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This Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance review contains no spoilers, except for some information that was presented in the series’ trailers. It is based on all ten episodes of the debut season.

While it earned a modest profit during its original 1982 theatrical run, The Dark Crystal never lived up to the high expectations that Universal or project mastermind Jim Henson had for it. Influenced by everything from new age philosophy to classic fantasy works, the film – directed by Henson and frequent collaborator Frank Oz – was a technical marvel that told its ambitious story through revolutionary puppetry techniques. While a bit derivative of Lord of the Rings and Joseph Campbell’s The Hero’s Journey The Dark Crystal had plenty of innovation of its own. The problem, for lack of a better word,...

Netflix has released a new featurette for their highly anticipated fantasy series The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance. It features the voice cast of the series including Simon Pegg, Taron Egerton and Natalie Dormer, as well as the creators discussing the return to Jim Henson’s creation and the opportunity they have to expand and build on the incredible fantasy world that Henson created. It also shows off some new footage!

The show is based on Jim Henson’s classic 1982 feature film The Dark Crystal. The story is set several years before the events of the original classic movie that many of us grew up watching. In this new story, “We find that the world of Thra is dying. The Crystal of Truth is at the heart of Thra, a source of untold power. But it is damaged, corrupted by the evil Skeksis, and a sickness spreads across the land.

Netflix has shared a brand new thriller trailer for the highly anticipated series The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance! The trailer offers lots of stunning and adventurous new footage from the film that is sure to get fans even more excited for what is coming!

This is a beautifully made series filled with stunning visuals. I had a chance to watch the first episode at Comic-Con this summer and I loved it! As I watched it, all those fond memories I have of watching the original movie as a kid came flooding back. Luckily we don’t have to wait much longer to watch the full series!

The show is based on Jim Henson’s classic 1982 feature film The Dark Crystal. The story is set several years before the events of the original classic movie that many of us grew up watching. In this new story, “We find that the world of Thra is dying.

As if the wait wasn’t already too long, Netflix has released the first full trailer for “The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance,” and unsurprising for fans of Jim Henson’s 1982 cult classic, it’s filled with some incredible scenes — and equally incredible puppetry.

Watch the trailer above.

Set many years before the events of the original film, “Age of Resistance” tells the story of how the damaged world of Thra came to be. You can see plenty of that in the trailer, which shows how the Skeksis, previously seen as the benign leaders of Thra, are now pushing the planet into “the darkening” due to their overuse of the energy contained in The Crystal of Truth — that’s the one that goes dark. We also see how the Gelflings unite to oppose them, with plenty of gorgeous scenery and thrills galore in the meantime.

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Want to see some awesome new footage from Netflix and Jim Henson Company’s The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance? I’ve got a sneak peek to share with you from Comic-Con that you’re going to love! Not only do we get new footage, but it also gives us a behind-the-scenes look at the making of the series. I’m sure it’ll impress you, especially if you’re a fan of the original movie!

I also got to see the first episode of the series at the presentation in Hall H, and I absolutely loved it! This series is everything that I would hope it would be and more. The first episode set up an incredible epic fantasy adventure, and I’m super stoked to see how it plays out!

The series is set several years before the events of the original movie. “We find that the world of Thra is dying.

Netflix brought “The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance” to Hall H on Friday at Comic-Con 2019, treating fans to a full screening of the show’s first episode. Unfortunately, the rest of you will have to wait until the show premieres next month to see it yourself, but you can tide yourself over with a new behind-the-scenes clip made especially for Sdcc.

Watch it above.

The clip mainly focuses on the creation and design of the puppetry and animatronics deployed for the series — they look incredible, in our opinion. But, toward the end, there’s a glimpse of the plot and it looks pretty epic — something about a tribe of Gelflings trying to stop something the Skeksis are doing. Sounds great, even if we know this is a prequel to the movie where we learn the Skeksis hunted Gelflings to extinction.

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We’ve got some beautiful new images to share with you from The Jim Henson Company and Netflix’s highly anticipated series The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance. These images offer us a new look at several of the characters that we’ll be seeing in the series.

The images were posted on the official Twitter for the series, and they came with the caption, “So much to explore, so much to learn about Thra.” Thra is the world in which the story is set. The images have been released the week of Comic-Con. There’s going to be a big panel in Hall H for the series where fans are going to get to learn more about what this show will entail.

