Dark is the first germanlanguage netflix original series. The distinctive tone and aesthetic of the original film is replicated and. Age of resistance, premiering friday on netflix, is built on an even grander scale. Fans are clamoring for netflix to return to the land of thra, but will the dark crystal. Now thats how you bring back a beloved childrens film. Netflix recommissioned dark for a second season, which was released on 21 june 2019 to. Age of resistance tv show been cancelled or renewed for a second season on netflix. A prequel series to jim hensons film the dark crystal is a go at netflix, the streaming platform announced thursday. Age of resistance is pure magic netflixs fantasy prequel series is an eyepopping masterpiece full of both wondrous and violent delights. Almost 37 years after jim hensons the dark crystal, which he codirected with frank oz, first came out, it has returned to netflix as a tenpart series, the characters voiced by a raft of big. How does the new netflix series relate to the film. Age of resistance jim hensons 1982 classic the dark crystal is a masterpiece of storytelling and puppetry.
The series premiered on august 30, 2019, to critical acclaim. Netflix has partnered with the jim henson company for the dark crystal. Though some of the characters are the same, a new set of actors were brought in to lend their voices to the gelflings, skeksis, podlings, and more. Netflix reups the puppetryand perturbationsof dark crystal the dark crystal. Join three gelfling heroes on an epic quest to save their world. The dark crystal the official home of the dark crystal.
There were the diehard fans who couldnt believe that they were getting another. The dark crystal sometimes referred to as jim hensons the dark crystal is a 1982 puppetanimated dark fantasy film directed by jim henson and frank oz. Prequels, sequels, and how the new dark crystal fits in. As a prequel series to the dark crystal, netflixs age of resistance takes place long before the majority of the gelfling population disappeared and features seven divided gelfling.
It stars the voices of stephen garlick, lisa maxwell, billie whitelaw, percy edwards, and barry dennen. Netflix inks firstlook deal with comic book publisher. Age of resistance, a prequel series to the 1982 movie, will freak you and your kids right the hell out in all. A prequel series to the jim henson film the dark crystal has been greenlit at netflix, the streaming service announced thursday. Age of resistance exclusively to members around the world. Last year netflix released the fantasy web tv series dark crystal. Netflix and the jim henson company are currently producing a prequel series to the 1982 fantasy film the dark crystal. Age of resistance season 2 netflix release date prior to the series being announced as a netflix original, the jim henson company struggled to get the series off the ground. A netflix original series from the jim henson company and visionary director louis leterrier, the dark crystal. Netflix has announced additional voice cast joining the dark crystal. Netflixs the dark crystal honors jim hensons original. As powerhungry overlords drain life from the planet thra, a group of brave gelfling unite on a quest to save their world and fight off the darkness. It is a prequel to the 1982 jim henson film the dark crystal that explores the world of thra created for the original film.
Age of resistance is an american fantasy web television series produced by netflix and the jim henson company. Brian froud, the primary concept artist and costumer on both the 1982 film the dark crystal and netflixs upcoming prequel series, the dark crystal. Both showcase jim hensons love of grand, ambitious fantasy worlds. As powerhungry overlords drain life from the planet thra, a group of brave gelfling unite. With neil sterenberg, beccy henderson, nathalie emmanuel, taron egerton. The 1982 film that frightened and inspired a generation or two is back in action, this time in the form of a prequel series on netflix.
Netflix released its new 10episode series the dark crystal. Netflixs new dark crystal reboot reaches back to the. Age of resistance, a new netflix original series and prequel to the 1982 movie the dark crystal, premieres on the streaming service on friday, august 30. Dark crystal prequel is beautiful but hollow netflixs 10episode series a prequel to the 1982 film is, like the original, breathtaking to look at, but its thinlydrawn. The dark crystal returns on an even grander scale the. Netflix was willing to spend what it took to create 10 episodes of dark crystal. Age of resistance is an astonishing achievement that will equally delight and disturb. It has plenty of humor, including a laughoutloud scene with brea. Once the company was provided with the funds it needed by netflix, the production of the series boomed. Age of resistance on friday, leading into the long labor day weekend, giving fans of fantasy adventures like this a new world to dive into.
