The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance is going to happen on Friday, August 30th with 10 one hour episodes and we are beyond excited to watch. In anticipation there is a new trailer that was released today as well. You know we are huge fans and were able to see Jim Henson’s The Dark Crystal: World of Myth & Magic while we were in Atlanta.
You can check out more information on The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance at www.netflix.com/thedarkcrystal and watch the amazing trailer below.
We loved this show as a kid and look forward to the prequel, even if the original gave us nightmares growing up. In the trailer below the world looks gorgeous as we get a look at a Gelfling learn of the Darkening as a new adventure begins.
Launch date: Friday, August 30, 2019
Director: Louis Leterrier
Executive Producers: Lisa Henson, Louis Leterrier, Halle Stanford
Co-Executive Producers: Jeffrey Addiss & Will Matthews, Javier Grillo-Marxuach, Blanca Lista
Producer: Ritamarie Peruggi
Line Producer: Tim Wellspring
Associate Producer: Cameron Richardson
Co-Producer: Vivian Lee
Produced By: The Jim Henson Company
Format: 10 Episodes x 1 HourCast:
Leading the voice cast are Taron Egerton, Anya Taylor-Joy, and Nathalie Emmanuel, as Rian, Brea and Deet, three Gelfling heroes.The Gelfling characters are voiced by:
Taron Egerton (Rian), Anya Taylor-Joy (Brea), Nathalie Emmanuel (Deet), Caitriona Balfe, Helena Bonham Carter, Harris Dickinson, Natalie Dormer, Eddie Izzard, Theo James, Toby Jones, Shazad Latif, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Mark Strong, Alicia VikanderThe Skeksis & Mystics are voiced by:
Harvey Fierstein, Mark Hamill, Ralph Ineson, Jason Isaacs, Keegan-Michael Key, Ólafur Darri Ólafsson, Simon Pegg, Andy SambergAughra 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 as Hup.
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.
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. 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.