On September 21st 2020, Netflix announced that they would not renew The Dark Crystal: Age Of Resistance for more seasons.
This comes as a major shock to both Dark Crystal fans and casual viewers everywhere. As the show not only received critical acclaim upon its release, but recently won an Emmy for Outstanding Children's Program. The creative team behind Age Of Resistance clearly wanted to do more seasons. They knew exactly what they wanted to do and how they wanted to tell their story. They had put so much effort into their work, so this announcement of cancellation right after their Emmy win comes off as ignorant at best, and downright disrespectful at worst.
Disrespectful to the fans who spent so much of their time supporting the show, disrespectful to the artists, puppeteers, actors, etc who poured their heart and soul to bring the world of The Dark Crystal to life, and disrespectful to both the Henson and the Froud family who worked so hard to not only preserve Jim Henson's original vision, but to expand it to such a beautiful and well-crafted degree.
We cannot let this stunning tribute to Jim Henson's work go out with a whimper. Please sign this petition. Not only that, send letters/emails to Netflix, reach out to them on social media, openly state your support for the show and its cast and crew members on social media using the #ForThra hashtag. Let Netflix know that we want more seasons of The Dark Crystal: Age Of Resistance. Yes it's expensive, but what form entertainment isn't? Just because it's expensive doesn't mean Netflix should just let the show be forgotten without so much as a passing glance (especially just two years short of the first film's 40th anniversary no less).
We as both Dark Crystal fans and casual viewers will not let this beautiful series die without the rest of its story being told.