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26-07-2025 Vol 19

'Mighty Nein' Rolls 'Critical Role' Into a New Animated Era

Crucial Position followers gained with the continued success of the Vox Machina animated collection, and now they’re about to win once more with the upcoming Mighty Nein spinoff. At San Diego Comedian-Con, the solid (and creators) of the entire enterprise unveiled a first correct have a look at the collection and its new band of screwups.

Set a long time after Vox Machina within the continent of Wildmount, our group right here consists of graffiti artist Jester Lavorre (Laura Bailey), pirate Fjord (Travis Willingham), monk/detective Beau Lionett (Marisha Ray), smelly sorcerer Caleb Widogast, thief Nott, and carnies Mollymauk Tealeaf (Taliesen Jaffe) and Yasha Nydoorin (Ashley Johnson). In contrast to the Vox crew, the Nein gang aren’t precisely all buddies with one another on the outset, however they’ll should put all that apart when a highly effective arcane relic known as the Beacon is stolen and it falls to them to avoid wasting the world(s).

Just like the mothership present, the Mighty Nein adaptation will shake issues up so it’s not simply a 1-to-1 recreation of the Precise Play collection. The primary season will often shift perspective over to Essek Thelyss, an elf from the Kryn Dynasty who ultimately turns into a key ally of the Nein within the marketing campaign. However earlier than that, he’ll be “not a excellent individual,” Willingham teased to Entertainment Weekly, and the brand new scenes that weren’t a part of the preliminary marketing campaign will present what he was getting as much as for his folks. He’s…a little bit of a mess, which makes him a excellent match for the Nein as soon as they hyperlink up.

“A giant factor that drew me to that present was simply the trauma of all of the characters,” showrunner Tasha Huo informed EW. “The present displays a extra mature, extra elevated storytelling. There’s extra drama; there may be extra filmmaking concerned. We actually attempt to deal with the present like a live-action present, which is tonally completely different than Vox Machina however nonetheless retains throughout the identical world.”

Count on Mighty Nein to hit Prime Video with 45-minute lengthy episodes on November 19.

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