Skyrim: Tyranny of the Sun

Skyrim: Tyranny of the Sun is an 8-episode miniseries created by Aaron McGruder based on the video game, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim ' s first DLC expansion Dawnguard by Bethesda Studios. It is a direct sequel to Skyrim: Legend of Dovahkiin, and is the second miniseries in Aaron McGruder's animated Skyrim trilogy, followed by Skyrim: The First Dragonborn. It aired from June 22, 2020 to June 22, 2021 on Adult Swim and HBO Max.

Info
Following shortly after the events of Legend of Dovahkiin, the Dragonborn joins up with a group of vampire hunters known as the Dawnguard, and is sent to Dimhollow Crypt, where he frees a vampire woman by the name of Serana. Little does he know, meeting Serana was only the start of another ancient prophecy... one that gives vampires free-reign of the mortal world.

Intro
(Intro theme)

(Voice of Neil Dickson/Lord Harkon)

"Long ago, I was once one of the most powerful and influential rulers in Skyrim, alongside my wife, Valerica, and my daughter, Serana. However, there was but one thing that I had feared: my own mortality. On a fateful night, I had pledged myself to the Daedric Lord of Domination, Molag Bal, sacrificing thousands, and even offering my wife and daughter to the demon. In return, my family and I were granted the gift of Molag Bal's blood itself, becoming powerful pure-blooded vampire lords with extremely potent magical capabilities. While I had gained everything I desired, there was but one thing that prevented my total domination of Tamriel: The sun. In desperate research, I had uncovered a prophecy leading to the fate of the sun. Before I could fully uncover its meaning, my traitorous wife ran off with the Elder Scrolls intertwined with the prophecy, as well as my daughter Serana. However, there is a sensation emanating within my ancient blood, that the time is near... to forever put an end to the Tyranny of the Sun!"

Cast

 * Clancy Brown as Dovahkiin/The Last Dragonborn - A beefy male Nord who is the Dragonborn of legend.
 * Laura Bailey as Serana - A pure-blooded vampire, known as a "Daughter of Coldharbour". The daughter of Harkon and Valerica.
 * James Lewis as Isran - The leader of the new Dawnguard, who has a burning hatred for vampires. Formerly a Vigilant of Stendarr.
 * Neil Dickson as
 * Lord Harkon - A powerful pure-blooded vampire lord, and the leader of the Volkihar clan. Once a powerful and influential king. The main antagonist of Tyranny of the Sun.
 * Vingalmo - A high-ranking member of Harkon's court.
 * Cindy Robinson as Valerica - The mother of Serana, who fled into the Soul Cairn to prevent Harkon from uncovering the Tyranny of the Sun prophecy. Also a pure-blooded Daughter of Coldharbour.
 * Brad Gusnick as Gunmar - The beastmaster of the Dawnguard, who tames and trains trolls for combat against vampires.
 * Colleen Delany as Sorine Jurard - The weapons specialist of the Dawnguard, who has a fascination with Dwemer weapons.
 * Richard Epcar as
 * Dexion Evicus - A Moth Priest from the White-Gold Tower who came to Skyrim in search of Elder Scrolls, who later reads the Scroll that was buried with Serana in Dimhollow Crypt.
 * Florentius Baenius - The arcane specialist and enchanter for the Dawnguard. A little bit crazed, as he always refers to an imaginary friend of whom he believes is Arkay, the God of the Dead.
 * Michael Gough as Vigilant Tolan - The only survivor from the Hall of the Vigilants, who comes to Isran about Dimhollow Crypt. He is later found dead within Dimhollow, having been killed by a small group of vampires.
 * David Shaughnessy as Knight-Paladin Gelebor - One of the last remaining Snow Elves, who guards the Wayshrines and the Inner Sanctum.
 * Stephen Russell as
 * Arch-Curate Vyrthur - One of the last remaining Snow Elves, who is also a vampire. He was the one who created the Tyranny of the Sun prophecy that Harkon had become obsessed with.
 * Various Male Vampires - Bloodsuckers. Vampires. One bite and you can end up as one of them.
 * Jason Marsden as Agmaer - A nervous, young recruit to the Dawnguard.
 * Charles Dennis as Durnehviir - A cursed, undead dragon who ended up in the Soul Cairn as a result of trickery from the Ideal Masters.
 * Noah Nelson as
 * Urag gro-Shub - An Orc mage from the College of Winterhold who runs the Arcanaeum, the College's personal library. In Tyranny of the Sun, he informs the Dragonborn and Serana about Dexion having visited the library earlier.
 * Durak - A middle-aged Orc who recruited the Dragonborn to join the Dawnguard.
 * Malkus - An Orc master vampire, who under the guise of Harkon, trapped Dexion Evicus in Forebears' Holdout in an attempt to enthrall him.
 * Christian Svensson as Vigilant Adalvald - A Vigilant who had been researching Dimhollow Crypt, before being kidnapped and executed by Lokil, as witnessed by the Dragonborn.
 * TBD as Clinton Lylvieve - A child within the town of Dragon Bridge who informs Serana and the Dragonborn about the Moth Priest who recently passed through. Owns a pet goat named "Lucky".
 * Christopher Corey Smith as
 * Lokil - A master vampire who was sent to Dimhollow Crypt under the guise of Harkon, who was then slain by the Dragonborn.
 * Various Male Vampires - Bloodsuckers. Vampires. One bite and you can end up as one of them.
 * Lani Minella as Various Female Vampires - Try not to get seduced by them.
 * Susan Eisenberg as Various Female Vampires - Try not to get seduced by them.
 * TBD as Spectral Snow Elf Prelates - The ghosts of slain Snow Elf prelates who guarded Wayshrines to the Inner Sanctum.

