Netflix's Magic: The Gathering Series Titled Planeswalker, Due 2027
Netflix released a first-look image and a two-minute development diary for Planeswalker, featuring animation tests from Budapest's DIGIC Pictures.
Netflix has unveiled a first-look image and a two-minute development diary for its animated Magic: The Gathering series, officially titled Planeswalker, and confirmed that the show will premiere in 2027. The reveal arrived alongside MagicCon: Atlanta, according to movieweb.com.
The featurette includes concept art, 3D character models and animation tests produced by DIGIC Pictures, the Budapest-based studio handling the animation. The series centers on Chandra Nalaar, a pyromancer hunted for her gifts, and the footage shows Leonin warrior Ajani Goldmane fighting alongside her.
Viewers also spotted hints in the material that Jace, Liliana and Garruk may factor into the series. None of those appearances has been confirmed.
Terry Matalas serves as showrunner, with Cindy Appel as co-showrunner and Patrick Osborne as supervising director and executive producer. The series is a partnership between Hasbro Entertainment and Wizards of the Coast.
A project years in the making
The adaptation was first announced in June 2019 with Joe and Anthony Russo, directors of Avengers: Endgame, attached; the pair pitched Chandra and Jace as the leads at Comic-Con that year. The Russos left in 2021 over creative differences, and the project later passed to Jeff Kline before going quiet. In 2024 it underwent a creative reset under Matalas.
Quick answers
When does Planeswalker premiere on Netflix?
Netflix confirmed the Magic: The Gathering animated series is set to premiere in 2027.
Who is making the Planeswalker animated series?
Terry Matalas is showrunner, with Cindy Appel as co-showrunner and Patrick Osborne as supervising director and executive producer. Animation is by Budapest-based DIGIC Pictures, in a Hasbro Entertainment and Wizards of the Coast partnership.
Who is the main character in Planeswalker?
The series centers on Chandra Nalaar, a pyromancer hunted for her gifts, with Leonin warrior Ajani Goldmane appearing alongside her in the released footage.