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Danish–Canadian computer-animated series

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Ninjago: Dragons Rising is a computer-animated epic-fantasy superhero television series produced by The Lego Group. It is based on the Lego Ninjago brand of construction toys and a sequel to Ninjago, which ran for 15 seasons from 2011 until 2022. Part 1 of the first season of the show premiered on Netflix on 1 June 2023. Part 2 of the first season is set to be released on 12 October 2023, with a second season set for release in 2024.

Synopsis[edit]

Sometime after Crystalized, a phenomenon known as “The Merge” combines Ninjago with the rest of the seventeen realms of creation, introducing new threats, and causing chaotic aftershocks called Mergequakes. Years later, Lloyd befriends two civilians: Arin and Sora, the former a fan of the Ninja, and the latter a technopath from the totalitarian kingdom of Imperium. The three are tasked with finding the rest of the scattered ninja and combating the Claws of Imperium, who covet Source Dragons in order to drain their elemental energy as a resource.

Voice cast[edit]

• Deven Mack as Arin, a civilian who idolized the Ninja in his youth. He lost his parents after The Merge and somehow managed to teach himself Spinjitzu, an ability thought impossible.
• Sabrina Pitre as Sora, also known as Ana, a technopathic engineer originally from Imperium who gained recognition for creating a hard light hologram projection device called Photac. She defected from Imperium when she found out how cruelly they treated dragons, leading to her parents and classmates shunning her. After The Merge, she befriended Arin and lived in the Crossroads, becoming a mech racer. She discovers that she has technopathy that gets boosted in the presence of Riyu.
• Sam Vincent as Lloyd Garmadon, the legendary Green Ninja and chosen guardian of Ninjago, and the son of Misako and the former supervillainous Garmadon. He wields elemental energy and remains in Ninjago City to prevent Mergequakes and train Arin and Sora.
• Brian Drummond as:
  • Riyu, a baby dragon said to have great power, and like his kin he’s capable of boosting an individual’s powers in close proximity.
  • Ras, a black and purple colored tiger warrior who served on Imperium’s military, aiding the Claws in capturing Source Dragons until he was stripped of his position. He’s physically strong and wields a hammer.
• Nicole Oliver as Beatrix, the power hungry empress of Imperium who orders the capture of as many Source Dragons as possible in an effort to colonize the Merged Realms.
• Vincent Tong as Kai, Nya’s brother and the hot headed Master of Fire whom Lloyd tasks with surveying the Merged Realms to look for the rest of their teammates.
• Kelly Metzger as Nya, Kai’s sister and the Master of Water who lived with the Craglings of the Realm of Madness following the Merge, helping them prevent Dragons from stealing the Cragling’s species’ life energy.
• Brent Miller as Zane, the Ice Ninja who was kept in suspension for years after The Merge.
• Kazumi Evans as Wyldfyre, a feral pyrokinetic human who was raised with a dragon Heatwave as well as an Imperium robot. After Heatwave was captured by the Claws she sought to rescue him.
• Giles Panton as Rapton, the field leader of the Claws of Imperium who traps many dragons.
• Paul Dobson as Master Wu, the Ninja’s mentor who has lived for thousands of years. He goes missing following The Merge but his teachings live on in Lloyd.

Episodes[edit]

Season 1 (2023)[edit]

Production[edit]

Development[edit]

The new series was produced following the final season of the Ninjago television series, which had been on air since 2011 and concluded in 2022. For the new series, animation company WildBrain Studios moved to Unreal Engine 5 to improve on the animation quality of its predecessor.^[1]

Writing[edit]

The lead writers for the series are…