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| books = {{Plainlist|
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* (2008) ''[[On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness]]''
*(2008) ''[[On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness]]''
* (2009) ''[[North! Or Be Eaten]]''
*(2009) ''[[North! Or Be Eaten]]''
* (2011) ''The Monster in the Hollows''
*(2011) ''The Monster in the Hollows''
* (2014) ''The Warden and the Wolf King''
*(2014) ''The Warden and the Wolf King''
* (2014) "Pembrick's Creaturepedia"
*(2014) "Pembrick's Creaturepedia"
* (2016) "Wingfeather Tales"
*(2016) "Wingfeather Tales"
* (2023) "A Ranger's Guide to Glipwood Forest"
*(2023) "A Ranger's Guide to Glipwood Forest"
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| publisher = {{Plainlist|
| publisher = {{Plainlist|
* Rabbit Room Press
*Rabbit Room Press
* Waterbrook
*Waterbrook
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| illustrator = Joe Sutphin
| illustrator = Joe Sutphin
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'''''The Wingfeather Saga''''' is a series of four [[children's literature|children]]'s [[Fantasy literature|fantasy novels]] written by singer-songwriter [[Andrew Peterson (musician)|Andrew Peterson]]. It is being adapted into a free-to-watch, seven-season animated television series by [[Angel Studios]], with Peterson as an executive producer along with J. Chris Wall. Production of the show has been funded by [[equity crowdfunding]]. The first season aired from December 2, 2022, to March 10, 2023, with the second season planned to be released in March 2024. The series proper consists of ''[[On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness]]'', ''[[North! Or Be Eaten]]'', ''The Monster in the Hollows'', and ''The Warden and the Wolf King''.
'''''The Wingfeather Saga''''' is a series of four [[children's literature|children]]'s [[Fantasy literature|fantasy novels]] written by singer-songwriter [[Andrew Peterson (musician)|Andrew Peterson]]. It is being adapted into a free-to-watch, seven-season animated television series by [[Angel Studios]], with Peterson as an executive producer along with J. Chris Wall. Production of the show has been funded by [[equity crowdfunding]]. The first season aired from December 2, 2022 to March 10, 2023. The second season aired from April 5, 2024 to May 17, 2024. The series proper consists of ''[[On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness]]'', ''[[North! Or Be Eaten]]'', ''The Monster in the Hollows'', and ''The Warden and the Wolf King''.


==Premise==
==Premise==
The series relates the adventures Igiby family, made up of grandfather Podo, mother Nia, and three children, Janner, Tink, and Leeli. They discover secrets of their family history, then run the evil Fangs of Dang who are occupying the country of Skree where the Igibys were raised. They combat Gnag the Nameless, the master of the Fangs. The story takes place in the fantasy world of Aerwiar, which has not developed [[electricity]] or [[firearms]] and which a number of strange creatures.
The series relates the adventures Igiby family, made up of grandfather Podo, mother Nia, and three children, Janner, Kalmar "Tink" and Leeli. They discover secrets of their family history, then run into the evil Fangs of Dang who are occupying the country of Skree where the Igibys were raised. They combat Gnag the Nameless, the master of the Fangs. The story takes place in the fantasy world of Aerwiar, which has not developed [[electricity]] or [[firearms]] and which has a number of strange creatures.


==Related books==
==Related books==
The series has a number of related books.
The series has a number of related books.


* ''Pembrick's Creaturepedia'' (2014), a guide to the creatures of Skree, written by Andrew Peterson and illustrated by Aedan Peterson.
*''Pembrick's Creaturepedia'' (2014), a guide to the creatures of Skree, written by Andrew Peterson and illustrated by Aedan Peterson.
*''Wingfeather Tales'' (2016), an anthology written by various authors and edited by Andrew Peterson.
*''A Ranger's Guide to Glipwood Forest'' (2023), a [[field guide]] written by Andrew Peterson and illustrated by Aedan Peterson.


==Main characters==
* ''Wingfeather Tales'' (2016), an anthology written by various authors and edited by Andrew Peterson.
===Janner Igiby (Wingfeather)===

* ''A Ranger's Guide to Glipwood Forest'' (2023), a [[field guide]] written by Andrew Peterson and illustrated by Aedan Peterson.

