Popsugar Entertainment Netflix The Dark Crystal Prequel Netflix Series Cast I'm Actually Kind of Dizzy Over The Dark Crystal Prequel's Star-Studded Cast 18 December 2018 by Ryan Roschke Image Source: Getty Way back in the middle of 2017, Netfix surprised us all by announcing a prequel series to The Dark Crystal, Jim Henson's iconic 1982 film. Called The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance, the show will be set "many years" before the events of the original film, following three Gelflings who "discover the horrifying secret behind the Skeksis's power" and "set out on an epic journey to ignite the fires of rebellion and save their world." This week, Netflix truly blew us away by revealing the incredible cast, which features 20 of today's biggest stars. Mark Hamill! Taron Egerton! Andy Samberg! All kinds of names from all corners of Hollywood. Let's review. Related: 17 New and Returning Netflix Original TV Series Coming in January Anya Taylor-Joy Image Source: Getty / Pascal Le Segretain Taylor-Joy will play Brea, one of the three Gelfling heroes at the centre of the story. 1 / 21 Taron Egerton Image Source: Getty / Santiago Felipe By Brea's side will be Rian, voiced by Egerton. 2 / 21 Nathalie Emmanuel Image Source: Getty / Frazer Harrison Deet, portrayed by Emmanuel, rounds out the main trio. 3 / 21 Mark Hamill Image Source: Getty / Axelle/Bauer-Griffin 4 / 21 Gugu Mbatha-Raw Image Source: Getty / VALERIE MACON 5 / 21 Helena Bonham-Carter Image Source: Getty / Dave J Hogan 6 / 21 Andy Samberg Image Source: Getty / Jeff Kravitz 7 / 21 Alicia Vikander Image Source: Getty / Desiree Navarro 8 / 21 Keegan-Michael Key Image Source: Getty / Rachel Luna 9 / 21 Caitriona Balfe Image Source: Getty / Michael Kovac 10 / 21 Eddie Izzard Image Source: Getty / Vera Anderson 11 / 21 Natalie Dormer Image Source: Getty / Andreas Rentz 12 / 21 Theo James Image Source: Getty / Noam Galai 13 / 21 Shazad Latif Image Source: Getty / Gabe Ginsberg 14 / 21 Simon Pegg Image Source: Getty / Yanshan Zhang 15 / 21 Harvey Fierstein Image Source: Getty / Walter McBride 16 / 21 Jason Isaacs Image Source: Getty / Jeff Spicer 17 / 21 Mark Strong Image Source: Getty / David M. Benett 18 / 21 Toby Jones Image Source: Getty / Mike Marsland 19 / 21 Ralph Ineson Image Source: Getty / Karwai Tang 20 / 21 Ólafur Darri Ólafsson Image Source: Getty / Gilbert Carrasquillo 21 / 21 NetflixThe Dark Crystal Age Of ResistanceThe Dark CrystalTV