Netflix’s Dark Crystal sequel series Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance won’t get a second season, reports io9. The site confirmed with the Jim Henson Company that the streaming service has oped not to renew the series just a couple of days after the series won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Children’s Program.
Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance debuted last year on the streaming service, and it serves as a prequel to the classic 1982 film directed by Henson and Frank Oz.
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The 10-episode series followed three Gelflings: Rian, Brea, and Deet, who discover a secret about the Skeksis and their power, and set off on a journey to spark a revolution. Louis Leterrier (The Incredible Hulk) directed the series, and featured puppets and CGI to give new audiences an idea of how these techniques could be knit together in modern storytelling.
When it debuted, the series was well received by audiences, not only because it proved to be a solid entry in the world, but also because it stood out from just about every other new film and TV show out there. Moreover, TV proved to be an excellent medium to build upon the world and expand it.
Sadly, it looks like any continuation won’t happen for a while. The Jim Henson Company had previously been developing a second season, and after the show’s cancellation, told io9 that “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.”
I’d love to know Netflix’s reasoning on this, but for now I’ll just say BOOOOOOOOO!!!!
@1: The article says it apparently didn’t perform well enough to make up for its cost, which is the usual reason shows are cancelled. But I saw it suggested a while back that it would be difficult to resume production during the pandemic, since puppetry requires cramming a lot of people together in tight spaces for hours at a time, so social distancing is out of the question.
The show itself is good. But it is too niche for most people and too expensive for Netflix to continue for such a small audience.
Isn’t Jim Hensen et al owned by Disney? if so, then moving to Disney+ would seem like a good fit.
Hey, speaking of streaming TV series— Did I miss the reason we’re not allowed to discuss Lovecraft Country on this here web site?
Puff@5: try going to the Lovecraft Country tag?
I hope Netflix didn’t use the cost of the 1st season as a benchmark for how much a second season would have cost to produce. The 1st season was expensive because of the huge upfront cost of creating all the puppets and sets…. which the second season budget would not have been bogged down with.
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AD 2020 really is running up one heck of a tab – it’s a little terrifying to think of what it must have cost Human Civilisation – and I fear we have yet to see the end of its importuning.
@6, the comments are turned off on all those articles. That’s his question.
Everybody dies…?