Composers

 * Jeremy Soule
 * Stephen Schwartz

Soundtrack
Coming soon.

Episodes
See List of Skyrim: Tyranny of the Sun episodes

Credits Theme
(NOTE: The credits theme is exclusive to the final episode, as each previous episode provides the credits in the intro, while the final episode end credits are the full credits.)
 * Two Steps from Hell - Star Sky (Except sung by Laura Bailey)

Rating
Skyrim: Tyranny of the Sun is rated TV-MA for:
 * Language
 * Use of mediocre profanity, primarily including the words "damn" and "bitch".
 * Use of Alcohol
 * Consumption of alcoholic beverages. Name says it all.
 * Sexual themes
 * Backstory talk on when Serana and Valerica were "offered" to the Daedric Lord Molag Bal, which is how they became "Daughters of Coldharbour".
 * Strong Violence
 * An excessive amount of blood, and a bit of gore.

Trivia

 * Tyranny of the Sun premiered on June 22, 2020, exactly 8 years after the release of the Dawnguard DLC for Skyrim in the United States and the United Kingdom, and ended on June 22, 2021, exactly 9 years after its release.
 * Being animated by WB Animation, the art/animation style is very reminiscent to Justice League, Teen Titans: The Judas Contract,  Justice League vs. Teen Titans, and Mortal Kombat Legends: Scorpion's Revenge.
 * Unlike Legend of Dovahkiin, Tyranny of the Sun isn't completely accurate to the events of Dawnguard. For example, some scenes are edited upon for action purposes (such as Durnehviir instantly giving the Dragonborn all three Words of Power for the Soul Tear shout, and viciously fighting against Naaslaarum), some for lore explanation purposes, and some for the romantic buildup purposes between the Dragonborn and Serana, eventually leading to the kiss between the two in the final scene.
 * However, unlike Legend of Dovahkiin, Tyranny of the Sun doesn't leave out any lore-important quests, like how Legend of Dovahkiin left out the quest "Diplomatic Immunity".
 * Florentius Baenius also wasn't included in the "old friend" search in the main game, though Aaron McGruder wanted to feature him in the miniseries without having to do a full episode based around him. In the main game, the Dragonborn goes and finds Florentius in his own side quest called "Bolstering the Ranks".
 * Voslaarum is given a color scheme change in Tyranny of the Sun in order to distinguish himself from Naaslaarum. However, in the Vanilla game, he and Naaslaarum share the same Revered Dragon design.
 * Reese C. Hartwig had to be replaced as the voice actor of Clinton due to the actor now being too old to voice a young child.