Critical Role
High fantasyInvented worlds with magic and rules of their own.This show: 10/10Deep worldbuildingDense lore that rewards immersion.This show: 10/10Sprawling sagaA many-threaded epic that unfolds across seasons.This show: 9/10Dialogue-drivenThe writing's voice is the main event.This show: 9/10Long-runnerA show whose sheer longevity shapes how it's watched.This show: 9/10Ensemble castMany characters carrying equal weight.This show: 9/10Found familyUnrelated people slowly becoming each other's family.This show: 8/10FriendshipA friend group's dynamics carry the show.This show: 8/10
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Starring
Matthew MercerLiam O'BrienTaliesin JaffeMarisha RayLaura BaileyTravis Willingham
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Critical Role
Starring
Matthew MercerLiam O'BrienTaliesin JaffeMarisha RayLaura BaileyTravis Willingham
Written by
Critical Role
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| S1 | 8.1 | 8.3 | 8.1 | 8.3 | 7.8 | 7.7 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 7.7 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 8.1 | 7.6 | 8.0 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 7.9 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 7.9 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 8.1 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 7.9 | 7.1 | 7.8 | 7.9 | 8.0 | 7.9 | 8.0 | 8.1 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 8.4 | 7.8 | 8.1 | 8.3 | 8.2 | 8.1 | 7.8 | 8.2 | 8.4 | 8.1 | 8.3 | 8.2 | 8.2 | 8.5 | 8.3 | 8.3 | 8.6 | 8.3 | 8.2 | 8.3 | 8.2 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 7.7 | 7.9 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.8 | 7.9 | 7.8 | 8.2 | 8.5 | 8.7 | 8.7 | 8.4 | 8.6 | 8.5 | 8.4 | 8.4 | 8.4 | 8.2 | 8.4 | 8.3 | 8.4 | 8.4 | 8.1 | 8.0 | 8.4 | 8.6 | 8.9 | 7.8 | 7.6 | 7.2 | 7.8 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 7.4 | 8.2 | 7.8 | 8.0 | 8.3 | 7.8 | 8.2 | 7.9 | 8.1 | 8.6 | 8.2 | 8.1 | 8.2 | 8.4 | 8.3 | 8.2 | 8.6 | 8.5 | 9.1 | 8.8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| S2 | 8.1 | 8.5 | 8.2 | 8.2 | 8.2 | 8.2 | 8.3 | 8.3 | 8.3 | 8.1 | 7.9 | 8.0 | 8.5 | 8.2 | 8.2 | 8.1 | 8.3 | 8.5 | 8.3 | 8.2 | 8.0 | 8.1 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.2 | 8.2 | 8.4 | 8.2 | 8.3 | 8.3 | 8.3 | 8.1 | 7.9 | 8.2 | 8.0 | 8.1 | 8.0 | 8.3 | 8.1 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 7.9 | 8.2 | 8.4 | 8.0 | 8.6 | 7.9 | 8.0 | 8.3 | 8.3 | 8.0 | 7.8 | 8.0 | 7.6 | 7.7 | 8.0 | 8.1 | 7.9 | 7.7 | 8.0 | 8.3 | 8.5 | 8.2 | 7.7 | 7.5 | 7.7 | 7.9 | 7.8 | 8.2 | 8.7 | 8.1 | 7.6 | 8.8 | 8.6 | 7.8 | 7.9 | 8.5 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 7.6 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 8.2 | 8.2 | 8.2 | 8.2 | 8.6 | 8.1 | 7.9 | 8.1 | 8.2 | 8.0 | 8.3 | 9.0 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 7.7 | 8.8 | 8.2 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 7.7 | 7.9 | 7.4 | 7.2 | 7.9 | 7.4 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 7.9 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.8 | 7.6 | 7.8 | 7.6 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 8.2 | 7.9 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 9.1 | 8.4 | 8.3 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 7.9 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 7.8 | 8.0 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 8.5 | 9.2 | 9.2 | 8.6 | |
