Avengers Directors Team Up with Netflix for Animated Magic: The Gathering Series

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Joe and Anthony Russo (Avengers: Infinity Wars, Avengers: Endgame) are teaming up with Netflix, Wizards of the Coast, and Hasbro’s Allspark Animation for an animated series based on the popular card game Magic: The Gathering. There is already quite a bit of existing lore to explore, but the Russo Brothers will be setting up a new storyline for show.

Here are some highlights from Netflix's press release:

• The Russos will oversee the creation of an all new storyline and expand on the stories of the Planeswalkers, which are Magic’s unique magic-wielding heroes and villains as they contend with stakes larger than any one world can hold.
• Magic: The Gathering will feature creative talent from Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, Batman: The Animated Series, Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Firefly, Agent Carter, Ultimate Spider-Man, and The Lego Movies.
• Henry Gilroy (Star Wars Rebels, Star Wars: The Clone Wars) and Jose Molina (The Tick, Agent Carter) will serve as lead writers and co-executive producers on the series, and Yoriaki Mochizuki will serve as supervising director and co-executive producer.

Magic: The Gathering’s compelling characters, fantastic worlds, and deep strategic gameplay have entertained and delighted fans for more than 25 years. Fans can experience Magic through the tabletop trading card game, the new digital game Magic: The Gathering Arena, a New York Times bestselling novel, critically acclaimed comic book series, and professional esports league. With over 38 million fans to date, Magic is a worldwide phenomenon published in eleven languages in over 70 countries.