The Netflix prequel to the 1982 Jim Henson film continues in its quest to amass more acting credits than IMDB, with Lena Headey, Benedict Wong, and Awkwafina joining as Maudra Fara, The General, and The Collector (pictured above left to right).
Hannah John-Kamen, Dave Goelz, and Sigourney Weaver (in the voice character role of The Myth Speaker) have also been announced in this tranche of character reveals. The ten episode series drops on Netflix on 30th August and the cast takes around ten hours to list. Rather than bother to do anything clever, here's a list of the show's outrageous talents:
Taron Egerton as Rian
Anya Taylor-Joy as Brea
Nathalie Emmanuel as Deet
Caitriona Balfe as Tavra
Helena Bonham Carter as All-Maudra
Harris Dickinson as Gurjin
Natalie Dormer as Onica
Eddie Izzard as Cadia
Theo James as Rek’yr
Toby Jones as Librarian
Shazad Latif as Kylan
Gugu Mbatha-Raw as Seladon
Mark Strong as Ordon
Alicia Vikander as Mira
The Skeksis & Mystics:
Harvey Fierstein as The Gourmand
Mark Hamill as The Scientist
Ralph Ineson as The Hunter
Jason Isaacs as The Emperor
Keegan-Michael Key as The Ritual Master
Ólafur Darri Ólafsson as The Archer
Simon Pegg as The Chamberlain
Andy Samberg as The Heretic
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