In fact, the feasts of Redwall are so central to the books, and so beloved by their readers, that they inspired a couple of books of their own. RELATED: Ten Fantasy Drinking Establishments We Want to Patronize Without further ado.Redwall! Eulalia! Give 'em blood and vinegar!Īsk anyone what they remember most about Redwall, and the answer has a good chance of being, “the food.”Īs is the case with a great many fantasy series, Redwall spends a lot of time describing sumptuous – and often delicious – feasts that the series’ various animals engage in from simple things like vegetable soup and carrot cake, to more complex fare like vegetable casserole à la foremole and Great Hall Gooseberry Fool. That being said, here are five elements from Brian Jacques' books that we know we'd like to see in the Redwall series/film.

Patrick McHale, creator of the beloved Over the Garden Wall, is overseeing the projects.ĭetails of the new animated movie and TV series are sparse, and we don’t yet know which of the books Netflix intends to pursue, what storylines they might involve, or even what form of animation the proceedings will take – many are anticipating CGI but hoping for hand-drawn, to fit the storybook tone of the book series. The streaming giant has plans for an animated original movie adaptation of the first book in the series, Redwall, as well as an animated TV series adapting the adventures of the books’ legendary Martin the Warrior, whose exploits begin in Mossflower, the second book in the series. Recently, Netflix announced that they have acquired the rights to the entire library of Redwall books. RELATED: 10 Incredible Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books That Need Adaptations The books, which were published from 1986 to 2011, the last one seeing posthumous release just months after its author’s passing, were aimed mostly at elementary and middle-grade readers, though they have an undeniable appeal for adults as well, and often explore dark and serious elements.ĭespite the popularity of the series, however, the Redwall books have only ever made it to the screen once before, in a three-season animated series that aired on public television in the United States beginning in 1999. For those who didn’t grow up reading them, British author Brian Jacques’ Redwall series is a massive, 22-book saga of anthropomorphic animals fighting epic battles of good-and-evil.

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