Plot Synopsis

Based on the motion graphic comic, NIKO AND THE SWORD OF LIGHT is an animated half-hour fantasy adventure series that follows 10-year-old Niko, the last of his kind in a strange, fantastical world, as he embarks on an epic quest to defeat the darkness and bring the light back to his land. Armed with his magic sword and guided by a determined Princess, young Niko journeys to the Curse-ed Volcano to face the evil sorcerer Nar Est and free his people from their magic prison, while making new friends and powerful foes along the way. NIKO AND THE SWORD OF LIGHT's pilot, which was released on January 15 2015, is the first Amazon Original to win an Emmy Award for the pilot before the series launch. Amazon released the entire 13-episode first season on Friday, July 21, 2017 at 3:01am ET/12:01am PT.

On Friday, December 28, 2018 at 3:01am ET/12:01am PT, Amazon released "Chapter Two: The Amulet of Power (Part 1)," the first five episodes of Season 2. Niko's world has been restored, but a new dark power looms in the shadows, waiting for a chance to strike. Only the fabled Amulet of Power can restore the balance between Light and Dark. Niko and his friends must race against the forces of darkness to protect this mysterious relic, an artifact that may hold clues to Niko's very existence.
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Amazon Prime released five additional episodes of the second season on Friday, September 6, 2019 at 3:01am ET/12:01am PT. To evade a powerful new foe, the heroes hop aboard the Caterpillar Train, a bizarre mode of public transportation. Then, their journey takes them to an undersea cavern where they encounter a colorful annual festival.