Watership Down: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Following the basic plot of the novel, Watership Down follows the lives of a group of rabbits as they leave their endangered warren in search of a safe new home. Travelling across the English countryside, they brave perilous dangers, until they finally find a hill called Watership Down, where they begin a new warren. However, they are endangered by another nearby warren, Efrafra, which is led by the authoritarian General Woundwort, and they are soon forced to defend their home and lives.

Series details

• Title: Watership Down
• Format: Animation
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Adventure, Fantasy
• Premiere date: 1999-09-28
• Final broadcast date listed: 2001-12-04
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: YTV
• Network country: Canada
• Typical episode runtime: 23 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 5.8/10
• TVMaze ID: 12706
• IMDb ID: tt0211882
• TVDB ID: 77469

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1999-09-28; final listed air date 1999-12-21; episode order: 13.
• Season 2: premiered 2000-08-03; final listed air date 2000-10-26; episode order: 13.
• Season 3: premiered 2001-09-11; final listed air date 2001-12-04; episode order: 13.

Source and licence

Adapted from Watership Down on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.