A magical new adventure awaits: the animated series PLANESWALKER, based on Magic: The Gathering, will debut in 2027.

The upcoming Netflix saga, created in partnership with Hasbro Entertainment and Wizards of the Coast, is a fresh adaptation of the popular card game that’s enchanted players for more than 30 years.

Netflix and Wizards of the Coast revealed the title, a first-look image and a behind-the-scenes development diary on November 13 at MagicCon: Atlanta. An exact premiere date will be announced later.

A first spark

The first-look photo centers on Chandra, the series’ fiery lead. She stands outdoors beneath a twilight sky, gaze turned upward, flames gathering in one hand — a quiet, charged moment before the fire.

It’s a fitting introduction. PLANESWALKER chronicles the fierce clash between formidable mages known as Planeswalkers. At the center of this struggle for power and survival burns Chandra, a volatile pyromancer hunted for her gifts and haunted by her past. Confronted by an insidious force, Chandra and some of the most legendary Planeswalkers must harness their extraordinary abilities, navigate treacherous alliances and battle their own inner demons to prevent a cataclysmic war that threatens to consume their very existence. As the line between victory and annihilation grows thinner, a single spark determines the fate of thousands of worlds.

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Inside the development diary

The two-minute featurette offers the clearest look yet at how the show is coming together, moving from early concept art and 3D character models to action animatics and finished animation tests. Glimpses of the worlds ahead include a bustling magical city, twin moons hanging over an ocean and a towering mechanical construct. Black-and-white previsualization shows Chandra fighting side by side with Ajani, the lionfolk warrior who is one of the game’s most recognizable Planeswalkers.

For the creative team, the game’s sheer scale is the draw. “It is such a vast world,” said co-showrunner Cindy Appel. “What we have to go off of are thousands of cards.”

Showrunner Terry Matalas sees each card as a doorway: “It’s not just world-building — it’s worlds-building.”

That philosophy extends to the look of the show. Supervising director Patrick Osborne explains in the diary that the team shifts its filmmaking style for each plane the characters visit, so every world feels distinct.

Wizards of the Coast’s Roy Graham and Jackie Jones also appear to reassure longtime fans who have waited years for the series. “It’s really happening,” Graham says. “I promise.”

The team behind the magic

Matalas, the showrunner behind Star Trek: Picard and VisionQuest, leads the series alongside Appel, a writer on both of those shows. Oscar winner Patrick Osborne serves as supervising director. The three executive produce, with Gabriel Marano serving as executive producer and Lauren Chavez-Myers as co-executive producer for Hasbro Entertainment. Daisy West produces.

Animation comes from DIGIC Pictures, the Budapest-based CG studio known for its cinematic game work.

A long road to the screen

Netflix first announced a Magic: The Gathering animated series in 2019. In September 2024, the streamer restarted the project with a new creative direction under Matalas. With a title, a first look and a release year now in hand, PLANESWALKER is officially on its way.

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Source: Netflix