"Game of Thrones" meets "How To Train Your Dragon". :-)


From ComingSoon.net ...


Ava DuVernary to make Netflix animated series Wings of Fire
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Netflix today announced Wings of Fire, an animated event series
for the whole family, based on the best-selling series of books
published by Scholastic with 14 million copies in print. The
epic fantasy saga marks the first animated series from Academy
Award Nominee and Emmy Award Winner Ava DuVernay and ARRAY
Filmworks. Season 1 will consist of ten 40-minute episodes.

Wings of Fire is an animated event series adaptation of the
#1 New York Times and USA Today best-selling book series from
author Tui T. Sutherland. A bitter war has raged for
generations between the dragon tribes who inhabit the epic
world of Pyrrhia. According to prophecy, five young dragons
will rise to end the bloodshed and bring peace back to the
land. Raised and trained in secret from the time they were
hatched, the Dragonets of destiny - Clay, Tsunami, Glory,
Starflight, and Sunny - embark on an evolving quest that will
bring them face to face with their true selves and the
overwhelming scope of this savage war they are destined to
bring to an end.

Ava DuVernay quote: "Within this epic book series from the
mind of Tui Sutherland is an elegant saga filled with wisdom
and wonder, exploring ideas of belonging and bias,
camaraderie and community," said DuVernay. "On behalf of my
colleagues Sarah Bremner and Paul Garnes of ARRAY Filmworks,
we're thrilled to partner with Netflix and Warner Bros.
Animation for this dynamic adaptation where five young
dragonets fulfill their destiny and show viewers how to
fulfill their own."

Melissa Cobb quote (Vice President, Original Animation,
Netflix): "We couldn't be more proud that Ava has chosen
Netflix as the home for her first animated series. An epic
fantasy saga full of sweep and spectacle, 'Wings of Fire'
promises to be a must-see event for the whole family."

Sam Register quote (President, Warner Bros. Animation and
Cartoon Network Studios): "The 'Wings of Fire' books have
captured the imagination of millions. In Ava, Justin, Christa
and Dan we have a visionary creative team that will bring
that same sense of wonder and adventure from the books to
life with animation and create the next great animated family
series at Netflix."

Acting as showrunners/executive producers are Dan Milano
(Glitch Techs), Christa Starr (Mystery Science Theater 3000)
and Justin Ridge (Star Wars Resistance). Milano and Starr are
adapting the book series for television. Ava DuVernay, Dan
Milano, Christa Starr, Justin Ridge, Tui T. Sutherland, Sam
Register and Sarah Bremner will serve as executive producers
for ARRAY Filmworks.


<https://www.comingsoon.net/tv/news/1170243-ava-duvernary-to-make-netflix-animated-series-wings-of-fire>

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