stepping down in an email Friday, writing that, “It has become clear that moving forward as host would be too much of a distraction for our fans and not the right move for the show.”
The behind-the-scenes saga has already distracted fans, though, with one Twitter user wondering how “Jeopardy!” of all shows came to fill the drama void left by “Game of Thrones.”
Richards will remain as executive producer and the show will return to its short-term guest hosts until a permanent one is chosen.
Production on the new season of the quiz show, which just began Thursday with Richards as host,...
Richards informed the show’s staff that he was stepping down in an email Friday, writing that, “It has become clear that moving forward as host would be too much of a distraction for our fans and not the right move for the show.”
The behind-the-scenes saga has already distracted fans, though, with one Twitter user wondering how “Jeopardy!” of all shows came to fill the drama void left by “Game of Thrones.”
Richards will remain as executive producer and the show will return to its short-term guest hosts until a permanent one is chosen.
Production on the new season of the quiz show, which just began Thursday with Richards as host,...
- 8/20/2021
- by Alex Noble
- The Wrap
This Star Wars: The Bad Batch article contains spoilers.
After weeks of being on the run, after making contact with Rex and having their bio-chips removed, the Bad Batch are finally able to head back to “base” on Ord Mantell. But the respite doesn’t last very long in “Common Ground.” In fact, it’s only minutes after their arrival that they’re off again, on a new mission for Cid (Rhea Perlman), this time to save a former Separatist senator from the Empire.
To say that their new job makes the clone troopers of the Bad Batch uncomfortable is an understatement. Their rescue mission on Raxus, the former capital of the Separatist systems, is new territory for these soldiers. Mere months ago, their goal was to take down the Separatists in the name of the Republic, but their new lives as mercenaries now finds them helping one of their key leaders,...
After weeks of being on the run, after making contact with Rex and having their bio-chips removed, the Bad Batch are finally able to head back to “base” on Ord Mantell. But the respite doesn’t last very long in “Common Ground.” In fact, it’s only minutes after their arrival that they’re off again, on a new mission for Cid (Rhea Perlman), this time to save a former Separatist senator from the Empire.
To say that their new job makes the clone troopers of the Bad Batch uncomfortable is an understatement. Their rescue mission on Raxus, the former capital of the Separatist systems, is new territory for these soldiers. Mere months ago, their goal was to take down the Separatists in the name of the Republic, but their new lives as mercenaries now finds them helping one of their key leaders,...
- 7/2/2021
- by John Saavedra
- Den of Geek
Critical Role gave fans a first look at the character art for upcoming Amazon original animated series “The Legend of Vox Machina,” created by Emmy-winning artist, animator and designer Phil Bourassa.
Cr is producing “The Legend of Vox Machina,” based on the popular role-playing collective’s first campaign. In 2019 Amazon Prime Video ordered a total of 24 episodes across two seasons after the project broke Kickstarter records. The first season is slated to debut “soon” on Amazon Prime Video.
Bourassa’s credits include character designs for DC/Warner Bros. Animation’s “Young Justice,” “Batman: Bad Blood,” “Batman: Hush” and “Justice League” series.
Bourassa, in a video Critical Role released Wednesday about his joining the series (watch below), said he worked closely with the Cr team to create the anime-inflected character looks.
“Normally, when I’m creating a design it comes from the written word, or a comic book, or even just the writer’s script,...
Cr is producing “The Legend of Vox Machina,” based on the popular role-playing collective’s first campaign. In 2019 Amazon Prime Video ordered a total of 24 episodes across two seasons after the project broke Kickstarter records. The first season is slated to debut “soon” on Amazon Prime Video.
Bourassa’s credits include character designs for DC/Warner Bros. Animation’s “Young Justice,” “Batman: Bad Blood,” “Batman: Hush” and “Justice League” series.
Bourassa, in a video Critical Role released Wednesday about his joining the series (watch below), said he worked closely with the Cr team to create the anime-inflected character looks.
“Normally, when I’m creating a design it comes from the written word, or a comic book, or even just the writer’s script,...
