Swift’s ‘Gulliver’s Travels’ Is Getting a New, Modernized Adaptation for TV

Jonathan Swift’s iconic story Gulliver’s Travels is being reinvented for television in a six-part series called The Gullivers, Variety reports. This fresh take is crafted by Emmy and BAFTA-winning writer Tom Bidwell, known for Watership Down. The project is a collaboration between Moonriver TV and Federation Studios, with producers Xavier Marchand, Casey Herbert, and Leo Becker leading the effort.
This upcoming fantasy adventure is being developed for a major European broadcaster. Moonriver recently produced Nautilus, inspired by Jules Verne’s Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea.
That series is streaming in various countries and awaiting its US debut. Federation Studios has also brought Verne’s Around the World in 80 Days to screens, showcasing their expertise in adapting literary classics.
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Bidwell’s version of Gulliver’s Travels shifts the focus to Lemuel Gulliver’s modern-day family. The story follows Gulliver’s wife and...
This upcoming fantasy adventure is being developed for a major European broadcaster. Moonriver recently produced Nautilus, inspired by Jules Verne’s Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea.
That series is streaming in various countries and awaiting its US debut. Federation Studios has also brought Verne’s Around the World in 80 Days to screens, showcasing their expertise in adapting literary classics.
Related: 50 Best Magic Fantasy Books of All Time
Bidwell’s version of Gulliver’s Travels shifts the focus to Lemuel Gulliver’s modern-day family. The story follows Gulliver’s wife and...
- 1/22/2025
- by Arthur S. Poe
- Fiction Horizon
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