Netflix has announced additional voice cast joining The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance, the epic prequel series to the beloved 1982 Jim Henson film The Dark Crystal. The new cast includes: Sigourney Weaver, Awkwafina, Benedict Wong, Lena Headey, Hannah John-Kamen, and Dave Goelz. As well as the casting announcements, we also have new character posters for each of them. See below.
Previously announced characters will be voiced by: Taron Egerton as Rian, Anya Taylor-Joy (The Witch) as Brea, Nathalie Emmanuel as Deet, Caitriona Balfe (Outlander) as Tavra, Helena Bonham Carter as All-Maudra, Harris Dickinson (forthcoming Maleficent 2) as Gurjin, Natalie Dormer as Onica, Eddie Izzard as Cadia, Theo James as Rek’yr, Toby Jones as Librarian, Shazad Latif (Star Trek: Discovery) as Kylan, Gugu Mbatha-Raw as Seladon, Mark Strong as Ordon, Alicia Vikander as Mira, Harvey Fierstein as The Gourmand, Mark Hamill as The Scientist, Ralph Ineson as The Hunter, Jason Isaacs as The Emperor, Keegan-Michael Key as The Ritual Master, Ólafur Darri Ólafsson (True Detective) as The Archer, Simon Pegg as The Chamberlain, Andy Samberg as The Heretic and Donna Kimball as Aughra.
The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance returns to the world of Thra with an all new adventure. When three Gelfling discover the horrifying secret behind the Skeksis’ power, they set out on an epic journey to ignite the fires of rebellion and save their world.
Based on The Dark Crystal, Jim Henson’s ground-breaking 1982 feature film, The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance tells a new epic story, set many years before the events of the movie, and realized using classic puppetry with cutting edge visual effects. The world of Thra is dying. The Crystal of Truth is at the heart of Thra, a source of untold power. But it is damaged, corrupted by the evil Skeksis, and a sickness spreads across the land. When three Gelfling uncover the horrific truth behind the power of the Skeksis, an adventure unfolds as the fires of rebellion are lit and an epic battle for the planet begins.
NB. Sigourney Weaver will play The Myth-Speaker, a voice character only, so no character poster. Here are the rest of the new announcements.
Lena Headey (Game of Thrones) as Maudra Fara
Benedict Wong (Avengers: Endgame) as The General
Awkwafina (Crazy Rich Asians) as The Collector
Hannah John-Kamen (Ant-Man and The Wasp) as Naia
Dave Goelz (The Dark Crystal) as Baffi, a Fizzgig
