Magic: The Gathering is getting a Netflix animated series. For real this time.

<figure> <img alt="Thumbnail for Magic: The Gathering Planeswalker sneak peek video." data-caption="" data-portal-copyright="Image: Wizards of the Coast" data-has-syndication-rights="1" src="https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/11/IefaLy5uPLc-HD.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;crop=0,0,100,100" /> <figcaption> </figcaption> </figure> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">"It's really happening. I promise. For real." Those are the first words from Roy Graham, Head of Story at <em>Magic: The Gathering</em>, in a <a href="https://youtu.be/IefaLy5uPLc">video posted yesterday</a> announcing <em>Planeswalker</em>, the animated series heading to Netflix in 2027. </p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">An animated Magic: The Gathering series was <a href="https://www.theverge.com/2019/6/3/18650396/magic-the-gathering-directors-netflix-avengers-series-russo-brothers">first teased</a> back in 2019 with Joe and Anthony Russo at the helm. But that fell apart. In 2024, Netflix announced it <a href="https://gizmodo.com/magic-the-gathering-netflix-matalas-2000501781">still planned to make a series</a> based on the game, but it decided to rework it from the ground up.</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">Now fans are finally getting their first glimpse of the show, which will be called <em>Planeswalker</em>. According to the sneak peek, because each plane exists in its …</p> <p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/entertainment/1033909/magic-the-gathering-netflix-series">Read the full story at The Verge.</a></p>