The beloved Dungeons & Dragons web series, Critical Role, featuring voice actors like Matthew Mercer, Laura Bailey, and Travis Willingham, is set to conclude its epic Campaign 3 next week. Fans can tune into a special marathon stream lasting eight and a half hours, starting on February 6 at 7pm Pacific / 10pm Eastern, which translates to February 7 at 3am for UK viewers. The finale will be available to watch on Critical Role's YouTube and Twitch channels, as well as on their exclusive membership platform, Beacon.
This concluding episode will wrap up the adventures of the party known as Bells Hells, whose journey began in October 2021. While no immediate spin-offs or continuations for Bells Hells have been announced, Critical Role has assured fans that more tales from the world of Exandria will be forthcoming.
The cast of Critical Role. Image credit: Anna Webber / Getty Images for Prime Video.
"This finale for Campaign 3 marks the end of one very epic chapter of Exandrian history," said Marisha Ray, who is both a creative director and a cast member. She added, "But while we celebrate the end of this chapter, I think it’s important to know that the story continues with a simple turn of the page. I’m very excited to see what happens next in this story that remains to be written by the incredible emergent storytellers who are picking up the pen."
Even as Campaign 3 comes to a close, Critical Role's content schedule remains robust. A new spin-off series, Exandria Unlimited, will premiere its first of four episodes on February 14, and other shows and streams are expected to follow.
Regarding the next major campaign, Critical Role has not yet announced when Campaign 4 will kick off. Historically, there's been a gap of a few months between campaigns, as seen with the transition from the first Vox Machina series, which ended in October 2017, to the Mighty Nein series, which started in January 2018, and then to Campaign 3 in October 2021. Fans might not have to wait too long for the next chapter, especially with Critical Role's 10-year anniversary on March 12 potentially serving as an ideal occasion for an announcement or even the start of a new series.