After confirming a late-2016 premiere during July's SDCC convention, Netflix has released a teaser for season 2 which hints that Shiro will be sharing the same fate as his '80s counterpart, Sven. As old-school fans of the series know, Sven dies farily early on during the battle against Zarkon and Princess Allura stepped in to take his place as a member of the Voltron Force.
Is this really what's about to occur in season 2 or are showrunners Lauren Montgomery and Joaquim Dos Santos usind a bit of misdirection to play with fan expectations? While we still don't have an exact premiere date, there's a small chance that we'll learn more at NYCC, which is kicking off later this week at the Javitz Center.
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.