Netflix is planning a television mini-series adaptation of William Joyce’s children’s book “Ollie’s Odyssey” with “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse” director Peter Ramsey set to helm every episode.
The project follows a lost toy, searching across the countryside for the boy who lost him, and the story of the boy who lost more than a best friend. Shannon Tindle (“Kubo and the Two Strings,” “Coraline”) is adapting the Joyce book into four 45-minute episodes.
Tindle and Ramsey will both executive produce the series alongside Shawn Levy and Josh Barry. Industrial Light & Magic is slated to create the CG characters, including the titular Ollie.
Netflix director of young adult and family series Teddy Biaselli has penned an emotional Netflix blog post about the series which has been in the works for four years. You can read his letter at Netflix.com.
Source: Variety
