Netflix bought adaptation rights for the cult graphic novel Bone, says The Hollywood Reporter. Its creator Jeff Smith will be brought on board to help oversee the production. In 2016 Warner Bros announced its plans for a feature-length animated film based on the comic. While these plans came to nothing, maybe that’s for the best: Smith’s sprawling story should work much better as a TV series.
Bone was first published in 1991. It tells an epic tale of three Bone cousins who are chased away from their hometown and eventually reach a hidden Valley filled with mysteries and monsters. Mixing humor and horror, whimsy and epic fantasy, Bone continued for 55 irregularly published issues until 2004. During that time, it received heaps of praise, gained a cult following, and won ten Eisner awards.
With the imminent arrival of Disney+, Netflix is amping up its production of children’s shows. Last year, this streaming service released The Dragon Prince, an animated TV series co-created by Aaron Ehasz (Avatar, the Last Airbender). Netflix also produced Hilda, an adaptation of Luke Pearson’s graphic novel. The streaming service is also developing projects by Alex Hirsch (Gravity Falls) and Chris Nee (Doc McStuffins).
