Magic: The Gathering is getting a Netflix show from the directors of Avengers: Endgame

Magic: The Gathering is getting its first ever screen adaptation.

Netflix on Monday announced a new animated series based on the wildly popular card game, which will be produced by Avengers: Endgame directors Anthony and Joe Russo, Variety reports. Never before has Magic: The Gathering been brought to life on screen, although there has in the past been talk of a feature film.

The Russos in a statement said that they have been "huge fans and players of Magic: The Gathering for as long as it has been around, so being able to help bring these stories to life through animation is a true passion project for us." The series is described as being a new storyline that will "expand on the stories of the Planeswalkers."

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Netflix is not only scoring an entry into a hugely successful franchise but also another project from the directors of the second highest-grossing film in history; the Russos have also partnered with the streamer on the upcoming movie Dhaka starring Chris Hemsworth, which they are producing.

Netflix's head of anime programming on Monday touted Magic as a "beloved global franchise with a massively engaged fan base," also praising the Russos by saying their "talent for genre storytelling is unmatched."

This could just be the beginning for Magic: The Gathering on Netflix, as The Hollywood Reporter writes that the "big-picture goal" is to "expand the series into a larger franchise featuring multiple series." The Reporter also notes that with this project, Netflix has "found its Game of Thrones-like fantasy franchise."