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LIGHT & MAGIC (2022)

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Overview

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.

Series Cast

  1. Dennis Muren as Self

    Dennis Muren

    Self

    7 Episodes

  2. Lorne Peterson as Self - Model Shop

    Lorne Peterson

    Self - Model Shop

    6 Episodes

  3. George Lucas as Self

    George Lucas

    Self

    6 Episodes

  4. Phil Tippett as Self - Creatures and Stop Motion, Self, Self - Model Shop, and Self - Creatures and Stop Motion (archive footage)

    Phil Tippett

    Self - Creatures and Stop Motion, Self, Self - Model Shop, Self - Creatures and Stop Motion (archive footage)

    6 Episodes

  5. Ron Howard as Self, Self - Academy Award Winning Filmmaker, Self - Director, Willow, and Self - Director, Cocoon

    Ron Howard

    Self, Self - Academy Award Winning Filmmaker, Self - Director, Willow, Self - Director, Cocoon

    5 Episodes

  6. Ken Ralston as Self - Camera Department and Self - Visual Effects Supervisor

    Ken Ralston

    Self - Camera Department, Self - Visual Effects Supervisor

    5 Episodes

  7. Richard Edlund as Self

    Richard Edlund

    Self

    4 Episodes

  8. Steven Spielberg as Self, Self - Director, Jurassic Park, Self - Co-Writer, Producer, and Self (uncredited)

    Steven Spielberg

    Self, Self - Director, Jurassic Park, Self - Co-Writer, Producer, Self (uncredited)

    4 Episodes

  9. Patricia Rose Duignan

    Self - Production Supervisor, Self - Visual Effects Producer, Self - Production Assistant

    4 Episodes

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Current Season

Season 2

98%

2025 • 3 Episodes

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.

There's No Going Back

(2x3, April 18, 2025) Season Finale

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