Limited series · Netflix
The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Taron Egerton
Rian (voice)
10 eps
Anya Taylor-Joy
Brea (voice)
10 eps
Nathalie Emmanuel
Deet (voice)
10 eps
Donna Kimball
Aughra (voice)
10 eps
Jason Isaacs
skekSo (The Emperor) (voice)
10 eps
Dave Chapman
Various Characters (puppet)
10 eps
Olly Taylor
Various Character (puppet)
10 eps
Helena Smee
Various Characters (puppet)
10 eps
Damian Farrell
Various Characters (puppet)
10 eps
Katherine Smee
Various Characters (puppet)
10 eps
Isabella Laughland
Additional Roles (voice)
10 eps
Ralph Ineson
skekMal (The Hunter) (voice)
7 eps
Ólafur Darri Ólafsson
urVa (The Archer) (voice)
6 eps
Nina Sosanya
Maudra Mera (voice)
2 eps
Nimmy March
Maudra Laesid (voice)
2 eps
Kemi-Bo Jacobs
Maudra Seethi (voice)
2 eps
Theo James
Rek'yr (voice)
2 eps
Andy Samberg
skekGra (The Heretic) (voice)
4 eps
Bill Hader
urGoh (The Wanderer) (voice)
4 eps
April Hughes
Juni (voice)
1 eps
Sigourney Weaver
The Myth-Speaker (voice)
1 eps
Alicia Vikander
Mira (voice)
1 eps
Mark Strong
Ordon (voice)
5 eps
Helena Bonham Carter
All-Maudra Mayrin (voice)
4 eps
Victor Yerrid
Hup (voice) / Various Characters (puppet)
10 eps
Beccy Henderson
Various Characters (puppet)
10 eps
Alice Dinnean
sekeEkt (The Ornamentalist) (voice) / Various Characters (puppet)
10 eps
Neil Sterenberg
skekOk (The Scroll-Keeper) (voice) / Various Characters (puppet)
10 eps
Kevin Clash
Gruenak (voice) / Various Characters (puppet)
10 eps
Warrick Brownlow-Pike
Podling Servant (voice) / Red-Haired Paladin (voice) / Various Characters (puppet)
10 eps
Louise Gold
Podling Servant (voice) / Various Characters (puppet)
10 eps
Simon Pegg
skekSil (The Chamberlain) (voice)
9 eps
Benedict Wong
skekVar (The General) (voice)
9 eps
Gugu Mbatha-Raw
Seladon (voice)
9 eps
Keegan-Michael Key
skekZok (The Ritual Master) (voice)
9 eps
Mark Hamill
skekTek (The Scientist) (voice)
9 eps
Caitríona Balfe
Tavra (voice)
9 eps
Harris Dickinson
Gurjin (voice)
8 eps
Stewart Clarke
Additional Roles (voice)
8 eps
Barbara Drennan
Additional Roles (voice)
8 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance reads strongest on Bingeability, Spectacle and World Building.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
The story
What it's about
Return to the world of Thra, where three Gelfling discover the horrifying secret behind the Skeksis' power and set out to ignite the fires of rebellion and save their world.
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S01E10
A Single Piece Was Lost
As the Gelfling and the Skeksis prepare for a fateful battle, the Scientist starts work on a new secret weapon.
- Directed by Louis Leterrier
- Written by Will Matthews, Jeffrey Addiss
S01E05
She Knows All the Secrets
A missing Landstrider herd and an unexpected visit from the Skeksis put the All-Maudra on edge. Aughra summons Rian and the others to Dream Space.
- Directed by Louis Leterrier
- Written by Will Matthews, Jeffrey Addiss
S01E09
The Crystal Calls
Desperate to save one of their own, the Skeksis make a deal with Aughra. Rian and Deet continue their search for the Dual Glaive.
- Directed by Louis Leterrier
- Written by Margaret Dunlap
S01E07
Time to Make ... My Move
At the Circle of the Suns, the weary travelers receive an unsettling surprise -- and a lesson in Thra's history. The Emperor recruits a new army.
- Directed by Louis Leterrier
- Written by Javier Grillo-Marxuach
S01E06
By Gelfling Hand ...
Lore breaks out of his chamber to help Brea. As news of the General's deed spreads, Seladon calls the other Maudras to the Citadel.
- Directed by Louis Leterrier
- Written by Kari Drake
S01E04
The First Thing I Remember Is Fire
While Brea races to solve a puzzle in a hidden room beneath the throne, the Chamberlain hatches a plan to catch Rian and win back the Emperor's trust.
- Directed by Louis Leterrier
- Written by Simon Racioppa, Richard Elliott
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
S01E01
End. Begin. All the Same.
- Directed by Louis Leterrier
- Written by Will Matthews, Jeffrey Addiss
S01E02
Nothing Is Simple Anymore
- Directed by Louis Leterrier
- Written by J.M. Lee
S01E03
What Was Sundered and Undone
- Directed by Louis Leterrier
- Written by Vivian Lee
S01E04
The First Thing I Remember Is Fire
- Directed by Louis Leterrier
- Written by Simon Racioppa, Richard Elliott
S01E05
She Knows All the Secrets
- Directed by Louis Leterrier
- Written by Will Matthews, Jeffrey Addiss
S01E06
By Gelfling Hand ...
- Directed by Louis Leterrier
- Written by Kari Drake
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
Will Matthews
Creator
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Jeffrey Addiss
Showrunner
Louis Leterrier
Executive producer
Lisa Henson
Executive producer
Halle Stanford
Executive producer
Vivian Lee
Writer
- Photo unavailable
Kari Drake
Writer
Simon Racioppa
Writer
- Photo unavailable
Margaret Dunlap
Writer
- Photo unavailable
Javier Grillo-Marxuach
Writer
- Photo unavailable
J.M. Lee
Writer
- Photo unavailable
Richard Elliott
Writer
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Louis LeterrierExecutive Producer
- Ritamarie PeruggiProducer
- Lisa HensonExecutive Producer
- Halle StanfordExecutive Producer
Writing
- Will MatthewsWriter
- Vivian LeeWriter
- Kari DrakeWriter
- Simon RacioppaWriter
- Margaret DunlapWriter
- Javier Grillo-MarxuachWriter
Direction
- Louis LeterrierDirector
Cinematography
- Erik WilsonDirector of Photography
Music
- Daniel PembertonOriginal Music Composer
- Samuel SimOriginal Music Composer
Where to watch
Streaming
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