‘Kiki’s Delivery Service’ Live-Action Series Set at BBC Studios, Kadokawa and Wheel in Motion

By Naman Ramachandran

Naman Ramachandran

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BBC Studios Kids & Family has unveiled a three-way partnership with U.K. production company Wheel in Motion and Japan’s Kadokawa Corporation to develop a live-action television series based on Eiko Kadono’s novel “Kiki’s Delivery Service,” marking the property’s first live-action television treatment.

Currently in development, the project is planned as 10 half-hour episodes drawn primarily from the first volume of Kadono’s six-book series. The story follows 13-year-old witch Kiki as she leaves home and relocates to the port town of Koriko, where she sets up a delivery service and forges new friendships.

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