Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance Has Been Canceled by Netflix

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Over a year after the series first debuted on the streaming service, the Jim Henson Company CEO and executive producer Lisa Henson and Netflix shared with io9 that there will not be another season of Age of Resistance, the groundbreaking series based on Jim Henson's fantasy film. In a statement, Henson thanked fans for their support and said they're looking for other ways to continue the story.

"We can confirm that there will not be an additional season of The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance. We know fans are eager to learn how this chapter of The Dark Crystal saga concludes and we'll look for ways to tell that story in the future. Our company has a legacy of creating rich and complex worlds that require technical innovation, artistic excellence, and masterful storytelling. Our history also includes productions that are enduring, often finding and growing their audience over time and proving again and again that fantasy and science fiction genres reflect eternal messages and truths that are always relevant. We are so grateful to Netflix for trusting us to realize this ambitious series; we are deeply proud of our work on Age of Resistance, and the acclaim it has received from fans, critics and our peers, most recently receiving an Emmy for Outstanding Children's Program."

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Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance Has Been Canceled by Netflix

The story of Thra on Netflix is over. io9 has exclusively confirmed the streaming service has chosen not to renew The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance, meaning the series has come to an end after only one season.

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Seems like something that would fit in D+ catalogus tbh.

 

[RatskyWatsky]

No surprise there

 

[Deleted member 16516]

At least we have Season one, the film and the graphic novels.

 

[ElectricBlanketFire]

Damn. My kids are going to be sad about this.

 

[Bradford]

This is crushing, but it seemed like a pretty clear end.

 

[El Bombastico]

Netflix has become the Fox Network of the 2010s...

 

[LakeEarth]

Damn that sucks, the first season was incredible. I wonder why it took a year from the release of the first season for them to finally announce this.

 

[julia crawford]

I just stared this a couple of days ago. Sad to see. The show is evidently a thing of love to the people in it.

 

[Beren]

Dang...

 

[Cross-Section]

Well, good to have a definitive word in any case.

 

[Baladium]

 

[Ryengeku]

I'm guessing the game based on it didn't do so hot either.

 

[Freeglader]

This is very disappointing. I adored Age of Resistance. Any chance the show will show up on a different platform?

 

[Gedi]

Damn. Was one of my favourite family shows of last year to watch with the kids. 😕

 

[Deleted member 12009]

Really? Man, that last season was amazing. This is awful.

 

[FF Seraphim]

I thought this was successful for Netflix? Did it cost too much?

 

[CrunchyB]

I figured as much after they didn't extend it right away, it looked expensive.
I like it a lot, better than the old movie, but I guess it's not for everyone.

 

[Teenage Fansub]

Was S2 in active development? It always sounds weird to me when 'cancelled' is used when it's not necessarily something being stopped prematurely.

 

[Deleted member 16516]

At least it received some recognition.

 

[Maximo]

Fuck.

 

[Mar Tuuk]

Damn I really wanted season 2

 

[Platy]

Sad, but not exactly surprising =/

It was BEAUTIFUL beyond words

 

[Ottaro]

It's a miracle the first season exists in the first place, I'm just grateful we got it.

 

[Socivol]

So sad! It was such a good show and I was really interested to see where it went.

 

[Sean C.]

I was looking forward to seeing how the writers would end a children's show with the villains winning and genociding the entire good guy side.

 

[DrM]

Bummer, really wanted to see S2 :(

 

[ItchyTasty]

Fuck off.

I really hate Netflix business model, sucks that this is the standard for TV media now.

 

[Deleted member 864]

Damn, but I'm not surprised.

 

[Deleted member 16516]

Was S2 in active development? It always sounds weird to me when 'cancelled' is used when it's not necessarily something being stopped prematurely.

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No, but they had plans for S2.

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[Protoman200X]

Apple TV to the rescue?

 

[HammerFace]

Fuckkkk

 

[Lotus]

This year is ass

 

[Sean C.]

Fuck off.

I really hate Netflix business model, sucks that this is the standard for TV media now.

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Why would a regular network have handled this differently? If a show isn't popular, it's not going to get subsequent seasons, generally.

 

[Zach]

No more BoJack. No more Dark Crystal. Netflix sux.

 

[manzoman96]

That's sad to hear, this show was awesome.

 

[PlanetSmasher]

I'm honestly not surprised. I didn't hear much buzz about it before it was released and I heard NONE about it after it was released.

 

[Deleted member 77016]

Why would a regular network have handled this differently? If a show isn't popular, it's not going to get subsequent seasons, generally.

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And I imagine it was relatively expensive to make.

 

[kurahador]

Fuckkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk. Please HBO Max, save this show!!!

 

[ItchyTasty]

Why would a regular network have handled this differently? If a show isn't popular, it's not going to get subsequent seasons, generally.

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I guess, it's just the mass production of like 10 series then only 1 gets to be continued that I hate about it. Must be rough for actors and the like. It has made me lose major interest in the medium anyway.

 

[Spectromixer]

🙁

 

[CatAssTrophy]

Oh wow, I hadn't even watched it yet, and just assumed it was a one-and-done story that leads up to the movie.

I really wish more properties would get developed as self-contained story archs instead of being open ended. Hopefully this gets a home somewhere else AND they just finish the story.

 

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[TheJackdog]

I love that they went for this but ehhh I could just not get into it

hopefully they still keep up with trying risky bets

 

[Sean C.]

I guess, it's just the mass production of like 10 series then only 1 gets to be continued that I hate about it. Must be rough for actors and the like. It has made me lose major interest in the medium anyway.

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That also isn't really much different from network TV, is it? How many new series would debut in the fall and don't last past a few episodes?

Netflix's production ethos does differ from network TV in some ways (in particular, they tend to view even successful shows as having shorter life-cycles than networks do), but with a show that doesn't generate enough interest in its initial season to get followups, they aren't much different at all.

 

[iHeartGameDev]

What a shame. Season 1 was one of my favorite pieces of media in a long while

 

[DiipuSurotu]

Still haven't watched this. Without spoilers, does Season 1 end on a cliffhanger?

 

[TrueSloth]

I'm honestly not surprised. I didn't hear much buzz about it before it was released and I heard NONE about it after it was released.

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The opposite was true for me. Lots of excitement and talk before and after its release.

 

[BrokenFiction]

GOD DAMN YOU TO HELL 2020.

 

[ItchyTasty]

That also isn't really much different from network TV, is it? How many new series would debut in the fall and don't last past a few episodes?

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Hmm I've never thought about it, I guess when I grew up the series that got shown on the TV was successful series imported from the US and I only noticed the mass production when it became more accessible on Netflix.

 

[JoJo'sDentCo]

I'm honestly not surprised. I didn't hear much buzz about it before it was released and I heard NONE about it after it was released.

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I saw lots of buzz.