Picture: Jellyfish Pictures
One of Netflix’s anticipated tasks of 2024 within the animated division is an adaptation of Curtis Jobling’s Wereworld right into a CG collection. Wereworld is an epic journey fantasy collection in addition to a coming-of-age story produced by Lime Pictures and Jellyfish Pictures.
Netflix’s Wereworld is directed by Tom Brass, whose VFX and animation credit embrace Captive State, The Innocents, Nova and extra. The writing staff for Wereworld contains Celia Morgan (Eastenders, Jamie Johnson) and Andrew Burrell (Disenchantment, Eastenders).
Jellyfish Pictures are behind the animation for Netflix’s Wereworld. They have beforehand labored on How to Train Your Dragon: Homecoming, Spirit: Untamed, The Boss Baby, The Bad Guys, and Kung Fu Panda. For Netflix, the staff is presently exhausting at work for the 2025 Roald Dahl adaptation, The Twits. On prime of that, the music for the collection might be composed by Tom Haines (Glow-Up: Britain’s Next Make-Up Star). The collection is produced by Angelo Abela, Tim Compton, Curtis Jobling, and Barry Quinn for Lime Pictures.
What’s the plot of Wereworld?
Netflix’s Wereworld is predicated on Curtis Jobling’s Wereworld e-book collection. The collection comprises 5 books that have been revealed from 2011 to 2013.
Here’s the official Netflix logline for Wereworld which is described as an epic fantasy journey with a splash of horror and aimed toward a 12-13+ age group:
“Wereworld is an epic fantasy adventure series that follows Drew Ferran, as he comes of age and discovers he’s the last of a long line of Werewolves, and rightful (yet reluctant) ruler of a land governed by Werelords. Drew must fight to abolish the tyranny of the Lionlords and reclaim the throne.”
It has not been confirmed whether or not the primary season will solely adapt the primary novel or attempt to adapt the primary two, but when the collection is successful, it’s attainable that Netflix would need to carry it out within the traditional “one season – one book” formulation.
On Curtis Jobling’s web site, he states that he’s “adapting all six novels as lead writer and associate producer.”
Who is solid in Wereworld?
The fundamental solid for Netflix’s Wereworld hasn’t been formally introduced but. Nevertheless, we all know two collection regulars already.
Louis Landau (The Serpent Queen) will voice Trent Ferran, Drew Ferran’s adoptive brother.
On prime of that, Nina Barker-Francis (House of the Dragon) will voice Whitley, a pal of Drew’s.
What’s the manufacturing standing of Wereworld?
As far as we are able to inform, Netflix’s Wereworld may be very deep in manufacturing and has been since at the very least June 2022. With animated tasks, it’s all behind closed doorways, and it’s very completely different from a live-action manufacturing the place the phases of pre-production, filming, and post-production are clearly divided and visual to the general public.
How many episodes might be in Wereworld?
We’ve realized that Wereworld was giving an upfront order of 16 episodes (that may very well be break up up into two seasons of eight episodes every), with every being round 22 minutes in size.
What’s the Netflix launch date for Wereworld?
Although the discharge date or window for Netflix’s Wereworld hasn’t been introduced, it’s been in manufacturing lengthy sufficient for us to hope for a 2024 launch, maybe within the second half of the yr.
Curtis Jobling’s LinkedIn profile states the unique broadcast goal date was for the top of 2023 or the start of 2024.