Critical Role

2015

Critical Role

9 | en | Drama

Critical Role is a weekly actual play series that uses tabletop role-playing game mechanics as a means to explore and develop stories from the vast fantasy worlds of Exandria, Aramán, and beyond, with sweeping narratives intricately woven through collaboration between Game Masters and players.

Seasons & Episodes

EP1 The Fall of Thjazi Fang

Oct. 02,2025

A politically suspicious execution brings the friends, family, and enemies of noted war hero Thjazi Fang to the city of Dol-Makjar to celebrate a life well-adventured…

EP2 Broken Wing

Oct. 09,2025

The loved ones of Thjazi Fang must contend with the ramifications of his past plots and schemes still reverberating across Dol-Makjar and their own lives…

EP3 The Snipping of Shears

Oct. 16,2025

With the true source of the Candescent Creed's magic revealed and the search for Occtis pressing in from all sides, lines of trust must quickly be drawn amongst the allies…

EP4 Stone-Faced

Oct. 23,2025

The Houses of Royce and Davinos are attacked by the focused might and undead horror of House Tachonis, while the secrets Bolaire has kept for years tumble into the light…

EP5 Branching Paths

Nov. 06,2025

Decisions are made about how to keep Occtis safe from his family while the Soldiers embark on a hunt for friend and foe alike…

EP6 Knives and Thorns

Nov. 13,2025

Tyranny struggles with her crueler instincts as the Soldiers discover a safe haven for fairies that may hold clues about Cyd's whereabouts...

EP7 On the Scent

Nov. 20,2025

The Soldiers arrive in the Kingdom of Timmony, where local customs are bending against the religious influence of the Candescent Creed...

EP8 Fanged Revenge

Dec. 04,2025

A battle for vengeance ensues in Castle Sloke as the Soldiers face the traitorous Baron Casimir Gavendale and his new knights...

EP9 Episode 9

Dec. 11,2025

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EP10 Episode 10

Dec. 18,2025

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9 | en | Drama , Comedy , Action & Adventure | More Info

Released: 2015-03-12 | Released Producted By: Critical Role Productions , Country: United States of America Budget: 0 Revenue: 0 Official Website: https://critrole.com/

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Genre

Drama , Comedy , Action & Adventure

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Cast

Brennan Lee Mulligan , Laura Bailey , Luis Carazo , Robbie Daymond , Aabria Iyengar , Taliesin Jaffe

Director

Aaron Monroy

Producted By

Critical Role Productions ,

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Crew

Brennan Lee Mulligan

as Game Master

The Candlenights 2021 Special Exandria Unlimited Dimension 20's Adventuring Party Dimension 20

Laura Bailey

as Thimble

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Luis Carazo

as Azune Nayar

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Robbie Daymond

as Kattigan Vale

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Aabria Iyengar

as Thaisha Lloy

Exandria Unlimited

Taliesin Jaffe

as Bolaire Lathalia

Critical Role Live: Tag Team at the Teeth – The Misty Ascent Critical Role: Oaths & Ash Age of Umbra Critical Role: Jester and Fjord's Wedding – Live from Radio City Music Hall Critical Role Live: Tag Team at the Teeth – Beyond the Shroud The Mighty Nein Weird Kids Critical Role Abridged Daggerheart Critical Role Cooldown

Aaron Monroy

Graphic Designer

Payton Keo Lacebal

Painter

Maxwell James

Producer

Steve Failows

Producer

Kyle Shire

Producer

Neal Acree

Original Music Composer

Critical Role Audience Reviews

BootDigest Such a frustrating disappointment

2freensel I saw this movie before reading any reviews, and I thought it was very funny. I was very surprised to see the overwhelmingly negative reviews this film received from critics.

Ariella Broughton It is neither dumb nor smart enough to be fun, and spends way too much time with its boring human characters.

