You want more Critical Role cartoons? You got ’em. The Legend of Vox Machina, originating from humble Kickstarter beginnings, has grown into such a hit for Amazon Prime that they’re expanding the Exandrian universe. The second major campaign for the liveplay team, The Mighty Nein, is getting its own animated series this fall and the full cast and designs were just revealed at SDCC.

The Mighty Nein is set in the same world as Vox Machina, just twenty years later. The series follows a group of fugitives and outcasts, not unlike the original seven, who all have their own secret pasts and baggage to deal with. “But when a powerful arcane relic known as The Beacon falls into dangerous hands, they must learn to work together to save the realm and stop reality itself from unraveling,” says Amazon.

The main cast is naturally the same, as it will be here. Laura Bailey, Taliesin Jaffe, Ashley Johnson, Liam O’Brien, Matthew Mercer, Marisha Ray, Sam Riegel and Travis Willingham will all play new characters. The guest cast includes several Disney Legends (Ming-na Wen, Anika Noni Rose, Auli’i Cravalho), Alan Cumming, Mark Strong, and Jonathan Frakes. And Tim McGraw.

• BEAU (Marisha Ray): Beau is a Cobalt Soul monk with attitude. Part MMA fighter, part kickass detective, she’s on a secret mission to root out corruption within her own organization and abroad.
• CALEB (Liam O’Brien): Caleb is a disheveled – some might say filthy – wizard with a penchant for fire magic. He’s on the run from his past that continues to haunt him.
• FJORD (Travis Willingham): Fjord is an orphan sailor. After his ship blew up in a deadly scheme, Fjord washed ashore without a scratch and with magic powers. But he’s still trying to figure out if the powers are a gift or a curse.
• JESTER (Laura Bailey): Jester is a loveable chaotic prankster who was born and raised in an upscale brothel. After pranking a powerful politician with no sense of humor, she’s forced to go on the run with her best friend, an invisible god named the Traveler.
• MOLLY (Taliesin Jaffe): Molly is the flamboyant tarot reader for a traveling carnival. His endearing wit is a stark contrast to his mysterious ability to manipulate blood to his will.
• NOTT (Sam Riegel) : Nott the Brave is a foul-mouthed alcoholic goblin girl and a master of stealth and crossbow. She drinks to hide from her painful past, which she hopes her new friend, Caleb, can help her solve.
• YASHA (Ashley Johnson): Yasha is a barbarian woman from the wastes of Xhorhas in the Kryn Dynasty. Her roving mercenary work has earned her the harrowing moniker: “The Orphan Maker.”
• ESSEK (Matthew Mercer): Essek Thelyss is a Kryn elf and elite spy for the Dynasty. He will stop at nothing to protect the ones he loves.

The Mighty Nein premieres on Amazon Prime November 19. Have a clip:

As for The Legend of Vox Machina, it’s just been granted another season, on top of the one that won’t premiere until 2026. But Amazon and CR say Season 5 will be its last…mainly because they’ll be out of story to adapt at that point. Have another clip:

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