After Amazon Prime Video struck gold with the animated adaptation ofCritical Role’s firstDnDcampaign,The Legend of Vox Machina,The Mighty Neinis in the works, which will adapt the second.Critical Roleis a web series which follows professional actors as they playDungeons & Dragonsacross dozens of episodes, crafting fascinating campaigns and beloved fantasy characters.The Mighty Neinis the second such campaign featured onCritical Role, and the animated adaptation will follow a band of adventurers who must prevent an arcane artifact from falling into the wrong hands.
Set within the same universe asThe Legend of Vox Machina,The Mighty Neinwill feature the same actors playing different characters in an adventure set many years later. The announcement ofThe Mighty Neincomes parallel with the success of Prime Video’sVox Machina, which is already renewed for a fourth season. It also hints at a possible expansion of the franchise, aseach ofCritical Role’s campaign storylinesare ripe for adaptation into an animated series. Though many details are under wraps forThe Mighty Nein, it’s already shaping up to be a fitting continuation ofVox Machina.
The Mighty Nein Latest News
Work Is Half-Way Done On The Animated Series
With little news surfacing since the new animated series was announced, the latest update confirms thatThe Mighty Neinis half done. As reported byPC Gamer,Critical Rolecast member and CEO Travis Willingham spoke candidly about the progress of the series, saying"it’s definitely more than halfway done,and I think everybody’s going to be really thrilled with the way it’s turning out." Willingham mentioned that the writing is completed and thatit’s been sent off to the animator who will then design the visuals for the show.
Read Willingham’s full comments here:
“We have written all of Season 1. The storyboards are all being locked, if they haven’t been already. So it’s off to our overseas studio. We’re getting animation tests back and seeing things come back in colour. We’ve designed all the characters. The magical spells and effects are being considered. We’re talking about music, and how it’s going to be different from Vox.
“So it’s definitely more than halfway done, and I think everybody’s going to be really thrilled with the way it’s turning out.”
The Mighty Nein Is Confirmed
Prime Video Green-Lit The Show In 2023
Coming off the success ofCritical Role’s animated series,The Legend of Vox Machina,Prime Video hastily green-litThe Mighty Neinin early 2023(viaVariety). At the time, it was confirmed that the voice cast would return to reprise their roles from the originalDungeons & Dragonscampaign, but little else was revealed outside what was apparent from the originalMighty Neinstory. To announce the new show, Prime Video released abrief clipwhich featured choice lines from the campaign underscoring a dramatic shot of the gaming table used inCritical Role.
Since then, few details have emerged about the upcoming animated series, but it was announced in October 2024 thatthe writing and storyboards were completed, and that things had been shipped off to the animators. There’s no telling how long the animation process will take, and no release window has been provided.A rough animated sequencewas released in July 2024 which shows the first meeting between Fjord and Jester.
The Mighty Nein Cast Details
The Familiar Voices Of Critical Role Return
Much likethe cast ofThe Legend of Vox Machina, the upcomingMighty Neinserieswill be voiced by the original actors from theCritical Rolecampaign. This means keen-eared viewers will recognize the vocal talents of Travis Willingham as the half-orc warlock, Fjord Stone, alongside Laura Bailey as the tiefling cleric, Jester Lavorre. Liam O’Brien will appear as Caleb Widogast, a human wizard, while Sam Riegel plays the goblin rogue, Nott the Brave. Ashley Johnson plays barbarian Yasha Nydoorin, and Marisha Ray will be Beauregard “Beau” Lionett, a human monk.
Taliesin Jaffe will likely pull double duty as both Mollymauk “Molly” Tealeaf, and Caduceus Clay, while a new role will likely be dreamed up forCritical RoleDungeon Master, Matthew Mercer.It’s unclear who will appear in supporting roles throughout the series, but the Prime Video original will likely call on familiar voice talents fromVox Machinaas well.
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The Mighty Nein Story Details
An Epic Campaign Is In Store
The Mighty Neinis already shaping up to be a multi-season adventure, and could top evenThe Legend of Vox Machinawith its complexity and high-fantasy excitement.
ThoughThe Mighty Neinis a quintessentialDungeons & Dragonscampaign, it sets itself apart fromThe Legend of Vox Machinabecause of its deftly-conceived political storylines and richer characters. The basic premise of the campaign is thata band of adventurers are tasked with crossing the continent of Wildemount while attempting to stop an all-out war between the Dwendalian Empire and the Kryn Dynasty. This opens the door for exciting action, but it also introduces subplots concerning political corruption.
On top of all that,the adventurers must stop the god of eternal darkness, Tharizdûn, from escaping his prisonand delving humanity into an apocalypse. With all of that, and more, in the offing,The Mighty Neinis already shaping up to be a multi-season adventure, and could top evenThe Legend of Vox Machinawith its complexity and high-fantasy excitement.
Critical Role
Cast
Livestreamed weekly on Twitch since 2015, Critical Role brings together a group of professional voice actors as they play through a series of elaborate Dungeons and Dragons campaigns. Originally produced by Geek & Sundry, the series garnered a large and devoted fanbase during the first campaign, allowing the cast to create their own company in 2018. Matthew Mercer heads each campaign as Dungeon Master, with a cast that includes Ashley Johnson, Travis Willingham, Laura Bailey, Liam O’Brien, Taliesin Jaffe, and Marisha Ray.
