The Crystal Calls - Making The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance
The Crystal Calls - Making The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance
The Crystal Calls - Making The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance
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2019
1h 23m
7.6(39 votes)
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Overview

Go behind the scenes with stars, puppeteers and creators as they bring Jim Henson's magical world of Thra back to life in a sweeping fantasy series.

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15 members
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Lisa Henson

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Lisa Henson
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Brian Froud

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Brian Froud
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Michael Kilgarriff

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Jeffrey Addiss

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Taron Egerton

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Taron Egerton
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Natalie Dormer

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Natalie Dormer
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Hannah John-Kamen

Self

Hannah John-Kamen
Acting

Nathalie Emmanuel

Self

Nathalie Emmanuel
Acting

Gugu Mbatha-Raw

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Gugu Mbatha-Raw
Acting

Caitríona Balfe

Self

Caitríona Balfe
Acting

Simon Pegg

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Simon Pegg
Production

Cindy Holland

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Cameron Richardson

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Cameron Richardson
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Gavin Bocquet

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Phil Harvey

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