This is a spoiler-free review of the new Watership Down miniseries, which premiered on BBC One in the UK and Netflix internationally.
For a generation of adults, Watership Down is probably synonymous with childhood trauma, thanks to Richard Adams’ beloved (but occasionally brutal) 1972 novel, and the downright barbaric 1978 film adaptation.
The 2018 remake, directed by Noam Murro (300: Rise of an Empire) and written by Tom Bidwell (My Mad Fat Diary), thankfully omits a lot of the bloodshed that made the movie so nightmare-inducing, without softening the inherent darkness of Adams’ epic rabbit tale. The plot follows a plucky group of bucks who choose to leave their warren after one of them has a horrifying premonition about the destruction of their home – seeking out a new sanctuary many miles away.
Source: IGN.com Watership Down Muddies a Powerful Tale With Shoddy Animation