First Look at Netflix’s Magic: The Gathering Series Planeswalker

Netflix has released the first look at Planeswalker, an animated series based on the card game Magic: The Gathering. The preview combines concept art, early versions of scenes and several shots with more polished animation. The show’s visual style is already drawing comparisons to Arcane, the series based on League of Legends.

The story follows Chandra, a hot-tempered pyromancer pursued for her abilities. As thousands of worlds stand on the brink of war, she must seek allies among the planeswalkers, mages who can travel between worlds. To stop the war, Chandra must figure out whom she can trust and confront her own past.

Digic Pictures is handling the animation. The studio has worked on videos for Assassin’s Creed Shadows and Call of Duty: Vanguard, as well as several episodes of the anthology series Secret Level. Terry Matalas, showrunner of Vision Quest and the final two seasons of Star Trek: Picard, leads the series. Cindy Appel, a writer on those shows, is also working on the project, while Patrick Osborne oversees directing.

Planeswalker is scheduled to premiere in 2027. An exact date has not been announced.

Source: iXBT.games