MAGIC: THE GATHERING ANIMATED SERIES COMING TO NETFLIX FROM AVENGERS: ENDGAME DIRECTORS
Share. The Russos are coming to Netflix in 2020.
BY DAVID GRIFFIN Avengers: Endgame directors Joe and Anthony Russo are taking their creative talents to Netflix to develop an all-new animated series based on the Magic: The Gathering franchise.

Per Netflix, "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."

Henry Gilroy (Star Wars: The Clone Wars) and Jose Molina (Agent Carter) will serve as co-showrunners on the series. For a first look at the show, check out the teaser image below:



Photo courtesy of Netflix.

"We have been huge fans and players of Magic: The Gathering for as long as it has been around, so being able to help bring these stories to life through animation is a true passion project for us,” said Joe and Anthony Russo. The series will be animated by Bardel Studios. You may have seen some of Bardel's work on Rick & Morty, Teen Titans Go!, and Netflix's The Dragon Prince.

While the plotlines and settings in Magic: The Gathering can change dramatically, they generally always revolve around Planeswalkers, magic users who can jump between different worlds and universes called Planes. The Russos’ show will be a new story that doesn’t follow one that’s already been told, but it could still use some of Magic’s more iconic and recurring Planeswalkers like Jace Beleren or Nicol Bolas.

No official release date has been announced.

I'm pensively skeptical about how this'll turn out.