China’s Tencent & Coolabi Productions to develop ‘Warrior Cats’ animation

Warrior Cats (Source: Coolabi)

China’s Tencent Video has struck a deal with Coolabi Productions to develop the Warrior Cats book series for TV and film.

The feline fantasy books, created by Coolabi’s Working Partners, are written by Erin Hunter and tracks clans of wild cats.

Tencent and Coolabi will work with the original characters and storylines to create animated adaptations, marking the first authorised animation of the novels.

More than 70 million Warrior Cats books have been sold, translated into 38 languages, while the brand claimed half a billion views via user generated content on YouTube in 2023 and almost two billion views on TikTok. The brand has also been adapted for Roblox.

Jeremy Banks, CEO of Coolabi Group, said: “Official animation has consistently been top of the list of requests made of us by the enormous global community of Warrior Cats fans and I cannot think of a better partner to collaborate with.

“My team and I could not be more excited about working with the wonderful team at Tencent Video and look forward to seeing Warriors Cats on screens, big and small, across the world.”