Netflix Has Cancelled The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance

It’s been revealed that after only one season Netflix has now cancelled one of their best shows in The Dark Crystal: Age Of Resistance.

This sad news was broked by Variety who claimed that there will be no season 2 of The Dark Crystal: Age Of Resistance.

As if 2020 could get any worse, Netflix just goes ahead and cancels one of its best shows.

The show was prequel of the 1982 movie, The Dark Crystal.

The show told the story of a group of young Gelflings who discover that their overlords know as the Skeksis have a terrible plan to consume their subjects’ life energy via the dark crystal in order to make themselves importality.

The show’s cancellation was revealed right after it won the Emmy for best children’s series.

The Dark Crystal: Age Of Resistance has been cancelled by Netflix

Credit: Netflix

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“We can confirm that there will not be an additional season of The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance,” said executive producer Lisa Henson.

“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.”

She continued: “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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