Netflix Redwall Movie and TV Series

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Netflix Redwall Movie and TV Series

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https://variety.com/2021/film/news/netf ... 234904865/

I haven't read the books although they keep popping up in my peripheral vision as a Fantasy fan. Are they very kiddie?
Brian Jacques’ beloved “Redwall” books are being adapted into a feature film and TV series thanks to a new rights deal between Netflix and Penguin Random House Children. 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. Think J.R.R. Tolkien with cuddlier protagonists.

Netflix announced it has enlisted Patrick McHale, creator of Cartoon Network’s “Over the Garden Wall,” to write the feature film. That film will be based on Jacques’ first book in the series, “Redwall” (there are 21 others, extending to the final book “The Rogue Crew”). Netflix is also developing an event series based on the character of Martin the Warrior.
There was an animated cartoon that also managed to bypass me. Looked a bit like a low budget version of Disney's "Robin Hood"



Note: THis is NOT the Netflix series.
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I am not familiar with Redwall, but I adore their Over the Garden Wall mini-series so they've got my attention.
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My kids read the Redwall series when they were little, but I couldn't get past chapter one, book one. So, yeah, I'd guess they are "kiddie".
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I couldn't get through chapter one, either. I can't remember why, now.
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