The Wingfeather Saga

The Wingfeather Saga is a series of four children's fantasy novels written by singer-songwriter Andrew Peterson. It is being adapted into a 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 third season started airing on November 12, 2025. 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 series relates the adventurous 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.

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.

• The Art of The Wingfeather Saga - Season One (2023), an artist's book compiled by art director Garret Taylor, with a foreword by Andrew Peterson and an introduction by J. Chris Wall.

• The Prince of Yorsha Doon (2024), an abridged children's book based on the first short story from Wingfeather Tales, written by Andrew Peterson and illustrated by Kristina Kister.

• Janner Igiby (Wingfeather) The oldest brother, he helps around the farm and bookstore and has dreams of sailing. As oldest, the ancient role of Throne Warden (protector of the king) is his, which places much pressure on his shoulders.

• Kalmar (Tink) Igiby (Wingfeather) Tink (birth name Kalmar) is second born brother, heir to the throne by the Annieran tradition that the second child inherits the crown.

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

• Nia Igiby (Wingfeather) The regal mother to Janner, Tink and Leeli, and 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 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.

• Esben Wingfeather Janner, Kalmar and Leeli's father, High King of the Shining Isle of Anniera. Assumed dead after the invasion of Anniera, later found to have been captured and imprisoned by Gnag.

• Artham Wingfeather (Peet the Sock Man) Esben Wingfeather's older brother and the Throne Warden mad at the start of the saga. The socks that concealed his hands magically transform into talons.

• Oskar Noss Reteep An old, wise, bookseller and gentle soul. A self-proclaimed "appreciator of the neat, strange and/or yummy". He lived in his bookstore before traveling with the Igiby family and eventually settling down in the Green Hollows.

• Sara Cobbler A friend of Janner who was enslaved by the Fangs. She helps when Janner is taken and leads a mass exodus of slaves.

• Gammon Felda (The Florid Sword) The leader of the rebellion against the Fangs and the hero of Dugtown. Adoptive father of Maraly Weaver.

• Maraly Weaver (Shadow Blade) A member of the vagabond outlaw Stranders. She helped Artham Wingfeather and Gammon Felda and was adopted by the latter after her father died.

In March 2016 a Kickstarter was successfully funded 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; and the musical score was composed by The Arcadian Wild and Kurt Heinecke.

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

The show went through another round of crowdfunding with investment platform Angel Studios in May 2021. The campaign met its goal, raising $5 million 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 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. Season 2 was released on April 5, 2024.

• Alkaio Thiele as Janner Igiby (Wingfeather)
• Griffin Robert Faulkner (Season 1–2) and Henry Witcher (Season 3–present) 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 (Season 1, 3)
• Dave Mullins as Armulyn the Bard (Season 1)
• Eva Whittaker as Maraly Weaver (Season 2–present)
• Lesley Nicol as Nurgabog (Season 2)
• Will de Renzy-Martin as Claxton Weaver (Season 2)
• Billy Boyd as the Overseer (Season 2–present)
• Ezra Knight as Ronchy McHiggins (Season 2)
• Matthew Rhys as Gammon/The Florid Sword (Season 2–present)
• David Oyelowo as Timber (Season 3)

Season 4 is expected in 2026 and will cover the entirety of Book 3. Season 5 has a projected release date of 2027, and will cover the first third of Book 4. Season 6 has a projected release date of 2028, and will cover the middle third of Book 4. Season 7 has a projected release date of 2029, and will cover the final third of Book 4. Altogether, a total of 52 episodes are planned for the series.

• Official website
• The Wingfeather Saga: A Crow for the Carriage at IMDb
• The Wingfeather Saga at IMDb
• The Wingfeather Saga on Angel Studios