[Ed. note: This post contains spoilers for the end of season 3 of The Legend of Vox Machina, in order to talk about what season 4 might bring.]
Vox Machina is more aflung than they’ve ever been by the end of season 3. They’ve been through the wringer; they’ve been to hell and back, literally; and one of them has even died (for a not-insignificant amount of time!). So it’s no surprise that by the end of the third season they’re making big changes. Except that we’re watching a show called The Legend of Vox Machina, so one would hope that they’re back at the adventures we know and love, y’know, someday.
And that day is soon! Or at least on its way: Prime Video announced on Wednesday that it was picking The Legend of Vox Machina up for a fourth season. Which is good, because while that ending was more or less a good place to leave our fair heroes, those weird hooded cultists at the end appeared to be summoning something nefarious. And as Pike (Ashley Johnson) puts it: If danger pops up again, who are they going to call?
With season 4 officially on the way, here’s everything we know about the upcoming season so far.
Is The Legend of Vox Machina season 4 happening?
Prime Video officially confirmed a fourth season of The Legend of Vox Machina on Oct 23. Which was to be expected: There were rumblings in May that SAG-AFTRA production listings suggested a fourth and even fifth season was in development. Plus, being in the Critical Role business right now seems very good. The troupe is enjoying a lot of success with dynamic actual play shows and delivering on their hope for more live shows by going on a global tour. With other animated adaptations on the way (more on that below), Critical Role is really on a roll (I’m sorry), and season 4 seems like only the logical thing to do.
“We are beyond thrilled – and grateful – to continue the epic and wild adventures of Vex, Vax, Keyleth, Percy, Pike, Grog and everyone’s favorite character – Scanlan,” executive producer (and Scanlan voice actor) Sam Riegel said in a statement. “With each season, this show levels up, and we already have big plans to level up both our heroes and villains in Season Four.”
When will The Legend of Vox Machina season 4 be released on Prime Video?
Between the previous seasons, fans had to wait somewhere between a year and a year and a half. Those seasons were in production well in the past: When Prime Video acquired the rights in November 2019, it announced it would be giving the show a green light for more before season 1 had even premiered. And ahead of the season 2 premiere, Vox Machina was renewed for its third season.
With a renewal notice officially in hand, it’s possible that Vox Machina season 4 more or less follows the same pattern, meaning we could expect it sometime next year. But it seems likely that the earliest we’d see it would be the end of 2025, maybe even 2026.
What would Vox Machina season 4 be about?
With a show like Vox Machina — being adapted from an actual play series and condensing dozens of hours into around six hours of TV — there’s plenty of options for where the story could take them next. But one thing seems certain: No matter where Vox Machina ends up, they’re facing real trouble with the person introduced in that final teaser.
We won’t get too deep into spoilers for the campaign (you can always go watch it if you want the full picture of what that final tease was about). But with Vox Machina committed to trying to live their lives, it seems likely that they’ll be called back to action to take on this new foe.
And life probably won’t be as simple as all of them hope. While a lot of Vox Machina members leveled up, fought personal demons, and won this season, the finale promises that there might still be a cost to pay for all that…
What Critical Role stuff should I check out while I wait for season 4?
Well, there’s obviously the actual Critical Role channel, which not only has a lot of original Vox Machina actual play content, but also includes the newer spinoff series like Exandria Unlimited: Calamity, Bells Hells, and more. They’ve even moved on from pure Dungeons & Dragons and developed their own systems.
There’s also the mounting Mighty Nein fervor that you can get in on. That original campaign is also on YouTube, but it’s being adapted to Prime Video too. No release date has been given, but Travis Willingham (who plays Grog) tells Polygon that production is well underway.
“We have written all of season 1. The storyboards are all being locked, if they haven’t been already. So it’s off to our overseas studio. We’re getting animation tests back and seeing things come back in color. We’ve designed all the characters. The magical spells and effects are being considered. We’re talking about music, and how it’s going to be different from Vox,” Willingham said at Fantastic Fest. “So it’s definitely more than halfway done, and I think everybody’s going to be really thrilled with the way it’s turning out.”