With the narrative portion of The Dragon Prince drawing to a close, Aaron Ehasz and Justin Richmond reflect on their achievement. After all, it’s rare for a made-for-streaming series to last seven seasons, with untapped potential for more. What are the odds of that happening, and how did the Wonderstorm producers beat those odds? “In […]
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INTERVIEW: Aaron Ehasz and Justin Richmond on Ending a Saga—and Beyond
June 7th, 2024 
W.R. Miller “When is Season Six showing?” That’s what The Dragon Prince fans want to know. They clamor for it in podcasts, social media and conventions. And no wonder: Season Five ended with many compelling questions. What’s to be done about the sinister Startouch Elf, Aaravos? Will he possess Prince Callum again? Will Callum sacrifice himself to […]
INTERVIEW: Aaron Ehasz, Justin Richmond on “The Dragon Prince: Mystery of Aaravos”: The Right Choice for the Voice
March 20th, 2024 W.R. Miller An epic like The Dragon Prince requires a villain of epic proportions, one powerful enough, and intriguing enough, to engage the audience. This is certainly true of the Startouch Elf, Aaravos. Listen to his voice, and you’ll hear a mix of mystery and menace, arrogance and cleverness, sultry and beguiling, rhythm and yes, magic. To […]
INTERVIEW: “The Dragon Prince” Influences, Inspirations, and the Mystery of Simpson
March 11th, 2024 W.R. Miller When I last spoke with the executive producers of The Dragon Prince, they ended the conversation with a cliffhanger: Aaron Ehasz said, “If you pay attention to Viren’s story arc and what happens to Viren, what I want people to know is Jason Simpson did something. Sorry, Jason, you know what you did. Don’t mess […]
INTERVIEW: The Magic of Her Voice: Paula Burrows of “The Dragon Prince”
October 4th, 2023 W.R. Miller Canadian actress Paula Burrows stars in The Dragon Prince as a Moonshadow Elf, a kingdom’s High Councilor, and a parrot named Berto. On July 22, she added “pirate” to her repertoire. During the Dragon Prince panel at San Diego Comic-Con, she and her colleague, Boone Williams, bounded on stage and demanded Netflix show Season 5 […]
INTERVIEW: Aaron Ehasz, Justin Richmond and Villads Spangsberg: Gutsy Storytelling for “The Dragon Prince”
September 1st, 2023 W.R. Miller Fantasy stories are a means to convey ideas. Or with its characters, inspire directions for life. Or encourage new ways of thinking. Or expand the imagination. All from realms of make-believe. One can name Animal Farm, The Lord of the Rings, The Chronicles of Narnia, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, even The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the […]
INTERVIEW: Aaron Ehasz, Justin Richmond and Villads Spangsberg: Making “The Dragon Prince” an Epic
July 31st, 2023 W.R. Miller What makes an epic fantasy series successful? The Dragon Prince has been so popular that its streamer, Netflix, committed to seven seasons—ordering the later four seasons all at once. So far the show has won a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Children’s Series, an IGN People’s Choice Award, two Kidscreen Awards, and a Leo […]
INTERVIEW: “Dancing with Dragons: Frederik Wiedmann’s Music for a Magical Land” (Part 2)
July 14th, 2023 W.R. Miller When showrunners Aaron Ehasz and Justin Richmond selected Frederik Wiedmann to score The Dragon Prince, the young composer was relatively new to the entertainment industry, yet had already amassed an impressive array of credits. Several came from DC’s direct-to-videos: Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox, Son of Batman, Justice League: Throne of Atlantis, Batman vs. Robin, […]
INTERVIEW: Dances with Elves: Frederik Wiedmann scores “The Dragon Prince”
July 5th, 2023 W.R. Miller Animation is primarily a visual medium. But, as George Lucas pointed out in The New York Times in 1992, “Sound is half the experience in seeing a film.” Sound, as in dialog, audio effects—and music. Such is the case with The Dragon Prince, the epic fantasy adventure on Netflix. The show’s composer, Emmy-winner Frederik Wiedmann, […]
INTERVIEW: James Waugh on “Star Wars: Visions” – Animation from Certain Points of View
June 27th, 2023 W.R. Miller When one thinks of Star Wars’s impact in the real world, at least three terms come to mind: innovative, imaginative, and inspiring. Innovative, as in developing technologies that improve the production pipeline. Imaginative, as in its exciting audio and visual storytelling. Inspiring, as in motivating people to develop their talents and pursue their dreams. It’s […]
INTERVIEW: Aaron Ehasz and Justin Richmond: Reflections on “The Dragon Prince” Season Four
November 3rd, 2022 W.R. Miller The Dragon Prince used to have a rating of TV-Y7. Then in September, about two months before the premiere of Season Four, Netflix slapped on a rating of TV-PG with the label of “Gore.” What caused the rating change? The show’s co-creator, Aaron Ehasz, wonders as well. “Honestly, I’m not even sure what that is,” […]
INTERVIEW: Aaron Ehasz and Justin Richmond: Growing the Xadiaverse
October 30th, 2022 W.R. Miller The Dragon Prince dodged a bullet. Throughout the year, Netflix—the internet service that streams the epic fantasy—has engaged in drastic cutbacks in staff, and outright cancelled several animated projects, with the latest being Mike Judge’s Bad Crimes getting the axe midway through production. But the online network has spared The Dragon Prince. Why?
INTERVIEW—Two Stars of Star Trek: Prodigy: Brett Gray and Ella Purnell
October 21st, 2022 W.R. Miller What do you do if you live on a prison asteroid run by a megalomaniacal warden, and you uncover an abondoned starship capable of near-transwarp speeds? Do you take it? 17-year-old Dal R’El does, with the help of his fellow adolescent escapees including Gwyndala, 17-year-old daughter of the warden. So off the kids race toward […]
INTERVIEW—Two Janeways, One Voice: Kate Mulgrew
October 17th, 2022 W.R. Miller With the next half-season of Star Trek: Prodigy about to premiere, Paramount+ invited journalists to interview some of the cast — including Kate Mulgrew — allowing a behind-the-microphone peek at the voiceover process. Mulgrew reprises her role as Kathryn Janeway from Star Trek: Voyager, who stars in Prodigy as Hologram Janeway aboard an experimental high-warp […]
REVIEW: “DreamWorks Dragons: The Nine Realms” – More Questions Than Answers. So Far
December 22nd, 2021 W.R. Miller When it comes to dragons, there’s no stopping DreamWorks Animation. Based on the best-selling How to Train Your Dragon novels by Cressida Cowell, the franchise has so far spawned three feature films with a combined box-office take of $1.6 billion worldwide, five short films, a “Snoggletog Log” video and a 118-episode TV series collectively titled […]