== Main characters ==
=== Janner Igiby (Wingfeather) ===
Janner is the oldest brother. He helps around the farm and bookstore and has a dream to sail. As the oldest, the ancient role of Throne Warden (protector of the king) belongs to him and places much pressure on his shoulders.
Janner is the oldest brother. He helps around the farm and bookstore and has a dream to sail. As the oldest, the ancient role of Throne Warden (protector of the king) belongs to him and places much pressure on his shoulders.


=== Kalmar Igiby (Wingfeather) ===
===Kalmar (Tink) Igiby (Wingfeather)===
Tink (Kalmar, his birth name as mentioned early on in the book) is the second born younger brother. He is revealed to be heir to the throne by the Annieran tradition that the second child inherits the crown.
Tink (Kalmar, his birth name as mentioned early on in the book) is the second born younger brother. He is revealed to be heir to the throne by the Annieran tradition that the second child inherits the crown.


=== Leeli Igiby (Wingfeather) ===
===Leeli Igiby (Wingfeather)===
Leeli is the youngest and only sister. She is musically talented, and crippled, but brave and adept with her crutches. She is gifted a Whistleharp, that is later revealed to have belonged to her great-grandmother, Madia, Queen of Anniera.
Leeli is the youngest and only sister. She is musically talented, and crippled, but brave and adept with her crutches. She is gifted a Whistleharp, that is later revealed to have belonged to her great-grandmother, Madia, Queen of Anniera.


=== Nia Igiby (Wingfeather) ===
===Nia Igiby (Wingfeather)===
The regal mother to Janner, Tink and Leeli, and later revealed to be Queen of the Shining Isle of Anniera. After the Fangs took control she hid herself and her children by returning to the town her father grew up in, and taking her mother's maiden name, Igiby.
The regal mother to Janner, Tink and Leeli, and later revealed to be Queen of the Shining Isle of Anniera. After the Fangs took control, she hid herself and her children by returning to the town her father grew up in, and taking her mother's maiden name, Igiby.


=== Podo Helmer ===
===Podo Helmer===
Podo is Nia's father, and grandfather to Janner, Tink, and Leeli. He has a rough love for his grandsons but a soft spot for his granddaughter. He tends the garden, protects the family, and tells stories of his former wild life as a pirate at sea. A dragon bit off his leg and he replaced it with a [[Pegleg|peg leg]], often described as a stump.
Podo is Nia's father, and grandfather to Janner, Tink and Leeli. He has a rough love for his grandsons but a soft spot for his granddaughter. He tends the garden, protects the family, and tells stories of his former wild life as a pirate at sea. A dragon bit off his leg and he replaced it with a [[peg leg]], often described as a stump.


=== Esben Wingfeather ===
===Esben Wingfeather===
Janner, Kalmar, and Leeli's father, High King of the Shining Isle of Anniera. Assumed to be dead after the invasion of Anniera.
Janner, Kalmar and Leeli's father, High King of the Shining Isle of Anniera. Assumed to be dead after the invasion of Anniera.


=== Artham Wingfeather (Peet the Sock Man) ===
===Artham Wingfeather (Peet the Sock Man)===
Artham was Esben Wingfeather's older brother and the Throne Warden. At the start of the saga he is mad. It is revealed the socks conceal that his hands have been magically transformed into talons.
Artham was Esben Wingfeather's older brother and the Throne Warden. At the start of the saga he is mad. It is revealed the socks conceal that his hands have been magically transformed into talons.


=== Oskar Noss Reteep ===
===Oskar Noss Reteep===
An old, wise, roundish, well-read bookseller and gentle soul. He is also a self-proclaimed "appreciator of the neat, strange, and/or yummy". He lived in his Glipwood bookstore, Books and Crannies, before traveling with the Igiby family through Aerwiar and eventually settling down in the Green Hollows.
An old, wise, roundish, well-read bookseller and gentle soul. He is also a self-proclaimed "appreciator of the neat, strange and/or yummy". He lived in his Glipwood bookstore, Books and Crannies, before traveling with the Igiby family through Aerwiar and eventually settling down in the Green Hollows.


