'Dark Crystal' Prequel Series Coming to Netflix
by EG
Good news for fans of Gelflings, Skeksis, and Mystics: Netflix has just announced a prequel series for Jim Henson’s cult fantasy classic The Dark Crystal. The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance returns us to the troubled world of the 1982 animatronic-puppetry film, to a time when the Skeksis and the Mystics were still bitter enemies and the Gelfling race was caught in the middle.
A new teaser plays up the character design and sense of artistry that Henson put into his famously underrated film, perhaps to reassure fans that all due priority will be given to recreating the rich world they love.
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The Dark Crystal was directed by Jim Henson and collaborator Frank Oz.