Disney greenlights animated Artemis Fowl television series

Disney has greenlit an animated television series based on the Artemis Fowl book franchise, UPI and Variety reported on October 11. The show will air on Disney Channel and stream on Disney+, according to reports from Variety and Deadline. Author Eoin Colfer announced the adaptation during the 25 Years of Artemis Fowl panel at New York Comic Con, Variety said. [1][2][3]

Colfer will serve as an executive producer on the project, UPI and Variety reported. Variety said the series will follow Artemis Fowl, a 13-year-old genius who uncovers an underground world of armed fairies as he launches a plan to cap them. Ayo Davis, president of Disney Kids & Family, said in a statement that bringing the franchise to life as an animated series offers an opportunity to introduce a new generation to the characters, according to UPI. [1][2]

Artemis Fowl is a fantasy novel series that revolves around members of the Fowl family. The main book cycle consists of eight novels, followed by a trilogy called The Fowl Twins. As of 2013, the book series had sold more than 21 million copies in 44 languages. [7]