Deadline reported on Tuesday that Moore and Stewart have plans to create a 13-episode animated series for Apple TV+. Though the project appears to be in its early stages — there’s no word on a release date or voice cast — the duo stated that the project would boast the same style of animation that made “Wolfwalkers” one of the most popular films of 2020. “We have a big series for Apple TV that’s not really announced,” Moore and Stewart told Deadline. “But it’s epic because it’s feature-quality, hand-drawn animation across 12 half-hours, and then a big, hour-long special at the end, which is going to take a lot of work.”

Moore and Stewart discussed a handful of other topics in the interview, including their inspiration for “Wolfwalkers” and the difficulty of hand-drawing the film’s more complicated scenes, such as the bustling action sequences in the film’s climax. Related ‘The Flying Sailor’ Finds the Beauty in History’s Most Devastating, Non-Nuclear Explosion The ‘Flee’ Effect: Could Two More Animated Docs Vie for Multiple Oscars? Related The Best True Crime Streaming Now, from ‘Unsolved Mysteries’ to ‘McMillions’ to ‘The Staircase’ Oscars 2023: Best Makeup and Hairstyling Predictions
“Wolfwalkers” received universal acclaimed from critics, including IndieWire’s David Ehrlich, who lauded the title as the best animated film of 2020 in his grade A- review. “The animation isn’t just pretty, but also smart and active and even synesthetic in how it visualizes scent when Robyn turns into a wolf (wolfvision assumes an awesome, trippy black light aesthetic that could set kids on a path toward Pink Floyd fandom if their parents aren’t careful),” Ehrlich said in his review. “A clever use of split-screen allows Cromwell’s threat to cut into the forest with hegemonic force, while one particularly ominous scene is framed with an ever-thickening border of black paint that threatens to blot out Mehb’s tribe as if they were never there in the first place. Small moments radiate such ache and agency throughout; a quick beat in which Robyn casually brushes Mehb’s thick mane of red hair adds bounce to a scene that other movies would surrender to its exposition.” Moore and Stewart’s full interview can be read on Deadline. Sign Up: Stay on top of the latest breaking film and TV news! Sign up for our Email Newsletters here.