Critical Role, the beloved Dungeons & Dragons series featuring voice actors like Matthew Mercer, Laura Bailey, and Travis Willingham, is set to conclude its Campaign 3 with an epic eight-and-a-half-hour stream next week. The finale will air on February 6 at 7pm Pacific / 10pm Eastern, which translates to February 7 at 3am for viewers in the UK. Fans can catch the stream on Critical Role's YouTube and Twitch channels, as well as through its membership service, Beacon.
This final episode will wrap up the journey of the adventuring party known as Bells Hells, which began in October 2021. While no direct follow-ups or spin-offs have been announced for Bells Hells, Critical Role has confirmed that more tales from the world of Exandria will continue to unfold.
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, the show's creative director and a cast member. "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."
Despite the conclusion of Campaign 3, Critical Role's regular programming will continue uninterrupted. 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.
As for the highly anticipated Campaign 4, Critical Role has yet to announce its start date. Historically, there have been a few months between campaigns, with the first Vox Machina series ending in October 2017 and the second Mighty Nein series beginning in January 2018. Campaign 3 started in October 2021 after the Mighty Nein concluded in June of that year.
Given this pattern, fans can expect an announcement for the next campaign soon. With Critical Role's 10-year anniversary approaching on March 12, this date could be an ideal time for such an announcement, if not the start of the series itself.