Amazon Prime Video’s The Legend of Vox Machina is now set to premiere on Jan. 28, according to Entertainment Weekly. The animated series was originally scheduled to premiere in February. Amazon Prime also shared a clip of the upcoming animation earlier.
This upcoming series is inspired by and based on Dungeons & Dragons. The Legend of Vox Machina began as a web series called Critical Role, wherein a bunch of voice actors got together and played Dungeons & Dragons, personalizing their characters and acting out fantastical adventures. The popularity of the web series raised quickly that it extended to a Livestream show that doubled as a podcast. Eventually, a campaign succeeded in turning the web series into an animated show.
From the first looks we got, the animated series will feature stories of characters including Sylas Briarwood, Pike Trickfoot, and more. The show will follow the heroes as they work together to overcome the challenges ahead. Most of the story takes place on the continent of Tal’Dorei in locations such as the metropolis of Emon and the city-state of Whitestone.
Voice actors for The Legend of Vox Machina include Matthew Mercer ( Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba), Ashley Johnson (The Killing, The Help), Travis Willingham (Fullmetal Alchemist), and Laura Bailey (Batman: The Telltale Series). Mercer will also serve as the executive producer along with Brandon Auman (Star Wars: Resistance), Chris Prynoski (Metalocalypse), Shannon Prynoski (Fairfax), and Ben Kalina (Big Mouth). Phil Bourassa (Young Justice, Batman: Bad Blood, Justice League) serves as the lead character designer with animations from Titmouse.
The series will consist of twelve episodes. Amazon renewed the series for a second season back in 2019.