Critical Role and hololive production announced a new actual play miniseries called Shattered Legends on Oct. 12, 2026. The Shattered Legends release date is set for mid-November 2026, and the story will count as canon to Exandria, the fantasy world built across Critical Role’s first three campaigns, according to Anime News Network.
The project pairs Critical Role’s cast with stars from hololive, the VTuber talent agency known for its digital avatar performers. It marks the first time the two companies have teamed up on a scripted tabletop series, and it folds a new cast into Critical Role’s established canon rather than treating the crossover as a side story.
Shattered Legends Release Date And Platforms
- Release window: Mid-November 2026
- System: Daggerheart, from Darrington Press
- Setting: Exandria, the world of Vox Machina, The Mighty Nein and Bells Hells
- Where to watch: Critical Role’s YouTube channel, Nerissa Ravencroft’s channel, hololive English’s channel, and the Beacon streaming platform
- Extras: Japanese subtitles on every episode, exclusive to YouTube
- Beacon members only: a Session Zero covering character creation and backstories, plus post-episode Cooldown discussions
What We Know About Shattered Legends
Matthew Mercer will serve as Game Master for the series. The cast includes Critical Role’s Marisha Ray as Florence alongside hololive talent Nerissa Ravencroft as Siliun “Sil” Faell, Mori Calliope as Kaz Oogod, Shiori Novella as Marchen “March” Rosemyne and Gigi Murin as Giryn. The series is sponsored by Ultra PRO and will run on Daggerheart, the tabletop roleplaying system Darrington Press publishes. Daggerheart won a Gold ENNIE Award in 2026, one of the tabletop industry’s top honors.
Shattered Legends departs from Critical Role’s usual format: rather than using the systems that power the main campaigns, the show runs entirely on Daggerheart.
Why It Matters For Exandria Canon
Shattered Legends adds a fourth storyline to Exandria’s canon lineup, joining Vox Machina, The Mighty Nein and Bells Hells. For fans who have followed Critical Role’s main campaigns, the announcement signals that the world will keep expanding outside the flagship Thursday night broadcasts, this time with a crossover cast built from hololive’s VTuber roster rather than Critical Role’s usual rotating guest players.
The collaboration also gives hololive performers a credited, canon role inside an established tabletop universe, something neither company has done together before. Specific plot details for the adventure have not been released, and how the story connects to prior Exandria lore remains unannounced.
What’s Next
Critical Role has not released a specific date within the mid-November 2026 window, and the publisher has not detailed how in-person performers and digital VTuber avatars will share the screen during episodes. Fans can expect more details, including the premiere date and episode count, as Critical Role and hololive production move closer to launch.
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