The Chronicles of Narnia Program", and a number of BAFTA awards including Best Children's Programme (Entertainment / Drama) in 1988, 1989 and 1990. The serials were later edited into three feature-length films (the second of which combined "Prince Caspian" and "The Voyage of the Dawn Treader" into one) and released on VHS and DVD. On 3 October 2018, the C.S. Lewis Company announced that Netflix had acquired the rights to new film and series adaptations of the Narnia books. According to "Fortune", this was the first time that rights to the entire "Narnia" catalogue had been held by a single company. Entertainment One, which
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader credits to have visual interest, and also because they wished to include an acknowledgement to Baynes, who died in August 2008. After the success of the 3D release of "Avatar", 20th Century Fox announced in February 2010 that "The Voyage of the Dawn Treader" would be released in Digital 3D and RealD 3D formats; it is the first "Narnia" film to have a 3D release. Walden had previous experience creating 3D films, having released James Cameron's documentaries "Ghosts of the Abyss" and "Aliens of the Deep", as well as "Journey to the Center of the Earth" with New Line Cinema.