Critical Role is a wildly popular Dungeons and Dragons liveplay web series featuring some of the best voice actors working in video games, animation, and anime. Fans of tabletop gaming were immediately drawn to the skillful roleplaying and banter among the group of friends and professional actors. Starring Laura Bailey (The Last of Us: Part II), Taliesin Jaffe (One Piece), Ashley Johnson (The Last of Us), Matthew Mercer (Overwatch), Liam O’Brien (Naruto), Marisha Ray (Metal Gear Survive), and Sam Riegel (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles), the web series was originally hosted on Felicia Day’s Geek and Sundry Youtube channel until Critical Role launched their own Twitch and Youtube channels. Today, Critical Role Productions oversees production and streaming on all Critical Role episodes, spin-offs, and even handles a tabletop gaming company.
The Critical Role creators, who all serve as executive producers on The Legend of Vox Machina, have obviously tapped their network of professional actors to cast these big names in their series. By recruiting some of the nerd world’s favorite stars, the creators have shown they are completely in tune with their audience. Who knows? Maybe someday Critical Role fans can watch Gina Torres and David Tennant take down a basilisk on liveplay.
Source: Collider
