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The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance has been canceled after just one season at Netflix. News of the cancellation comes just a few days after the fantasy puppet series won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Children’s Program, an honor it shared with HBO’s We Are the Dream: The Kids of the Oakland MLK Oratorial Fest.
A prequel series to Jim Henson’s original 1982 film, The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance follows a group of young Gelflings as they take up arms against their evil overlords, the Skeksis. The series features voice appearances from Taron Egerton (Rian), Anya Taylor-Joy (Brea), and Nathalie Emmanuel (Deet), as well as Mark Hamill, Simon Pegg, Awkwafina, Lena Headey, Eddie Izzard, Helena Bonham Carter, Natalie Dormer, Jason Isaacs, Andy Samberg, and Sigourney Weaver.
“We can confirm that there will not be an additional season of The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance,” executive producer Lisa Henson said in a statement provided to Variety. “We know fans are eager to learn how this chapter of The Dark Crystal saga concludes and we’ll look for ways to tell that story in the future.”
“Our company has a legacy of creating rich and complex worlds that require technical innovation, artistic excellence, and masterful storytelling,” Henson continued. “Our history also includes productions that are enduring, often finding and growing their audience over time and proving again and again that fantasy and science fiction genres reflect eternal messages and truths that are always relevant. We are so grateful to Netflix for trusting us to realize this ambitious series; we are deeply proud of our work on Age of Resistance, and the acclaim it has received from fans, critics and our peers, most recently receiving an Emmy for Outstanding Children’s Program.”
The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance debuted to much fanfare in August 2019. The series was a hit with critics and viewers alike, and it quickly earned a Certified Fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes. The prequel currently boasts an 88% Critics’ Score and a 95% Audience Score, but clearly, those figures didn’t sway Netflix to continue the series.
“We are grateful to the master artists at The Jim Henson Company for bringing The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance to life for fans around the world,” said a Netflix spokesperson in a statement. “We’re thankful to the executive producers Lisa Henson and Halle Stanford, and Louis Leterrier, who also directed all episodes, as well as the writers, cast and crew for their outstanding work and thrilled they were recognized with the Emmy this weekend.”
