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1st episode of the 1st season of Voltron: Legendary Defender
"The Rise of Voltron"
Voltron: Legendary Defender episode
Episode no.
Season 1 Episode 1
Directed by
Joaquim Dos Santos Lauren Montgomery Ki Hyun Ryu Eugene Lee Steve In-Chang Ahn
Written by
Tim Hedrick Joshua Hamilton May Chan
Original air date
June 10, 2016 (2016-06-10)
Running time
69 minutes
Episode chronology
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"The Rise of Voltron" (also known by the individual episodes "The New Alliance", "From Days of Long Ago", and "Defenders of the Universe") is the first three episodes of Voltron: Legendary Defender. It was directed by Joaquim Dos Santos and Lauren Montgomery and written by Tim Hedrick, Joshua Hamilton and May Chan. In this episode, three cadets at the Galaxy Garrison: Lance, Pidge, and Hunk along with Garrison dropout Keith, and Takashi 'Shiro' Shirogane, the leader of the Defenders of the Universe, who was captured by the villainous Galra Empire a year before the events of the series, are tasked by Princess Allura of Altea with finding five robotic lions to form Voltron.
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