Down by the River (Miniseries)

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Television series
German title Down by the river
Original title Watership Down
Country of production United Kingdom
Ireland
United States
original language English
year 2018
length about 60 minutes
Episodes 4 in 1 season ( list )
idea Noam Murro ,
Tom Bidwell
music Federico Jusid
First broadcast December 22, 2018 (UK) on Netflix
German-language
first broadcast
December 23, 2018 on Netflix
occupation
synchronization

Down by the river (Engl. Watership Down ) is an animated television miniseries by Noam Murro . The production is based on the 1972 novel of the same name by Richard Adams , which was adapted by Tom Bidwell . The miniseries was released in the UK on December 22, 2018 and internationally on December 23, 2018 on the video-on-demand platform Netflix . The BBC broadcast consisted of two consecutive episodes per day.

action

The story takes place in the south of England, in Hampshire, and centers around a small group of rabbits . They are anthropomorphized and have their own culture, language, proverbs, poetry and mythology, even though they live in their natural environment. Few rabbits escape the demolition of their home den and seek a place to build a new home while facing danger and temptation along the way.

occupation

The synchronization of the series was done at SDI Media Germany under the dialogue direction of Irina von Bentheim .

role English speaker German speaker
Hazel James McAvoy Dirk Stollberg
Fiver Nicholas Hoult Tim Sander
Bigwig John Boyega Jaron Lowenberg
General Woundwort Ben Kingsley Axel Lutter
Threarah Tom Wilkinson Claus Theo Gärtner
Clover Gemma Arterton Irina von Bentheim
Kehaar Peter Capaldi Lutz Schnell
Strawberry Olivia Colman Romina Langenhan
Hawkbit Mackenzie Crook Jeffrey Wipprecht
Hyzenthlay Anne-Marie Duff Anna Grisebach
El-Ahrairah Taron Egerton
Captain Holly Freddie Fox Sebastian Schulz
Frith James Faulkner Lutz Riedel
Captain Campion Lee Ingleby Uwe Büschken
Blackberry Miles Jupp Peter Lontzek
Bluebell Daniel Kaluuya Sven Plate
Cowslip Rory Kinnear Klaus-Peter Grap
Sergeant Sainfoin Craig Parkinson
Black rabbit from Inlé Rosamund Pike
Dandelion Daniel Rigby Kaze Uzumaki
Captain Orchis Jason Watkins Peter Flechtner
Captain Vervain Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje
Farmer's wife Lorraine Bruce Juliane Schöttler
Dewdrop Gemma Chan
Haystack Lizzie Clark
Thethuthinnang Rosie Day Juliane Schöttler
Blackavar Henry Goodman
Silverweed Peter Guinness Rainer Gerlach
farmer Murray McArthur Patrick Giese
man Sam Redford
Nettle Charlotte Spencer Anna Gamburg

production

In July 2014, it was announced that the BBC would be broadcasting a new animated miniseries based on the best-selling novel. In April 2016 it was announced that the series would be a co-production between the BBC and Netflix and consist of four one-hour episodes. The series has a budget of £ 20 million.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. German synchronous index | Series | Watership Down - Down by the river. Retrieved January 9, 2019 .