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For the characters from the 1980s cartoon series Voltron: Defender of the Universe, see List of Voltron characters.
Voltron: Legendary Defender
GenreAction-Adventure
Science Fiction
Voices ofSteven Yeun
Jeremy Shada
Bex Taylor-Klaus
Josh Keaton
Tyler Labine
Kimberly Brooks
Rhys Darby
Neil Kaplan
Cree Summer
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes13
Production
Executive producersLauren Montgomery
Joaquim Dos Santos
Production companiesDreamWorks Animation Television
World Events Productions
Studio Mir
Original release
ReleaseJune 10, 2016 (2016-06-10)

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 Voltron series. The series will feature a more serious tone than later incarnations of the series with many battles being barely survived. It will pay homage to other previous Voltron series but will be set in its own universe and timeline.

It is set to premiere on Netflix on June 10, 2016.

Premise

"In an all-new series, five unlikely heroes and their flying robot lions unite to form the megapowerful Voltron and save the galaxy."[1]

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 (formerly "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, Planet Dooms' of ruler of the Drule Empire.
  • Cree Summer as Witch Haggar, The notorious creator all of Robeasts and master of dark magic.

Development

Netflix and DreamWorks Animation (DWA) have announced a new original animated Voltron series to debut in 2016 as an expansion of their existing multi-year agreement.[2] Voltron is among many other classical and new intellectual properties (IPs) planned for initial development and debut in 2016, including Guillermo del Toro's animated Trollhunters.[3] 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.[4] On March 25, 2016 at WonderCon it was announced that the 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, Neil Kaplan as King Zarkonm,[5] and Cree Summer as Witch Haggar.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Watch Voltron Online | Netflix". www.netflix.com. Retrieved 2016-04-26.
  2. ^ "Netflix and DreamWorks Animation Expand Global Relationship". Netflix Media Center. Retrieved 2016-04-26.
  3. ^ Barder, Ollie. "Netflix And DreamWorks Are Working On An Animated Reboot Of 'Voltron'". Forbes. Retrieved 2016-04-26.
  4. ^ "DreamWorks and Netflix reveal Voltron: Legendary Defender animated series showrunners". Nerd Reactor. Retrieved 2016-04-26.
  5. ^ Nicholson, By. "WonderCon: Netflix's Voltron Animated Series - Release Date Set, Voice Cast Announced". IGN. Retrieved 2016-04-26.
  6. ^ "Cree Summer will voice Haggar the Witch". Retrieved May 1, 2016.
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