- 6/23/2021
- by Todd Spangler
- Variety Film + TV
Comedian Robert “Bo” Burnham’s fourth standup special “Inside” began streaming on Netflix May 30 and plenty of viewers have nothing but praise for the show.
In true coronavirus pandemic fashion, Burnham’s special was filmed and performed entirely in one room. NPR called it “isolation theater.” It’s basically an exploration of what happens inside the mind of a comic who’s forced to do standup for really no one but himself for a whole year — and the mental toll that the coronavirus has taken on all of us.
Actor Jim Beaver said he was surprised by the special: “I just watched Bo Burnham: Inside on Netflix. Brilliant, frightening, beautiful, disturbing stuff. I was expecting a pretty good comedy special. I wasn’t expecting this. This is something entirely different, something entirely new. It’s dark. Great songs. It may be genius.”
For someone who’s been around pretty much...
In true coronavirus pandemic fashion, Burnham’s special was filmed and performed entirely in one room. NPR called it “isolation theater.” It’s basically an exploration of what happens inside the mind of a comic who’s forced to do standup for really no one but himself for a whole year — and the mental toll that the coronavirus has taken on all of us.
Actor Jim Beaver said he was surprised by the special: “I just watched Bo Burnham: Inside on Netflix. Brilliant, frightening, beautiful, disturbing stuff. I was expecting a pretty good comedy special. I wasn’t expecting this. This is something entirely different, something entirely new. It’s dark. Great songs. It may be genius.”
For someone who’s been around pretty much...
- 6/9/2021
- by Samson Amore
- The Wrap
Critical Role’s upcoming animated series “The Legend of Vox Machina” — based on storylines in the group’s long-running Dungeons & Dragons role-playing show — has found a streaming home.
Amazon’s Prime Video nabbed exclusive streaming rights to two seasons of “Critical Role: The Legend of Vox Machina,” which originated as a fan-supported project on Kickstarter and set a record the most-funded TV or film project ever.
Following the Kickstarter campaign, Cr had planned to produce 10 episodes of “Vox Machina.” Under the agreement with Amazon, Prime Video ordered an additional 14 episodes, for a total of 24 episodes across two seasons. In addition, Amazon Studios inked a first-look deal with Critical Role to develop new series to premiere exclusively on Prime Video worldwide.
“Critical Role blazed a new trail for original digital content, with fresh new voices and humor that earned devoted fans around the world, as evidenced by their wildly successful Kickstarter campaign,...
Amazon’s Prime Video nabbed exclusive streaming rights to two seasons of “Critical Role: The Legend of Vox Machina,” which originated as a fan-supported project on Kickstarter and set a record the most-funded TV or film project ever.
Following the Kickstarter campaign, Cr had planned to produce 10 episodes of “Vox Machina.” Under the agreement with Amazon, Prime Video ordered an additional 14 episodes, for a total of 24 episodes across two seasons. In addition, Amazon Studios inked a first-look deal with Critical Role to develop new series to premiere exclusively on Prime Video worldwide.
“Critical Role blazed a new trail for original digital content, with fresh new voices and humor that earned devoted fans around the world, as evidenced by their wildly successful Kickstarter campaign,...
- 11/5/2019
- by Todd Spangler
- Variety Film + TV
Amazon has ordered two 12-episode seasons of adult animated series Critical Role: The Legend of Vox Machina, based on the adventures and original characters from Critical Role, a leading story-driven and world-building digital media brand. Additionally, Amazon is building on the relationship between its live-streaming service Twitch and Critical Role, closing a first-look deal with Critical Role to develop new series to premiere exclusively on Prime Video in more than 200 countries and territories worldwide. Twitch has broadcast Critical Role’s successful live role-playing show since 2015.
Earlier this year, Critical Role launched The Legend of Vox Machina as a Kickstarter campaign for a 22-minute animated special produced by Titmouse, reaching their original funding goal within minutes. The campaign continued to gain traction, becoming the most-funded TV, film or animated project in Kickstarter history and raising over $11.3M, enough to fund a 10-episode season. Building on that fan-based support, Amazon ordered an additional 14 episodes,...
