Mighty Nein animated series debuts Nov 19 on Prime Video worldwide

The Mighty Nein, an animated dark fantasy series based on Critical Role's second Dungeons and Dragons campaign, will premiere on Prime Video on November 19 in more than 240 countries and territories, the production announced following a trailer debut at New York Comic Con. The series follows a mismatched band of fugitives and outcasts who must unite to stop a powerful arcane relic called the Beacon from falling into dangerous hands and threatening the fabric of reality.

Creators and cast said the first season will differ structurally from Critical Role's earlier adaptation, The Legend of Vox Machina. Founding members Travis Willingham and Sam Riegel, who serve as director and executive producer respectively, said episodes will be longer, the season will include more installments and production values will be higher, and the narrative will be restructured to show the origins of the principal characters before the original campaign begins. The story is set 20 years after the events of Vox Machina on the continent of Wildemount in the shared world of Exandria.

The main cast includes founding Critical Role performers voicing new roles: Laura Bailey as Jester Lavorre, Ashley Johnson...