Last week I was in California for a top secret Voltron event as part of the Netflix #StreamTeam. I can’t say anything much about it other than I have seen it. Yesterday the new Trailer for the show was released. Oh man is it awesome! I personally cannot wait for June 10th to binge on the entire season and then go back and watch it again. Voltron was not my show growing up. I was aware of it but it wasn’t my show, because it did not air in my town. As I got older and learned more about the show I began to appreciate just how cool it was. Now, with this new show a new generation of kids will get to experience all that is cool about Voltron in a whole new way. Here is the trailer and I hope that you like it.
Pretty cool, isn’t it? I have a press release below outlining more about the show.
DREAMWORKS RELEASES ALL-NEW TRAILER FEATURING THE EXPLOSIVE RETURN OF VOLTRON LEGENDARY DEFENDER
The universe’s greatest protector will rise again in the all-new series DREAMWORKS VOLTRON LEGENDARY DEFENDER, premiering June 10, exclusively on Netflix. Witness the rebirth of the legend with this ambitious reimagining of the fan-favorite science-fiction saga, promising galaxies worth of action, comedy, and adventure, as good battles evil in an intergalactic war ten thousand years in the making. These series will launch with an hour-long origin story called “The Rise of Voltron,” and will be followed by 10 episodes.
While this bold new series will be instantly recognizable to Voltron’s legions of dedicated fans, Executive Producer Joaquim Dos Santos and Co-Executive Producer Lauren Montgomery (The Legend of Korra, Avatar: The Last Airbender) have re-engineered core elements of the original show using all of the twenty-first-century technology and storytelling innovation at their disposal. With a killer mix of old and new animation techniques, creative transformations of the characters and designs and inventive plot expansions, this fresh Voltron saga will leave kids and super fans hungry for each new episode. Like the newly designed Voltron, which bears its old battle scars with pride, DREAMWORKS VOLTRON LEGENDARY DEFENDER honors the show’s venerated history while amplifying its strengths and scope tenfold.
(Lauren Montgomery, Joaquim Dos Santos)
Executive Produced by Joaquim Dos Santos
Co-Executive Produced by Lauren Montgomery
Tim Hedrick, Story Editor
(L-R: Josh Keaton, Steven Yeun, Bex Taylor-Klaus, Jeremy Shada, Tyler Labine)
CAST:
Princess Allura – Kimberly Brooks (Ben 10: Omniverse, Justice League: War)
Coran – Rhys Darby (What We Do in the Shadows, Flight of the Concords)
Shiro, Black Lion – Josh Keaton (Green Lantern: The Animated Series, Transformers Prime)
Hunk, Yellow Lion – Tyler Labine (Reaper, Tucker & Dale vs. Evil)
Lance, Blue Lion – Jeremy Shada (Finn in Adventure Time, Batman: The Brave and the Bold)
Pidge, Green Lion – Bex Taylor-Klaus (Arrow, Scream: The Series, iZombie)
Keith, Red Lion – Steven Yeun (The Walking Dead, The Legend of Korra)
Emperor Zarkon – Neil Kaplan (Transformers: Robots in Disguise)
Haggar – Cree Summer (Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy, Dawn of the Croods)
SYNOPSIS:
The Netflix original series DreamWorks Voltron Legendary Defender reimagines one of the most popular fan-favorite shows of all time in this all-new comedic action-packed show from executive producer Joaquim Dos Santos (The Legend of Korra, Avatar: The Last Airbender) and co-executive producer Lauren Montgomery (The Legend of Korra).
Five unsuspecting teenagers, transported from Earth into the middle of a sprawling intergalactic war, become pilots for five robotic lions in the battle to protect the universe from evil. Only through the true power of teamwork can they unite to form the mighty warrior known as Voltron.