Earlier this year, Critical Role launched The Legend of Vox Machina as a Kickstarter campaign for a 22-minute animated special produced by Titmouse, reaching their original funding goal within minutes. The campaign continued to gain traction, becoming the most-funded TV, film or animated project in Kickstarter history and raising over $11.3M, enough to fund a 10-episode season. Building on that fan-based support, Amazon ordered an additional 14 episodes,...
- 11/5/2019
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
It's been a rough time for social media, from last week's live-streamed slaughter in two Christchurch mosques to dismay over the technology's cultural and human impacts to political calls for corporate breakups and tighter regulation. But every once and awhile, stories come along that remind us of the sector's power to create unlikely stars who cobble together a huge audience out of thin air, while creating cool stuff that makes money.
Breaking Crowdfunding Records Millions Of Dollars At A Time
Such is the case with Critical Role, the long-running web series on YouTube and Twitch. The show features a group of real-world pals, all actors, sitting around a table playing Dungeons & Dragons, the dice-heavy game about adventurers and orcs, kobolds and balrogs. Now that hardy band of pals is setting records on Kickstarter, raising $7.7 million in less than two weeks to create an animated series, The Legend of Vox Machina,...
Breaking Crowdfunding Records Millions Of Dollars At A Time
Such is the case with Critical Role, the long-running web series on YouTube and Twitch. The show features a group of real-world pals, all actors, sitting around a table playing Dungeons & Dragons, the dice-heavy game about adventurers and orcs, kobolds and balrogs. Now that hardy band of pals is setting records on Kickstarter, raising $7.7 million in less than two weeks to create an animated series, The Legend of Vox Machina,...
- 3/21/2019
- by David Bloom
- Tubefilter.com
The Critical Role gang has extended their Kickstarter-funded animated special from 22 minutes to 88 minutes thanks to overwhelming support from fans.
The Kickstarter, which originally asked for $750,000, has surpassed all of its stretch goals and brought in $4.5 million from 33,000 backers in a little over a day. Funding will go toward production of The Legend of Vox Machina, an adult animated prequel about the heroes of Critical Role's first Dungeons & Dragons campaign (collectively known as Vox Machina).
Critical Role is the brainchild of voice actor Matt Mercer and a number of friends and fellow voice actors. It was formerly produced by Felicia Day's Geek & Sundry, but recently split to self-produce. Mercer leads the campaign’s storylines as dungeon master, and for the Vox Machina campaign, Ashley Johnson, Marisha Ray, Taliesin Jaffe, Travis Willingham, Sam Riegel, Laura Bailey, and Liam O’Brien played the storyline's characters. After they began...
The Kickstarter, which originally asked for $750,000, has surpassed all of its stretch goals and brought in $4.5 million from 33,000 backers in a little over a day. Funding will go toward production of The Legend of Vox Machina, an adult animated prequel about the heroes of Critical Role's first Dungeons & Dragons campaign (collectively known as Vox Machina).
Critical Role is the brainchild of voice actor Matt Mercer and a number of friends and fellow voice actors. It was formerly produced by Felicia Day's Geek & Sundry, but recently split to self-produce. Mercer leads the campaign’s storylines as dungeon master, and for the Vox Machina campaign, Ashley Johnson, Marisha Ray, Taliesin Jaffe, Travis Willingham, Sam Riegel, Laura Bailey, and Liam O’Brien played the storyline's characters. After they began...
- 3/5/2019
- by James Loke Hale
- Tubefilter.com
The folks behind longrunning Dungeons & Dragons web series Critical Role are raising funds on Kickstarter to turn the series’ hit first campaign into an animated special.
The campaign, which went live this morning, had a goal of $750,000. It’s already raised $2.6 million at time of posting, with 45 days of funding to go.
