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Netflix buys rights to Redwall novels
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February 11, 2021
× Streaming platform Netflix is adapting Redwall , the children s fantasy novels, into a feature film and TV series.
According to Variety, the announcement comes as the streamer signed a new rights deal with publisher Penguin Random House Children s.
Penned by British writer Brian Jacques and published from 1986 to 2011, the novels have sold 30 million copies globally.
Patrick McHale, creator of Cartoon Network s Over the Garden Wall , will write the feature film based on Jacques first book in the series, Redwall .
Ben Horslen, Fiction Publisher, Penguin Random House Children s, said the publishing house is delighted to announce this deal.
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Washington [US], February 10 (ANI): Famous English writer Brian Jacques much-loved books Redwall are being adapted into a feature film and TV series by online streaming platform Netflix.
As per Variety, Netflix has secured a new rights deal with Penguin Random House Children in order to adapt the popular books into movies and series. The fantasy novels have sold 30 million copies globally and have attracted an avid following with their tales of heroism, villainy, and derring-do all played out by mice, moles, hares, and badgers.
The streaming giant announced that it has enlisted Patrick McHale, creator of Cartoon Network s Over the Garden Wall , to write the feature film. The upcoming film will be based on Jacques first book in the series, Redwall . There are 21 others, extending to the final book titled The Rogue Crew .