The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance
| The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Fantasy |
| Directed by | Louis Leterrier |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) |
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| Running time | 22 minutes |
| Production company(s) | The Jim Henson Company |
| Distributor |
Netflix NBCUniversal Television Distribution |
| Release | |
| Original network | Netflix |
| Audio format | Dolby Digital 5.1 |
The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance is an upcoming Netflix television series. It is a prequel to the 1982 Jim Henson film The Dark Crystal. There will be ten episodes and the series will explore the world of Thra created for the original movie.[1]
The story will follow an epic journey by three Gelfling to light the fires of rebellion and save their world, after they discover the secret behind the Skeksis’ power.[2]
At New York Comic Con in 2018, director Louis Leterrier insisted that the series would depend on puppetry and not CGI, except for the use of green screens to remove puppeteers.[3]
Production
In May 2017, it was announced that The Jim Henson Company, in association with Netflix, would produce a prequel to the film The Dark Crystal. The series began filming in the United Kingdom in November 2017 with Louis Leterrier serving as director.[4][5] The prequel will be written by Jeffrey Addiss, Will Matthews, and Javier Grillo-Marxuach.[1]
References
- 1 2 ""The Dark Crystal" prequel series coming to Netflix". Retrieved 2017-11-27.
- ↑ "Netflix Announces "The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance," A Prequel Series to the Groundbreaking Jim Henson Film". Netflix Media Center. Retrieved 2018-06-19.
- ↑ Squires, John (9 October 2018). "Netflix Prequel Series "The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance" Will Be "Pure Puppetry," With No CGI!". Bloody Disgusting. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
- ↑ Petski, Denise (May 18, 2017). "'The Dark Crystal: Age Of Resistance': Jim Henson Prequel Series Set At Netflix". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved November 27, 2017.
- ↑ "The Dark Crystal: Netflix's prequel TV show starts filming this week". Cultbox. November 27, 2017. Retrieved November 27, 2017.