She went from a fan on Twitch to showrunner of Critical Role's Amazon-backed 'The Mighty Nein.' This is how she did it.

"Tasha Huo and I don't make it a minute into our conversation before we start gushing about wizards - and that's how I know I'm talking to a true Critical Role fan. Huo is the showrunner of "The Mighty Nein," Critical Role's second animated series with Prime Video. "The Mighty Nein" follows the success of "The Legend of Vox Machina," the series for which Critical Role raised over $11.3 million in Kickstarter seed funding in 2019. Now, Huo, a longtime viewer of the show, is the series' creative writing powerhouse."

"Huo, who's based in Los Angeles, said she first started playing "Dungeons & Dragons" as a kid, but hadn't touched the game for years. In her adult life, a friend wanted her to join his "D&D" campaign and recommended a Twitch stream that he said would help her understand how the game worked. That turned out to be Critical Role. At the time, the company's eight cofounders were in the midst of their second long-running campaign. And the stream that Huo watched, so many years ago now, has taken on an animated series form in "The Mighty Nein." "I was absolutely hooked. I was like, this is all I can watch now, and it's all I can listen to in the car. And I binged it, which took years," Huo said of the 141-episode campaign."

"Several industry contacts recommended Huo to Critical Role in 2021 when they were looking for a showrunner. Huo started work on the show in November 2022 as part of the Prime Video team and oversaw its writing until its release this fall, working 9-to-5 daily with thr"

Tasha Huo served as showrunner and lead writer for the Prime Video animated series The Mighty Nein. She first played Dungeons & Dragons as a child and later rediscovered the game after a friend recommended the Critical Role Twitch stream. She binged the 141-episode campaign and became a devoted fan. Industry contacts recommended her to Critical Role in 2021, and she joined the Prime Video team in November 2022. She oversaw the show's writing through its release and worked regular daily hours during development and production.

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