The Dark Crystal: Tales Before The Resistance

The Dark Crystal: Tales Before The Resistance is an upcoming three-part Netflix series that is adaptated from the comic prequel of Jim Henson's The Dark Crystal: Age of Resitance. It takes place before the events of the Netflix show. Many of the original characters will reprise their roles, like Mark Strong and Victor Yerrid.

Premise
Return to another world, another time, Before the Age of Wonder. The Skeksis rein over Thra, but there are distant echoes of rebellion. Gelfling and unlikely heroes emerge to champion what is good and just, but their paths to legend started long ago. Epic tales of adventure, magic, and mystery send us back in time to the Age of Resistance to witness the untold histories that forged these protectors of Thra.

Part One: The Quest for the Dual Glaive

 * Mark Strong as Ordon, a member of the Stonewood Clan and Rian's father.
 * Kara Wang as Young Fara, the young daughter and heir to Maudra Vala who secretly tags along with Ordon to retrieve the Dual Glaive.
 * Louise Gold as Maudra Argot, the leader of the Grottan Clan who helps Ordon and Fara with retrieving the Dual Glaive.
 * TBA as urLii/The Storyteller, a mystic in the Caves of Grot that speaks in riddles. He is the urRu counterpart of skekLi the Satirist.
 * Christina Chang as Maudra Vala, the leader of the Stonewood Clan and Fara's mother who sends Ordon to retrieve the Dual Glaive to defeat the Arathim Ascendancy.
 * TBA as Shoni, Ordon's wife and Rian's late mother.
 * B.D. Wong as skekVar, the Skeskis General who offers Ordon the position of Castle Guard captain after being impressed with Ordon's skills.

Part Two: The Ballad of Hup and Barfinnious

 * Victor Yerrid as Hup, a Podling who dreams of being a Paladin.
 * TBA as Barfinnious, a chivalrous bard with tales of former glory.
 * TBA as skekShod, the Skeksis Treasurer who critizes Hup's swamp water.