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

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,

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.

The cards are back on the table. Netflix is taking another shot at an animated series based on Magic: The Gathering, the hugely popular role-playing game. The streamer first picked up a series based on the game in 2019,

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 Gathering” animated series at Netflix is moving forward with a new showrunner. Terry Matalas is now set as the series’ showrunner, as revealed during Netflix’s annual Geeked Week event. The new take on the series is now in production.

Terry Matalas, showrunner for Picard Season 3 and Vision Quest, has boarded the Magic: The Gathering Animated series for Netflix.