=== Sara Cobbler ===
===Sara Cobbler===
A friend of Janner who was taken by the Fangs to be a slave. When Janner is later taken, she helps him escape and afterwards leads a mass exodus of other young slaves.
A friend of Janner who was taken by the Fangs to be a slave. When Janner is later taken, she helps him escape and afterward leads a mass exodus of other young slaves.


=== Gammon Felda (The Florid Sword) ===
===Gammon Felda (The Florid Sword)===
The leader of the rebellion against the Fangs and the dark hero of Dugtown. He also became the adopted father of Maraly Weaver.
The leader of the rebellion against the Fangs and the dark hero of Dugtown. He also became the adopted father of Maraly Weaver.


=== Maraly Weaver (Shadow Blade) ===
===Maraly Weaver (Shadow Blade)===
A member of one of the bands of vagabond outlaws called Stranders. She helped Artham Wingfeather and was later adopted by Gammon after her biological father, Claxton Weaver, died.
A member of one of the bands of vagabond outlaws called Stranders. She helped Artham Wingfeather and was later adopted by Gammon after her biological father, Claxton Weaver, died.


== Animated series ==
==Animated series==
{{Infobox television
{{Infobox television
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| image =
| genre = {{Plainlist|
| genre = {{Plainlist|
* Fantasy
*[[Fantasy film|Fantasy]]
* Action/Adventure
*[[Action film|Action]]
*[[Adventure film|Adventure]]
* Animation
*[[Animation]]
}}
}}
| creator = J. Chris Wall
| creator = J. Chris Wall
| based_on = {{Based on|''The Wingfeather Saga''|[[Andrew Peterson (musician)|Andrew Peterson]]}}
| based_on = {{Based on|''The Wingfeather Saga''|[[Andrew Peterson (musician)|Andrew Peterson]]}}
| starring = {{Plainlist|
| starring = {{Plainlist|
* Jodi Benson
*Jodi Benson
* Kevin McNally
*Kevin McNally
* Kari Wahlgren
*Kari Wahlgren
* Henry Ian Cusick
*Henry Ian Cusick
* Alkaio Thiele
*Alkaio Thiele
* Griffin Faulkner
*Griffin Faulkner
* Romy Fay
*Romy Fay
* Andrew Peterson
*Andrew Peterson
}}
}}
| composer = {{Plainlist|
| composer = {{Plainlist|
* [[Ben Shive]]
*[[Ben Shive]]
* [[Kurt Heinecke]]
*[[Kurt Heinecke]]
* The Arcadian Wild
*[[The Arcadian Wild]]
}}
}}
| country = United States
| country = United States
| company = {{Plainlist|
| company = {{Plainlist|
* [[Angel Studios]]
*[[Angel Studios]]
* [[Toothy Cow Productions, LLC]]
*Toothy Cow Productions
}}
}}
| budget = $11.5 million (to date)
| budget = $11.5 million (to date)
| network = Angel Studios
| first_aired = {{Start date|2022|12|02}}
| first_aired = {{Start date|2022|12|02}}
| last_aired = present
| last_aired = present
| num_seasons = 1
| language = English
| num_episodes = 6
| num_seasons = 2
| num_episodes = 13
| executive_producer = {{Plainlist|
| executive_producer = {{Plainlist|
* J. Chris Wall
*J. Chris Wall
* Andrew Peterson
*Andrew Peterson
* Keith Lango
*Keith Lango
* Brock Starnes
*Brock Starnes
* Jason Melton
*Jason Melton
}}
}}
| animator = Keith Lango
| animator = Keith Lango
| runtime = 26-35 minutes
| runtime = 26-35 minutes
}}
}}
In March 2016 a Kickstarter was successfully funded<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/478789344/bring-the-wingfeather-saga-to-the-screen|title=The Wingfeather Saga Animated Series|website=Kickstarter}}</ref> to produce a pilot episode for a 7-season animated series adaptation. That campaign also funded a series of short stories set in the world of Aerwiar. The stories were written by Andrew Peterson, Jennifer Trafton, N. D. Wilson, A. S. Peterson, Jonathan Rogers, and Douglas Kaine McKelvey. They were illustrated by Cory Godbey, Nicholas Kole, John Hendrix, Joe Sutphin, [[Doug TenNapel]], Justin Gerard, and Aedan Peterson;<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://wingfeathersaga.com/books-2/|title=The Wingfeather Saga – Books|website=Wingfeather Saga official website}}</ref> and the musical score was composed by The Arcadian Wild and [[Kurt Heinecke]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Sidler|first1=Madame|title=Wingfeather Film Soundtrack!|url=https://wingfeathersaga.com/wingfeather-film-soundtrack/|accessdate=February 25, 2019|publisher=The Wingfeather Saga|date=July 16, 2018}}</ref>
In March 2016 a Kickstarter was successfully funded<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/478789344/bring-the-wingfeather-saga-to-the-screen|title=The Wingfeather Saga Animated Series|website=Kickstarter}}</ref> to produce a pilot episode for a 7-season animated series adaptation. That campaign also funded a series of short stories set in the world of Aerwiar. The stories were written by Andrew Peterson, Jennifer Trafton, N. D. Wilson, A. S. Peterson, Jonathan Rogers, and Douglas Kaine McKelvey. They were illustrated by Cory Godbey, Nicholas Kole, John Hendrix, Joe Sutphin, [[Doug TenNapel]], Justin Gerard, and Aedan Peterson;<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://wingfeathersaga.com/books-2/|title=The Wingfeather Saga – Books|website=Wingfeather Saga official website}}</ref> and the musical score was composed by [[The Arcadian Wild]] and [[Kurt Heinecke]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Sidler|first1=Madame|title=Wingfeather Film Soundtrack!|url=https://wingfeathersaga.com/wingfeather-film-soundtrack/|accessdate=February 25, 2019|publisher=The Wingfeather Saga|date=July 16, 2018}}</ref>


