Amazon Inks Critical Role to Overall TV and First-Look Film Deal, Greenlights ‘Mighty Nein’ Animated Series - Variety

Amazon has made a mighty clasp of the Critical Role cinematic universe.

Amazon Studios announced a multiyear exclusive wide TV and first-look movie woody with Critical Role, the media institution and D&D role-playing radical down Prime Video’s fashionable big animation bid “The Legend of Vox Machina.”

The archetypal caller bid to beryllium produced nether the statement is “Mighty Nein,” based connected Critical Role’s 2nd campaign, which ran from January 2018 to mid-2021. The Mighty Nein adventuring enactment — a set of criminals and misfits — are the lone ones who tin forestall the kingdom from plunging into chaos erstwhile an arcane artifact susceptible of reshaping world falls into the incorrect hands. “Mighty Nein” is acceptable to statesman accumulation soon successful concern with animation workplace Titmouse, which has teamed with Critical Role and Amazon Studios for “Vox Machina.” The bid volition premiere exclusively connected Prime Video, but there’s nary merchandise day arsenic yet.

Critical Role’s archetypal animated series, “The Legend of Vox Machina,” is based connected its archetypal D&D campaign, which the radical livestreamed from 2015-17. Season 1 premiered successful January 2022 connected Prime Video (and inactive holds a 100% critics people connected Rotten Tomatoes), and Season Two debuted with the archetypal 3 episodes connected Jan. 20. A 3rd play of “Vox Machina” was officially announced astatine New York Comic Con and is presently successful production.

Under the woody with Amazon Studios, Critical Role volition proceed to nutrient nether its accumulation banner, Metapigeon, which volition make its ain archetypal TV shows, films and contented portion continuing to “partner with talented creatives connected a caller slate of projects, some successful and extracurricular of the Critical Role universe,” according to the companies.

“With the occurrence of our animated bid ‘The Legend of Vox Machina,’ we are looking guardant to continuing our narration with Critical Role and expanding its beingness with ‘Mighty Nein,’” said Vernon Sanders, caput of planetary TV astatine Amazon Studios. “Expanding these iconic franchises for our planetary Prime Video customers continues to beryllium an ambitious and rewarding travel and we are anxious to spot wherever this caller bid takes us.”

Travis Willingham, co-founder and CEO of Critical Role, said, “Critical Role’s livestream campaigns are the spark that lit the occurrence for our worldwide audience. Seeing the stories and characters from our archetypal run travel to beingness successful ‘The Legend of Vox Machina’ was a imagination realized, and we are perfectly buzzing with excitement to bash it again with ‘Mighty Nein.’ But with today’s announcement, we’re assured that the stories we archer volition support expanding into realms of amusement beyond what we tin adjacent imagine.”

The forthcoming “Mighty Nein” bid volition beryllium enforcement produced by Tasha Huo, Sam Riegel and Willingham alongside Metapigeon and Amazon Studios. From Titmouse, Chris Prynoski (“Legend of Vox Machina”), Shannon Prynoski (“Fairfax”), Antonio Canobbio (“Arlo the Alligator Boy”) and Ben Kalina (“Big Mouth”) volition besides enforcement produce.

Amazon Studios archetypal pacted with Critical Role successful 2019, securing a two-season bid for “Vox Machina” aft CR’s record-breaking Kickstarter run for their archetypal animation project.

Critical Role started retired successful 2012 arsenic a backstage D&D game-night among a radical of friends successful L.A. who are each dependable actors. Since then, Critical Role — whose avid fans are affectionately known arsenic “Critters” — has expanded into aggregate lines of business. In summation to “The Legend of Vox Machina” connected Prime Video, that has included comic books, graphic novels, fabrication and nonfiction books connected the New York Times bestsellers list, collectibles, tabletop and role-playing games, podcasts and unrecorded events.

Watch Amazon’s announcement video for the “Mighty Nein” series:

Pictured supra (l. to .r): Critical Role founders Liam O’Brien, Taliesin Jaffe, Marisha Ray, Travis Willingham, Laura Bailey, Sam Riegel, Matthew Mercer, Ashley Johnson