Netflix’s long-gestating Magic: The Gathering animated series is called Planeswalker, and it’s coming in 2027.
The title was revealed at MagicCon Atlanta, and Netflix shared a first look at the show on Twitter/X on 13th <a href="https://comicvibe.com/fantastic-five-best-comics-of-the-week-of-november-11-2026/” title=”Fantastic Five: Best comics of the week of November 11, 2026″>November. “Every great story begins with a spark. Here’s your first look at Planeswalker, a new animated series based on Magic: The Gathering. Coming to Netflix in 2027”, the company wrote, and shared a teaser, which you can see below:
PLANESWALKER | Sneak Peek | Netflix
According to a synopsis shared with IGN, the series follows Chandra Nalaar, “a volatile pyromancer hunted for her gifts, and haunted by her past”. It continues: “Confronted by an insidious force, Chandra and some of the most legendary Planeswalkers must harness their extraordinary abilities, navigate treacherous alliances, and battle their own inner demons to prevent a cataclysmic war that threatens to consume their very existence”.
Netflix first announced a Magic: The Gathering series in June 2019, with Avengers: Endgame directors Joe and Anthony Russo attached, and it was originally due in late 2022. Two years in, the original showrunners departed over creative differences, and in September 2024, Netflix confirmed it had started again from scratch with Star Trek: Picard and 12 Monkeys showrunner Terry Matalas in charge.
IGN reports that Matalas, who most recently ran Marvel’s VisionQuest, is running the show alongside Cindy Appel. Budapest-based studio DIGIC Pictures is handling the animation.
At the end of last month, we learned PUBG is also being turned into a live-action series for Netflix, with Donald Glover set to direct, write, executive produce, and star.
Glover is a two-time Emmy and Golden Globe winner, best known for Atlanta and Community. Krafton calls PUBG “one of the world’s most enduring gaming franchises”, and says the game, which is credited with popularising the battle royale genre, holds seven Guinness World Records.
