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Netflix will be creating multiple original animated event series based on the beloved works of Roald Dahl, including Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Matilda, and The BFG.

Announced by Netflix and the Roald Dahl Story Company, these new series will "remain faithful to the quintessential spirit and tone of Dahl while also building out an imaginative story universe that expands far beyond the pages of the books themselves."

Netflix will adapt the Roald Dahl universe of stories as a new slate of animated event series. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Matilda, and The BFG are just a few of the titles from the author's beloved and award-winning library that will be reimagined for a new generation pic.twitter.com/ODO6cjqja1 — See What's Next (@seewhatsnext) November 27, 2018

Netflix is working closely with the Roald Dahl Story Company and the Dahl family to bring such stories as Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Matilda, The BFG, The Twits, Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator, George’s Marvellous Medicine, Boy – Tales of Childhood, Going Solo, The Enormous Crocodile, The Giraffe and the Pelly and Me, Henry Sugar, Billy and the Minpins, The Magic Finger, Esio Trot, Dirty Beasts, and Rhyme Stew to a new generation.

“Our mission, which is purposefully lofty, is for as many children as possible around the world to experience the unique magic and positive message of Roald Dahl’s stories,” said Roald Dahl’s widow, Felicity Dahl, “This partnership with Netflix marks a significant move toward making that possible and is an incredibly exciting new chapter for the Roald Dahl Story Company. Roald would, I know, be thrilled.”

Many of Dahl's works have been adapted before, such as Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory in 1971, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory in 2005, The BFG in 1989 and 2016, and Matilda in 1996.

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Not all of Dahl's stories were included in this agreement, however, as such works as James and the Giant Peach and Fantastic Mr. Fox will not see new adaptations as of yet.

Roald Dahl was born in Wales in 1916 and passed away at the age of 74 in 1990. His books have sold over 250 million copies worldwide.

This move strengthens Netflix's commitment to original programing aimed towards a younger demographic, especially with Disney+ launching in 2019 and taking its content with it.

Adam Bankhurst is a news writer for IGN who loves these stories and can't wait to see Netflix's take on them. You can follow him on Twitter @AdamBankhurst.