{"id":998386,"date":"2026-06-01T13:25:15","date_gmt":"2026-06-01T13:25:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/998386\/"},"modified":"2026-06-01T13:25:15","modified_gmt":"2026-06-01T13:25:15","slug":"warrior-cats-animated-tv-series-gets-greenlight-director-showrunner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/998386\/","title":{"rendered":"Warrior Cats Animated TV Series Gets Greenlight, Director, Showrunner"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tRenowned animated showrunner <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/t\/a-c-bradley\/\" id=\"auto-tag_a-c-bradley_1\" data-tag=\"a-c-bradley\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">A.C. Bradley<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/tv\/tv-reviews\/what-1213451\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">What..if?<\/a>, Ms. Marvel) and Emmy award-winning director Rodrigo Blaas (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/movies\/movie-news\/guillermo-del-toros-trollhunters-will-get-movie-finale-1306415\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia<\/a>) are on board for the upcoming animated TV series <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/t\/warrior-cats\/\" id=\"auto-tag_warrior-cats_1\" data-tag=\"warrior-cats\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Warrior Cats<\/a>, an adaptation of the best-selling children\u2019s fantasy novels.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tPublishers Coolabi Group and Chinese online giant <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/t\/tencent\/\" id=\"auto-tag_tencent_1\" data-tag=\"tencent\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Tencent<\/a> Video have greenlit the series, adapted from Erin Hunter\u2019s novels about battling clans of feral cats, which have sold more than 90 million copies worldwide. The series will be the first authorized animated adaptation of Warrior Cats and will be based on the first series of books: Warrior Cats: The Prophecies Begin. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tAn earlier Warrior Cats feature film project, set up with China\u2019s Alibaba Pictures as a combination of live-action and CGI, and with Harry Potter producer David Heyman<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/movies\/movie-news\/harry-potter-producer-david-heyman-produce-alibaba-pictures-warriors-949121\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> initially attached<\/a>, has been abandoned.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tThe series has begun production, in collaboration with Blaas\u2019 Madrid-based El Guiri Studios, and is set to debut in 2028 on Tencent Video\u2019s platforms across China and South East <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/t\/asia\/\" id=\"auto-tag_asia_1\" data-tag=\"asia\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Asia<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\t\u201cWe\u2019re excited to partner with Coolabi on Warrior\u202fCats, a franchise that embodies the future of global storytelling,\u201d said Tina Ma, Co\u00a0President &amp; COO of Tencent Video in a statement. \u201cTogether we\u2019re bringing the beloved Warrior Cats world to new platforms and markets in a way that feels both familiar and fresh, creating an animated series designed to captivate existing fans and win new ones.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tWarrior Cats is a true global phenomenon. In addition to the books, which have been translated into 38 languages, user-generated Warrior Cats content draws more than 50 million views on YouTube and nearly 3 billion views on TikTok per month, accorind to Coolabi. The Warrior Cats game on Roblox has been played more than 728 million times.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tThe Warrior Cats series follows a retail tie-in between Coolabi and Bonkers Toys in the U.S. which has seen the rollout of the first licenced Warrior Cats toys.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\t\u201cWe anticipate a whirlwind year ahead for the brand,\u201d noted Allison Watkins, Director of Consumer Products and TV Distribution at Coolabi Group.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Renowned animated showrunner A.C. 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