Now, exclusively on The Nerdist, you can tune into Force Grey: Giant Hunters! This new webseries dives into the newest content in the Dungeons & Dragons universe with an eight-part series co-produced by The Nerdist and Geek & Sundry. Through this series players will get to see the brand new content of the Storm King’s Thunder, the upcoming adventure releasing this fall for D&D 5th Edition.
The cast of Force Grey will take on a band of adventurers as they seek out, well, adventure, in the midst of the Storm King’s fury! Speaking of the cast, here’s who we’ll be watching:
CHRIS HARDWICK,founder of Nerdist and host of Talking Dead and @midnight with Chris Hardwick, joins the party to play the bookish elf wizard, Whil Wee-Tawn.
ASHLEY JOHNSON, known for her roles on NBC’s Blindspot and Geek and Sundry’s Critical Role, takes on a new persona as a half-orc cleric named Dagny Halvor.
JONAH RAY, co-host of The Meltdown with Jonah and Kumail on Comedy Central, Hidden America and the new MST3K, plays Joppa, a wise old monk who has a fishing metaphor for every occasion.
UTKARSH AMBUDKAR, actor, singer and rapper-extraordinaire Utkarsh Ambudkar (The Mindy Project, Pitch Perfect), draws on his many talents as he plays a wise-cracking scoundrel named Hitch.
SHELBY FERO, a comedian and writer, plays Brawlwin Chainminer, a dwarf fighter with a floating shield and a crippling fear of heights.
MATTHEW MERCER, veteran voice actor and leader of the popular series Critical Role, is the Dungeon Master after working hand-in-hand with the team at Dungeons & Dragons to develop the adventure.
BRIAN POSEHN is a long-time D&D player who hosts his own D&D games on the Nerd Poker podcast, jumps into the series in a later episode playing Calliope, a half-elf bard with an eye-patch.
You can tune in and watch Force Grey: Giant Hunters for yourself right on The Nerdist site. New episodes will release every Monday, so make sure you tune in weekly to get your helping of Storm King goodness! Besides, Ashley Johnson is in it, so why wouldn’t you want to watch?