Meta Runner

Meta Runner is an Australian indie-animated eSports action drama web series created by Luke Lerdwichagul and Kevin Lerdwichagul.

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)
Starring	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 (2019-07-25) – September 9, 2022 (2022-09-09)

It was made by the brothers’ company Glitch Productions, with associating funding support from Screen Australia, Crunchyroll, AMD, and Epic Games.^[1]

Synopsis

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.

Episodes

Season 1 (2019)

NOTE: All episodes were written by Kevin Lerdwichagul and Jasmine Yang, and Luke Lerdwichagul served as creative director.

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Creative Direction by	Written by	Original air date
1	1	"Wrong Warp"	Luke Lerdwichagul	Kevin Lerdwichagul and Jasmine Yang	July 25, 2019 (2019-07-25)
2	2	"Out of Bounds"	Luke Lerdwichagul	Kevin Lerdwichagul and Jasmine Yang	August 1, 2019 (2019-08-01)
3	3	"Bad Split"	Luke Lerdwichagul	Kevin Lerdwichagul and Jasmine Yang	August 8, 2019 (2019-08-08)
4	4	"Sequence Break"	Luke Lerdwichagul	Kevin Lerdwichagul and Jasmine Yang	August 15, 2019 (2019-08-15)
5	5	"Aimbot"	Luke Lerdwichagul	Kevin Lerdwichagul and Jasmine Yang	August 22, 2019 (2019-08-22)
6	6	"Game Plan"	Luke Lerdwichagul	Kevin Lerdwichagul and Jasmine Yang	August 29, 2019 (2019-08-29)
7	7	"No Clip"	Luke Lerdwichagul	Kevin Lerdwichagul and Jasmine Yang	September 19, 2019 (2019-09-19)
8	8	"One Shot"	Luke Lerdwichagul	Kevin Lerdwichagul and Jasmine Yang	September 26, 2019 (2019-09-26)
9	9	"The Run"	Luke Lerdwichagul	Kevin Lerdwichagul and Jasmine Yang	October 3, 2019 (2019-10-03)
10	10	"Shutdown"	Luke Lerdwichagul	Kevin Lerdwichagul and Jasmine Yang	October 10, 2019 (2019-10-10)

Season 2 (2020)

NOTE: All episodes were written by Jasmine Yang, and Luke Lerdwichagul served as director.

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
11	1	"Hard Reset"	Luke Lerdwichagul	Jasmine Yang	October 16, 2020 (2020-10-16)
12	2	"Firewall"	Luke Lerdwichagul	Jasmine Yang	October 23, 2020 (2020-10-23)
13	3	"Unreal Engines"	Luke Lerdwichagul	Jasmine Yang	October 30, 2020 (2020-10-30)
14	4	"Transfer Student"	Luke Lerdwichagul	Jasmine Yang	November 6, 2020 (2020-11-06)
15	5	"Heart to Heart"	Luke Lerdwichagul	Jasmine Yang	November 13, 2020 (2020-11-13)
16	6	"Hack and Slash"	Luke Lerdwichagul	Jasmine Yang	November 20, 2020 (2020-11-20)
17	7	"Friendly Fire"	Luke Lerdwichagul	Jasmine Yang	November 27, 2020 (2020-11-27)
18	8	"Soft Lock"	Luke Lerdwichagul	Jasmine Yang	December 4, 2020 (2020-12-04)
19	9	"Nightmare Mode"	Luke Lerdwichagul	Jasmine Yang	December 11, 2020 (2020-12-11)
20	10	"Fatal Error"	Luke Lerdwichagul	Jasmine Yang	December 18, 2020 (2020-12-18)

Season 3 (2022)

NOTE: This season’s (dubbed Meta Runner: The Final Season) episodes were written by Jasmine Yang, and Matthew Peckham served as art director.

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Art direction by	Written by	Original air date
21	1	"Power Down"	Matthew Peckham	Jasmine Yang	July 22, 2022 (2022-07-22)
22	2	"Testing Room"	Matthew Peckham	Jasmine Yang	July 29, 2022 (2022-07-29)
23	3	"Skybreakers"	Matthew Peckham	Jasmine Yang	August 5, 2022 (2022-08-05)
24	4	"Dead On Arrival"	Matthew Peckham	Jasmine Yang	August 12, 2022 (2022-08-12)
25	5	"Death Warp"	Matthew Peckham	Jasmine Yang	August 19, 2022 (2022-08-19)
26	6	"Global Testfire"	Matthew Peckham	Jasmine Yang	August 26, 2022 (2022-08-26)
27	7	"Overload"	Matthew Peckham	Jasmine Yang	September 2, 2022 (2022-09-02)
28	8	"The End"	Matthew Peckham	Jasmine Yang	September 9, 2022 (2022-09-09)