USA Today has the first clip from the new
Voltron series from Netflix and Dreamworks. Netflix will stream all 11 episodes on June 10. The first episode is titled The Rise of Voltron and will be 1-hr long. Executive producer Joaquim Dos Santos states,
"The big action stuff, kids will watch that and think it's cool, and we're hoping they can sink their teeth into each one of those individual pilots. Everybody can find their favorite character." The series is animated by
The Legend of Korra's Studio Mir.
IGN also debuted a new sizzle reel which contains all new footage.
The voice cast includes:
• Princess Allura is voiced by Kimberly Brooks (Ben 10: Omniverse, Justice League: War).
• Coran, the chief advisor to the princess is played by Rhys Darby (What We Do in the Shadows, Flight of the Conchords).
• Shiro, Black Lion pilot is portrayed by Josh Keaton (Green Lantern: The Animated Series, Transformers Prime).
• Hunk, Yellow Lion pilot is played by Tyler Labine (Reaper, Tucker & Dale vs. Evil).
• Lance, Blue Lion pilot is voiced by Jeremy Shada (Finn in Adventure Time, Batman: The Brave and the Bold).
• Pidge, Green Lion pilot is portrayed by Bex Taylor-Klaus (Arrow, Scream: The Series, iZombie).
• Keith, Red Lion pilot is voiced by Steven Yeun (The Walking Dead, The Legend of Korra).
Voltron, was an American cartoon which premiered in 1985. It utilized footage from the 1981 Japanese anime series Hyaku Jūō Goraion (Beast King GoLion). The two shows have vastly different storylines but share the same battle footage (similar to how Power Rangers repackages Sūpā Sentai Shirīzu (the Super Sentai Series). The second season of Voltron, which forms the giant robot from vehicles instead of Lions, uses footage from Kikō Kantai Dairagā Fifutīn (Armored Fleet Dairugger XV). Dreamworks Animation purchased the rights to Voltron in 2012 and the animated Netflix series was announced in April 2016. Lauren Montgomery (Superman: Doomsday, Green Lantern: First Flight) and Joaquim Dos Santos (Justice League Unlimited, Avatar: The Last Airbender) serve as showrunners.
In the new series,five Earth teenagers get tossed into the middle of an intergalactic war and into the cockpits of those iconic mechanized beasts in order to save the universe.