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Critical Role Productions was incorporated in 2015 by the eight cast members of the streaming show Critical Role, who had been playing together privately since 2012. The show premiered on Geek & Sundry on the 12th of March, 2015.
The Critical Role Kickstarter campaign, launched on the 4th of March, 2019, raised $11.3 million when it closed on the 19th of April, 2019. At the time, it held the record for the most funded TV and film campaign in Kickstarter history. The funds allowed the original 22-minute animated short to be expanded into a ten-episode animated series.
Since 2019, Travis Willingham has served as chief executive officer, Matthew Mercer as chief creative officer, and Marisha Ray as creative director. The company's eight founders, all cast members of Critical Role, hold equity stakes in the company.
Beacon is Critical Role Productions' boutique subscription streaming service, launched in May 2024. It hosts the company's podcasts and web series alongside exclusive content. The platform is named after the Luxon Beacons, fictional artifacts of religious and magical importance to the Kryn Dynasty in the Critical Role universe.
Daggerheart is a roleplaying game system developed by Darrington Press, Critical Role Productions' gaming imprint. Its open beta playtest launched on the 12th of March, 2024, Critical Role's ninth anniversary. Some observers have speculated that the system could allow Critical Role to move away from Dungeons & Dragons as its primary game platform.
Critical Role Productions completed its split from Geek & Sundry and Legendary Digital Networks in February 2019, taking full production responsibility for its shows. The separation had been building since June 2018, when Critical Role launched its own Twitch and YouTube channels. Emily Friedman noted that Legendary had never required Critical Role to sign a contract before the LLC already existed, leaving the company's content ownership intact.