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| "The Rise of Voltron" | |
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| 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 |
| Running time | 69 minutes |
"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.