The Legendary Defender is needed once more, Voltron Season 3 hits Netflix later this year.
After a smash hit two seasons, it seemed almost inevitable that Voltron Legendary Defender would be back for more adventures. Thanks to fans at this years New York Toy Fair we know not only when Voltron Season 3 will be released on Netflix but that it will also be preceded by “additional content” from season two. That content will drop pre-Easter with more content being released throughout the summer. No word on what it will be so stay tuned!
At the Wondercon panel a clip was shown that at first was an April Fools joke that showed off Lotor's face as a cow. We did see that he does have the long white hair of his original series counterpart through. A later tease of the third season was shown that didn't show off his face but we did hear his voice along with clips of Zarkon's forces taking out a planets civilization. It appears as though Prince Lotor will be a more active threat to the universe than his father.
Voltron Season 3 Release Date
According to the poster at Toy Fair, thirteen new episodes will drop in September of 2017. No word on the exact release date, but we’ll update as we learn more.
It was also revealed that the series has a 78-episode commitment from Netflix. If you count the premiere “movie” as three episodes, that means that Voltron is guaranteed to run at least a full six seasons on Netlifx. That’s huge and shows just how committed Netflix is to the Voltron universe.
Since the writers know they have that commitment it can only help the storytelling in upcoming seasons with the security that everything they set up will have more than enough time to play out. It’s rare a show gets a six-season commitment, so we’re ready for the next epic chapter in the Voltron saga.
New Voltron toys were also show off at Toy Fair, including action figures of the Paladins.
It’s great to see Netflix is putting so much behind the new Voltronseries. Stay tuned to Den of Geek for more information on the upcoming VoltronSeason 3!
Fly on, Voltron Force and make sure to bring your cow. Shamus Kelley wouldn’t have it any other way. Follow him on Twitter!