In 1982, Jim Henson released the puppet animated dark fantasy adventure movie, The Dark Crystal. The film revolved around a group of Gelfling on a journey to restore balance to their world, Thra, by restoring a powerful broken crystal currently under control by the evil Skeksis.
Unfortunately, Henson never had the chance to further explore the world of Thra and expand on the lore as he passed away in 1990. However, Netflix has recently released The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance, a prequel series that explores a previous time in Thra’s history – which both critics and fans are praising.
Now, according to Jim Henson’s daughter, Lisa Henson, she believes her father would have approved of the prequel series. In a recent interview with Yahoo, Lisa stated that she feels confident that Jim would have liked what the show has achieved:
“I feel confident that he would like it and be really happy,” Henson said. “And I think he’d feel happy that other people are doing it because he really wanted his projects to be passed on to other people. He was thrilled when Frank Oz directed The Muppets Take Manhattan, because he could move on to other things. I was talking with [Muppeteer] Dave Geolz on set; he had worked on the film and then came on the show to puppeteer Baffi, and he was so flattering about the way we were making the series. He said that the spirit on set felt very true to the heyday of Jim and the Muppets.”
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The world of Thra is dying. The Crystal of Truth is at the heart of Thra, a source of untold power. But it is damaged, corrupted by the evil Skeksis, and a sickness spreads across the land. When three Gelfling uncover the horrific truth behind the power of the Skeksis, an adventure unfolds as the fires of rebellion are lit and an epic battle for the planet begins.
The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance is now available to stream on Netflix. The show features a star-studded voice cast that includes Taron Egerton (Robin Hood), Anya Taylor-Joy (The Witch), Nathalie Emmanuel (Game of Thrones), Caitriona Balfe (Outlander), Helena Bonham-Carter (The King’s Speech), Harris Dickinson (Maleficent 2), Natalie Dormer (Game of Thrones), Eddie Izzard (Ocean’s Thirteen), Theo James (Divergent), Toby Jones (Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy), Shazad Latif (Star Trek: Discovery), Gugu Mbatha-Raw (The Cloverfield Paradox), Mark Strong (Kingsman), Alicia Vikander (Tomb Raider), Mark Hamill (Star Wars), Harvey Fierstein (Torch Song), Ralph Ineson (Game of Thrones), Jason Isaacs (The OA), Keegan-Michael Key (The Predator), Ólafur Darri Ólafsson (True Detective), Simon Pegg (Mission: Impossible – Fallout), Andy Samberg (Brooklyn Nine-Nine), Lena Headey (Game of Thrones), Benedict Wong (Doctor Strange), Sigourney Weaver (Ghostbusters), Awkwafina (Crazy Rich Asians), Hannah John-Kamen (Ant-Man and The Wasp) and Dave Goelz (The Dark Crystal).
