Netflix Shows First Look at Magic: The Gathering Animated Series, Titled Planeswalker

Netflix has released a first-look image from its animated series based on Magic: The Gathering, and the show now has a name: Planeswalker. Variety reported the image on 13 November 2026. The series is set to debut in 2027. No exact release date has been announced yet.

The show follows a clash between mages known as Planeswalkers, who can travel between different worlds. Its central character is Chandra, a volatile pyromancer (a fire mage) who is hunted for her gifts and haunted by her past. Brandon Routh has been announced as the voice of the lead.

The series is produced in partnership with Hasbro Entertainment and Wizards of the Coast, the companies behind the card game. Terry Matalas and Cindy Appel are executive producers and co-showrunners. A showrunner is the person who oversees the day-to-day creative work on a series. Patrick Osborne is executive producer and supervising director, and Gabriel Marano is also an executive producer. Lauren Chavez-Myers is co-executive producer for Hasbro Entertainment, and Daisy West is a producer. The animation is by Digic.

Magic: The Gathering is a tabletop card game created by Richard Garfield and first released in 1993. It has been published in 11 languages in more than 70 countries, which gives the show a large base of players already familiar with its worlds.

The television project has a long history. Netflix first announced a Magic series in 2019, and the first version was overseen by the Russo brothers. In 2021, Jeff Kline was announced as the new executive producer and creative lead after the Russos departed over creative differences. Matalas was named showrunner in 2024, and the show is now taking its current shape under the Planeswalker title.

For viewers, the key open question is the date. Netflix has said only that the exact release will be announced later, so the first-look image and the 2027 window are the firm details for now.