The Dark Crystal entered the popular culture quarrel as a fantastical dramatic offering amid the 1982 Christmas season. Coordinated by Jim Henson and Frank Oz, highlighting historic animatronics and innovative animals from Henson's Creature Shop, the Tolkien-esque dream film earned fans, yet was not really a film industry crush.

Nonetheless, the being a fan obviously persevered sufficiently through to warrant Netflix's greenlight for branch series The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance.

The 10-episode series – a prequel set numerous years prior to the occasions of the film – will be coordinated and official created by Louis Leterrier, a French helmer who's best known from work on The Transporter and its continuation, just as Marvel Cinematic Universe sophomore offering The Incredible Hulk, Clash of the Titans, Now You See Me and The Brothers Grimsby. Leterrier brings sequential TV experience from 2017 on the Blackpills gushing series, Tycoon.



We've stuffed this post with all that you have to think about Netflix's The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance, the most recent of which is its recently uncovered discharge date!

The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance will arrive on Netflix on Friday, August 30.

The release date announcement arrived with loads of revelatory new photos!



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.



1982’s The Dark Crystal, set a thousand years ago, centers on the titular item – an artifact that maintains the equilibrium of the planet Thra – wielded by the malevolent Skeksis – a species resembling humanoid vultures – and the ordeal of the last two survivors of the elven-like Gelfling race in a desperate quest to retrieve and repair the crystal. Thus, Age of Resistance will depict the events leading to the setting of said conflict, centering on three Gelfling who discover the secret behind the power of the Skeksis – the Dark Crystal – and attempt to rally a rebellion across the land to battle their beaked oppressors.

Back in May 2017, Netflix released an Age of Resistance teaser video, which combines a historical interview with the late Jim Henson discussing his 1982 movie with prototype creature creations for the new series. Check out the video below.