Critical Role Critical Role: Amazon Orders 2 Seasons Of The Legend Of Vox Machina

Amazon has ordered two seasons of the Critical Role animated show, The Legend of Vox Machina! This is the show that was Kickstarted for about $10M last year.

Originally, 10 episodes were planned from the massive Kickstarter. Amazon has ordered 14 more, to make 24 total, aimed at late 2020.

Amazon owns Twitch, on which Critical Role made its name.

Kickstarter backers will still get the first look at the show, and will be able to access the first season for free.

Amazon Orders 2 Seasons Of Adult Animated Series ‘Critical Role: The Legend Of Vox Machina’ As Part Of First-Look Deal

Amazon has ordered two 12-episode seasons of adult animated series <em>Critical Role: The Legend of Vox Machina,</em> based on the adventures and original characters from Critical Role.

deadline.com

Amazon Orders Two Seasons of Critical Role’s Animated ‘Legend of Vox Machina’ Series

Amazon Prime Video ordered two seasons of Critical Role's "The Legend of Vox Machina" after a record-breaking Kickstarter campaign.

variety.com

Amazon Orders Two Seasons of Animated ‘Critical Role’ Series

Critical Role, the media company behind the popular web series of the same name, has partnered with Amazon Prime Video to bring an animated version of the program exclusively to the platform.

www.hollywoodreporter.com

Here's CR's own announcement:

Hello, bees!

We slyly hinted towards sharing some really big news and today is the big day!

Our friends at Amazon have partnered with us to broadcast Critical Role: The Legend of Vox Machinaexclusively on Amazon Prime Video! And that’s not all… This partnership has allowed us to create TWO ENTIRE SEASONS and an additional TWO episodes per season. That’s a total of 24 episodes of animated Vox Machina goodness that we cannot wait to share with you.

What’s more, Amazon is throwing their support behind the show, allowing us to improve on the quality of the animation, the score, the special effects – you name it. And with 24 episodes to play with, instead of just 10, we’ll not only complete the entire Briarwood storyline in the animated series, but we’ll forge ahead into other classic Vox Machina story arcs as well!

Our lovely Kickstarter backers (hey, that’s YOU!) will still have an opportunity to watch the two-part special that kicks off the series before anyone else AND because you’re a backer, you'll be able to access the first season for free. We’re still working out all of the logistical details and should have an update around how all of this will work in late 2020.

We also announced a few more key players on our creative team, each mega-talented in their craft:

• Laura Bailey, Taliesin Jaffe, Ashley Johnson, Liam O’Brien, Matthew Mercer, Marisha Ray, Sam Riegel, and Travis Willingham (executive producers): Along with stepping back into their roles as the voices of Vox Machina, our cast will also serve as executive producers of the animated series.
• Brandon Auman (executive producer): You may know Brandon as the executive producer of Star Wars Resistance and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, as well as his writing on Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes and the upcoming Blade Runner: Black Lotus.
• Chris Prynoski (executive producer, Titmouse): Chris is pretty much the guy that makes all the Titmouse magic happen and has played a major role in a bunch of cool animated projects, like Big Mouth, Niko and the Sword of Light, Tigtoneand The Venture Brothers.
• Sung Jin Ahn (supervising director): Sung Jin is an Emmy-Award nominated director and has worked alongside Chris as the director for Niko and the Sword of Light, as well as other incredible projects like Motorcity and TRON: Uprising.

Our crazy little show was born on Twitch and we’re absolutely thrilled at the opportunity to continue to grow and develop deeper roots within the Amazon ecosphere.

We love you all very much and… Is it Thursday yet?

<3

Critical Role

 

[Morrus]

I think is the branding of the streamers or the settings gets bigger than D&D, those really trying to develop the form will drop D&D in favor of that other branding. Not least, by the way, because if streaming truly does go mainstream (har har) big corporations are going to be involved and they aren't going to want to have to tie themselves to Hasbro or WotC by way of the D&D brand.

If - and I emphasise the if - CR were to become bigger than D&D, I wonder what effect that would have on D&D's current growth, given that they cite the majority of that being due to streaming. Especially if other streamers followed CR and played their game, as the way of getting viewers would be "playing the game that CR plays", whatever that might be.

 

[5ekyu]

They’re growing as a business. They own the CR IP and are monetising it well. At some point that might include selling the official CR games, which they also might enjoy playing. Or not. It’s all just conjecture.

Actually, a tad of history.

Thry did market CR rpg - the setting for their first campaign- printed sold thru Green Ronin.

It was very very shortly after that I saw another streamer I enjoyed watching wind down, wrap up their long running stream thst was in someone else's IP for a new one using a different flexible new rpg and in their own new IP. I saw that as a direct play to be able to sell their own setting book in a year or so.

The opportunity to market your home setting if your stream hits numbers ought to be a huge draw for stream in your own IP, even if its using someone else's system.

 

[darjr]

I love the Taldori book. You should get one. Did it sell out? I think so. Anyone know for sure?

 

[Parmandur]

I love the Taldori book. You should get one. Did it sell out? I think so. Anyone know for sure?

It's still selling on Amazon.

 

[darjr]

Of course. CR's channel is by far the biggest. It would be weird if they didn't!

Yup it was awesome. But so far only enough to barely bump out PF2 in ONE stat. And that may be due to them not counting many or most PF2 players, them using the generic tools.

 

[Morrus]

Actually, a tad of history.

Thry did market CR rpg - the setting for their first campaign- printed sold thru Green Ronin.

Yes, I know. I have it.

 

[Urriak Uruk]

If - and I emphasise the if - CR were to become bigger than D&D, I wonder what effect that would have on D&D's current growth, given that they cite the majority of that being due to streaming. Especially if other streamers followed CR and played their game, as the way of getting viewers would be "playing the game that CR plays", whatever that might be.

This is so ridiculous. Sure CR fandom could outgrow D&D, but what does that matter? CR is D&D. They're not going to change back to Pathfinder, or any other system, as they know that people following the series will be confused by a sudden change in what dice rolls mean and the new terms, etc.

 

[Morrus]

This is so ridiculous. Sure CR fandom could outgrow D&D, but what does that matter? CR is D&D. They're not going to change back to Pathfinder, or any other system, as they know that people following the series will be confused by a sudden change in what dice rolls mean and the new terms, etc.

Hmmm. You’re commenting on the end of a series of exchanges, but it sounds like you haven’t read the context of them, which discusses the situations in which they might want to publish their own IP. Maybe scroll back a bit? It’s all hypothetical, but it’s not nonsensical.

 

[Urriak Uruk]

Hmmm. You’re commenting on the end of a series of exchanges, but it sounds like you haven’t read the context of them. Maybe scroll back a bit?

I don't need to, I responded to your post, that's it.

Especially if other streamers followed CR and played their game, as the way of getting viewers would be "playing the game that CR plays", whatever that might be.

The game CR plays is 5E D&D, and almost certainly will be until 6E releases (then I could see CR switching to something else if 6E is weird).

 

[Morrus]

I don't need to, I responded to your post, that's it.

shrug OK.