While wait wait for additional information from that panel, here are the images for you to check out!

The series is based on Jim Henson’s classic 1982 feature film The Dark Crystal.

A bunch of new actors have joined the cast of the highly-anticipated Netflix series The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance. According to Deadline, the new cast members include Sigourney Weaver, Lena Headey (Game of Thrones), Benedict Wong (Avengers: Endgame), Awkwafina (Crazy Rich Asians), Sigourney Weaver, Hannah John-Kamen (Ant-Man and The Wasp), and Dave Goelz (The Dark Crystal).

The series is based on Jim Henson’s classic 1982 feature film The Dark Crystal. It’s set several years before the events of the original movie. “We find that the world of Thra is dying. The Crystal of Truth is at the heart of Thra, a source of untold power. But it is damaged, corrupted by the evil Skeksis, and a sickness spreads across the land. When three Gelfling uncover the horrific truth behind the power of the Skeksis, an adventure unfolds as the fires of rebellion are lit and an epic battle for the planet begins.

The voice cast for Netflix’s “The Dark Crystal” prequel series just got even more star-studded.

Siguorney Weaver, “Game of Thrones” alum Lena Headey, “Avengers: Engame” actor Benedict Wong, “Crazy Rich Asians” breakout Awkwafina, “Ant-Man and The Wasp’s” Hannah John-Kamen and original “Dark Crystal” star Dave Goelz have all joined Netflix’s “The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance,” a follow-up to the beloved 1982 film by Jim Henson.

They join an already packed cast led by “Rocketman” star Taron Egerton, “The Witch” actress Anya Taylor-Joy and Headey’s “Game of Thrones” co-star Nathalie Emmanuel.

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A prequel to Henson’s film, “Age of Resistance” tells a new story, set many years before the events of the movie, and realized using classic puppetry with cutting edge visual effects. Per Netflix, “The world of Thra is dying.

Lena Headley (Game of Thrones), Benedict Wong (Avengers: Endgame), Awkwafina (Crazy Rich Asians), Sigourney Weaver, Hannah John-Kamen (Ant-Man and The Wasp) and Dave Goelz (The Dark Crystal) have joined the voice cast for The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance, a prequel series to the Jim Henson Company’s groundbreaking 1982 feature.

Feature helmer Louis Leterrier executive produces and directs the series, set many years before the events of the movie. The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance returns to the world of Thra with an all new adventure. When three Gelfling discover the horrifying secret behind the Skeksis’ power, they set out on an epic journey to ignite the fires of rebellion and save their world.

Taron Egerton, Anya Taylor-Joy, and Nathalie Emmanuel also lead the voice cast, as Rian, Brea and Deet, three Gelfling heroes.

Other Gelfling characters are voiced by Caitriona Balfe, Helena Bonham Carter,...

For those of you who are excited about Netflix’s upcoming fantasy adventure series Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance, I’ve got some toys here that you might want to start collecting!

Funko is releasing a series of action figures and Pop! figures for several of the characters including Rian, Deet, Hunter Skeksis, Hup, Aughra, and Silk Spitter. All of these figures are available for pre-order right now, and if you want to purchase any of the click on the links about the images of the figures.

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Dark Crystal Hup Action Figure

Dark Crystal Aughra Action Figure

Dark Crystal Silk Spitter Action Figure

Dark Crystal Rian Pop! Vinyl Figure

Dark Crystal Deet Pop! Vinyl Figure

Dark Crystal Hup Pop! Vinyl Figure

Dark Crystal Hunter Skeksis Pop! Vinyl Figure

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Netflix has dropped the first teaser for “The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance,” and now we’re even more terrified of the Jim Henson-created fantasy world Thra than we were when watching the original 1982 film.

The 10-episode prequel series, set to launch on the streaming service Aug. 30, stars Taron Egerton, Anya Taylor-Joy, and Nathalie Emmanuel, as three Gelfling heroes — Rian, Brea and Deet, respectively — who learn of a villainous force called The Darkening in the preview video above.

Here’s the official description for “Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance,” per Netflix: Based on “The Dark Crystal,” Jim Henson’s groundbreaking 1982 feature film, “The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance” tells a new epic story, set many years before the events of the movie, and realized using classic puppetry with cutting edge visual effects. The world of Thra is dying. The Crystal of Truth is at the heart of Thra, a source of untold power.

