Adaptations of Brian Jacques ‘Redwall’ series announced
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The beloved </span><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Redwall</span></em><span style="font-weight: 400;"> series by Brian Jacques is being adapted into a feature film and animated series following a new rights deal between Netflix and Penguin Random House Children.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The books will be adapted for the first time as a film, which will draw on the titular novel in the series and will be written by Patrick McHale (</span><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Over The Garden Wall</span></em><span style="font-weight: 400;">).</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The television series will be based on the second book, </span><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Martin the Warrior</span></em><span style="font-weight: 400;">, and will be the first television adaptation of the books since the series that ran from 1999 until 2002.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“We couldn’t be more delighted to announce this deal,” Ben Horlson, Fiction Publisher at Penguin Random House Children told </span><a rel="noopener" href="https://variety.com/2021/film/news/netflix-redwall-movie-tv-show-brian-jacques-1234904865/" target="_blank"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Variety</span></a> <span style="font-weight: 400;">magazine. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“These perennially popular stories have been etched onto the hearts of millions of readers, and we are thrilled to partner with Netflix to bring those beloved characters on screen for families worldwide to enjoy.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Jacques' </span><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Redwall</span></em><span style="font-weight: 400;"> series follows anthropomorphic animals - including mice, rabbits, badgers, and moles - that live in the Redwall abbey and the surrounding Mossflower Woods as they defend themselves against bands of foxes, rats, and weasels.</span></p>
<p><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Image: Variety</span></em></p>
