Programming Schedule: Week of April 21st, 2025

Programming Schedule

Second Wind | Tales From The Stinky Dragon | Campaign 3: Kanon

Go behind the scenes of Tales from the Stinky Dragon Campaign 3: Kanon with the cast and crew as they discuss each episode, player decisions, DM secrets, and life stories in this exclusive bi-weekly show!

• •Episode 15 releases Monday, April 21st on Beacon at 12am Pacific

Weird Kids

Ashley Johnson and Taliesin Jaffe deep dive into their lives as the Weird Kids! This is a formal invitation to all the misfits, outcasts, and weirdos to take a seat at our table and join these former child actors as they embrace their unique upbringings and celebrate all things weird and wonderful.

• •Episode 5 releases Tuesday, April 22nd at 5am Pacific exclusively on Beacon

Critical Role Abridged

All the twists and turns of an episode of Critical Role in half the time! In Critical Role Abridged, the rich tapestry of a Critical Role campaign is lovingly distilled to its most pivotal, hilarious, and poignant moments in about 60-90 minutes per episode. 

• •Campaign 3, Episode 72  releases Tuesday, April 22nd at 10am Pacific on Beacon

Narrative Telephone

Much like the game of telephone we all played in elementary school, Narrative Telephone involves a group of friends telling and re-telling a short story from one person to the next; with only their memory to help them recount what they heard. As the story inevitably changes and distorts it becomes more and more outlandish and hilarious. They then gather to watch the results and react, comment, commiserate, and joke about the chaos that ensues.

• •Episode 7 releases Wednesday, April 23rd  on Beacon at 12pm Pacific

Chicago Live Show

In this unique live one-shot experience, our loyal audience voted to decide which of the original main campaign characters the founding members of Critical Role would play for the evening. And, of course, the incomparable Matthew Mercer will be leading this story as our Game Master.

Prepare for an evening of delightful mayhem – as chaos crews and continents collide. 

• •Releases Thursday, April 24th at 10am Pacific on Beacon

Thresher | Episode 1

Deep in the abyss where ancient creatures lurk, a motley crew must unite onboard the S.S. Thresher submarine to explore the abandoned Rán Boer station resting in the ocean’s unforgiving depths. Battling claustrophobia, paranoia, lurking behemoths, and hidden horrors, only one thing is certain; from the deep, power rises…

• •VOD and Podcast out Thursday, April 14th at 7pm Pacific on Beacon

Critical Role Cooldown | Thresher, Episode 1

Get a backstage pass to Thresher! You’ll be right there at the table immediately after Sam says “Is it Thursday yet?”, experiencing the cast’s post-show reactions.

• •Releases Thursday, April 24th at 7pm Pacific only on Beacon