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Henry Gilroy and Jose Molina will serve as lead writers on the anime series based on the hugely popular fantasy card game as the streamer and Wizards of the Coast look to build a new franchise.

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00:00Netflix has found its Game of Thrones like fantasy franchise. Magic the Gathering is

00:10being developed by Hasbro and Wizards of the Coast for the streaming giant.

00:13Magic the Gathering. All you need to play is a brain, a deck, and a friend.

00:19Fans and players of what is considered a nearly $1 billion franchise trading card game remember

00:24these 1990s commercials. Launched in 1993, the Magic franchise counts a massive 38 million

00:31fans with cards published in 11 languages and players in more than 70 countries.

00:36Hasbro acquired MTG parent company Wizards of the Coast in 1999 for $325 million.

00:43We owe this to everyone who's not in this room to try.

00:49The Russo brothers, fresh off Avengers Endgame, will executive produce the creation of

00:54an all-new storyline and expand on the stories of the famed Planeswalkers, the franchise's

01:00magic-wielding heroes and villains, as they contend with stakes larger than any one world can hold.

01:11MTG gives Netflix its own fantasy series as streamers and premium outlets alike jockey to

01:16launch the next global hit in the space after Game of Thrones wrapped its run on HBO last month.

01:22Amazon, for its part, has a live-action Lord of the Rings in the works in what sources say was a deal

01:27worth $250 million for its rights alone. Meanwhile, HBO is prepping multiple Game of Thrones prequels.

01:34For more on the magic coming to Netflix, head on over to THR.com. For The Hollywood Reporter News,

01:39I'm Adam Habner.

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