The Wingfeather Saga, an animated series based on the bestselling fantasy book series by Andrew Peterson, announced its Season 1 premiere date and released a new featurette on the making of the project. Distributed by Angel Studios, the family adventure is voiced by renowned performers like Jodi Benson, (The Little Mermaid 1989), Kevin McNally (Pirates of the Caribbean) and Henry Ian Cusick (Lost, The 100).
The new show will officially launch December 2, for free on the Angel Studios app (available from the Apple and Google Play stores). The studio reports that, having raised $6.7 million from supporters (so far), The Wingfeather Saga is the No. 1 crowdfunded animated family series.
“Families everywhere yearn to experience an epic adventure together, particularly one that brings truth into clear focus,” said Neal Harmon, CEO & Co-Founder of Angel Studios. “That was obvious to us when 10 thousand angel investors helped make The Wingfeather Saga a reality, and now Angel Studios is delighted to bring the inaugural season to your home.”
The Wingfeather Saga is described as a blend of rich fantasy, deep magic and whimsical characters, created for the screen by a team of veteran artists hailing from studios like Pixar, DreamWorks Animation, Disney, Valve and Blue Sky. The series is produced by Nashville-based animation studio Shining Isle Productions. The show’s enchanted world is being created with an innovative and proprietary “paint-motion” CGI animation rendering technique using Unreal Engine.
“We set out to bring this epic and whimsical story to life in an authentic and hand-crafted way,” said J. Chris Wall (VeggieTales), executive producer and showrunner of The Wingfeather Saga.
Author Peterson, who is also serving as an executive producer on the animated series, noted, “When I started writing these books, I wanted to make something my 10-year-old self would have loved. Seeing this sweeping, redemptive adventure on the screen has made that inner kid even happier, and I can’t wait for families to experience it together.”
Promoting stories that “amplify light,” Angel Studios’ platform empowers thousands of “Angel” investors to support titles in their creation, funding and distribution, and for audiences and creators to form communities around their projects. The studio’s first projects, The Chosen and Dry Bar Comedy, have garnered billions of views around the world.
The Wingfeather Saga premieres December 2 on Angel.com and the Angel Studios app. Watch the new featurette below.
