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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