A Christopher Robin R-rated TV show about the Winnie the Pooh character is in the works, according to a report from Variety.
The live-action/animation hybrid series, which is currently just titled Christopher Robin, comes from Boat Rocker Studios and Shamier Anderson and Stephan James’ Bay Mills Studios. The Christopher Robin R-rated TV show will follow a Christopher Robin who “is a disillusioned New Yorker navigating his quarter-life crisis with the help of the weird talking animals who live beyond a drug-induced portal outside his derelict apartment complex, the Hundred Acres.”
The upcoming project is written by Charlie Kesslering (Foreign Relations), who will also executive produce the series. Conrad Vernon (Shrek 2, Sausage Party) will direct the pilot and also executive produce.
“This project takes everything you think you know about Christopher Robin and Winnie-the-Pooh and creates something completely fresh and undeniably funny,” said Anderson and James. “We’re excited to partner with Boat Rocker, Charlie, and Conrad on this journey to a truly creative space where anything is possible for these characters.”
The series is the latest in a long line of Winnie the Pooh-based series’ that have been announced ever since the copyright protection on the iconic characters ran out. Since re-entering the public domain, there have been a handful of Winnie the Pooh creations, most notably the horror film Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey.