Netflix has released the first poster for the highly anticipated fantasy series The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance, which is based on Jim Henson’s classic 1982 feature film The Dark Crystal.

The poster features a look at the three main characters of the story and the caption on the post also teased a potential trailer arriving sometime soon. Maybe later today. The caption on the poster reads:

"The Skeksis have left their mark. But sleep Gelflings. The three suns bring light in 8 hours."

This new Dark Crystal story is set several years before the events of the original movie. In the series, “we find that the world of Thra is dying. The Crystal of Truth is at the heart of Thra, a source of untold power. But it is damaged, corrupted by the evil Skeksis, and a sickness spreads across the land. When three Gelfling uncover the horrific truth behind the power of the Skeksis,...

Netflix has revealed the release date and new images for the highly-anticipated new series The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance. Based on Jim Henson’s groundbreaking 1982 feature film The Dark Crystal, this new prequel series tells an epic new story. The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance returns to the world of Thra with a brand-new adventure. Set years before the events of the movie, the show is realized using classic puppetry and cutting-edge visual effects.

When three Gelfling discover a horrifying secret, they set out on an epic journey to ignite the fires of rebellion and save their world. Thra is dying. The Crystal of Truth is at the heart of Thra, a source of untold power. But it is damaged, corrupted by the evil Skeksis, and a sickness spreads across the land. When three Gelfling uncover the truth behind the power of the Skeksis, an adventure unfolds as the...

Thanks to Netflix we have a bunch of cool new photos to share with you for their upcoming series The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance. The series is based on Jim Henson’s classic 1982 feature film The Dark Crystal, and the epic new story is set several years before the events of the original movie.

The streaming service also announced that the series will premiere this summer on Friday, August 30th! As a longtime fan of the original movie, I am overwhelmed with excitement for this series! I love what I’m seeing in these photos, and I can’t wait to see some actual footage from it. But so far everything looks awesome!

In the series, “we find that the world of Thra is dying. The Crystal of Truth is at the heart of Thra, a source of untold power. But it is damaged, corrupted by the evil Skeksis,...

Netflix has set Friday, August 30 for the launch of The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance, a prequel series to the Jim Henson Company’s groundbreaking 1982 feature. The internet network also released several first-look images (see above and below)

Feature helmer Louis Leterrier executive produces and directs the series, set many years before the events of the movie. The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance returns to the world of Thra with an all new adventure. When three Gelfling discover the horrifying secret behind the Skeksis’ power, they set out on an epic journey to ignite the fires of rebellion and save their world.

Taron Egerton, Anya Taylor-Joy, and Nathalie Emmanuel lead the voice cast, as Rian, Brea and Deet, three Gelfling heroes.

Other Gelfling characters are voiced by Caitriona Balfe, Helena Bonham Carter, Harris Dickinson, Natalie Dormer, Eddie Izzard, Theo James, Toby Jones, Shazad Latif,...

Netflix and The Jim Henson Company have announced the all-star voice cast for their highly anticipated upcoming series, The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance. They also shared three new photos of the three main characters!

The cast will be led by Taron Egerton (Kingsman), Anya Taylor-Joy (The Witch), and Nathalie Emmanuel (Game of Thrones). They will play the three Gefling heroes in the story, Rian, Brea, and Deet.

They will be joined by Helena Bonham-Carter, Toby Jones, Alicia Vikander, Simon Pegg, Andy Samberg. That’s not all, though! Some of the other Gefling characters will be voiced by Caitriona Balfe (Outlander), Harris Dickinson (forthcoming Maleficent 2), Natalie Dormer (Game of Thrones), Eddie Izzard (Ocean’s Thirteen), Theo James (The Divergent Series), Shazad Latif (Star Trek: Discovery), Gugu Mbatha-Raw (The Cloverfield Paradox), and Mark Strong (Kingsman).

Then there’s the Skeksis and the Mystics, who will be voiced by Harvey Fierstein...

The upcoming “Dark Crystal” series at Netflix has announced a stacked voice cast.

