A selection of adored Roald Dahl classics are set to get the Netflix treatment next year. The streaming service has announced that they will be animating some of the authors most beloved stories.
On Tuesday, Netflix confirmed it had the rights for Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator, The BFG, The Twits, Matilda, George’s Marvellous Medicine, Boy: Tales of Childhood, Going Solo, The Enormous Crocodile, The Giraffe and the Pelly and Me, Henry Sugar, Billy and the Minpins, The Magic Finger, Esio Tro, Dirty Beasts, and Rhyme Stew.
In a statement released, Netflix has shared that they “will bring together the highest quality creative, visual, and writing teams to extend the stories in this first-of-its-kind slate of premium animated event series and specials for audiences of all ages and for families to enjoy together. Netflix intends to remain faithful to the quintessential spirit and tone of Dahl while also building out an imaginative story universe that expands far beyond the pages of the books themselves.”
Felicity Dahl, the author’s widow has shared that this is “an incredibly exciting new chapter for the Roald Dahl Story Company.”
Back in June, it was announced that Roald Dahl’s classic novel The Witches would be getting another adaptation, read all about it here.
