Netflix Reveals Magic: The Gathering Animated Series PLANESWALKER

Polygon.com reported that Magic: The Gathering is finally receiving a television show, with publisher Wizards of the Coast debuting the first official look at the animated series during its MagicCon Atlanta preview panel. While the first half of the stream focused on next February’s Nauctis: The Sunken Realm set, the second half targeted fans of Magic's multiverse. During the panel, Wizards revealed the official name of the show: Planeswalker.

Wizards stated that Planeswalker will focus on a young Chandra Nalaar and her mentor Ajani Goldmane, and the series will feature a variety of art styles based on the planes that Chandra and Ajani visit. The animated series is scheduled to debut in 2027. According to the show's synopsis, Planeswalker chronicles the fierce clash between formidable mages known as Planeswalkers. At the center of this struggle for power and survival burns Chandra, a volatile pyromancer hunted for her gifts and haunted by her past. 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. As the line between victory and annihilation grows thinner, a single spark determines the fate of thousands of worlds.

The project has experienced a lengthy and complicated development history. In June 2019, Netflix announced it was working on a Magic: The Gathering TV series executive produced by the Russo brothers, with Henry Gilroy and Jose Molina as lead writers, and Bardel Entertainment handling animation. Deadline reported in August 2021 that the Russo brothers had departed the project, replaced by a new creative team led by executive producer Jeff Kline to oversee an all-new storyline focused on Planeswalkers, with Snowball Studios handling animation.

A further restart occurred in September 2024 when Netflix revealed that Terry Matalas would helm the rebooted series. Matalas later stated that Chandra, Ajani, and Jace would be the main characters, and the show was previewed at the Annecy International Film Festival in June 2025. Based on the trailer released at MagicCon Atlanta, Planeswalker appears to be this version of the show. Matalas is listed as a co-showrunner alongside Cindy Appel, and DIGIC Pictures is animating the series.

Beyond this animated series, Magic: The Gathering is also receiving a live-action film adaptation that will reportedly star Maya Hawke. Legendary Entertainment is producing the film, with Matt Johnson set to direct.