Leading the cast for “The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance” are Taron Egerton, Anya Taylor-Joy, and Nathalie Emmanuel as Rian, Brea and Deet, three Gelfling heroes. Other Gelfling characters are voiced by: Caitriona Balfe, Helena Bonham-Carter, Harris Dickinson, Natalie Dormer, Eddie Izzard, Theo James, Toby Jones, Shazad Latif, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Mark Strong, and Alicia Vikander.

The Skeksis & Mystics are voiced by: Harvey Fierstein, Mark Hamill, Ralph Ineson, Jason Isaacs. Keegan-Michael Key, Ólafur Darri Ólafsson, Simon Pegg, and Andy Samberg.

Aughra will be voiced by Donna Kimball. Additional characters will also be voiced by puppeteers from the production, including Alice Dinnean, Louise Gold, Neil Sterenberg and Victor Yerrid.

In the series, set many years before the events of the movie, the world of Thra is dying. The Crystal of Truth is at the heart of Thra, a source of untold power.

Taron Egerton, Anya Taylor-Joy and Nathalie Emmanuel are set to lead the voice cast for “The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance,” the 10-episode animated fantasy series that’s a prequel to Jim Henson’s 1982 fantasy film.

Egerton, Taylor-Joy and Emmanuel will play the three Gelfing heroes, Rian, Brea and Deet. Netflix additionally announced Monday the cast voicing of other puppet characters in a staggering list that includes: Caitriona Balfe, Helena Bonham-Carter, Harris Dickinson, Natalie Dormer, Eddie Izzard, Theo James, Toby Jones, Shazad Latif, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Mark Strong, Alicia Vikander, Harvey Fierstein, Mark Hamill, Ralph Ineson, Jason Isaacs, Keegan-Michael Jey, ?”lafur Darri ?”lafsson, Simon Pegg, Andy Samberg and Donna Kimball.

Additional characters will also be voiced by puppeteers from the production, including Alice Dinnean, Louise Gold, Neil Sterenberg and Victor Yerrid, with more to be announced soon.

Netflix has unveiled the voice cast for The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance, its forthcoming 10-episode prequel to Jim Henson’s seminal 1982 film, and it’s stacked. Among the major bold-faced names boarding the high-profile project (which bows in 2019): Star Wars‘ Mark Hamill, Outlander‘s Caitriona Balfe, Brooklyn Nine-Nine‘s Andy Samberg and Game of Thrones‘ Natalie Dormer.

The primary cast, meanwhile, consists of Taron Egerton (Kingsman), Anya Taylor-Joy (The Witch), and Nathalie Emmanuel (Game of Thrones), as Rian, Brea and Deet, the three Gelfling heroes (get a first look at the trio below).

But wait, there’s more.

Children of the ’80s are chomping at the bit for Netflix’s forthcoming Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance — and the all-star voice cast will add fuel to their excitement. Taron Egerton (the Kingsman films), Anya Taylor-Joy (The Witch) and Nathalie Emmanuel (Game of Thrones) have been set as respective Gefling heroes Rian, Brea and Deet, and other while actors including Helena Bonham-Carter, Toby Jones, Alicia Vikander, Simon Pegg, Andy Samberg also lend their voices to the return of Jim Henson’s classic that will launch globally in 2019.

The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance is based on Henson’s 1982 feature The Dark Crystal. The series tells a new epic story, set many years before the events of the movie and realized using classic puppetry with cutting-edge visual effects. We find that the world of Thra is dying. At the heart of Thra is the Crystal of Truth, a source of untold power.

Joseph Baxter Jun 26, 2019

Netflix's The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance will serve as a prequel to the 1982 fantasy classic from Jim Henson.

The Dark Crystal entered the pop culture fray as a fantastical theatrical offering during the 1982 Christmas season. Directed by Jim Henson and Frank Oz, featuring groundbreaking animatronics and imaginative creatures from Henson’s Creature Shop, the Tolkien-esque fantasy film earned fans, but was hardly a box office smash. However, the fandom apparently endured enough to warrant Netflix’s greenlight for offshoot series The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance.

The 10-episode series – a prequel set many years before the events of the movie – will be directed and executive-produced by Louis Leterrier, a French helmer who’s best known from work on The Transporter and its sequel, as well as Marvel Cinematic Universe sophomore offering The Incredible Hulk, Clash of the Titans, Now You See Me and The Brothers Grimsby.