Shay, good point. No amount of violence is too much in America, just as long as they don’t show any sex organs.

Animated would give the series the freedom that live action would not. Yes our effects now are amazing, but I think we might lose some effects of the sheer scale of the universe that building sets would hinder. Animated would let the characters go to all the different areas, and would also allow for a massive range of animals that they had in the books. Plus, I think it would allow for a heavier hand on the gore without turning this into a MA-rated show that Netflix is rather prone to doing. It’s not a kids show, but it should not be completely shut off to them either. (I’ll eventually get a first episode storyboard done to show what I think its potential is, haha)

One correction, though, and it’s something I see a lot. Animorphs wasn’t a young adult series; it was a kids’ series. Like, grades 3-5 — a hair younger than the Percy Jackson crowd. That’s who the language was tailored to, that’s who it was sold to, that’s what it won awards for. I suspect most of the people who call it a YA series are thinking back to when they read it as children, remembering all the gore and general nightmarishness, and thinking, “They couldn’t have been for us. They just couldn’t.”

But they were. You can get away with practically any amount of violence as long as it’s getting kids to read.

Couldn’t agree more! It’s unique while still fitting into the palpable meta of today’s tv. I also hope it brings renewed interest to the books. Thanks for reading!

That could definitely work too! What makes you think animated over live action?