Guillelmina The film's masterful storytelling did its job. The message was clear. No need to overdo.

kosmonautti I have never written a review before on IMDb - I'll make an exception for this one. I was looking for something fantasy-related to watch with the feeling that I already had seen everything worth watching (which obviously isn't true, but gives you the PoV - I'm quite the nerd). And then - out of the blue I stumble onto Critical Role. And within 10 minutes of the first episode in-game, I was hooked. Totally, utterly lost. As for today I'm only 5 episodes in and this is pure genius... I love it so much that I'm actually in pain for missing it being broadcast live. I've never played D&D myself, but I have experience in MERP, so that gives basic idea of how the mechanic works and now without a RP party I've actually dug out from the dust my old MERP rulebook and dices and for real -- atm playing alone. Just because I want to play soooo much. And maybe one day I'd become as great as M. Mercer as the DM. But he's absolutely... diamond. Even more epic than Trinket.So be warned: if you're a RPG!nerd without a group, this might cause moderate/severe withdrawal symptoms.10/10, I've never seen a movie or series like this. (Scanlan sings in the distance "Nothing compares to U")

ajaxonwilliams Critical Role is the ultimate in entertainment! I don't think I have ever fallen in love with any TV show, web series, video game, or film as much as I have fallen in love with this group of nerdy ass voice actors sitting around and playing Dungeons & Dragons. Matthew Mercer is one of the greatest storytellers of today. The characters are probably the most well written characters I have ever seen, and this is a completely unscripted show! Even if I didn't particularly like at the start (Percy, Taryon) grew on me very quickly.While at this point (101 episodes in), it's very obvious the story of Vox Machina is coming to an end, I'm still incredibly excited to see what Mercer comes up with and what characters these amazing voice actors get to play as in the next campaign.10/10 would watch again (aaaaall the way from the beginning).

Andrea Stender Cordes Critical Role is a surprisingly engaging show, told through constant improvisation performed by some of the hardest hitters in the Voice Acting business, through the game "Dungeons and Dragons" lead by Matthew Mercer. Critical Role takes place in the high fantasy world of Exandria, and centers around the group of adventurers called Vox Machina. Vox Machina consists of Goliath barbarian Grog (Travis Willingham), human gunslinger Percival (Taliesin Jaffe), Dragonborn Sorcerer Tiberius (Orion Acaba), half-elf druid Keyleth (Marisha Ray), gnome cleric Pike (Ashley Johnson), gnome bard Scanlan (Sam Riegel) and the half-elven twins, the ranger Vex'ahlia (Laura Bailey) and her brother, the rogue Vax'ildan (Liam O'Brien). The story starts in-medias-res as the group are entering the dwarven city of Kraghammer. They don't manage to be there long before they start attracting attention and trouble. What makes the show isn't the story itself, which might surprise most who try to watch the show. It's the characters, their inter- personal relationships, struggles, and the impact they have on the world around them that makes the show what it is. Despite having no visuals at all, this show is intensely visual, through the amazingly graphic storytelling of Matthew Mercer. If you possess even a smidgen of ability to imagine, Matthew Mercer handles the rest. He'll paint castles in your mind, after which the remaining cast will fill the castle with life, laughter, and tears of both joy and sorrow. Being that the show is running on 300+ hours, and isn't done yet, with the average episode being 3 hours, I wouldn't recommend it to anyone with a short attention span. But if that isn't an issue, I'd recommend it to anyone who enjoys stories about people. Even if you don't like fantasy, you'll quite quickly discover that the fantasy is just the setting of the story, but that the backbone of Critical Role is the characters. I've seen 300 hours of this show, and I'd happily watch 300 more.

Jessica Dahl This is easily the best visual experience of my life. The connection the community feels to each other, to the people in the show, and to the game itself is incredible and I've been hooked -- nearly obsessed -- since the first half hour I saw. The experience is one that will resonate with you throughout your life and I sincerely hope this group continues in one form or another for decades to come.This is the first and only time I've been tempted to send something to the actors, and even with only a fan letter I am waiting on pins and needles to know if they even got the letter.Less than three you guys!P.S. Includes more than a bit of swearing, some inappropriate humor and lots and lots of nerdiness.