And now, The Dark Crystal is back as a Netflix series called The Dark Crystal: The Age of Resistance. Following the stories of three Gelflings trying to rid their world of dark powers, the new series is actually a prequel to the original 1982 film, which means it will show how and why this mythological world got overtaken by the vulture-like Skeksis Here’s the official description from Netflix: For the record, though the series is produced by The Jim Henson Company, Frank Oz is not explicitly connected to the series. All ten episodes of The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance drop on August 30 on Netflix.