one of the decade's best, The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance is currently streaming in Australia on Netflix, and in the US on Netflix with a 8/10 audience score that speaks for itself. 10 episodes — the right length to tell the story it is telling. Television that earns its era label is rarer than the number of shows attempting it suggests — most of what gets called prestige TV is really just expensive TV. The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance is one of the genuine examples: the craft is there in the writing, the performances, and the way it handles its subject matter. Taron Egerton's involvement signals the kind of production that attracts serious talent and uses it properly. Available now on streaming — no excuses left for not watching it.

The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance follows a path that stands out in a crowded field. Return to the world of Thra, where three Gelfling discover the horrifying secret behind the Skeksis' power and set out to ignite the fires of rebellion and save their world. Taron Egerton and Anya Taylor-Joy lead a cast that brings real weight to the material. It aired in 2019. The world-building is meticulous enough to sustain multiple rewatches, with details in early episodes that only make sense later in the run.

Satisfying on multiple levels — something to enjoy on screen and something to think about after. The run is exactly the right length for the ideas it is exploring. The best science fiction uses its speculative framework to examine things that matter in the real world, and The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance does this with more subtlety than the genre usually allows itself. The special effects serve the story rather than substituting for it, which is the mark of a production that understands what genre television is actually for. Taron Egerton anchors it with a performance that makes the more abstract episodes feel personal.