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The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance trivia: 60 unknown facts about the new Netflix series!

The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance is a new Netflix series and a prequel to the 1982 film titled Dark Crystal.

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The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance is an American dark fantasy/adventure web television series
It is produced by Netflix and The Jim Henson Company
It is a prequel to the 1982 Jim Henson film The Dark Crystal
There are ten episodes
The series explores the world of Thra created for the original film
The series premiered on August 30, 2019
On the planet Thra, three Gelflings (Rian, Brea and Deet) inspire a rebellion against the Skeksis
When they discover a horrifying secret behind their power that threatens all of Thra
Initially conceived as a feature-length sequel to The Dark Crystal
Entitled The Power of the Dark Crystal
The project was for years in a state of development hell
In 2012, director Louis Leterrier expressed an interest in joining Jim Henson Productions in their project
Shortly after the release of Clash of the Titans
Hoping to interest large studios
But was repeatedly turned down
As, according to him, they were only interested in Transformers, and many executives had never heard of The Dark Crystal
It was during this impasse that Leterrier decided to shoot a prequel series rather than a film sequel
Because of the richness of material available in Jim Henson and Frank Oz’s notes on the events leading up to the original film
Lisa Henson identified the “Wall of Destiny” from the original film as a “jumping point”
Jeff Addiss, Will Matthews and Javier Grillo Marxuach, all fans of The Dark Crystal, were subsequently hired as writers
The project was eventually sold to Netflix
After Leterrier found a studio executive who shared the team’s enthusiasm for the original film
In May 2017, it was announced that The Jim Henson Company, in association with Netflix, would produce a prequel to the film The Dark Crystal
The series, written by Jeffrey Addiss, Will Matthews, and Javier Grillo-Marxuach, began filming in the United Kingdom in November 2017
With Louis Leterrier serving as director
At New York Comic Con in 2018, Leterrier insisted that the series would depend on puppetry and not CGI
Except for the use of green screens to remove puppeteers
On December 17, 2018, the 36th anniversary of the original film’s release, the voice cast was revealed
As well as some images of the main Gelfling characters
On May 30, 2019, Netflix released a teaser trailer and poster for the series
Announcing its official release date on August 30, 2019
Additional voice actors were announced on June 26
Including Awkwafina, Lena Headey, Hannah John-Kamen, Sigourney Weaver and Benedict Wong
It was released August 30, 2019
The puppets were fabricated in early 2017 in Jim Henson’s Creature Shop in Los Angeles
Then exported to Langley Studios in London
With Muppet veteran Dave Goelz and The Dark Crystal’s concept artist Brian Froud participating in performing and designing the characters
Aside from Froud’s new sketches, the original film’s tie-in book, The World of the Dark Crystal, was used as a reference point
Other sources of inspiration in building the world of Thra included Game of Thrones and Avatar: The Last Airbender
According to Toby Froud, the first season of the show will make use of 20 principal puppets
With an additional 90 for secondary roles
Unlike the original film, the Gelfling puppets require only two puppeteers
As opposed to four in The Dark Crystal
Thus permitting greater freedom of movement
Also, while the animatronic components of the original film’s Gelfling puppets were controlled via cables, the mechanical parts of the new Gelflings were remotely operated via a modified Wii controller
On May 30, 2019, the first teaser trailer for the series was released
It received a generally favorable response
The series has gained universal acclaim
On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the series has an 90% “certified fresh” rating
With an average score of 8.55/10
Based on 48 reviews
The website’s critical consensus reads, “An epic fantasy adventure that will please old and new fans alike, Age of Resistance expertly builds on the lore of The Dark Crystal, crafting compelling new mythos without losing sight of the humanity at the story’s heart”
On Metacritic, the series has a weighted average score of 84 out of 100
Based on 17 critics
Indicating “universal acclaim”
During a Nintendo Direct at E3 2019, it was announced that a video game based on the Netflix series
It will be called The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance Tactics
It was in development by BonusXP and En Masse Entertainment
The game is set to release sometime in 2019
And it will be available for Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Microsoft Windows, and macOS