# The Mighty Nein
**The Mighty Nein** is an American adult animated fantasy television series on Prime Video, adapted from the second tabletop role-playing campaign of the actual-play group [Critical Role](https://www.edgepedia.org/critical-role). It premiered on November 19, 2025, and follows a band of fugitives and outcasts in the world of Exandria who must recover a powerful arcane relic known as the Beacon and stop the bloodshed.[1](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/the_mighty_nein) It is the second Critical Role campaign adapted for television by Amazon, after *The Legend of Vox Machina*.[2](https://www.techradar.com/streaming/amazon-prime-video/what-is-the-release-date-for-the-mighty-nein-episodes-1-to-3-on-prime-video)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Network / premiere | Prime Video, November 19, 2025; TV-MA rating[1](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/the_mighty_nein) |
| Season 1 | 8 episodes; three-episode premiere on November 19, 2025, then weekly releases[3](https://tollbit.radiotimes.com/tv/fantasy/the-mighty-nein-release-schedule/) |
| Source material | Critical Role's second campaign, which ran 141 episodes across three years[4](https://www.thedailybeast.com/obsessed/the-might-nein-new-dungeons-dragons-tv-series-will-be-a-huge-hit/) |
| Production | Amazon MGM Studios, Critical Role, and Titmouse; showrunner and screenwriter Tasha Huo[5](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G7OCKYZjOcY) • [1](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/the_mighty_nein) |
| Voice cast | The Critical Role cast reprise their campaign characters, with Matthew Mercer voicing Essek Thelyss[6](https://beacon.tv/content/inside-the-mighty-nein-premiere-cocktail-party) |
| Reception | 100% Tomatometer from 23 reviews and 89% Popcornmeter from 250+ ratings on Rotten Tomatoes; IMDb 8.4/10[1](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/the_mighty_nein) • [7](https://www.primevideo.com/detail/0MD5F00E71JERTL1FLARU1SLO5/) |
| Recognition | Emmy for Individual Achievement in Animation at the 78th Emmy Awards[8](https://www.televisionacademy.com/shows/the-mighty-nein) |
## Spoilers
### Premise and source material
The series adapts Critical Role's second campaign, in which the company's voice-actor members played *Dungeons & Dragons* together in livestreamed sessions. The original campaign ran for 141 episodes over three years, and the adaptation draws on that material for multiple planned seasons.[4](https://www.thedailybeast.com/obsessed/the-might-nein-new-dungeons-dragons-tv-series-will-be-a-huge-hit/) The story is set on the continent of Wildemount, whose political landscape and intrigue differ in tone from the first campaign: reviewers describe the plot as grittier and more focused on corruption and empire than the dragon-hunting exploits of *Vox Machina*.[9](https://www.pcgamer.com/movies-tv/critical-role-wont-be-rushing-the-adaption-of-its-second-d-and-d-campaign-the-mighty-nein-since-the-pace-suffered-a-little-bit-for-it-when-it-came-to-the-legend-of-vox-machina/)
In the show's opening, wizards steal the Luxon Beacon, a legendary relic belonging to the Kryn Dynasty, an act that threatens full-scale war between nations; the heroes, getting in over their heads, become the unlikely people who can stop the bloodshed.[10](https://www.tomsguide.com/entertainment/prime-video/3-best-prime-video-shows-of-2025-with-90-percent-or-higher-rotten-tomatoes-audience-scores) The first episode, "Mote of Possibility," opens after an explosion at the border leaves Wildemount on the brink of war, with Beauregard Lionett investigating the scene.[7](https://www.primevideo.com/detail/0MD5F00E71JERTL1FLARU1SLO5/)
### Cast and characters
The Critical Role cast voice their own campaign characters:[6](https://beacon.tv/content/inside-the-mighty-nein-premiere-cocktail-party)
- **Laura Bailey** as Jester Lavorre, a mischievous tiefling cleric
- **Marisha Ray** as Beauregard "Beau" Lionett, an insecure monk from the Cobalt Soul
- **Taliesin Jaffe** as Mollymauk "Molly" Tealeaf, a tiefling blood hunter and tarot card reader
- **Ashley Johnson** as Yasha Nydoorin, an aasimar barbarian and mercenary from the wastes of Xhorhas within the Kryn Dynasty
- **Liam O'Brien** as Caleb Widogast, a scruffy wizard with fire-based magic who is wanted for murder
- **Travis Willingham** as Fjord Stone, an orphaned half-orc warlock and sailor
- **Sam Riegel** as Nott the Brave, an alcoholic goblin rogue
- **Matthew Mercer**, the campaign's dungeon master, voices Essek Thelyss
Johnson's involvement carried particular weight for the adaptation: filming commitments kept her away from the table during much of the live campaign, leaving Yasha absent for long stretches, so the series gave her a chance to tell the character's story more fully.[11](https://thedirect.com/article/the-mighty-nein-stars-crafted-a-3-year-critical-role-campaign-into-an-epic-fantasy-show)
