Ninjago: Dragons Rising
Ninjago: Dragons Rising Season 1 Part 1 poster
Genre	Action Adventure Science fantasy Martial arts Superhero
Based on	Lego Ninjago
Written by	Kevin Burke Chris "Doc" Wyatt Eugene Son Hanah Lee Cook Liz Hara Glen Lakin
Directed by	Rich Johnson Daniel Ife Shane Poettcker
Voices of	Deven Mack Sabrina Pitre Sam Vincent Brian Drummond Vincent Tong Kelly Metzger Brent Miller Kazumi Evans Giles Panton Paul Dobson Andrew Francis Michael Adamthwaite
Theme music composer	Jody Thompkins & Theofania Pavli
Opening theme	"We Rise" by Theofania Pavli
Composers	Jay Vincent Michael Kramer
Country of origin	Canada Denmark
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	20
Production
Executive producers	Jill Wilfert Keith Malone Asa Tait Lars Danielsen Robert May Pamela J. Keller Kevin Burke Chris "Doc" Wyatt Stephanie Betts Josh Scherba
Producers	Jason Cosler Ryan Pears
Running time	22 minutes
Production companies	WildBrain Studios The Lego Group
Original release
Network	Netflix
Release	June 1, 2023 (2023-06-01) – present
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Ninjago: Dragons Rising is a computer-animated television series produced by WildBrain Studios and The Lego Group. It is based on the Lego Ninjago brand of construction toys and a sequel to Ninjago (2011–2022). The series premiered on Netflix on 1 June 2023. Part 1 of the first season of the show premiered on Netflix on 1 June 2023. Part 2 of the first season was released on 12 October 2023, with a second season releasing in 2024.

Synopsis

Voice cast

• Deven Mack as Arin, a civilian who idolized the Ninja in his youth. He lost his parents after The Merge and somehow managed to teach himself Spinjitzu, an ability thought impossible. He also inadvertently invented Object Spinjitzu.
• Sabrina Pitre as Sora, known in her past as Ana, a technological engineer originally from Imperium who gained recognition for creating a hard light hologram projection device called Photac. She defected from Imperium when she found out how cruelly they treated dragons, leading to her parents and classmates shunning her. After The Merge, she befriended Arin and lived in the Crossroads, becoming a mech racer. She discovers that she has technokinetic powers that were boosted in the presence of Riyu, until she unlocked her True Potential.
• Sam Vincent as Lloyd Garmadon, the legendary Green Ninja and chosen guardian of Ninjago, and the son of Misako and the former supervillain Garmadon. He wields elemental energy and remains in Ninjago City to prevent Mergequakes and train Arin and Sora.
• Brian Drummond as:
  • Riyu, a baby dragon said to have great power, and like his kin he's capable of boosting an individual's powers in close proximity.
  • Ras, a black and purple colored tiger warrior who served on Imperium's military, aiding the Claws in capturing dragons until he was stripped of his position and escaped to recruit Jordana for his master. He's physically strong and wields a hammer.
• Nicole Oliver as Beatrix, the former power-hungry empress of Imperium who orders the capture of as the seven Source Dragons in an effort to colonize the Merged Realms.
• Vincent Tong as Kai, Nya's brother and the hot-headed Master of Fire whom Lloyd tasked with surveying the Merged Realms to look for the rest of their teammates until he caught up with him and Nya in the Realm of Madness. During their hunt for the Dragon Cores, Kai decided to take Wyldfyre under his wing.
• Kelly Metzger as Nya, Kai's sister and the Master of Water who lived with the Craglings of the Realm of Madness following the Merge, helping them prevent Dragons from stealing the Cragling's species' life energy.
• Brent Miller as Zane, the Ice Ninja who was kept in suspension for years after The Merge.
• Kazumi Evans as Wyldfyre, a feral pyrokinetic human who was raised with a dragon Heatwave as well as a caregiver robot. After Heatwave was captured by the Claws she sought to rescue him. She joins the Ninja in their search for the Dragon Cores, eventually becoming Kai's protégé.
• Giles Panton as Rapton, the field leader of the Claws of Imperium who traps many dragons.
• Diana Kaarina as Jordana, a scientist who claims to be Sora's rival. She managed to extract raw Source Dragon energy for Beatrix and Ras' master.
• Paul Dobson as Master Wu, the Ninja's mentor who has lived for thousands of years. He goes missing following The Merge but his teachings live on in Lloyd.
• Andrew Francis as Cole, the Earth Ninja, who ended up in the Land of Lost Things helping those who ran away from home.
• Michael Adamthwaite as Jay, the Lightning Ninja, who ended up as one of the managers of the Administration. He lost his memories of who he was and his travels with the other ninja.

Episodes

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Shorts

Production

Release

The series was initially revealed at San Diego Comic-Con 2022. It was released on Netflix on 1 June 2023 in the United States, Canada, Japan, and Latin America, and in other territories later in the same month or the next except for the UK, where it was released on ITVX on 5 June 2023.^[3][4]

Reception

The Hollywood Reporter gave the first season a positive review, saying that it looked just as good as the previous Ninjago series.^[5]

Other media

Several playable characters and a new level based on the series were launched in Lego Brawls in June 2023.^[6]

References

External links

• Ninjago: Dragons Rising on Netflix
• Ninjago: Dragons Rising at IMDb