![]() ![]() 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 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. 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. For more Critical Role content, campaign three’s episodes are streamed every Thursday at 7 p.m PST on. The first season is composed of 12 episodes. Three episodes are released every Friday. The Legend of Vox Machina is available to watch on Amazon Prime. Amazon Prime suggests viewers be 16 and up. Episode three focuses on the beginnings of the Briarwood arc, with Vox Machina meeting Delilah and Sylas Briarwood at a dinner party.Īlthough animated, The Legend of Vox Machina is not a children’s show- scenes include swearing, violence, and other potentially graphic content. The rag-tag group of heroes, known as Vox Machina (“voice machines”), face off against the blue dragon Brimscythe. The first two episodes follow a new journey for viewers- a preview of events occurring before campaign one’s first stream. ![]() ![]() The series also features actors such as Darin De Paul, who voices Reinhart in the video game Overwatch, and David Tennant, known for his role as the tenth Doctor in the TV show Doctor Who. Matthew Mercer, the dungeon master, also voices characters throughout the series, such as Lord Sylas Briarwood and Trinket the bear. The cast is as follows: Laura Bailey as Vex’ahlia Vessar, a half-elf ranger Liam O’Brien as Vax’ildan Vessar, a half-elf rogue Travis Willingham as Grog Strongjaw, a goliath barbarian Ashley Johnson as Pike Trickfoot, a gnome cleric Sam Riegel as Scanlan Shorthalt, a gnome bard Marisha Ray as Keyleth of the Air Ashari, a half-elf druid, and Taliesin Jaffe as Percival de Rolo, a human gunslinger. In November of 2019, it was announced that the series would be released on Amazon Prime, and that Amazon had commissioned extra episodes and an additional season. The goal was met in just 45 minutes, eventually raising more than $11,000,000 in just over a month.Īs of now, it is still the highest-funded film and video campaign on Kickstarter. In March of 2019, the idea of creating a 22-minute animated special in mind, a Critical Role Kickstarter campaign launched with a goal to raise $750,000 over 45 days. Critical Role was even the highest-earning Twitch channel in 2019. Since then, the channel has grown significantly, with over 1 million followers on Twitch. Although their first campaign started in 2012, Critical Role was first streamed in 2015. 28 on Amazon Prime.Ĭritical Role began as a group of friends, who happen to all be professional voice actors, playing Dungeons and Dragons. The Critical Role company’s animated Dungeons and Dragons campaign The Legend of Vox Machina premiered Jan. Cassidy Lovell, Arts & Entertainment Editor ![]()
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