Critical Role started off as an ongoing tabletop role-play campaign run by voice actor Matt Mercer and produced by Felicia Day’s Geek & Sundry. It followed a group of heroes collectively known as Vox Machina. Characters in the game were played by Mercer’s friends and fellow voice actors: Ashley Johnson, Marisha Ray, Taliesin Jaffe, Travis Willingham, Sam Riegel, Laura Bailey, and Liam O'Brien. Mercer and friends first broadcast the series on YouTube, where they gathered 350,000 subscribers and built a large cross-platform fanbase that saw Critical Role become the No. 1 web series on Tumblr last year.
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The campaign, which went live this morning, had a goal of $750,000. It’s already raised $2.6 million at time of posting, with 45 days of funding to go.
Critical Role started off as an ongoing tabletop role-play campaign run by voice actor Matt Mercer and produced by Felicia Day’s Geek & Sundry. It followed a group of heroes collectively known as Vox Machina. Characters in the game were played by Mercer’s friends and fellow voice actors: Ashley Johnson, Marisha Ray, Taliesin Jaffe, Travis Willingham, Sam Riegel, Laura Bailey, and Liam O'Brien. Mercer and friends first broadcast the series on YouTube, where they gathered 350,000 subscribers and built a large cross-platform fanbase that saw Critical Role become the No. 1 web series on Tumblr last year.
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- 3/5/2019
- by James Loke Hale
- Tubefilter.com
The biggest nerd event comes back to London again for the last time this year. There is a lot to love about Comic Con and I mentioned a lot of those reasons in my first report on Comic Con in May which was my first time at Comic Con. I jumped at the chance to go again and I think I enjoyed it even more the second time around.
There are a few articles coming up about what I did and who I was talking to over that weekend so I think I’ll trying and summarize on what I did over those three days. Starting with day one, I did go to a press conference or two but it seems like that it was the quietest day of the three. I spent a lot of time at the Streamers Connected stage during that afternoon talking to growing Twitch streamers...
There are a few articles coming up about what I did and who I was talking to over that weekend so I think I’ll trying and summarize on what I did over those three days. Starting with day one, I did go to a press conference or two but it seems like that it was the quietest day of the three. I spent a lot of time at the Streamers Connected stage during that afternoon talking to growing Twitch streamers...
- 10/31/2018
- by Xenia Grounds
- Nerdly
McM Comic Con London, the largest UK pop culture event is gearing up for its return to the capital later this month, on 26th-28th October. This year’s McM Comic Con London is packed with bigger guests, exclusive products and more explosive and interactive content, as thousands of cosplayers, movie buffs, comic fans, families, gamers, collectors and anime enthusiasts are set to descend on ExCeL London.
Among McM’s special guest line up this October, we have WWE superstar-turned-Hollywood actor Dave Bautista, best known for playing Dax the Destroyer from the Guardians of the Galaxy franchise and James Bond villain Mr Hinx. Paul Bettany, aka Jarvis and Vision from the hugely popular Marvel Cinematic Universe films will be also meeting fans, alongside the cast from Us supernatural TV series Shadowhunters.
Joining the party, stars of popular Geek & Sundry web series Critical Role, Matthew Mercer, Marisha Ray, Liam O’Brien,...
Among McM’s special guest line up this October, we have WWE superstar-turned-Hollywood actor Dave Bautista, best known for playing Dax the Destroyer from the Guardians of the Galaxy franchise and James Bond villain Mr Hinx. Paul Bettany, aka Jarvis and Vision from the hugely popular Marvel Cinematic Universe films will be also meeting fans, alongside the cast from Us supernatural TV series Shadowhunters.
Joining the party, stars of popular Geek & Sundry web series Critical Role, Matthew Mercer, Marisha Ray, Liam O’Brien,...
- 10/10/2018
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
Van Alan's sci-fi noir series Automata has been a labor of love for the filmmaker. Based on the popular Penny Arcade web-comic characters, Automata follows private detective Sam Regal (Basil Harris from NBC's Grimm) and his automaton partner Carl Swangee (Doug Jones from Star Trek: Discovery, Hellboy) after they're hired to spy on a prominent businessman's spouse. The setting is New York City, in an alternate Prohibition America. In Van Alan's alternate reality, rather than liquor being outlawed the production of highly sentient robots, known as "automatons", becomes increasingly prohibited. It's a nifty concept. The series pilot is having its world premiere tonight, Thursday, June 29, at the 2017 Seriesfest with a second public screening on Saturday, July 1st....