## Production and release
The adaptation was announced in January 2023, following the success of *The Legend of Vox Machina*, which premiered on Prime Video in January 2022.[12](https://img1.wsimg.com/blobby/go/c40c8f79-e8d9-4443-8945-8c459f298c6c/downloads/84cad4cf-4adc-4a7f-bc3d-20a62063f9e6/metowasasi.pdf) The show is an [Amazon MGM Studios](https://www.edgepedia.org/amazon-mgm-studios), Critical Role, and Titmouse production, with Titmouse also animating *Vox Machina*.[5](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G7OCKYZjOcY) Tasha Huo serves as showrunner and screenwriter, and the executive producers include Huo, Chris Prynoski, Shannon Prynoski, Antonio Canobbio, Ben Kalina, Sam Riegel, and [Travis Willingham](https://www.edgepedia.org/travis-willingham).[1](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/the_mighty_nein)
**Pacing was a deliberate choice.** Critical Role stated it would not rush the adaptation the way it felt *Vox Machina* had, after storylines such as the Briarwood arc were squeezed into a single season; the team instead broke down the entire campaign and rebuilt it as a story rather than adapting it one-to-one.[9](https://www.pcgamer.com/movies-tv/critical-role-wont-be-rushing-the-adaption-of-its-second-d-and-d-campaign-the-mighty-nein-since-the-pace-suffered-a-little-bit-for-it-when-it-came-to-the-legend-of-vox-machina/) Season 1 consists of eight episodes, released with a three-episode premiere on November 19, 2025, followed by weekly drops.[3](https://tollbit.radiotimes.com/tv/fantasy/the-mighty-nein-release-schedule/) Amazon had released the first episode, "Mote of Possibility," on Prime Video's YouTube channel the weekend of November 15 to 16, 2025, as promotion.[2](https://www.techradar.com/streaming/amazon-prime-video/what-is-the-release-date-for-the-mighty-nein-episodes-1-to-3-on-prime-video)
## Reception
Season 1 holds a 100% Tomatometer average from 23 critics on Rotten Tomatoes, with an 89% Popcornmeter score from more than 250 audience ratings; Tom's Guide reported a 92% audience score and placed the series among the best-reviewed Prime Video shows of 2025.[1](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/the_mighty_nein) • [10](https://www.tomsguide.com/entertainment/prime-video/3-best-prime-video-shows-of-2025-with-90-percent-or-higher-rotten-tomatoes-audience-scores) On Prime Video the season reached an IMDb rating of 8.4/10 and spent 8 weeks in the platform's Top 10.[7](https://www.primevideo.com/detail/0MD5F00E71JERTL1FLARU1SLO5/) At the 78th [Emmy Awards](https://www.edgepedia.org/emmy-awards), the series won the Emmy for Individual Achievement in [Animation](https://www.edgepedia.org/animation), accepted by Uzoma Dunkwu, Scott Wills, David Krentz, Howard Chen, and Takashi Okazaki.[8](https://www.televisionacademy.com/shows/the-mighty-nein)
Critics highlighted the animation quality, particularly the rendering of magic and the detailed environments such as the Lucid Bastion of the Kryn Dynasty.[13](https://tollbit.radiotimes.com/tv/fantasy/the-mighty-nein-critical-role-review/) Some reviewers noted trade-offs of the slower pace: the ensemble only assembles well into the eight-episode season, and the Daily Beast judged the show less interested in hand-holding newcomers on Exandrian lore than its predecessor.[4](https://www.thedailybeast.com/obsessed/the-might-nein-new-dungeons-dragons-tv-series-will-be-a-huge-hit/)
## References
1. [The Mighty Nein, Rotten Tomatoes](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/the_mighty_nein)
2. [What is the release date for The Mighty Nein episodes 1 to 3 on Prime Video?, TechRadar](https://www.techradar.com/streaming/amazon-prime-video/what-is-the-release-date-for-the-mighty-nein-episodes-1-to-3-on-prime-video)
3. [The Mighty Nein release schedule: When are new episodes out on Prime Video?, Radio Times](https://tollbit.radiotimes.com/tv/fantasy/the-mighty-nein-release-schedule/)
4. [This New 'Dungeons & Dragons' TV Series Will Be a Huge Hit, The Daily Beast](https://www.thedailybeast.com/obsessed/the-might-nein-new-dungeons-dragons-tv-series-will-be-a-huge-hit/)
5. [The Mighty Nein - S1 Sneak Peek, YouTube (Prime Video)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G7OCKYZjOcY)
6. [Inside the Mighty Nein: Premiere Cocktail Party, Beacon](https://beacon.tv/content/inside-the-mighty-nein-premiere-cocktail-party)
7. [Prime Video: The Mighty Nein - Season 1](https://www.primevideo.com/detail/0MD5F00E71JERTL1FLARU1SLO5/)
8. [The Mighty Nein, Emmy Awards and Nominations, Television Academy](https://www.televisionacademy.com/shows/the-mighty-nein)
9. [Critical Role won't be rushing the adaptation of its second D&D campaign The Mighty Nein, PC Gamer](https://www.pcgamer.com/movies-tv/critical-role-wont-be-rushing-the-adaption-of-its-second-d-and-d-campaign-the-mighty-nein-since-the-pace-suffered-a-little-bit-for-it-when-it-came-to-the-legend-of-vox-machina/)
10. [3 best Prime Video shows of 2025 with 90% or higher Rotten Tomatoes audience scores, Tom's Guide](https://www.tomsguide.com/entertainment/prime-video/3-best-prime-video-shows-of-2025-with-90-percent-or-higher-rotten-tomatoes-audience-scores)
11. [The Mighty Nein Stars Crafted a 3-Year Critical Role Campaign Into An Epic Fantasy Show, The Direct](https://thedirect.com/article/the-mighty-nein-stars-crafted-a-3-year-critical-role-campaign-into-an-epic-fantasy-show)
12. [Critical Role overview document](https://img1.wsimg.com/blobby/go/c40c8f79-e8d9-4443-8945-8c459f298c6c/downloads/84cad4cf-4adc-4a7f-bc3d-20a62063f9e6/metowasasi.pdf)
13. [The Mighty Nein review: Critical Role level up with magical new adventure, Radio Times](https://tollbit.radiotimes.com/tv/fantasy/the-mighty-nein-critical-role-review/)
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