| S3 | 8.1 | 8.8 | 8.0 | 8.6 | 7.9 | 8.2 | 8.3 | 8.4 | 8.5 | 8.4 | 8.2 | 8.4 | 7.6 | 8.4 | 8.6 | 8.0 | 8.3 | 8.2 | 7.9 | 7.5 | 8.5 | 8.3 | 7.8 | 8.4 | 8.1 | 8.1 | 7.9 | 7.7 | 8.5 | 8.2 | 8.0 | 8.5 | 8.3 | 9.1 | 9.2 | 8.2 | 8.2 | 8.7 | 8.0 | 7.5 | 7.6 | 7.8 | 8.2 | 7.6 | 8.1 | 7.9 | 7.6 | 7.4 | 7.3 | 7.4 | 7.8 | 8.3 | 7.9 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 7.3 | 6.9 | 7.3 | 7.4 | 7.5 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 8.0 | 7.5 | 7.6 | 7.5 | 8.1 | 8.0 | 7.6 | 7.5 | 7.6 | 7.4 | 7.7 | 7.5 | 7.6 | 7.4 | 8.6 | 8.1 | 8.2 | 8.4 | 7.9 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 7.6 | 7.9 | 7.5 | 7.7 | 7.5 | 7.7 | 8.0 | 9.1 | 7.8 | 6.2 | 7.1 | 7.3 | 7.2 | 7.3 | 8.4 | 8.2 | 8.3 | 8.0 | 7.6 | 7.9 | 7.8 | 8.2 | 7.2 | 7.7 | 7.6 | 7.8 | 8.1 | 9.3 | 8.5 | 9.1 | 8.9 | 8.2 | 8.6 | 8.7 | 8.2 | 7.9 | 8.2 | 8.2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| S4 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 7.7 | 8.5 | 9.3 | 7.8 | 8.4 | 7.8 | 8.8 | 8.8 | 8.4 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 7.5 | 7.9 | 7.7 | 8.0 | 8.6 | 8.1 | 8.4 | 9.0 | 8.6 | 8.6 | 9.0 | 8.8 | 9.2 | 8.8 | 9.3 | 9.2 | 9.3 | 9.5 |
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About
"Friends improvising an epic saga in real time"
A group of professional voice actors sit around a table and play Dungeons & Dragons, live and almost entirely unscripted, guided by a dungeon master who builds the world as they go. What starts as a home game for friends becomes sprawling, emotional, and funny in equal measure. Episodes run long, three to four hours, with minimal editing, so pacing is loose and conversational rather than tight. The appeal is watching real chemistry and improvisation build genuine stakes over time, not slick production or fast plotting.
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the unscripted chemistry and long-form improvised storytelling among real friends.
Maybe skip if
you dislike multi-hour, loosely edited episodes with slow, conversational pacing.
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Campaign 1: Vox Machina2015
8.18K115451h 24m
Campaign One, or The Campaign of Vox Machina, is the first campaign of Critical Role. It follows a group of adventurers, Vox Machina, first in their adventures across the continent of Tal'Dorei and eventually the larger world of Exandria and other Planes of Existence.
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Campaign 2: The Mighty Nein2018
8.17K142557h 52m
Set in the magical world of Exandria, on the continent of Wildemount, Critical Role's Mighty Nein campaign is the story of a group of motley and chaotic adventurers who find themselves caught in the middle of a war between two nations.
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Campaign 3: Bells Hells2021
8.13K121503h 12m
Set in the magical world of Exandria, on the continent of Marquet, Critical Role's third campaign is the story of an eccentric band of adventurers who find themselves entangled in fey chaos within the city of Jrusar and embroiled in the ancient mysteries surrounding the red moon Ruidus.
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Campaign 42025
8.556731121h 9m
Hero to many. Enemy to some. When Thjazi Fang is marked for execution, various figures from across his remarkable life unite to uncover the truth behind his grim fate. In a land still suffering from the fallout of dead gods and living in the shadow of a tumultuous rebellion, these disparate people will come together across the fractured world of Aramán and connect in ways they never imagined. As hope and victory fade, a question hangs over Aramán. Without the Gods, what great deeds now fall to us? And who, or what, shall grab their crown for themselves?
Full Cast & Crew
Cast
Matthew Mercer Dungeon Master, Sir Julien Davinos, Self
Liam O'Brien Caleb Widogast, Vax'ildan, Orym
Taliesin Jaffe Caduceus Clay, Percival Fredrickstein Von Musel Klossowski de Rolo III, Ashton Greymoore
Marisha Ray Beauregard Lionett, Keyleth, Laudna
Laura Bailey Jester Lavorre, Imogen Temult, Vex'ahlia
Travis Willingham Fjord, Grog Strongjaw, Chetney Pock O'Pea
Sam Riegel Scanlan Shorthalt, Nott the Brave, Fresh Cut Grass
Ashley Johnson Yasha Nydoorin, Fearne Calloway, Pike Trickfoot
Robbie Daymond Dorian Storm, Kattigan Vale, Cerkonos
Aabria Iyengar Thaisha Lloy, Deanna Leimert, Dungeon Master
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