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- 6/29/2017
- Screen Anarchy
What could be more entertaining than playing Dungeons & Dragons? Watching people play the role-playing game with Critical Role.
The web series, from Geek & Sundry, streams a group of friends (mainly voice actors) on a weekly game ran by the show’s Dungeon Master Matthew Mercer.
The series is broadcast live on Thursdays on Geek & Sundry’s Twitch.tv channel and the episodes made available on its official web site and YouTube channel.
The group is comprised of Ashley Johnson, Laura Bailey, Liam O’Brien, Marisha Ray, Sam Riegel, Taliesin Jaffe, Travis Willingham and Orion Acaba.
Lrm had an exclusive phone interview with actress Ashley Johnson to discuss her participation in the game while filming the TV show Blindspot.
Read the full transcript below.
Lrm: I’m curious. How did you got started with Critical Role in the first place?
Ashley Johnson: We all sort of knew each other prior to the game.
The web series, from Geek & Sundry, streams a group of friends (mainly voice actors) on a weekly game ran by the show’s Dungeon Master Matthew Mercer.
The series is broadcast live on Thursdays on Geek & Sundry’s Twitch.tv channel and the episodes made available on its official web site and YouTube channel.
The group is comprised of Ashley Johnson, Laura Bailey, Liam O’Brien, Marisha Ray, Sam Riegel, Taliesin Jaffe, Travis Willingham and Orion Acaba.
Lrm had an exclusive phone interview with actress Ashley Johnson to discuss her participation in the game while filming the TV show Blindspot.
Read the full transcript below.
Lrm: I’m curious. How did you got started with Critical Role in the first place?
Ashley Johnson: We all sort of knew each other prior to the game.
- 9/9/2016
- by Gig Patta
- LRMonline.com
Make way for Her Royal Highness, Elena, Princess of Avalor. Below, watch the new Elena of Avalor TV show featurette. The new animated series premieres on Disney Channel Friday, July 22, 2016 at 7:00pm Et/Pt. Don't miss new photos of the cast, crew and with their families and guests at the July 16th Paley Center for Media screening of the Elena of Avalor TV series.Among those on hand for the festivities were Yvette Nicole Brown, Christian Lanz, Danny Trejo, Constance Marie, Jillian Rose Reed, Joseph Nunez, Aimee Carrero, Julia Vera, Chris Parnell, Ivonne Coll, Elena of Avalor Creator and Ep Craig Gerber, Carlos Alazraqui, Story Editor Silvia Olivas, Voice Director Sam Riegel, Jorge Diaz, Supervising Director Elliot Bour, as well as Lou Diamond Phillips and family.Read More…...
- 7/19/2016
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
[caption id="attachment_45532" align="aligncenter" width="590"] Wander, Sylvia (Disney Xd)/caption]
Disney Xd has cancelled its animated Wander Over Yonder TV series after the second season. Creator Craig McCracken broke the news that there would be no third season, on Tumblr.
The voice cast of Wander Over Yonder stars Jack McBrayer as Wander and April Winchell as Sylvia. Lord Hater is voiced by Keith Ferguson. Tom Kenny voices Commander Peepers. Sam Riegel recurs as Emperor Awesome. Fred Tatasciore voices the masked Lord Dominator. Noël Wells supplies the character's unmasked voice.
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Disney Xd has cancelled its animated Wander Over Yonder TV series after the second season. Creator Craig McCracken broke the news that there would be no third season, on Tumblr.
The voice cast of Wander Over Yonder stars Jack McBrayer as Wander and April Winchell as Sylvia. Lord Hater is voiced by Keith Ferguson. Tom Kenny voices Commander Peepers. Sam Riegel recurs as Emperor Awesome. Fred Tatasciore voices the masked Lord Dominator. Noël Wells supplies the character's unmasked voice.
