MTG’s Planeswalker Gets First Trailer at MagicCon
Wizards of the Coast debuts the first look at the animated Planeswalker series at MagicCon Atlanta.
TL;DR
- Wizards revealed the official title Planeswalker at MagicCon Atlanta.
- The series follows young Chandra Nalaar and mentor Ajani Goldmane with a 2027 debut.
- Development restarted multiple times since the 2019 Netflix announcement.
After years of false starts, Magic: The Gathering fans finally got their first real look at the animated series during a MagicCon Atlanta panel. Wizards of the Coast revealed the official title: Planeswalker.
The show centers on a young Chandra Nalaar and her mentor Ajani Goldmane. It will jump between planes with shifting art styles to match each world. A 2027 debut is planned.
Development has been a long road. Netflix first announced the project in 2019 with the Russo brothers attached. Writers Henry Gilroy and Jose Molina were on board, and Bardel Entertainment was set to animate. By 2021 the Russos had left and Jeff Kline took over with a new Planeswalker-focused story at Snowball Studios. In 2024 Terry Matalas stepped in as co-showrunner alongside Cindy Appel, bringing Jace into the core trio.
The trailer was previewed earlier at the Annecy festival. Its look draws clear inspiration from the style of Arcane.
The Tea
MTG keeps promising big-screen and small-screen expansions while the card game itself keeps pumping out sets. Whether this latest version sticks or gets another reset is the real question fans are watching.
Sources
- Polygon: Magic: The Gathering Animated Series Officially Gets First Trailer
- Space.com: Netflix’s ‘Ray Gunn’ gets 2nd trailer, and we’re hyped for this animated sci-fi noir from ‘Incredibles’ director Brad Bird
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