Watership Down 1999
- Status
- Ended
- First Aired
- September 28, 1999
- Last Aired
- December 4, 2001
- Format
- 3 seasons · 39 eps
- Total Runtime
- ~15 hours (23 min/ep)
- Highest Rated Episode
- S2E1 "Prisoner of Efrafa" (★ 9.5/10)
- Created By
- Richard Adams
- Network
- YTV
- Where to Stream
- The Roku Channel
What is Watership Down?
Watership Down is a 1999 animated television series classified under animation and sci-fi and fantasy, holding a TV-Y7 rating. The story follows the lives of a group of rabbits as they leave their endangered warren in search of a safe new home, traveling across the English countryside while braving perilous danger.
- Type
- TV series
- Year
- 1999
- Status
- Ended
- Episodes
- 39
- Runtime
- 23 minutes
- First aired
- Sep 28, 1999
- Last aired
- Dec 4, 2001
- Original language
- EN
- Origin
- CA
- Networks
- YTV
- Genres
- Animation, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
- Updated
At a glance
- Rating
- ★ TMDB users: 7.2/10 from 17 votes
- Format
- 3 seasons · 39 episodes
- Episode runtime
- ~23 minutes
- Status
- Ended
- Network
- YTV
Where to watch in United States
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Overview
Watership Down is a 1999 animated television series classified under animation and sci-fi and fantasy, holding a TV-Y7 rating. The story follows the lives of a group of rabbits as they leave their endangered warren in search of a safe new home, traveling across the English countryside while braving perilous danger.
After their journey, the rabbits find a hill called Watership Down where they begin a new warren. However, they face various threats and are soon forced to defend their home and lives, continuing a legacy that includes prior adaptations associated with director Martin Rosen.
Should you watch it?
“Follow a group of rabbits as they flee an endangered warren to find a safe new home.”
- It follows the journey of rabbits leaving an endangered warren in search of a safe new home.
- The narrative features travel across the English countryside while braving perilous danger.
- The characters establish a new warren at a hill called Watership Down and must defend their lives and home.
- The characters face various threats and dangers while trying to find and defend their new home.
Watch it if you want to see a group of rabbits leave their endangered warren to find a safe new home across the English countryside.
The series carries a TV-Y7 rating, featuring animated survival themes across the English countryside as rabbits face perilous danger and threats to defend their home.
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Episode guide
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Season 1 · 13 episodes
Open the complete Season 1 guide & lore primer →- E1 The Promised Land Mytharc Sep 28, 1999
- E2 Home on the Down Core Oct 5, 1999
- E3 The Easy Life Core Oct 12, 1999
- E4 Strawberry Fayre Core Oct 19, 1999
- E5 The Shadow of Efrefa Core Oct 26, 1999
- E6 The Raid Core Nov 2, 1999
- E7 Challenge to Efrefa Core Nov 9, 1999
- E8 Escape from Efrefa Core Nov 16, 1999
- E9 The Vision Core Nov 23, 1999
- E10 A Tale of a Mouse Core Nov 30, 1999
- E11 Lost Core Dec 7, 1999
- E12 Friends and Enemy Mytharc Dec 14, 1999
- E13 Kidnapped Mytharc Dec 21, 1999
Season 2 · 13 episodes
Open the complete Season 2 guide & lore primer →- E1 Prisoner of Efrafa Mytharc Aug 3, 2000
- E2 The Roundabout Core Aug 10, 2000
- E3 The Market Core Aug 17, 2000
- E4 The Great Water Core Aug 24, 2000
- E5 The Stand Core Aug 31, 2000
- E6 The Orchard Core Sep 7, 2000
- E7 The Great Game Core Sep 14, 2000
- E8 Christmas on Watership Down (1) Core Sep 21, 2000
- E9 Christmas on Watership Down (2) Core Sep 28, 2000
- E10 The Mysterious Visitors Core Oct 5, 2000
- E11 The Invasion Core Oct 12, 2000
- E12 Bigwig's Way Mytharc Oct 19, 2000
- E13 The Homecoming Mytharc Oct 26, 2000
Season 3 · 13 episodes
Open the complete Season 3 guide & lore primer →- E1 Campion Lives Mytharc Sep 11, 2001
- E2 A New World Mytharc Sep 18, 2001
- E3 The Wanderer Core Sep 25, 2001
- E4 The Nestling Core Oct 2, 2001
- E5 The Secret of Redstone Core Oct 9, 2001
- E6 My Fair Gull Core Oct 16, 2001
- E7 The Dark Deal Core Oct 23, 2001
- E8 Darkhaven Core Oct 30, 2001
- E9 The Eyes of Silverweed Core Nov 6, 2001
- E10 The Spy Core Nov 13, 2001
- E11 The Betrayal Mytharc Nov 20, 2001
- E12 The Beginning of The End Mytharc Nov 27, 2001
- E13 The Magic Mytharc Dec 4, 2001
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Is Watership Down (1999) worth watching?
It is worth watching if you enjoy animated fantasy stories about a group of rabbits braving perilous danger to find a new home.
What is the binge duration of the series?
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