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- 3/11/2016
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
The winning filmmaker will become a candidate for the July Project of the Month. That winner will be in the running for Project of the Year. The four projects up for this week's Project of the Week are listed below (with descriptions courtesy of the filmmakers). You can vote at the bottom of the page. Jon & The Wolf: When you're 15, falling for an older girl is harder than heavy metal. Dodie & Cheryl Get Hitched: An off-beat comedy about two small-town lesbians who decide to tie the knot and the ugly swell of hypocrisy they have to contend with. My Friend Max: "My Friend Max" centers around a bullied young girl, Thea, and the strong bond that she shares with her imaginary friend, Max, after the death of her father at a very young age. Automata: In an alternate Prohibition-Era America, it is not alcohol that's illegal but rather highly conscious robots known as automatons.
- 7/24/2015
- by Indiewire
- Indiewire
Here's your daily dose of an indie film, web series, TV pilot, what-have-you in progress -- at the end of the week, you'll have the chance to vote for your favorite. In the meantime: Is this a project you’d want to see? Tell us in the comments. Automata Logline:In an alternate Prohibition-Era America, it is not alcohol that's illegal but rather highly conscious robots known as automatons. "Automata" follows detective Sam Regal and his automaton partner Carl as they work to solve cases in this dystopian America. Elevator Pitch:"Automata" is a comic property created by Penny Arcade, a Seattle based web-comic conglomerate. It is a serialized science-fiction noir comic set in an alternate 1930’s Prohibition-era New York City. In this alternate history, it is not alcohol that is illegal, but rather the continued manufacturing of highly intelligent robots known as automatons. Former police detective Sam Regal and his...
- 7/23/2015
- by Indiewire
- Indiewire
Troy Baker will be playing Booker while Courtnee Draper takes on the role of Elizabeth as Irrational lays out the "Mass Effect," "Kingdom Hearts II," and "Sealab 2021" vets among the cast portraying the heroes and villains of "Bioshock Infinite."
You can find the full cast list after the jump.
The coolest thing about this cast list is that it's populated by veteran voice actors and not simply sprinkled liberally with television and film actors putting in a couple of hours in the booth. "Dishonored" had a great cast of performers turning in one of the more uninspired collection of voice overs in recent memory.
Troy Baker
(Final Fantasy Xiii, Catherine, Red Faction: Guerilla, Brothers In Arms, Batman: Arkham City)
as Booker DeWitt
Courtnee Draper
(Surf’s Up, Ponyo, and Kingdom Hearts II)
as Elizabeth
Jennifer Hale
(Mass Effect, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic)
as Rosalind Lutece
Oliver Vaquer
(Dexter,...
You can find the full cast list after the jump.
The coolest thing about this cast list is that it's populated by veteran voice actors and not simply sprinkled liberally with television and film actors putting in a couple of hours in the booth. "Dishonored" had a great cast of performers turning in one of the more uninspired collection of voice overs in recent memory.
Troy Baker
(Final Fantasy Xiii, Catherine, Red Faction: Guerilla, Brothers In Arms, Batman: Arkham City)
as Booker DeWitt
Courtnee Draper
(Surf’s Up, Ponyo, and Kingdom Hearts II)
as Elizabeth
Jennifer Hale
(Mass Effect, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic)
as Rosalind Lutece
Oliver Vaquer
(Dexter,...
- 3/15/2013
- by Charles Webb
- MTV Multiplayer
Sam Riegel has voiced many characters over the past couple of years but most animation fans probably know him as Donatello in 2003's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and various Tmnt video games afterwards. His most recently released project was being Peter Parker in the The Amazing Spider-Man video game. Below, he talks about what the experience was like to voice each of these characters and more. Animation fans know you for voicing Donatello in 2003’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, how exciting was that project when you first got the gig? "Getting Tmnt was life-changing. I grew up watching the original series, and Donatello was always my favorite turtle -- come on, he does machines! So to Be Donnie for a new generation of fans was incredibly rewarding. It's awesome to know that for kids who grew up watching our show, I'll always be their Don." Would you say that voicing...
