The Chronicles of Narnia1988
Created by Alan Seymour, C. S. Lewis
🏆 Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy. 1 win & 4 nominations total
The premise
The Chronicles of Narnia is a British television miniseries adapting four of C.S. Lewis's books, blending live-action with animation for fantasy elements like Aslan and the creatures. The first series—The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe—aired from 13 November to 18 December 1988; the second—Prince Caspian and The Voyage of the Dawn Treader—aired from 19 November to 24 December 1989; and the third—The Silver Chair—from 18 November to 23 December 1990. Each series consists of six episodes each.
Horror Vault's take
This classic BBC miniseries brings C.S. Lewis's beloved Narnia to life across three serialised adaptations, blending live-action storytelling with animation to conjure a magical world lurking just beyond the ordinary. Children are pulled from wartime England into a realm where ancient evil holds sway and courage is the only currency that matters. The production carries an unmistakably haunting quality — its low-budget creature work and stark imagery giving it an unsettling edge that distinguishes it from shinier family fare. Spanning four of Lewis's novels across three broadcast seasons, it remains a formative piece of British fantasy television.
Content: Mild Peril, Fantasy Violence, Potentially Frightening Imagery For Young Children
Episode Guide
S1.E1 · The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (1)Premiere4.9Nov 13, 1988 · 30 min
It's 1940, and the Pevensie children, Peter, Susan, Edmund and Lucy, have been sent to stay in the countryside where they will be safe, away from the war. Their home for the duration is a huge rambling mansion that the children cannot resis
S1.E2 · The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2)4.9Nov 20, 1988 · 30 min
After being given a task by the White Witch Edmund finds Lucy again and they return to their own world. Edmund lies to Peter and Susan saying that Narnia was a game he and Lucy was playing, will Lucy's story ever be believed and will the Ch
S1.E3 · The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (3)3.9Nov 27, 1988 · 30 min
The children venture on to try and rescue Mr. Tumnus and meet the beavers who have some good news for them, but will Edmund prove treacherous once again?
S1.E4 · The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (4)3.9Dec 4, 1988 · 30 min
Edmund betrays the others; Peter, Susan and Lucy seek the lion Aslan.
S1.E5 · The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (5)4.1Dec 11, 1988 · 30 min
Peter, Susan and Lucy have met Aslan, but Edmund is still the prisoner of the White Witch.
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