The fifteen-minute short film, titled ''A Crow for the Carriage'', was premiered on November 2, 2017, at Belcourt Theatre in Nashville, Tennessee.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newreleasetoday.com/news_detail.php?newsid=2739|title=Andrew Peterson's 'The Wingfeather Saga' Short Film to Premiere at Belcourt Theatre|access-date=May 21, 2018}}</ref> The short is available for streaming on multiple platforms.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://wingfeathersaga.com/last-tell-everybody/|title=It's Here at Last! Tell EVERYBODY|access-date=May 21, 2018}}</ref> The series' producer, J. Chris Wall, and author, Andrew Peterson, then tried to pitch the show to film and television outlets.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://centricitymusic.com/andrew-petersons-wingfeather-saga-short-film-premieres/|title=Andrew Peterson's THE WINGFEATHER SAGA Short Film Premieres|date=November 3, 2017 |access-date=May 21, 2018}}</ref>
The fifteen-minute short film, titled ''A Crow for the Carriage'', was premiered on November 2, 2017, at Belcourt Theatre in Nashville, Tennessee.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newreleasetoday.com/news_detail.php?newsid=2739|title=Andrew Peterson's 'The Wingfeather Saga' Short Film to Premiere at Belcourt Theatre|access-date=May 21, 2018}}</ref> The short is available for streaming on multiple platforms.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://wingfeathersaga.com/last-tell-everybody/|title=It's Here at Last! Tell EVERYBODY|access-date=May 21, 2018}}</ref> The series' producer, J. Chris Wall, and author, Andrew Peterson, then tried to pitch the show to film and television outlets.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://centricitymusic.com/andrew-petersons-wingfeather-saga-short-film-premieres/|title=Andrew Peterson's THE WINGFEATHER SAGA Short Film Premieres|date=November 3, 2017 |access-date=May 21, 2018}}</ref>


