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Watership Down (1999)

Adventure · Animation · Family

Follows the lives of a group of rabbits as they leave their endangered warren in search of a safe new home. They travel across the English countryside, braving perilous danger, until they find a hill called Watership Down, where they begin a new warren. However, they face various threats and are soon forced to defend their home and lives.

IMDb rating
7.6 (1,191 votes)
Episode average
5.5 -2.1 vs IMDb
Seasons
3
Language
EN
Type
TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 3 seasons indexed

Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (1999)

6.18 avg 13 episodes 7.1 → 5.8 23 min avg

Ep 1: 7.1 · 20 votesEp 2: 6.3 · 13 votesEp 3: 6.5 · 12 votesEp 4: 6.1 · 12 votesEp 5: 6.6 · 12 votesEp 6: 6.0 · 12 votesEp 7: 6.0 · 12 votesEp 8: 6.6 · 14 votesEp 9: 5.3 · 14 votesEp 10: 6.0 · 16 votesEp 11: 5.9 · 16 votesEp 12: 6.1 · 12 votesEp 13: 5.8 · 15 votes
Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1The Promised Land7.120
2Home on the Down6.313
3The Easy Life6.512
4Strawberry Fayre6.112
5The Shadow of Efrafa6.612
6The Raid6.012
7Challenge to Efrefa6.012
8Escape from Efrafa6.614
9The Vision5.314
10A Tale of a Mouse6.016
11Lost5.916
12Friend and Enemy6.112
13Kidnapped5.815

Season 2 (2000)

5.47 avg 13 episodes 6.0 → 5.7 23 min avg

Ep 1: 6.0 · 12 votesEp 2: 5.3 · 12 votesEp 3: 5.3 · 12 votesEp 4: 5.0 · 10 votesEp 5: 5.9 · 12 votesEp 6: 5.0 · 13 votesEp 7: 6.2 · 12 votesEp 8: 5.8 · 13 votesEp 9: 5.7 · 15 votesEp 10: 4.6 · 11 votesEp 11: 4.9 · 14 votesEp 12: 5.7 · 10 votesEp 13: 5.7 · 9 votes
Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Prisoner of Efrefa6.012
2The Roundabout5.312
3The Market5.312
4The Great Water5.010
5The Stand5.912
6The Orchard5.013
7The Great Game6.212
8Christmas on Watership Down: Part 15.813
9Christmas on Watership Down: Part 25.715
10The Mysterious Visitors4.611
11The Invasion4.914
12Bigwig's Way5.710
13The Homecoming5.79

Season 3 (2001)

4.94 avg 13 episodes 5.2 → 6.1

Ep 1: 5.2 · 7 votesEp 2: 4.6 · 6 votesEp 3: 4.8 · 6 votesEp 4: 4.6 · 7 votesEp 5: 4.8 · 6 votesEp 6: 4.6 · 6 votesEp 7: 4.8 · 6 votesEp 8: 4.2 · 7 votesEp 9: 5.8 · 7 votesEp 10: 4.6 · 7 votesEp 11: 5.5 · 7 votesEp 12: 4.6 · 6 votesEp 13: 6.1 · 9 votes
Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Campion Lives5.27
2Woundwort Never Gives Up4.66
3The Wanderer4.86
4The Challenge4.67
5Woundwort in the Trap4.86
6Kehaar's Departure4.66
7Redstone Falls4.86
8Magic4.27
9An Unfair Due5.87
10The Spy4.67
11The Betrayal5.57
12Hannah's Big Achievement4.66
13The Last Battle6.19