This article contains information about the series of books written by C.S. Lewis. For information about the film series, see The Chronicles of Narnia movie series.
Completed by the end of March 1949 and published by Geoffrey Bles in London on 16 October 1950, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe tells the story of four ordinary children: Peter, Susan, Edmund, and Lucy Pevensie, who have been evacuated to the English countryside from London in 1940 following the outbreak of World War II. They discover a wardrobe in Professor Digory Kirke's house that leads to the magical land of Narnia. The Pevensie children help Aslan, a talking lion, save Narnia from the evil White Witch, who has reigned over the land of Narnia for a century of perpetual winter. The children become kings and queens of this new-found land and establish the Golden Age of Narnia, leaving a legacy to be rediscovered in later books.
Prince Caspian
This book is set 1300 years after The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. Narnia is ruled by the Telmarines, a very mean people. The Pevensie children are called to Narnia by Susan's horn, which is blown by Prince Caspian. There is a big war between the Telmarines and Narnians. At the end of the book, Peter and Susan are told that they will not be able to come back to Narnia. The book was published in 1951.
The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
In the third book, Lucy and Edmund return to Narnia with their cousin, Eustace. They travel on a ship with Caspian, now King of Narnia. They are looking for seven lords who were sent away from Narnia by Caspian's uncle, Miraz. This book was published in 1952.
The Silver Chair
Eustace returns to Narnia with Jill, a friend from school. He finds Caspian very old. Aslan tells Jill to find Rillian, Caspian's son, who has been missing for many years. A Marsh-Wiggle named Puddleglum travels with them. This book was published in 1953.
The Horse and His Boy
This book is set during the rule of the Pevensies. Shasta, is a young boy living in the country of Calormen. He decides to run away when he finds out he is not the son of Arsheesh. He heads north to Narnia with a talking horse, Bree, a Calormene noblewoman, Aravis, and her talking horse, Hwin. It was published in 1954.
The Magician’s Nephew
This book is set before any of the others. It tells about a boy, Digory, and his friend, Polly. They travel to Narnia through the experiments of Digory's uncle, Andrew. It describes the creation (beginning) of Narnia and the first King and Queen. It also shows the beginning of Jadis, who is called the White Witch in The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. The book was published in 1954.
The Last Battle
Completed in the spring of 1953 and published in 1956, The Last Battle tells about the end of the world of Narnia. Jill and Eustace return to save Narnia from Shift, an ape, who tricks Puzzle, a donkey, into pretending to be the lion, Aslan. The Pevensie children (without Susan, who has decided that Narnia was just part of a game they played as children), along with their parents and friends, die in a train crash and lived in Narnia forever with Aslan.
The New Yorker reported in July 2023 that Barbie (2023) director Greta Gerwig had been hired by Netflix to write and direct two movie adaptations of the books. In March 2024, at the 96th Academy awards, it was announced that the scripts were finished and pre-production is beginning in London, that same month it was announced that the first installment would be the first book, it was not made clear weather it was The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe or The Magician's Nephew is unclear.[1] In late April, it was announced principal photography was to begin in August 2024 to March 2025. In late May, Greta expressed interest in working with French actors Denis Lavaunt, Eva Green and Louis Garrel in the Narnia movies. In June, it was rumored that Greta Gerwig's Narnia would be filmed back to back. [1]In July, William Moseley expressed interest in returning to the new movie adaptation.[1]Fans have suggested Idris Elba, Margot Robbie and Timothée Chalamet for the cast.[1]Fans have suggested William Moseley as Professor Kirke.[1]Saoirse Ronan has expressed interest in the films as well.[1]Fans have ruled out Margot Robbie as the White Witch due to her pregnancy.[1] On August 2, James McCavoy commented on fancasting Timothy Chalamet as Mr, Tumnus.[1] On August 16, it was rumored by IMDB that filming had began. Fans expect Netflix to confirm this.[1] On August 21, Greta Gerwig finished working with her husband Noah Baumbach's new film and fans are expecting filming on Narnia to begin next week.[1] on August 27, it was rumored by IMDB that Louis Patride and Zsa Zsa Utair had joined the cast. Netflix has yet to confirm this.[1] It was later revealed to be false information. September 1 has began and fans are wondering why filiming has not begun in august as was said. It was later revealed that filming in august was just a rumor.[1] filming could begin either September, November, December or January.[1] both Joe Locke and Emma Myers and Percy Jackson Star have expressed interest in Narnia[1] On September 26, Greta Gerwig stated production will begin very soon, due to wrapping on her husband's last project[1] Fans have been suggesting The Magican's nephew novel.[1] Top candidates for Aslan are Idris Elba, Benedict Cumberbatch, Timothy Dalton, Jonathan Rumie, Sir. Ben Kingsley and George Clooney. Top candidates for White Witch are Margot Robbie, Saorsie Ronnan, Rosamund Pike, Elizabeth Debicki and Emma Stone. Top candidates for Uncle Andrew are Peter Calapadi, Gary Oldman and David Tenant.[1] on September 28, Saorsie Ronnan was announced to star in a undisclosed supporting role.[1] Saosrie Ronan later denied this, saying Greta gerwig is still writing it.[1] Greta Gerwig is pushing for a theatrical release, but Netflix is refusing wishing to stream them. Rumors are circulating that Gerwig is attempting to back out of her contract with Netflex.[1] On October, 22, Netflix announced that the budget to Narnia is over 200 million$$$. [1]On October 29, Netflix announced Narnia would be released with IMAX Theaters.[1] Netflix announced Narnia will be released on November 2026.[1] On November 30, Jason Isaacs announced that Netflix are adapting The Magician's Nephew. How he knows this is uncomfirmed.[1] Fans are saying he must be cast as Uncle Andrew. On December 6, it was announced Narnia would be filmed at Sheppardton Studios in London.[1] On December 10, it was announced that filming would begin July 2025.[1] and run from July to December 2025, with Post Production running from December 2025 to May 2026, with the film Released on November 2026.[1]
