Netflix announces release date, releases photos for The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance
Netflix is currently hard at work on a show set in the same world as Jim Henson’s 1982 cult classic The Dark Crystal, about a battle between good and evil and puppets. The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance is set before the events of the movie, and will star the likes of Nathalie Emmanuel (Missandei from Game of Thrones) as Deet, Taron Egerton (the Kingsman movies) as Rian, and Anya Taylor-Joy (The Witch) as Brea.
Netflix released a bunch of photos in a press release. Here’s Emmanual’s character, Deet:
THE DARK CRYSTAL: AGE OF RESISTANCE – Deet
…here’s Egerton’s Rian…
THE DARK CRYSTAL: AGE OF RESISTANCE – Rian
…and here’s Taylor-joy’s Brea:
THE DARK CRYSTAL: AGE OF RESISTANCE – Brea
The world of the Dark Crystal is populated by two races, the malevolent Skeksis and the kindly Mystics. Below, the Skeksis chow down at a banquet:
THE DARK CRYSTAL: AGE OF RESISTANCE – Skeksis banquet
The Skeksis Scientist was a memorable character from the movie. He’s back!
THE DARK CRYSTAL: AGE OF RESISTANCE – The Scientist
Ditto the Scroll-keeper:
THE DARK CRYSTAL: AGE OF RESISTANCE – The Scroll-keeper
Emmanuel isn’t the only Game of Thrones alum in the cast. Natalie Dormer (Margaery Tyrell) and Ralph Ineson (Dagmer Cleftjaw) are also on hand, joined by approximately everyone in Hollywood. Here’s the rest of the cast:
- Mark Hamill (Star Wars)
- Caitriona Balfe (Outlander)
- Harvey Fierstein (Torch Song)
- Helena Bonham-Carter (Harry Potter)
- Jason Isaacs (Harry Potter)
- Keegan-Michael Key (Key and Peele)
- Ólafur Darri Ólafsson (True Detective)
- Simon Pegg (Mission Impossible)
- Andy Samberg (Brooklyn Nine-Nine)
- Harris Dickinson (The Darkest Minds)
- Eddie Izzard (Ocean’s Thirteen)
- Theo James (the Divergent movies)
- Toby Jones (Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy)
- Shazad Latif (Star Trek: Discovery)
- Gugu Mbatha-Raw (The Cloverfield Paradox)
- Mark Strong (Kingsman)
- Alicia Vikander (Tomb Raider)
Lotta comedians in the mix. Prepare for laughter?
The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance is directed by Louis Leterrier (Clash of the Titans), will have 10 one-hour episodes, and will drop on Netflix debut on Friday, August 30. As an ’80s kid, I am ready.
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