<P> The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance is an upcoming Netflix television series . It is a prequel to the 1982 Jim Henson film The Dark Crystal . There will be ten episodes and the series will explore the world of Thra created for the original movie . </P> <P> The story will follow an epic journey by three Gelfling to light the fires of rebellion and save their world, after they discover the secret behind the Skeksis' power . </P> <P> In May 2017, it was announced that The Jim Henson Company, in association with Netflix, would produce a prequel to the film The Dark Crystal . The series began filming in the United Kingdom in November 2017 with Louis Leterrier serving as director . The prequel will be written by Jeffrey Addiss, Will Matthews, and Javier Grillo - Marxuach . </P> <P> At New York Comic Con in 2018, director Louis Leterrier insisted that the series would depend on puppetry and not CGI, except for the use of green screens to remove puppeteers . </P>

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