The show went through another round of crowdfunding with investment platform Angel Studios in May 2021. The campaign was able to raise $5&nbsp;million in total, with $1&nbsp;million being raised in the first 48 hours. This campaign met its goal, raising enough money to fund the production of Season 1, which covered and adapted the events of the first book. The first episode, ''Leeli and the Dragon Song'' (later renamed ''Leeli and the Sea Dragon Song''), released on December 2 free on the [[Angel Studios]] app, [[YouTube]], and [[Facebook]]. The second and third rounds of crowdfunding for Season 2 began soon after with a goal of $6.5 million. Production began in 2023 on Season 2, which covers the first half of Book 2, with a planned release date of early 2024. The series is being distributed by Angel Studios.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.christianitytoday.com/news/2021/june/wingfeather-saga-series-tv-angel-studios-andrew-peterson.html|title=Andrew Peterson's Wingfeather Saga Raises $5M for TV Series|first=Megan|last=Fowler|website=News & Reporting|date=June 3, 2021 |accessdate=June 29, 2021}}</ref>
The show went through another round of crowdfunding with investment platform Angel Studios in May 2021. The campaign was able to raise $5 million in total, with $1 million being raised in the first 48 hours. This campaign met its goal, raising enough money to fund the production of Season 1, which covered and adapted the events of the first book. The first episode, ''Leeli and the Dragon Song'' (later renamed ''Leeli and the Sea Dragon Song''), released on December 2 free on the [[Angel Studios]] app, [[YouTube]], and [[Facebook]]. The second and third rounds of crowdfunding for Season 2 began soon after, with a goal of $6.5 million. Production began in 2023 on Season 2, which covers the first half of Book 2, which released on April 5, 2024. The series is being distributed by Angel Studios.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.christianitytoday.com/news/2021/june/wingfeather-saga-series-tv-angel-studios-andrew-peterson.html|title=Andrew Peterson's Wingfeather Saga Raises $5M for TV Series|first=Megan|last=Fowler|website=News & Reporting|date=June 3, 2021 |accessdate=June 29, 2021}}</ref>


=== Cast ===
===Cast===
* Alkaio Thiele as Janner Igiby (Wingfeather)
*Alkaio Thiele as Janner Igiby (Wingfeather)
* Griffin Robert Faulkner as Tink (Kalmar) Igiby (Wingfeather)
*Griffin Robert Faulkner as Tink (Kalmar) Igiby (Wingfeather)
* Romy Fay as Leeli Igiby (Wingfeather)
*Romy Fay as Leeli Igiby (Wingfeather)
* [[Jodi Benson]] as Nia Igiby (Wingfeather)
*[[Jodi Benson]] as Nia Igiby (Wingfeather)
* [[Kevin McNally]] as Podo Helmer
*[[Kevin McNally]] as Podo Helmer
* [[Andrew Peterson (musician)|Andrew Peterson]] as Oskar Noss Reteep
*[[Andrew Peterson (musician)|Andrew Peterson]] as Oskar Noss Reteep
* [[Henry Ian Cusick]] as Peet
*[[Henry Ian Cusick]] as Peet
*Ari Elizabeth Johnson as Sara Cobbler
* [[Enn Reitel]] as Zouzab, Buzzard Willie, Shaggy
* [[Kellen Goff]] as Slarb, Brak, Yurgen, General Khrak
*[[Enn Reitel]] as Zouzab, Buzzard Willie, Shaggy
*[[Kellen Goff]] as Slarb, Brak, Yurgen, General Khrak
* [[Kari Wahlgren]] as the Stonekeeper
*[[Kari Wahlgren]] as the Stonekeeper
* Christopher Robin Miller as Commander Gnorm, Vop, Mobrik
*Christopher Robin Miller as Commander Gnorm, Vop, Mobrik, Timber
* Adam Sietz as Mayor Blaggus, Critch
*Adam Sietz as Mayor Blaggus, Critch, Migg Landers
* Eva Whittaker as Maraly Weaver
*[[Ellie Holcomb]] as Ferinia
* [[Lesley Nicol (actress)|Lesley Nicol]] as Nurgabog
*Dave Mullins as Armulyn the Bard
* Will De Renzy-Martin as Claxton Weaver
*Eva Whittaker as Maraly Weaver (Season 2)
* [[Billy Boyd (actor)|Billy Boyd]] as the Overseer
*[[Lesley Nicol (actress)|Lesley Nicol]] as Nurgabog (Season 2)
* Ezra Knight as Ronchy McHiggins
*Will De Renzy-Martin as Claxton Weaver (Season 2)
*[[Billy Boyd (actor)|Billy Boyd]] as the Overseer (Season 2)
*Ezra Knight as Ronchy McHiggins (Season 2)
*[[Matthew Rhys]] as Gammon/The Florid Sword


