Watership Down the warren and can recruit other does to join in the escape. Hazel and Bigwig devise a plan to rescue Hyzenthlay's group and bring them to Watership Down, after which the Efrafan escapees start their new life of freedom. Shortly thereafter, however, the Owsla of Efrafa, led by Woundwort himself arrives to attack the newly formed warren at Watership Down. Through Bigwig's bravery and loyalty, and Hazel's ingenuity, the Watership Down rabbits seal the fate of the Efrafan general by unleashing the Nuthanger Farm watchdog. As the Efrafans flee in terror, Woundwort, despite being greatly wounded in his battle with
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.