Voltron: Legendary Defender
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| Voltron: Legendary Defender | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Action-Adventure Science Fiction |
| Voices of | Steven Yeun Jeremy Shada Bex Taylor-Klaus Josh Keaton Tyler Labine Kimberly Brooks Rhys Darby Neil Kaplan Cree Summer |
| Opening theme | Alex Geringas |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 13 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Lauren Montgomery Joaquim Dos Santos |
| Production company(s) | DreamWorks Animation Television World Events Productions Studio Mir |
| Distributor | Netflix |
| Release | |
| Original network | Netflix |
| Original release | June 10, 2016 |
| Chronology | |
| Preceded by | Voltron Voltron: Fleet of Doom Voltron: The Third Dimension Voltron Force |
| External links | |
| Website | |
Voltron: Legendary Defender is an upcoming American animated television series produced by DreamWorks Animation and World Events Productions and animated by Studio Mir. It is reboot of the 1984 Voltron series, and its animation is a mix of anime influence for characters and background and CGI for Voltron action sequences. The series is set to premiere on Netflix on June 10, 2016 and consists of 13 episodes.[1]
Premise
"In an all-new series, five unlikely heroes and their flying robot lions unite to form the megapowerful Voltron and save the galaxy."[2]
Cast
- Steven Yeun as Keith, pilot of the Red Lion.
- Jeremy Shada as Lance, pilot of the Blue Lion.
- Bex Taylor-Klaus as Pidge, pilot of the Green Lion.
- Josh Keaton as Shiro/Sven, pilot of the Black Lion.
- Tyler Labine as Hunk, pilot of the Yellow Lion.
- Kimberly Brooks as Princess Allura, the ruler of the Kingdom of Arus.
- Rhys Darby as Coran, Allura's royal advisor, in charge of the Castle Control.
- Neil Kaplan as King Zarkon, ruler of the Drule Empire.
- Cree Summer as Witch Haggar, The notorious creator of all the Robeasts and master of dark magic.
Development
On January 5, 2016, Netflix and DreamWorks Animation announced a new original animated Voltron series to debut in 2016 as an expansion of their existing multi-year agreement.[3] Voltron is amongst many other several new series planned for initial development and debut in 2016, including Guillermo del Toro's animated Trollhunters.[4] Lauren Montgomery and Joaquim Dos Santos, both known for their work on the Avatar: The Last Airbender and its sequel The Legend of Korra, will serve as showrunners while fellow crew member Tim Hedrick will serve as head writer.[5] On March 25, 2016 at WonderCon it was announced that the voice cast will consist of Steven Yeun as Keith, Jeremy Shada as Lance, Bex Taylor-Klaus as Pidge, Josh Keaton as Shiro, Tyler Labine as Hunk, Kimberly Brooks as Princess Allura; and Rhys Darby as Coran and Neil Kaplan as King Zarkon.[6] Cree Summer later confirmed that she will be voicing Witch Haggar.[7]
References
- ↑ http://www.movienewsguide.com/voltron-legendary-defender-updates-netflix-dreamworks-release-new-trailer-upcoming-reboot-watch/209369
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External links
- Official website
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- Voltron at Netflix
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