=== Episodes ===
===Episodes===
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====Season 1 (2022–23)====
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=== Future seasons ===
=== Future seasons ===
Season 2 has a projected release date of 2024, and will cover the second half of Book 2. Season 3 has a projected release date of 2025, and will cover the first half of Book 3. Season 4 has a projected release date of 2026, and will cover the second half of Book 3. Season 5 has a projected release date of 2027, and will cover the first half of Book 4. Season 6 has a projected release date of 2028, and will cover the second half of Book 4.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=The Wingfeather Saga - YouTube |url=https://www.youtube.com/@wingfeathersaga |access-date=2023-06-23 |website=www.youtube.com}}</ref>
Season 3 has a projected release date of Fall/Winter 2025, and will cover the second half of Book 2. Season 4 has a projected release date of 2026, and will cover the first half of Book 3. Season 5 has a projected release date of 2027, and will cover the second half of Book 3. Season 6 has a projected release date of 2028, and will cover the first half of Book 4. Season 7 has a projected release date of 2029, and will cover the second half of Book 4.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=The Wingfeather Saga - YouTube |url=https://www.youtube.com/@wingfeathersaga |access-date=2023-06-23 |website=www.youtube.com}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
* {{Official website|https://wingfeathersaga.com}}
*{{Official website|https://wingfeathersaga.com}}
* {{IMDb title|7801744|The Wingfeather Saga: A Crow for the Carriage}}
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The Wingfeather Saga
AuthorAndrew Peterson
IllustratorJoe Sutphin
Cover artistNicholas Kole
LanguageEnglish
DisciplineFantasy, young adult fiction, children's fiction
Publisher
  • Rabbit Room Press
  • Waterbrook
No. of books7
Websitehttps://www.wingfeathersaga.com

The Wingfeather Saga is a series of four children's fantasy novels written by singer-songwriter Andrew Peterson. It is being adapted into a free-to-watch, seven-season animated television series by Angel Studios, with Peterson as an executive producer along with J. Chris Wall. Production of the show has been funded by equity crowdfunding. The first season aired from December 2, 2022 to March 10, 2023. The second season aired from April 5, 2024 to May 17, 2024. The series proper consists of On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness, North! Or Be Eaten, The Monster in the Hollows, and The Warden and the Wolf King.

Premise

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The series relates the adventures Igiby family, made up of grandfather Podo, mother Nia, and three children, Janner, Kalmar "Tink" and Leeli. They discover secrets of their family history, then run into the evil Fangs of Dang who are occupying the country of Skree where the Igibys were raised. They combat Gnag the Nameless, the master of the Fangs. The story takes place in the fantasy world of Aerwiar, which has not developed electricity or firearms and which has a number of strange creatures.

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The series has a number of related books.

  • Pembrick's Creaturepedia (2014), a guide to the creatures of Skree, written by Andrew Peterson and illustrated by Aedan Peterson.
  • Wingfeather Tales (2016), an anthology written by various authors and edited by Andrew Peterson.
  • A Ranger's Guide to Glipwood Forest (2023), a field guide written by Andrew Peterson and illustrated by Aedan Peterson.

Main characters

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Janner Igiby (Wingfeather)

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Janner is the oldest brother. He helps around the farm and bookstore and has a dream to sail. As the oldest, the ancient role of Throne Warden (protector of the king) belongs to him and places much pressure on his shoulders.

Kalmar (Tink) Igiby (Wingfeather)

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Tink (Kalmar, his birth name as mentioned early on in the book) is the second born younger brother. He is revealed to be heir to the throne by the Annieran tradition that the second child inherits the crown.

Leeli Igiby (Wingfeather)

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Leeli is the youngest and only sister. She is musically talented, and crippled, but brave and adept with her crutches. She is gifted a Whistleharp, that is later revealed to have belonged to her great-grandmother, Madia, Queen of Anniera.

Nia Igiby (Wingfeather)

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The regal mother to Janner, Tink and Leeli, and later revealed to be Queen of the Shining Isle of Anniera. After the Fangs took control, she hid herself and her children by returning to the town her father grew up in, and taking her mother's maiden name, Igiby.

Podo Helmer

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Podo is Nia's father, and grandfather to Janner, Tink and Leeli. He has a rough love for his grandsons but a soft spot for his granddaughter. He tends the garden, protects the family, and tells stories of his former wild life as a pirate at sea. A dragon bit off his leg and he replaced it with a peg leg, often described as a stump.

