Disney Channel and Disney+ have announced an animated TV series adaptation of Eoin Colfer’s global bestselling book franchise “Artemis Fowl”.
Revealed during the 25 Years of Artemis Fowl panel at New York Comic Con, Colfer will serve as an executive producer and “bring his creative vision to dig deeper into the characters and lore” of the beloved book series which has sold 35 million copies worldwide.
The action-adventure fantasy series follows 13-year-old genius Artemis Fowl as he uncovers an underground world of armed and dangerous – and surprisingly high-tech – fairies as he launches a plan to capture one and steal its magic to heal his dying mom and save his family.
Ben Juwono (“Marvel’s Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur”) and Colleen Evanson (“DuckTales,” “Monsters At Work”) will executive produce alongside Colfer.
Colfer says in a statement: “I am proud and delighted to be part of the formidable team that is putting the ‘Artemis Fowl’ animation on screen. Everyone is so talented and so positive that I feel certain the fairy world is in excellent hands.”
The series follows on from a previous $125 million-budget live-action film adaptation of the property, which spent many years in development hell until Kenneth Branagh boarded to direct. Released mid-2020 direct to Disney+ at the height of the pandemic, the film scored disastrous reviews with just an 8% on Rotten Tomatoes.