- 7/1/2012
- ComicBookMovie.com
Lionsgate is set to bow its first original web series next month, and the early teasers for their redneck animated sendup Trailer Trash are already popping up on Hulu. Nine of these 30-second “Family Moments” teaser clips are out so far, serving to intro viewers to Billy Bob (Stephen Kramer Glickman) and his down home hick cohorts. The whole world comes out of the altered mind of writer Todd Goldman, most known for his clothing line David & Goliath. Naturally, we’ve already confirmed that a Trailer Trash merchandising line is in the works. We also confirmed that YouTube star Philip DeFranco has been tapped to voice a handful of yet-to-be named characters in the series. Other confirmed cast include country singer Laura Bell Bundy as Peggy Sue and Sam Riegel as Billy Bob’s brother Lite Beer. hud:sun Media’s Max Benator, who recently launched Genuine Ken on Hulu, is creatively producing.
- 2/16/2011
- by Marc Hustvedt
- Tubefilter.com
Turtles Forever Directed by: Roy Burdine and Lloyd Goldfine Written by: Robert David, Matthew Drdek, Lloyd Goldfine Starring: Michael Sinterniklaas, Wayne Grayson, Sam Riegel, Gregory Abbey, Darren Dunstan, Marc Thompson, Veronica Taylor The times they are a changin'. Nowadays, even Michaelangelo is irritated by the grinning, pun-happy Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles of old. Sure, it may be a slap in the face to fans of the older series they grew up with, but Turtles Forever is just fan service topped with fan service with a side order of fan service. The concept is nothing short of brilliant, having multiple generations of the Ninja Turtles meet in their own dimensions via portals. The movie features three groups of Turtles: the recent '03 series, the original '90s cartoon, and the comic book source material. It's how these three intertwine that makes this work. What used to make total sense back in...
- 8/25/2010
- by Matt P.
- FilmJunk
Hasbro's "Transformers" are a big deal right now. It's like the '80s all over again, except the graphics are much, much better. Prime time then for gamers to take a jaunt across Cybertron, first overthrowing the filthy Autobot overlords and then beating back the vile Decepticon usurpers. That's exactly what players are tasked with doing in "Transformers: War for Cybertron," the latest effort from "The Bourne Conspiracy" developer High Moon Studios.
The Basics
"War for Cybertron" unfolds across 10 chapters split in half between two campaigns, one each for the Autobots and Decepticons. While players can start with either faction, the story first follows the Decepticons and their leader Megatron as they take control of the robot planet and infect its core with Dark Energon. The action then switches to the Autobots, led by a young upstart named Optimus after their leader Zeta Prime falls. The story is an entirely new concoction,...
The Basics
"War for Cybertron" unfolds across 10 chapters split in half between two campaigns, one each for the Autobots and Decepticons. While players can start with either faction, the story first follows the Decepticons and their leader Megatron as they take control of the robot planet and infect its core with Dark Energon. The action then switches to the Autobots, led by a young upstart named Optimus after their leader Zeta Prime falls. The story is an entirely new concoction,...
- 6/22/2010
- by Adam Rosenberg
- MTV Multiplayer
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Smash-Up is the new video game for the Wii/PlayStation 2 video game consoles, developed by Game Arts and published by Montreal-based Ubisoft, marking the 25th anniversary of the 'sewer surfing' reptiles. Smash-Up is a 4-player 'fighting game', where players attempt to Ko opponents by depleting their 'life bar', knocking them off the stage or into traps. Characters are colour-coded on-screen via a glow effect to help players keep track, featuring 'life-restoring' pizza and 'ninja magic' granting the ability to fire breathe and create electrical shields. Playing modes include Arcade, Battle Royal, Survival, Tournament, Swap-Out, Practice and Mission, as well as an online mode for four players and mini-games. Playable Characters include 'April O'Neil', voiced by Veronica Taylor, 'Casey Jones', voiced by Marc Thompson, 'Donatello', voiced by Sam Riegel, 'Leonardo', voiced by Michael Sinterniklaas, 'Master Splinter', voiced by Darren Dunstan, 'Michelangelo', voiced...
- 10/1/2009
- HollywoodNorthReport.com
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