WINGFEATHER SAGA Season Two Promises More Biblical Lessons
By Movieguide® Contributor
While fans are waiting for THE WINGFEATHER SAGA season two, creator J Chris Wall and executive producer Brock Starnes talked about what to expect from the upcoming season.
“Season one was about identities being revealed and a family discovering their place in the world, through their community, through their family, and being a part of that,” Wall told Christian Post. “Now season two, is really about putting them in some high-pressure situations that are going to fracture and break them apart.”
“Episodes one and two are action packed, we kinda pick up where we left off and it is in the middle of battles and survival and some really epic landscapes, new characters,” he continued.
THE WINGFEATHER SAGA was a smash hit coming out of Angel Studios last year. The series is an adaptation from the book series of the same name by Andrew Peterson. The series was popular, in part, because of its strong adherence to biblical values. A portion of Movieguide®’s review of THE WINGFEATHER SAGA reads:
Chapter 6 of THE WINGFEATHER SAGA on Angel Studios is the explosive conclusion to Season One. In the episode, the Igiby family take their last stand against their nemesis, Slarb, and his Fang army. The family retreats to Anklejelly Manor, a dilapidated mansion, but are attacked by Fang spies. Their forest friend, Peet, comes to the rescue. He revives their dog, Nugget, with a magical elixir, which has turned Nugget into a giant canine. Eventually, the three Igiby children uncover the shocking origins of the powerful Jewels of Anniera. Can the family survive? What is the destiny of the three children?
Chapter 6 of THE WINGFEATHER SAGA is an excellent capstone to Season One. It features the Christian virtues of sacrifice, bravery and the fortitude of facing overwhelming forces. The heroes are standing against tyrannical evil. Chapter 6 does not shy away from fantasy violence, however. For example, the episode features sword-to-sword combat, fist fights, and a fang soldier being burned alive. There is even a “parental guidance” warning at the start of the program. MOVIEGUIDE® stresses caution for younger children.
Season two promises to continue to teach strong Christian values. This season’s focus will be on the importance of family, and leaning on your community for help.
“We feel very strong that kids, and certain kids at a certain age, which are our kids in our story, are coming of age. That they can best navigate those difficult times with their family, with their community,” Wall said. “Our culture right now tells us we can navigate those times best on our own. And in fact, to get parents out of the way and ‘let [me] just do this by myself.’”
“That’s not really the way it works in real life. In real life, families do well together solving those problems and helping those kids to work through that together, alongside them, as part of their community, not isolated. So our story is kinda demonstrating that without really talking about it.”
Movieguide® previously reported on THE WINGFEATHER SAGA’s commitment to biblical values:
The creator of the animated series THE WINGFEATHER SAGA, which streams on Angel Studios, said that he hopes children learn to not follow their hearts.
Although the theme of “following your heart” appears in almost every Disney movie and many other mainstream media, executive producer J Chris Wall said that we should be teaching children something better.
“Our culture right now tells us that kids can learn their identity and who they are in the world, in their own selves – and in fact, individually apart from their families. And we just don’t believe that’s true,” Wall told Christian Headlines in a recent interview. “And so in our story, these kids find their identity and their purpose in life through their family, through their community, and ultimately, the Creator that made them. What’s the purpose that He has for them?”
“That’s something they’ll wrestle with the entire seven seasons of Wingfeather is: what I’m called to be, what I’m supposed to do, and what I may be told in my own heart [which is] something else, which may not lead to good conclusions,” he added.
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