The cards are back on the table.
Netflix is trying another attempt with an animated series based on Magic: The Gatheringthe wildly popular role-playing game. The streamer began producing a series based on the game in 2019, with Joe and Anthony Russo serving as showrunners.
The Russo brothers later left the series due to creative differences, and Jeff Klein (Transformers: Prime) has taken the reins. Brandon Routh was set to play one of the lead roles, but that version of the show was ultimately shelved. Routh said in an interview at the Toronto International Film Festival that the show is “apparently not happening”; while that's true for the version he worked on, Netflix is now moving forward with a new version.
The new series, which is expected to begin production soon, will be led by showrunner Terry Matalas (Star Trek: Picardthe next Disney+ movie Vision). As with previous versions of the series, the series is produced by Hasbro Entertainment and Wizards of the Coast, who developed and distributed the game.
More details on Magic: The Gathering are scarce at the moment. The Russo and Klein versions of the show were supposed to focus on the game's Planeswalker characters as well as introducing new characters.
Furthermore Picardofor which he earned a Writers Guild of America Award nomination this year, Matalas's writing and producing credits include The CW's NikitaCBS 2010s MacGyver reboot and Syfy 12 monkeysHe is repped by CAA and Anonymous Content.