Esben Wingfeather

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Janner, Kalmar and Leeli's father, High King of the Shining Isle of Anniera. Assumed to be dead after the invasion of Anniera.

Artham Wingfeather (Peet the Sock Man)

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Artham was Esben Wingfeather's older brother and the Throne Warden. At the start of the saga he is mad. It is revealed the socks conceal that his hands have been magically transformed into talons.

Oskar Noss Reteep

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An old, wise, roundish, well-read bookseller and gentle soul. He is also a self-proclaimed "appreciator of the neat, strange and/or yummy". He lived in his Glipwood bookstore, Books and Crannies, before traveling with the Igiby family through Aerwiar and eventually settling down in the Green Hollows.

Sara Cobbler

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A friend of Janner who was taken by the Fangs to be a slave. When Janner is later taken, she helps him escape and afterward leads a mass exodus of other young slaves.

Gammon Felda (The Florid Sword)

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The leader of the rebellion against the Fangs and the dark hero of Dugtown. He also became the adopted father of Maraly Weaver.

Maraly Weaver (Shadow Blade)

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A member of one of the bands of vagabond outlaws called Stranders. She helped Artham Wingfeather and was later adopted by Gammon after her biological father, Claxton Weaver, died.

Animated series

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The Wingfeather Saga
Genre
Created byJ. Chris Wall
Based onThe Wingfeather Saga
by Andrew Peterson
Starring
  • Jodi Benson
  • Kevin McNally
  • Kari Wahlgren
  • Henry Ian Cusick
  • Alkaio Thiele
  • Griffin Faulkner
  • Romy Fay
  • Andrew Peterson
Composers
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes13
Production
Executive producers
  • J. Chris Wall
  • Andrew Peterson
  • Keith Lango
  • Brock Starnes
  • Jason Melton
AnimatorKeith Lango
Running time26-35 minutes
Production companies
Budget$11.5 million (to date)
Original release
NetworkAngel Studios
ReleaseDecember 2, 2022 (2022-12-02) –
present

In March 2016 a Kickstarter was successfully funded[1] to produce a pilot episode for a 7-season animated series adaptation. That campaign also funded a series of short stories set in the world of Aerwiar. The stories were written by Andrew Peterson, Jennifer Trafton, N. D. Wilson, A. S. Peterson, Jonathan Rogers, and Douglas Kaine McKelvey. They were illustrated by Cory Godbey, Nicholas Kole, John Hendrix, Joe Sutphin, Doug TenNapel, Justin Gerard, and Aedan Peterson;[2] and the musical score was composed by The Arcadian Wild and Kurt Heinecke.[3]

The fifteen-minute short film, titled A Crow for the Carriage, was premiered on November 2, 2017, at Belcourt Theatre in Nashville, Tennessee.[4] The short is available for streaming on multiple platforms.[5] The series' producer, J. Chris Wall, and author, Andrew Peterson, then tried to pitch the show to film and television outlets.[6]

The show went through another round of crowdfunding with investment platform Angel Studios in May 2021. The campaign was able to raise $5 million in total, with $1 million being raised in the first 48 hours. This campaign met its goal, raising enough money to fund the production of Season 1, which covered and adapted the events of the first book. The first episode, Leeli and the Dragon Song (later renamed Leeli and the Sea Dragon Song), released on December 2 free on the Angel Studios app, YouTube, and Facebook. The second and third rounds of crowdfunding for Season 2 began soon after, with a goal of $6.5 million. Production began in 2023 on Season 2, which covers the first half of Book 2, which released on April 5, 2024. The series is being distributed by Angel Studios.[7]

