Matilda, Charlie and The Chocolate Factory, and More Road Dahl Stories Getting Netflix Series

If you're a fan of Road Dahl's wide array of novels, then you might need to sit down for this one:

Netflix and The Road Dahl Story Company have joined forces to adapt multiple stories from Dahl as animated series with the aim of bringing them to Netflix's global audience.

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Matilda, The BFG, and The Twits are just some of the titles in the works.

“Our mission, which is purposefully lofty, is for as many children as possible around the world to experience the unique magic and positive message of Roald Dahl’s stories,” said Roald Dahl’s widow, Felicity Dahl.

“This partnership with Netflix marks a significant move toward making that possible and is an incredibly exciting new chapter for the Roald Dahl Story Company. Roald would, I know, be thrilled.”

“Immersing ourselves in the extraordinary worlds of Roald Dahl stories has been an honor and a massive amount of fun, and we are grateful for the trust the Roald Dahl Story Company and the Dahl family have placed in our team to deliver more moments of shared joy to families around the world,” commented Melissa Cobb, Vice President of Kids & Family Content at Netflix.

“We have great creative ambition to reimagine the journeys of so many treasured Dahl characters in fresh, contemporary ways with the highest quality animation and production values.”

“Netflix is known for innovative and high-quality storytelling,” added Gideon Simeloff, Strategy Director for The Roald Dahl Story Company. “There is no other place in the world that can deliver animated entertainment for the whole family at such quality and scale.”

The titles that form part of the agreement are as follows:

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

Matilda

The BFG

The Twits

Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator

George’s Marvellous Medicine

Boy – Tales of Childhood

Going Solo

The Enormous Crocodile

The Giraffe and the Pelly and Me

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