Documentary series · Disney+
LIGHT & MAGIC
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
George Lucas
Self
9 eps
Ron Howard
Self
5 eps
Frank Marshall
Self - Producer
2 eps
Robert Zemeckis
Self - Director, Back to the Future
1 eps
Steven Spielberg
Self
5 eps
Jim Morris
Self - ILM President, 1994-2005
5 eps
Kathleen Kennedy
Self - Producer / President, Lucasfilm
1 eps
Ben Burtt
Self - Editor
4 eps
James Cameron
Self
3 eps
Barry Jenkins
Self - Director, The Underground Railroad
1 eps
Edwin Catmull
Self - Computer Graphics
5 eps
Rob Bredow
Self - Chief Creative Officer, ILM
1 eps
Deborah Chow
Self - Director, The Mandalorian
1 eps
Francis Ford Coppola
Self (archive footage)
1 eps
Jon Favreau
Self
2 eps
Robert Patrick
Self - Actor (archive footage)
1 eps
Janet Healy
Self - Effects Producer, Ghostbusters II (archive footage)
1 eps
The story
What it's about
When George Lucas set out to make Star Wars, little did he know he would end up revolutionizing an industry. This is the story of a team of creative geniuses who put the magic in the movies we love.
The run
Seasons
2 seasons · 9 episodes.
Season 1 · Complete
Season 1
20226 episodes
6.7IMDbGranted unparalleled access, Academy Award®-nominated filmmaker Lawrence Kasdan takes viewers on an adventure behind the curtains of Industrial Light & Magic, the special visual effects, animation and virtual production division of Lucasfilm. Learn what inspired some of the most legendary filmmakers in Hollywood history, and follow their stories from their earliest personal films to bringing George Lucas’ vision to life.
Season 2 · Complete
Season 2
20253 episodes
9.3IMDbSeason 2 follows Lucasfilm's visual effects company, Industrial Light & Magic, as it enters its most challenging and revolutionary period: the dawn of digital. From creating the first fully realized CG character to solving the challenge of digital water, it is an era that finds ILM scaling new heights of innovation despite dramatic setbacks.
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
Brian Grazer
Executive producer
Kathleen Kennedy
Executive producer
Justin Wilkes
Executive producer
Sara Bernstein
Executive producer
- Photo unavailable
Marc Gilbar
Executive producer
- Photo unavailable
Meredith Kaulfers
Executive producer
Lawrence Kasdan
Executive producer
Joe Johnston
Executive producer
Michelle Rejwan
Executive producer
Ron Howard
Executive producer
Carrie Beck
Executive producer
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Brian GrazerExecutive Producer
- Kathleen KennedyExecutive Producer
- Justin WilkesExecutive Producer
- Sara BernsteinExecutive Producer
- Marc GilbarExecutive Producer
- Meredith KaulfersExecutive Producer
Direction
- Lawrence KasdanDirector
- Joe JohnstonDirector
Cinematography
- Emily TopperDirector of Photography
Music
- Xander RodzinskiOriginal Music Composer
- Michael Dean ParsonsOriginal Music Composer
- James Newton HowardOriginal Music Composer
Where to watch
Streaming
Availability verified against regional listings.
- Disney PlusStreaming
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