{"id":6279,"date":"2019-08-13T23:35:21","date_gmt":"2019-08-14T04:35:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=6279"},"modified":"2019-08-13T23:35:21","modified_gmt":"2019-08-14T04:35:21","slug":"the-dark-crystal-age-of-resistance-the-prequel-series-to-the-1982-jim-henson-film-the-dark-crystal-premieres-august-30-on-netflix-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2019\/08\/13\/the-dark-crystal-age-of-resistance-the-prequel-series-to-the-1982-jim-henson-film-the-dark-crystal-premieres-august-30-on-netflix-video\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance,&#8221; the Prequel Series to the 1982 Jim Henson film &#8220;The Dark Crystal,&#8221; Premieres August 30 on Netflix [Video]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><em><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5850\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/dark-crystal-5-23-2019-1004.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"317\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/dark-crystal-5-23-2019-1004.jpg 600w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/dark-crystal-5-23-2019-1004-300x159.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/dark-crystal-5-23-2019-1004-560x296.jpg 560w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/dark-crystal-5-23-2019-1004-260x137.jpg 260w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/dark-crystal-5-23-2019-1004-160x85.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance<\/em> <\/strong>returns to the world of Thra with an all new adventure. When three Gelfling discover the horrifying secret behind the Skeksis&#8217; power, they set out on an epic journey to ignite the fires of rebellion and save their world.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/a3_owZfYVR8?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Based on The Dark Crystal, Jim Henson&#8217;s groundbreaking 1982 feature film, The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance tells a new story, set many years before the events of the movie, and realized using classic puppetry with cutting edge visual effects. The world of Thra is dying. The Crystal of Truth is at the heart of Thra, a source of untold power. But it is damaged, corrupted by the evil Skeksis, and a sickness spreads across the land. When three Gelfling uncover the horrific truth behind the power of the Skeksis, an adventure unfolds as the fires of rebellion are lit and an epic battle for the planet begins.<\/p><div id=\"morty-1884160627\" class=\"morty-content\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4937602850188786\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4937602850188786\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5227734695\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>Voice Cast: The Gelfling are voiced by Taron Egerton (Kingsman), Anya Taylor-Joy (The Witch), Nathalie Emmanuel (Game of Thrones), Caitriona Balfe (Outlander), Helena Bonham Carter (The King&#8217;s Speech), Harris Dickinson (Maleficent 2), Natalie Dormer (Game of Thrones), Eddie Izzard (Ocean&#8217;s Thirteen), Theo James (The Divergent Series), Toby Jones (Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy), Shazad Latif (Star Trek: Discovery), Gugu Mbatha-Raw (The Cloverfield Paradox), Mark Strong (Kingsman), Alicia Vikander (Tomb Raider), Lena Headey (Game of Thrones), and Hannah John-Kamen (Game of Thrones). The Skeksis &amp; Mystics are voiced by: Harvey Fierstein (Torch Song Trilogy), Mark Hamill (Knightfall, Star Wars), Ralph Ineson (Game of Thrones), Jason Isaacs (The OA), Keegan-Michael Key (Key and Peele), \u00d3lafur Darri \u00d3lafsson (True Detective), Simon Pegg (Mission Impossible), Andy Samberg (Brooklyn Nine Nine), Benedict Wong (Avengers: Endgame), and Awkwafina (Crazy Rich Asians). Sigourney Weaver voices The Narrator. Aughra is voiced by Donna Kimball.<\/p>\n<p>About The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Launch date: Friday, August 30, 2019<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Director: Louis Leterrier<\/p><div id=\"morty-2427419951\" class=\"morty-content_2\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4937602850188786\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4937602850188786\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5227734695\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u00b7 Executive Producers: Lisa Henson, Louis Leterrier, Halle Stanford<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Co-Executive Producers: Jeffrey Addiss &amp; Will Matthews, Javier Grillo-Marxuach, Blanca Lista<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Producer: Ritamarie Peruggi<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Line Producer: Tim Wellspring<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Associate Producer: Cameron Richardson<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Co-Producer: Vivian Lee<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Produced By: The Jim Henson Company<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance returns to the world of Thra with an all new adventure. 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