Streaming release date (United Kingdom)
Magic: The Gathering will be available to watch on Netflix in 2025. An exact release date is not available yet.
Magic: The Gathering
1 Seasons
Coming soon
2025
Synopsis
Gideon Jura is fighting for good amongst the Planewalkers
The inhabitants of this world are called Planewalkers, beings with magical powers who can be both heroes and villains. The loyal warrior and magician Gideon Jura is on a quest to fight for good in a world where evil looms on the horizon.
What to know
What is Magic: The Gathering about?
Magic: The Gathering is an upcoming fantasy animated series produced by Netflix and follows the story of magician Gideon Jura as he fights for good in a world increasingly infiltrated by evil. The series is based on Hasbro’s Wizards of the Coast table-top trading-card game of the same name. The game centres on the Planewalkers, who are both heroes and villains and have magical powers. Terry Matalas acts as showrunner for the series. Matalas previously was the showrunning for seasons 2 and 3 of Star Trek: Picard.
Who stars in Magic: The Gathering?
Casting announcements will be updated here as they are revealed by the studio.
When will Magic: The Gathering be released?
Magic: The Gathering will be released on Netflix on an unknown date.
Production News
- June 3, 2019
- Netflix announce a deal with Hosbro’s Wizards of the Coast and Joe and Anthony Russo to create a series based on Magic: The Gathering. (Source: Netflix)
- April 22, 2020
- Joe Russo confirms that script writing is underway with Henry Gilroy and Jose Molina in the writer’s room. (Source: Collider)
- August 20, 2021
- The Russo Brothers leave the series amicably and hand over the project to executive producer Jeff Kline. Kline rallies a new writing team including Dan Frey, Taneka Stotts, Russell Sommer, and Nicole Dubuc. (Source: Collider)
- September 10, 2024
- At the Toronto International Film Festival, actor Brandon Routh reveals that the project had been scrapped, saying in response to a question about the status of the series: "I'm not sure. I did do a voice for it. As far as I understand, nobody's put out a press release about it, but apparently it's not happening. That's kind of old news. I'm not sure why it's surfacing again". (Source: Collider)
- September 19, 2024
- Deadline report that Magic: The Gathering is set to start production soon, but due to a creative overhaul the new showrunner is Terry Matalas. Brandon Routh, who was set to play Gideon Jura, will also not be part of the series. (Source: Deadline)