Cast

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  • Alkaio Thiele as Janner Igiby (Wingfeather)
  • Griffin Robert Faulkner as Tink (Kalmar) Igiby (Wingfeather)
  • Romy Fay as Leeli Igiby (Wingfeather)
  • Jodi Benson as Nia Igiby (Wingfeather)
  • Kevin McNally as Podo Helmer
  • Andrew Peterson as Oskar Noss Reteep
  • Henry Ian Cusick as Peet
  • Ari Elizabeth Johnson as Sara Cobbler
  • Enn Reitel as Zouzab, Buzzard Willie, Shaggy
  • Kellen Goff as Slarb, Brak, Yurgen, General Khrak
  • Kari Wahlgren as the Stonekeeper
  • Christopher Robin Miller as Commander Gnorm, Vop, Mobrik, Timber
  • Adam Sietz as Mayor Blaggus, Critch, Migg Landers
  • Ellie Holcomb as Ferinia
  • Dave Mullins as Armulyn the Bard
  • Eva Whittaker as Maraly Weaver (Season 2)
  • Lesley Nicol as Nurgabog (Season 2)
  • Will De Renzy-Martin as Claxton Weaver (Season 2)
  • Billy Boyd as the Overseer (Season 2)
  • Ezra Knight as Ronchy McHiggins (Season 2)
  • Matthew Rhys as Gammon/The Florid Sword

Episodes

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Season 1 (2022–23)

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No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
11"Leeli and the Sea Dragon Song"Bill BreneisenJacob Roman and Kenny RyanDecember 2, 2022 (2022-12-02)
22"A Mysterious Map"John SanfordJacob Roman and Kenny RyanDecember 16, 2022 (2022-12-16)
33"The Catacombs Below"John SanfordDouglas Kaine McKelveyDecember 30, 2022 (2022-12-30)
44"Escape to Peet's Castle"John SanfordLauren GauthierFebruary 10, 2023 (2023-02-10)
55"Fruit for Zouzab"John SanfordLauren GauthierFebruary 24, 2023 (2023-02-24)
66"The Jewels of Anniera"John SanfordJacob Roman and Kenny RyanMarch 10, 2023 (2023-03-10)

Season 2 (2024)

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No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
71"Flight of the Wingfeathers"John SanfordLauren GauthierApril 5, 2024 (2024-04-05)
82"Fingap Falls"John SanfordCory EdwardsApril 12, 2024 (2024-04-12)
93"Stranded"John SanfordCory EdwardsApril 19, 2024 (2024-04-19)
104"The Roundish Widow"John SanfordCory EdwardsApril 26, 2024 (2024-04-26)
115"The Sundering"John SanfordDouglas Kaine McKelveyMay 3, 2024 (2024-05-03)
126"The Fork! Factory!"John SanfordLauren Gauthier and Douglas Kaine McKelveyMay 10, 2024 (2024-05-10)
137"Escape to the North"John SanfordDouglas Kaine McKelveyMay 17, 2024 (2024-05-17)

Season 3 (2025)

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No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
141TBATBDTBD 2025 (2025-Fall)
152TBATBDTBD 2025 (2025-Winter)
163TBATBDTBD 2025 (2025-Winter)
174TBATBDTBD 2025 (2025-Winter)
185TBATBDTBD 2025 (2025-Winter)
196TBATBDTBD 2025 (2025-Winter)

Future seasons

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Season 3 has a projected release date of Fall/Winter 2025, and will cover the second half of Book 2. Season 4 has a projected release date of 2026, and will cover the first half of Book 3. Season 5 has a projected release date of 2027, and will cover the second half of Book 3. Season 6 has a projected release date of 2028, and will cover the first half of Book 4. Season 7 has a projected release date of 2029, and will cover the second half of Book 4.[8]

References

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  1. ^ "The Wingfeather Saga Animated Series". Kickstarter.
  2. ^ "The Wingfeather Saga – Books". Wingfeather Saga official website.
  3. ^ Sidler, Madame (July 16, 2018). "Wingfeather Film Soundtrack!". The Wingfeather Saga. Retrieved February 25, 2019.
  4. ^ "Andrew Peterson's 'The Wingfeather Saga' Short Film to Premiere at Belcourt Theatre". Retrieved May 21, 2018.
  5. ^ "It's Here at Last! Tell EVERYBODY". Retrieved May 21, 2018.
  6. ^ "Andrew Peterson's THE WINGFEATHER SAGA Short Film Premieres". November 3, 2017. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
  7. ^ Fowler, Megan (June 3, 2021). "Andrew Peterson's Wingfeather Saga Raises $5M for TV Series". News & Reporting. Retrieved June 29, 2021.
  8. ^ "The Wingfeather Saga - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved June 23, 2023.
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