{
  "id": 20044363,
  "title": "Magic: The Gathering is getting a Netflix animated series. For real this time.",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/14/magic-the-gathering-is-getting-a-netflix-animated-series-for-real",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-11-14T19:47:40.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Verge",
    "slug": "the-verge",
    "url": "https://www.theverge.com/entertainment/1033909/magic-the-gathering-netflix-series"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Magic: The Gathering's upcoming animated series, titled Planeswalker, is set to premiere on Netflix in 2027. Roy Graham, Head of Story at Magic: The Gathering, announced the series in a video, saying \"It's really happening. I promise. For real.\" The initial concept for an animated Magic: The Gathering show was first hinted at in 2019, but development halted. In 2024, Netflix announced they would still produce a series but would start from scratch. The upcoming show, called Planeswalker, will feature unique designs, animation, and filmmaking styles for each plane, as each plane exists in its own pocket universe.\n\nThe series will center around Chandra Nalaar, a \"volatile pyromancer hunted for her gifts, and haunted by her past.\" While specific storyline details are scarce, it is mentioned that Chandra and other Planeswalkers will team up to fight against an \"insidious force\" that threatens to trigger a cataclysmic war, risking the very existence of their worlds.",
  "summary": "\"It's really happening. I promise. For real.\" Those are the first words from Roy Graham, Head of Story at Magic: The Gathering, in a video posted yesterday announcing Planeswalker, the animated series heading to Netflix in 2027. An animated Magic: The Gathering series was first teased back in 2019 with Joe and Anthony Russo at […]",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "IGN",
        "title": "The Magic: The Gathering Animated Series, Planeswalker, Is Finally Coming to Netflix in 2027",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/13/the-magic-the-gathering-animated-series-planeswalker-is-finally",
        "published": "2026-11-13T19:28:43.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}