The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance

*The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance*
The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance
Genre	Fantasy-adventure
Based on	Characters; by Jim Henson
Developed by	Jeffrey Addiss; Will Matthews;
Showrunners	Jeffrey Addiss; Will Matthews;
Directed by	Louis Leterrier
Starring	Warrick Brownlow-Pike; Dave Chapman; Kevin Clash; Alice Dinnean; Damian Farrell; Louise Gold; Beccy Henderson; Helena Smee; Katherine Smee; Neil Sterenberg; Victor Yerrid;
Voices of	Taron Egerton; Anya Taylor-Joy; Nathalie Emmanuel; Shazad Latif; Harris Dickinson; Simon Pegg; Mark Hamill; Jason Isaacs; Benedict Wong; Donna Kimball; Caitriona Balfe; Gugu Mbatha-Raw; Andy Samberg; Helena Bonham Carter;
Narrated by	Sigourney Weaver
Composers	Daniel Pemberton; Samuel Sim;
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	10
Production
Executive producers	Louis Leterrier; Jeffrey Addiss; Javier Grillo-Marxuach; Lisa Henson; Will Matthews; Halle Stanford;
Producer	Ritamarie Peruggi
Running time	46–61 minutes
Production company	The Jim Henson Company
Budget	$97.7 million
Original release
Network	Netflix
Release	August 30, 2019

The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance is an American television series produced, made and owned by The Jim Henson Company. It is a prequel to the 1982 Jim Henson film The Dark Crystal that explores the world of Thra created for the original film. It follows the story of three young Gelflings: Rian, Deet, and Brea, as they journey together on a quest to unite the Gelfling clans to rise against the tyrannical Skeksis and save their planet Thra from a destructive blight known as the Darkening. The series premiered on August 30, 2019, to critical acclaim. In September 2020, it was announced that the series had been cancelled after one season.