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Netflix's Magic: The Gathering series Planeswalker is due in 2027
Netflix has shown an early look at Planeswalker, an animated series based on the Magic: The Gathering card game.
It is scheduled to arrive on Netflix in 2027.
The story follows Chandra Nalaar and other Planeswalkers, characters who can travel between different worlds.
Chandra is a pyromancer, a spellcaster associated with fire, and the story says she is hunted for her powers and troubled by her past.
The group must prevent a war from consuming the multiverse, the many worlds in the series.
The game’s settings have distinct cultures, designs and architecture, and the filmmakers say they will change the show’s style to reflect each world.
The series has been restarted after years of delays: Netflix first announced it in 2019, and Terry Matalas took charge after the original team left.
The first look includes early development material, and the series is still in production ahead of its planned 2027 release.
Netflix’s animated Magic: The Gathering series, titled Planeswalker, is scheduled to arrive in 2027.
The title and first look were revealed during MagicCon Atlanta on November 13.
The story follows Chandra Nalaar and other Planeswalkers as they try to prevent a war from consuming the multiverse.
The series is led by showrunner Terry Matalas, with animation by Budapest-based studio DIGIC Pictures.
The creative team says the filmmaking style will change depending on the plane featured.
- Who
- Netflix, Hasbro Entertainment and Wizards of the Coast are behind the series. Terry Matalas is the showrunner.
- What
- Planeswalker is an animated series based on Magic: The Gathering.
- When
- It is scheduled to come to Netflix in 2027.
- Where
- The series will stream on Netflix. Its title and first look were revealed at MagicCon Atlanta.
- Why
- Not stated
Netflix and Wizards of the Coast
AV Club
Series outlook
Netflix and Wizards of the Coast
Netflix and Wizards of the Coast presented the series as an active project and highlighted its distinct worlds and filmmaking styles.
AV Club
AV Club said the early footage looked like other recent CGI cartoons.
Netflix first announced a Magic: The Gathering series with Joe and Anthony Russo attached.
Netflix confirmed it had restarted the project from scratch with Terry Matalas in charge.
Netflix announced DIGIC Pictures as the animation studio at the Annecy Film Festival.
Netflix revealed the title Planeswalker and shared a first look during MagicCon Atlanta.
Planeswalker is scheduled to debut on Netflix.
- Release year
- 2027
- Title
- Planeswalker
- Lead character
- Chandra Nalaar
- Showrunner
- Terry Matalas
- Animation studio
- DIGIC Pictures, based in Budapest
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Every great story begins with a spark. Here’s your first look at PLANESWALKER, a new animated series based on Magic: The Gathering. Coming to Netflix in 2027.