Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorAfter three years in the works, Critical Role’s animated “The Legend of Vox Machina” finally lit up streaming screens on Prime Video last month — delighting fans with a raucous, foul-mouthed spree of action and adventure.The show, based on Critical Role’s first Dungeons & Dragons campaign, is currently No.
3 on Prime Video’s Top 10 ranking in the U.S. (after action-thriller series “Reacher” and rom-com “I Want You Back”). It also has an impressive 100% critics’ score on Rotten Tomatoes and a 93% audience score.The first nine episodes of “Vox Machina” were released in three-episode batches over the past three weeks.
The 10th and final episode in Season 1 drops Thursday (Feb. 17), leading into a second season, whose premiere date is TBA. So what’s next for the Critical Role crew?
Right now, they’re in the midst of the Campaign 3 livestream, and they are in discussions with partners about a video game adaptation.And the company’s founding cast members tell Variety they would be very much on board for a live-action movie or TV adaptation. “As you’ve heard from us before, there’s a chance for anything to happen,” said Sam Riegel, who plays diminutive gnome bard Scanlan Shorthalt, a fan favorite.
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