Netflix Announces Magic: The Gathering Animated Series Planeswalker for 2027
Netflix will debut the animated series Magic: The Gathering: Planeswalker in 2027, with a first look released Friday.
Netflix (NFLX) will debut an animated series based on Magic: The Gathering, titled Planeswalker, in 2027, according to a first-look video released Friday.
Roy Graham, Head of Story at Magic: The Gathering, announced the series in a video posted yesterday, saying it is really happening and promising it for real. The video is the first concrete look fans have had after years of delays and a full rework of the project.
An animated Magic: The Gathering series was first teased in 2019 with Joe and Anthony Russo at the helm, but that version fell apart. In 2024, Netflix said it still planned to make a series based on the game, but decided to rework it from the ground up.
Now fans are getting their first glimpse of the show, which will be called Planeswalker. According to the sneak peek, because each plane exists in its own pocket universe, the show will have a unique design, animation and filmmaking style for each plane.
A synopsis shared with IGN says Planeswalker will focus on Chandra Nalaar, described as a volatile pyromancer hunted for her gifts and haunted by her past. Storyline details beyond that are vague, other than an insidious force that Chandra and other Planeswalkers team up to confront to prevent a cataclysmic war that threatens to consume their very existence.
The series is set to debut on Netflix in 2027. No further release date, episode count or production partners beyond those named were disclosed in the announcement.
Netflix shares were down 0.86% in delayed trading Friday at $62.15.