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Dragon Age: Absolution is an adult animated fantasy television series created by Mairghread Scott for Netflix. Produced by Red Dog Culture House under the supervision of BioWare, the series was released on December 9, 2022. Set in BioWare's Dragon Age fictional universe, it focuses on the fallout from a heist gone wrong in the Tevinter Imperium.
After a heist to steal the Circulum Infinitus – an artifact fueled by blood magic – goes wrong, the mercenaries tasked with acquiring the artifact deal with the fallout.
The series is set in Thedas, a fictional world created for BioWare's video game series Dragon Age. The story will focus on characters within the Tevinter Imperium – a nation in the northern region of Thedas, The Location is "Nessum" a city which once subjugated southern Thedas during ancient times, and is governed by a powerful oligarchy of magic-wielding magisters led by an Imperial Archon. The Imperium is known for its strict caste system, which includes slavery. It is also known for its mages who practice sacrificial and forbidden blood magic.
Chronologically, Absolution takes place after the conclusion of Dragon Age: Inquisition and months after Dragon Age: Inquisition – Trespasser, as characters make reference to events in that game follows BioWare's own canon not by player's own canon, but ten years before the events of Dragon Age: The Veilguard.
Main
Kimberly Brooks as Miriam, an elven mercenary and escaped Tevinter slave.
Matthew Mercer as Fairbanks, a freedom fighter. The character first appeared in a minor role in Dragon Age: Inquisition.
Ashly Burch as Qwydion, a light-hearted Qunari mage.
Sumalee Montano as Hira, a human mage and former member of the Inquisition.
Phil LaMarr as Roland, a warrior and ally of Miriam.
Keston John as Lacklon, a dwarven fighter and Lord of Fortune.
Josh Keaton as Rezaren Ammosine, a Tevinter magister who is seeking a mysterious artifact.
Zehra Fazal as Tassia, Rezaren's lover and a Knight-Commander of the Templar Order.
Guest
Miranda Raison as Cassandra Pentaghast, a member of the Seekers of Truth and a former companion of the Inquisitor. Raison reprises her role from Dragon Age II and Dragon Age: Inquisition.
Jean Gilpin as Meredith Stannard, the former Knight-Commander of Kirkwall who was encased in red lyrium after she is defeated by Hawke. Gilpin reprises her role from Dragon Age II.
The Inquistions characters like Cullen Rutherford, Josephine Montilyet and Leliana appeared as a non-speaking cameo appearance in Episode 6.
Dragon Age: Absolution, an animated series set within BioWare's Dragon Age fictional universe, was announced at Netflix's June 2022 Geeked Week event. It was also announced that the show would be produced by Canadian company BioWare and Korean animation studio Red Dog Culture House and helmed by showrunner Mairghread Scott.
The series was released on Netflix on December 9, 2022. A teaser trailer debuted during Netflix's "Geeked Week" event in June. A full trailer was released in November.
Ash Parrish, for The Verge after the release of the trailer in November 2022, was optimistic about the quality animation and voice acting but was also curious about how the series might relate to the upcoming Dragon Age: Dreadwolf. Parrish highlighted that BioWare has done several series based on their various video game franchises, such as Dragon Age: Dawn of the Seeker and Dragon Age: Redemption, which feature characters who later appear in the corresponding video game series. She speculated that a character from the series could appear in some form in the forthcoming game as either a companion or an NPC, highlighting Miriam as a possibility for her narrative as a former elven slave.
Sisi Jiang, for Kotaku, commented that based on Cassandra Pentaghast's appearance in the trailer, they assume that Dragon Age: Absolution occurs after the video game Dragon Age: Inquisition. Jiang noted BioWare's prior incorporation of spin-off elements into Inquisition side quests, and thought the same could happen for Dragon Age: Dreadwolf.
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 92% of 12 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 8.40/10.
Petrana Radulovic, for Polygon, commented that focus on characters is part of what makes the Dragon Age video game series "compelling"; likewise, the characters of this animated show jump "off the screen with stellar animation and superb voice acting" and that "while the characters are individually delightful, it's their relationships with one another that seal the deal". Radulovic called the show an "accessible [...] way into the franchise, teasing what makes it special without changing too much". However, she also commented on the short run of episodes and the "limited framework" the show has to work in to not make "assumptions" on player choices in previous games.
Alana Joli Abbott, for Paste, rated Absolution a 9.5/10 and stated that fans of the Dragon Age video game series will enjoy the "trip back to Thedas" while waiting for Dreadwolf; Abbott felt that newcomers who are "fans of adult narrative cartoons and fantasy" would also find "plenty" to enjoy in this show. Abbott highlighted the narratives featuring "LGBTQ romances and characters" as a particular draw to the show – she wrote that "the chemistry between Roland and Lacklon [...] is particularly well developed". Abbott also highlighted Qwydion who acts as "comic relief without ever undermining her character" and called Miriam "a compelling lead". She commented that Absolution has "vibes that mix" shows such as Avatar: The Last Airbender (2005), Carmen Sandiego (2019), and The Legend of Vox Machina (2022) and that the show "uses what's best in both fantasy and heist stories to create a compelling and character driven narrative".
Rafael Motamayor, for /Film, called the show "a hoot" and "a true gift to fans of the games" even though it wasn't as accessible for newcomers – he wrote that "it recreates the experience of playing an RPG, fro
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