LIGHT & MAGIC
2022 to 2025 Documentary 2 seasons
TMDB rating 7.9/10 Ended
When George Lucas set out to make Star Wars, little did he know he would end up revolutionizing an industry. This is the story of a team of creative geniuses who put the magic in the movies we love.
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Granted unparalleled access, Academy Award®-nominated filmmaker Lawrence Kasdan takes viewers on an adventure behind the curtains of Industrial Light & Magic, the special visual effects, animation and virtual production division of Lucasfilm. Learn what inspired some of the most legendary filmmakers in Hollywood history, and follow their stories from their earliest personal films to bringing George Lucas’ vision to life.
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TMDB rating 6.8/10
Season 2 follows Lucasfilm's visual effects company, Industrial Light & Magic, as it enters its most challenging and revolutionary period: the dawn of digital. From creating the first fully realized CG character to solving the challenge of digital water, it is an era that finds ILM scaling new heights of innovation despite dramatic setbacks.
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TMDB rating 9.3/10
Cast and details
George LucasSelf
Lorne PetersonSelf
Dennis MurenSelf
Phil TippettSelf - Creatures and Stop Motion (archive footage)
Ron HowardSelf - Director, Willow
Ken RalstonSelf - Visual Effects Supervisor
Steven SpielbergSelf (uncredited)
Jim MorrisSelf - ILM President, 1994-2005
John KnollSelf - Visual Effects Supervisor
Edwin CatmullSelf - Head of Lucasfilm Computer Division, 1979-1985- Jean BolteSelf - Model Shop Artist & Digital Artist
Doug ChiangSelf - Creative Director
- Network
- Disney+
- First aired
- Jul 27, 2022
- Latest episode
- Apr 18, 2025
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