Hammer and Bolter

Hammer and Bolter
Genre	Action Dark fantasy Drama Horror Science Fiction
Created by	Games Workshop
Based on	Warhammer 40,000&Warhammer: Age of Sigmar
Directed by	Dylan Shipley
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No.of seasons	1
No.of episodes	15
Production
Animator	Farstride Features
Running time	15-30 Minutes
Production company	Games Workshop
Original release
Network	Warhammer Plus
Release	August 21, 2021(2021-08-21)– present(present)

Hammer and Bolteris ananimated seriesbased on the gamesWarhammer 40,000andWarhammer: Age of Sigmar.15 episodes were broadcast from August 2021 exclusively on Games Workshop's streaming website Warhammer+

Plot

Hammer and Bolter is an anthology series, with the first 8 episodes directed by Dylan Shipley. Each 30 minute episode focused on one particular faction fromGames WorkshopWarhammer 40,000 universe, such as theImperial Guard,Chaos Space Marines,Orks,Necrons,orTyranids.Some later episodes would switch to focus on factions from Games Workshop's Age of Sigmar game such as the Orruks, Cities of Sigmar, Slaves to Darkness, Witch Hunters, Skaven, Soulblight Vampires, or Stormcast Eternals.The animation style is reminiscent of 1980s Japaneseanime.

Episodes

Hammer and Bolter Season 1

Episode	Title	Notes
1	Deaths Hand	An Imperialinquisitortries to cheat fate and prevent his predicted assassination.
2	Bound For Greatness	A monk in the Imperial library is tempted by theChaos God Tzeentchto read the forbidden books that he is required to count every day.
3	Old Bale Eye	A veteranOrktells two younger warriors about his encounter with ImperialcommisarYarrick.
4	Fangs	Three new recruits to theSpace Wolvesprepare themselves for theirrite of passage,while the elders place bets on which one will survive, passing to the next trials of becoming aSpace Marine.
5	A Question of Faith	Twonunsfrom theSisters of Battledefend the tomb of a long-dead saint fromKhornecultists.
6	Garden of Ghosts	AnEldarwarlockscours the devastated remains of his childhoodcraftworldfor the spirit stones of fallen warriors to animatecombat drones.
7	Kill Protocol	Atech priestand her kastelan robot search for ancientarchaeotechon a destroyed planet.
8	Cadia Stands	Imperial guardsmendefend a planet fromtyranidinvasion.
9	Artefacts	Black LegionChaos space marinesandDark Eldarrace to be the first to acquire a powerfulNecronartefact.
10	Plague Song	Death GuardChaos Space Marinestry to infect theImperium of Man'swebwaywith pestilence.
11	Double or Nothing	Orruks threaten asigmaritecity.
12	Monsters	High in the peaks of Attramor, a horse-tribe of Darkoath warriors face a daily battle for survival. Jorvak Brand, the tribe's chieftain, has ambitions of a better future for his people, but their doom is only ever one night away.
13	A New Life	A family searches for safe passage off a besieged imperialhive citywith their new baby.But not all is what it seems as the family's true colors is brought to light in a shocking twist.
14	Undercity	People are going missing on the streets of Hammerhal Aqsha. Can Witch Hunter Hanniver Toll and his reluctant colleague, the former Freeguild Captain, Armand Callis, work out what’s been going on? And just what will they discover in the sewers...
15	Eternal	When a captured Emperor's Children legionnaire is interrogated by the Exorcists Chapter, the vainglorious Lucius the Eternal sets out to silence him before he reveals the secrets of the 3rd Legion.

Reviews

Critics have generally responded favorably to the series due to the quality of the animation, the dialog, and its faithfulness to the source material.The episode Old Bale Eye received particularly high praise due to the presence of the fan-favorite characterCommisarYarrick.