Netflix has given fans a first look at their upcoming Magic The Gathering animated series Planeswalker with an image of its main character and behind-the-scenes featurette.
Planeswalker is based on the popular card game which sees players become planeswalkers, a group of mages and spellcasters who use all manner of magic to protect the world and defeat their enemies. The series will follow a young woman named Chandra who is hunted for her abilities and joins other powerful planeswalkers to prevent the destruction of several worlds. The official synopsis reads:
Planeswalker, an epic fantasy saga from the world of ‘Magic: The Gathering,’ chronicles the fierce clash between formidable mages known as Planeswalkers. At the center of this struggle for power and survival burns Chandra, a volatile pyromancer hunted for her gifts, and haunted by her past. Confronted by an insidious force, Chandra and some of the most legendary Planeswalkers must harness their extraordinary abilities, navigate treacherous alliances, and battle their own inner demons to prevent a cataclysmic war that threatens to consume their very existence. As the line between victory and annihilation grows thinner, a single spark determines the fate of thousands of worlds.
Planeswalker is being produced by Hasbro Entertainment and Wizards of the Coast with Marvel’s VisionQuest‘s Terry Matalas and Cindy Appel serving executive producers and co-showrunners. Patrick Osborne will be executive producer and supervising director alongside Gabriel Marano as executive producer, Lauren Chavez-Myers co-executive producing for Hasbro Entertainment with Daisy West producing. The animation will be done by studio Digic and the featurette shows many pre-viz looks of action scenes and artwork along with the team detailing how the animation will shift to a unique style as Chandra and her allies travel to different worlds.
The news comes just a week after the live-action Magic The Gathering film cast Maya Hawke in a lead role from Hasbro and Legendary. While those companies plan to expand MTG into a film and television franchise, Planeswalker seems to be a separate entity from Netflix.
Planeswalker will premiere in 2027 on Netflix.
