Kiki’s Delivery Service is set to become a live-action series.

Kiki’s Delivery Service is soaring into a new format as Studio Ghibli’s beloved animated classic is set to be adapted into a TV series. A collaboration between BBC Studios Kids & Family, Wheel in Motion, and Kadokawa Corporation is making this project a reality.

The series draws inspiration from Eiko Kadono’s 1985 novel, the first in a six-book series. This live-action adaptation will focus on the initial book and is slated to consist of 10 half-hour episodes.

The 1989 film version is regarded as one of Studio Ghibli’s finest works, following Kiki, a young witch embarking on her journey of independence (with her talking cat Jiji by her side). In a new town filled with unfamiliar faces, she starts a courier business while navigating the challenges of growing up. The story beautifully captures themes of adolescent loneliness and creativity, with Kiki’s moment of rediscovering her ability to fly standing out as one of Ghibli’s most memorable scenes.

“I’m excited to help bring Kiki, one of fiction’s great girl characters, to life in this new adaptation,” said series writer Irena Brignull. “She embodies the magic of reinvention and human connection, showing us the possibilities that arise when we boldly and generously explore the world in search of purpose.”

This isn’t the first time Kadono’s Kiki’s Delivery Service has been adapted into live-action; a 2014 film version was released but didn’t receive a warm reception.

Additionally, this marks another instance of Studio Ghibli’s iconic films being transformed into live-action. Several of their works, including Spirited Away and the recent adaptation of My Neighbor Totoro, have made their way to the stage.

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