| Meta Runner | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Science fiction Action Cyberpunk Esports |
| Created by | Luke Lerdwichagul Kevin Lerdwichagul |
| Written by | Kevin Lerdwichagul (S1) Jasmine Yang |
| Creative director | Luke Lerdwichagul (S1) |
| Voices of | Celeste Notley-Smith Robyn Barry-Cotter Hayley Nelson Anthony Sardinha Brendan Barry-Cotter Jessica Fallico David J.G. Doyle Elsie Lovelock Amber Lee Connors Jason Marnocha |
| Music by | AJ DiSpirito |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 28 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Kevin Lerdwichagul (S3) Luke Lerdwichagul (S3) Jasmine Yang (S3E08) |
| Producer | Kevin Lerdwichagul |
| Running time | 12-23 minutes |
| Production company | Glitch Productions |
| Original release | |
| Network | YouTube |
| Release | July 25, 2019 – September 9, 2022 |
Meta Runner is an Australian indie-animated eSports action drama web series created by Luke Lerdwichagul and Kevin Lerdwichagul.
It was made by the brothers’ company Glitch Productions, with associating funding support from Screen Australia, Crunchyroll, AMD, and Epic Games.
The show follows Tari, a Meta Runner with the ability to warp into video games, as she uncovers her past and battles against the powerful TAS Corp organization. Tari's journey involves befriending a character from a video game, Theo, and navigating a world where technology and gaming intertwine.
| Series | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First aired | Last aired | |||
| 1 | 10 | 25 July 2019 | 10 October 2019 | |
| 2 | 10 | 16 October 2020 | 18 December 2020 | |
| 3 | 8 | 22 July 2022 | 9 September 2022 | |
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Creative Director | Written by | Storyboarded by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "Wrong Warp" | Luke Lerdwichagul | Kevin Lerdwichagul and Jasmine Yang | Jarrad Rumble and Elle Nguyen | 25 July 2019 |
| 2 | 2 | "Out of Bounds" | Luke Lerdwichagul | Kevin Lerdwichagul and Jasmine Yang | Jarrad Rumble and Elle Nguyen | 1 August 2019 |
| 3 | 3 | "Bad Split" | Luke Lerdwichagul | Kevin Lerdwichagul and Jasmine Yang | Jarrad Rumble and Elle Nguyen | 8 August 2019 |
| 4 | 4 | "Sequence Break" | Luke Lerdwichagul | Kevin Lerdwichagul and Jasmine Yang | Jarrad Rumble and Elle Nguyen | 15 August 2019 |
| 5 | 5 | "Aimbot" | Luke Lerdwichagul | Kevin Lerdwichagul and Jasmine Yang | Jarrad Rumble and Elle Nguyen | 22 August 2019 |
| 6 | 6 | "Game Plan" | Luke Lerdwichagul | Kevin Lerdwichagul and Jasmine Yang | Elle Nguyen | 29 August 2019 |
| 7 | 7 | "No Clip" | Luke Lerdwichagul | Kevin Lerdwichagul and Jasmine Yang | Elle Nguyen | 19 September 2019 |
| 8 | 8 | "One Shot" | Luke Lerdwichagul | Kevin Lerdwichagul and Jasmine Yang | Elle Nguyen | 26 September 2019 |
| 9 | 9 | "The Run" | Luke Lerdwichagul | Kevin Lerdwichagul and Jasmine Yang | Elle Nguyen | 3 October 2019 |
| 10 | 10 | "Shutdown" | Luke Lerdwichagul | Kevin Lerdwichagul and Jasmine Yang | Elle Nguyen | 10 October 2019 |
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Storyboarded by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | 1 | "Hard Reset" | Luke Lerdwichagul | Jasmine Yang | Luke Lerdwichagul, Matthew Peckham, and Jarrad Rumble | 16 October 2020 |
| 12 | 2 | "Firewall" | Luke Lerdwichagul | Jasmine Yang | Luke Lerdwichagul, Matthew Peckham, and Jarrad Rumble | 23 October 2020 |
| 13 | 3 | "Unreal Engines" | Luke Lerdwichagul | Jasmine Yang | Luke Lerdwichagul, Matthew Peckham, and Jarrad Rumble | 30 October 2020 |
| 14 | 4 | "Transfer Student" | Luke Lerdwichagul | Jasmine Yang | Luke Lerdwichagul, Matthew Peckham, and Jarrad Rumble | 6 November 2020 |
| 15 | 5 | "Heart to Heart" | Luke Lerdwichagul | Jasmine Yang | Luke Lerdwichagul, Matthew Peckham, and Jarrad Rumble | 13 November 2020 |
| 16 | 6 | "Hack and Slash" | Luke Lerdwichagul | Jasmine Yang | Luke Lerdwichagul, Matthew Peckham, and Jarrad Rumble | 20 November 2020 |
| 17 | 7 | "Friendly Fire" | Luke Lerdwichagul | Jasmine Yang | Luke Lerdwichagul, Matthew Peckham, and Jarrad Rumble | 27 November 2020 |
| 18 | 8 | "Soft Lock" | Luke Lerdwichagul | Jasmine Yang | Luke Lerdwichagul, Matthew Peckham, and Jarrad Rumble | 4 December 2020 |
| 19 | 9 | "Nightmare Mode" | Luke Lerdwichagul | Jasmine Yang | Luke Lerdwichagul, Matthew Peckham, and Jarrad Rumble | 11 December 2020 |
| 20 | 10 | "Fatal Error" | Luke Lerdwichagul | Jasmine Yang | Luke Lerdwichagul, Matthew Peckham, and Jarrad Rumble | 18 December 2020 |
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Written by | Storyboarded by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | 1 | "Power Down" | Jasmine Yang | Jarrad Rumble | 22 July 2022 |
| 22 | 2 | "Testing Room" | Jasmine Yang | Jarrad Rumble | 29 July 2022 |
| 23 | 3 | "Skybreakers" | Jasmine Yang | Jarrad Rumble | 5 August 2022 |
| 24 | 4 | "Dead on Arrival" | Jasmine Yang | Jarrad Rumble | 12 August 2022 |
| 25 | 5 | "Death Warp" | Jasmine Yang | Jarrad Rumble | 19 August 2022 |
| 26 | 6 | "Global Testfire" | Jasmine Yang | Jarrad Rumble | 26 August 2022 |
| 27 | 7 | "Overload" | Jasmine Yang | Jarrad Rumble | 2 September 2022 |
| 28 | 8 | "The End" | Jasmine Yang | Jarrad Rumble | 9 September 2022 |