Vox Machina is taking a breath — and doing it separately. Season 4 kicks off June 3 on Prime Video, and for the first time the crew starts the season scattered across Exandria. It is the penultimate run, the start of the endgame before the story wraps, and the creative team is clearly shifting gears.
They split the party on purpose
After three seasons of sprinting from crisis to crisis, the show is easing off the gas just enough to check in on where everyone actually is — emotionally and otherwise. The idea is to let the characters sit with their regrets, ambitions, and messy relationships before the final charge.
"Every season before this, the season has started with a group together — uh oh, big bad thing happens, go fight it... To prepare us for this final arc, the last chapter of the story, we wanted to bring it back to what people, I think, really care about in the show, which is these characters and their relationship to each other," executive producer Sam Riegel told TV Insider.
Translation: fewer instant world-ending alarms at the top, more character work to make the eventual reunion and showdown land harder. Also worth noting: Prime Video dropped the official Season 4 trailer on April 23, 2026, so you can get a feel for the mood shift now.
Where everyone is when Season 4 starts
- Vex and Percy: attempting something like a normal life in Whitestone
- Vax and Keyleth: still on the road while Keyleth grows into leadership
- Grog and Pike: off on their own adventures
- Scanlan: stepped away, chasing a quieter life with his daughter Kaylie
That distance is not just for drama; with bigger threats closing in on Exandria, the time apart might be exactly what they need before the heaviest fight yet.
Enter Taryon Darrington (yes, Wayne Brady)
Scanlan’s absence leaves a lane open for a long-awaited addition: Taryon Darrington, the loaded, hilariously self-impressed adventurer voiced by Wayne Brady. If you watched the original Critical Role campaign, you know why fans have been waiting for this. Riegel — who created and played Taryon at the table — teased that Tary will probably get on your nerves first and then win you over. He also hinted that some familiar faces will pop up in surprising ways.
Tone check: darker, bigger, bring tissues
Do not mistake the slower start for a lighter season. Riegel has also been clear that Vox Machina is heading into a darker, more epic stretch than anything the show has done so far — heavier emotional fallout, nastier stakes, the whole deal. It tracks with how Prime Video’s adult animation has been landing lately: smarter, meaner, and very willing to break hearts.
The takeaway
Season 4 is the table-setter for the finale: a split party, a character-first reset, Taryon’s chaotic arrival, and a storm building over Exandria. The official premiere is June 3, exclusively on Prime Video. Ready to meet Tary — and see how fast he can drive everyone insane before they love him?