Voltron: Legendary Defender

Voltron: Legendary Defender
Genre	Action Adventure Science fantasy Mecha Comedy drama
Based on	Beast King GoLion by Toei Animation Voltron by World Events Productions
Showrunners	Joaquim Dos Santos Lauren Montgomery
Voices of	Josh Keaton Kimberly Brooks Steven Yeun Jeremy Shada Bex Taylor-Klaus Tyler Labine Rhys Darby Neil Kaplan Cree Summer A.J. LoCascio
Opening theme	Alex Geringas
Composer	Brad Breeck
Country of origin	United States South Korea[a]
Original language	English
No. of seasons	8
No. of episodes	78 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers	Joaquim Dos Santos Lauren Montgomery Ted Koplar Bob Koplar Yoo Jae Myung
Producers	Ki Hyun Ryu[b] Choi Go Un Kim Seul Ki Lee Soo Kyung Kim Young Hyun (S1−S6) Han Seong Ho (S7−S8) Park Sang Ah (S7−S8)
Animator	Studio Mir
Running time	23 minutes 69 minutes (The Rise of Voltron)
Production companies	DreamWorks Animation Television World Events Productions
Original release
Network	Netflix
Release	June 10, 2016 (2016-06-10) – December 14, 2018 (2018-12-14)
Related
Voltron Force
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Voltron: Legendary Defender is an animated mecha television series produced by American companies DreamWorks Animation Television and World Events Productions and animated by South Korean studio Mir for Netflix. It is a reboot of the Voltron franchise and the Japanese anime series Beast King GoLion. Its animation is a mix of anime-influenced traditional animation for characters and backgrounds and CGI for Voltron action sequences. Voltron: Legendary Defender is set in a science fiction universe where planetary energy called quintessence can be used to power vehicles and magic. The series follows the adventures of the Paladins of Voltron who must learn to work together to form the legendary robot Voltron and use it to defeat the Emperor Zarkon and the Galra Empire. The series ran from June 10, 2016 (2016-06-10) to December 14, 2018 (2018-12-14), having released 78 episodes over 8 seasons.

Voltron: Legendary Defender received critical acclaim, highlighting the series' writing and visuals. Its success has spawned several comics,^[1] action figures, and other toys from Playmates Toys.^[2]

The series will be removed from Netflix in 2024.^[3]

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