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Welcome to Series Craft, a new site feature in which we explore a particular creative facet of animation production in-depth and discuss the creative choices that lead to the finished result onscreen. In this first installment, we exploring the character design of the recently-launched French series
L’Épopée Temporelle (
Time Epic) with designer Bertrand Todesco.
L’Épopée Temporelle centers around meek, heartbroken Thomas who embarks on a journey through history to look for his ex-girlfriend Iris and her inventor father. He and his robot pal whizz through the likes of ancient Egypt, Nazi Germany, and feudal Japan in a flurry of outlandish time travel reminiscent of
Justin Ridge (
Star Wars Resistance) serve as executive producers and showrunners, with Milano and Starr adapting the book series for television.
Tui T. Sutherland’s
Wings of Fire books are becoming a Netflix animated series, and Sutherland – who is set to executive produce the show – sounds understandably excited about it. “‘Will there ever be a TV show?’ has been the #1 question I’ve gotten at events almost from the beginning, and the answer is finally yes!” the author said in a statement, adding:
Not just “yes,” but “yes, AND I cannot believe the amazing team who are going to make this so great.” I am so immensely thrilled and grateful that Ava DuVernay is our Queen of Dragons (I’m pretty sure that’s the official title). Ava is someone who saves the world every day without waiting for any prophecy to tell her what to do. I hope some of my dragons grow up to be just like her!
Wings of Fire animated series is officially a go over at Netflix.
On Tuesday (April 20), Netflix announced that it is teaming up with Ava DuVernay and Warner Bros., Animation on an animated series adaptation of
Wings of Fire.
Based on Tui T. Sutherland’s best selling book series of the same name, the
Wings of Fire fantasy novels take place in the fictional continents of Pyrrhia and Pantala both inhabited by dragons.
The streamer has ordered 10 40-minute episodes of the new animated series, which will center on a bitter war that had raged for generations between the dragon tribes who inhabit Pyrrhia.
More dragons are coming! Ava DuVernay’s animated adaptation of Tui T. Sutherland’s
Wings of Fire series, which was announced last year, has found a home at Netflix. The fantasy series for young readers will transform into 10-episode animated event series, executive produced by DuVernay. Dan Milano (
Glitch Techs) and Christa Starr (
Mystery Science Theater 3000) will write the adaptation and share showrunner duties with Justin Ridge (
Star Wars Resistance).
Wings of Fire is set in Pyrrhia, a world ruled by dragons. They’ve adapted to every landscape: some breathe underwater, some breathe fire, some have poisonous tails. Humans in this world are mostly nuisances to dragons, fighting with the larger creatures over treasure. The first book in the series focuses on Clay, a sweet and loyal MudWing who, along with his friends, is prophesied to stop a war. The official show synopsis says: