Watership Down (film) the US box office, earning only US$3 million against a budget of $4 million. The British Board of Film Classification have been criticized for declaring Watership Down as a U rating, which is intended for anyone at least 4 years of age. The film was released to theatres in the UK before the PG rating was created in the UK, but had never been rerated after the PG rating came. The fact that the film is an animation about rabbits makes many unaware parents mistake the film for being a typical child-friendly film, arguing that the frequency of gore, death,
Watership Down (miniseries) Watership Down (miniseries) Watership Down is an upcoming animated television miniseries directed by Noam Murro. It is based on the 1972 novel of the same name by Richard Adams and adapted by Tom Bidwell. It was scheduled to be released on 25 December 2018, Christmas Day, but has been moved to 23 December 2018. In July 2014, it was announced that the BBC would be airing a new animated miniseries based on the novel. In April 2016, it was announced that the series would be a co-production between the BBC and Netflix, and would consist of four one hour episodes.