Age of resistance, which is based on the iconic 1982 film from pioneer jim henson. Netflixs dark crystal prequel series age of resistance provides a good excuse to look back at the fraggles, now on hbo. Age of resistance is set on thra many years before the events of the dark. The dark crystal season 2 release date, plot, cast and more. Age of resistance, must be one of the most faithful adaptations ever conceived. When netflix announced that it would be doing a dark crystal series, the reaction was twofold and extreme. A family saga with a supernatural twist, set in a german town, where the disappearance of two young children exposes the relationships among four families.
But its not clear the streaming service did so with. The 10episode fantasy adventure series is a prequel to the groundbreaking 1982 fan favorite the dark crystal, and takes. Dark crystal age of resistance series 2 will there be. The dark crystal returns as new netflix series nerdist. The dark crystal will be in season 2, as it is the main subject of both the movie and series. Age of resistance, a 10episode prequel series that explores the world of. Age of resistance is a prequel to the original 1982 movie created by jim henson. This morning, netflix revealed that theyre bringing back jim henson and frank ozs seminal 1982 film, the dark crystal, as a. Age of resistance, a new prequel series based on the 1982 jim hensonfrank oz movie, and featuring the voices of jason isaacs, helena bonhamcarter, lena headey. Age of resistance, a prequel series to the jim henson companys groundbreaking 1982 feature the dark crystal, has landed at netflix, with shooting slated to begin this fall. Age of resistance, the epic prequel series to the beloved 1982 jim henson film the. Netflix has released the first epic teaser trailer for the dark crystal prequel series the dark crystal.
Age of resistance just hit netflix and its bringing back the loreheavy fantasy adventure sagas we grew up watching, but this time with a major glow up. Netflix hasnt announced a specific release date for the new series, which will be titled the dark crystal. The television vulture is watching all the latest tv. Accordingly, in the new series we meet the gelflings at the pinnacle of their power, as they first begin to distrust their skeksis overlords. With age of resistance, netflix is returning to the world of jim hensons 1982 film the dark crystal, a rousing fantasy epic starring a full cast of puppets. Dark crystal prequel series greenlit at netflix video. Netflix reups the puppetryand perturbationsof dark crystal. Netflix gives a behind the scenes look at the dark crystal. Age of resistance has been on the radar for outlander fans. Age of resistance, the upcoming prequel series to jim hensons cult classic. For those that dont know of the dark crystal here is the whats on netflix guide to the dark crystal. The dark crystal prequel series coming to netflix cbs news. What is the new netflix dark crystal tv show about. Age of resistances tenepisode first season landed on netflix to critical and audience acclaim, and it feels like a second.
Age of resistance 2019 tvpg 1 season tv dramas as powerhungry overlords drain life from the planet thra, a group of brave gelfling unite. Age of resistance may have another series or more in it yet, also set before the original movie. The dark crystal at the time was one of the most ambitious. On wednesday, netflix unveiled the full voice cast for the dark crystal. It is a prequel to the magnificent 1982 film by jim henson. For fans of the dark crystal, and specifically netflixs 10episode series set on the planet of thra, age of resistance tactics will feel like something of a souvenir.
Returns to the world of thra, where three gelfling discover the horrifying secret behind the skeksis power, and set out to ignite the fires of rebellion and save their world. When will netflixs the dark crystal prequel be released. But we do know that it will come out sometime in 2019 and that there. The dark crystal prequel series set at netflix deadline. Dark crystal prequel series in the works at netflix. In the land of thra, a young guard discovers a terrible secret about the skeksis overlords who control the planet and its powerful crystal of truth. This morning, netflix revealed that theyre bringing back jim henson and frank ozs seminal 1982 film, the dark crystal, as a television series puppets and all. A 10part series, it includes 180 puppet characters, 90 different sets and 10,000 lines. The subject of the movie is healing the damaged crystal, by restoring the shard to the crystal.