A Netflix animated adaptation of the popular online card game Magic: The Gathering has seen its fair share of production troubles. The series was originally announced in 2019 but failed to receive any update on its progression since.

The only remotely confirmed characters for now are Chandra and Ajani, with Chandra being the one consistent throughline in the show’s prolonged development after she was first name-dropped by Anthony Russo and Joe Russo when they were initially hired to adapt Magic for Netflix.

Netflix’s Magic: The Gathering adaptation has had a slow road to the screen, but it seems like it’s finally looking up for the long-awaited animated show. First announced back in 2019, Marvel directors the Russo brothers were initially attached, before they dropped out in 2021.

After years of radio silence, Netflix is starting its Magic animated series over from scratch with a new showrunner at the helm.

In a move which I can only assume is a running joke by Netflix at this point, Magic: The Gathering is getting an animated series—no, seriously, for real this time. No take-backsies. A rapid-fire history lesson for those uninitiated: Netflix's Magic: The Gathering was,

Netflix is starting again with its animated adaptation of table-top game Magic: The Gathering. The streamer previously announced a version of the show in 2019 with Joe and Anthony Russo at the helm. The Russos and their team,

The Gathering has been an institution for over thirty years. It has inspired video games, comic books, and novels alike. But despite announcing many a Magic: The Gathering TV or movie project over the years,