Editing Watership Down (section)

===2018 animated series===
{{Main|Watership Down (2018 TV series)}}

In July 2014, it was announced that the BBC would be airing a new animated series based on the book<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.com/british-tv/news/a583284/watership-down-to-return-as-new-bbc-animated-series.html#~oS8KjGl9TocWcJ|title=Watership Down to be adapted on TV|website=[[Digital Spy]]|date=10 July 2014}}</ref> and in April 2016 that the series would be a co-production between the [[BBC]] and [[Netflix]], consisting of four one-hour episodes,<ref>{{cite magazine|author1=Alex Ritman|title=Netflix Bags Global Rights for 'Watership Down' Adaptation With John Boyega, James McAvoy, Nicholas Hoult |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/netflix-bags-global-rights-watership-888258 |magazine=The Hollywood Reporter |access-date=28 April 2016|date=27 April 2016}}</ref> with a budget of £20&nbsp;million. The four-episode serial premiered on the BBC and Netflix on 23 December 2018, with the voices of [[James McAvoy]] as Hazel, [[John Boyega]] as Bigwig, and [[Ben Kingsley]] as General Woundwort.<ref>{{cite news |author1=John Plunkett|title=Netflix Bags Global Rights for 'Watership Down' Adaptation With John Boyega, James McAvoy, Nicholas Hoult |url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2016/apr/28/bbc-and-netflix-team-up-for-new-watership-down-production|work=The Guardian|access-date=28 April 2016|date=27 April 2016}}</ref> It received generally positive reviews, with praise for the performances of its voice cast, but received criticism for its tone and the quality of the [[computer animation]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Watership Down revival slammed as "tame" and "confusing" by critics – but the all-star voice cast gets glowing reviews |url=https://www.radiotimes.com/news/tv/2018-12-24/watership-down-revival-slammed-as-tame-and-confusing-by-critics-but-the-all-star-voice-cast-gets-glowing-reviews/ |website=Radio Times |access-date=26 December 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Prudom |first1=Laura |title=WATERSHIP DOWN REVIEW |url=https://uk.ign.com/articles/2018/12/23/watership-down-review-netflix-bbc |publisher=IGN |date=23 December 2018 |access-date=26 December 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/tv/watership-down-2018|title=Watership Down (2018)|publisher=[[Metacritic]]|access-date=25 December 2018}}</ref>