Watership Down (2018 TV series)

Watership Down
Title screen for the first episode
GenreAction
Adventure
Fantasy
Drama
Adult animation
Based onWatership Down
by Richard Adams
Written byTom Bidwell
Directed byNoam Murro
Starring
Music byFederico Jusid
Opening theme"Fire on Fire" (written and performed by Sam Smith)
Ending theme"Fire on Fire" (written and performed by Sam Smith)
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Ireland
United States
Original languageEnglish
No. of episodes4
Production
Executive producers
  • Rory Aitken
  • Eleanor Moran
  • Ben Pugh
  • Josh Varney
Producers
  • Georgia Dussaud
  • Cecil Kramer
EditorAndrew Walton
Running time50–51 minutes
Production companies42
Biscuit Filmworks
BBC
Netflix
Budget£20 million
Original release
NetworkBBC One (United Kingdom)
Netflix (international)
Release22 December (2018-12-22) –
23 December 2018 (2018-12-23)
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Watership Down is a CGI-animated adventure fantasy drama television miniseries directed by Noam Murro. It is based on the 1972 novel of the same name by Richard Adams and adapted by Tom Bidwell.[1] It was released on 22 December 2018 in the United Kingdom and internationally on Netflix the next day.[2][3] The BBC broadcast comprised two back-to-back episodes per day.

The music video for "Fire on Fire" (from Watership Down) by Sam Smith was released on 21 December 2018.[2]

  1. ^ Jafaar, Ali (27 April 2016). "'Watership Down': BBC & Netflix Team On Miniseries With James McAvoy, Nic Hoult And John Boyega". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on 28 April 2016. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
  2. ^ a b "Sam Smith – Fire On Fire". YouTube. 20 December 2018. Archived from the original on 21 December 2018. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
  3. ^ "Watership Down". Netflix Media Center. Archived from the original on 27 March 2019. Retrieved 26 November 2018.