Netflix, an American over-the-top media service and original programming production company, agreed to acquire The Roald Dahl Story Company, a global entertainment business managing the rights to Roald Dahl's characters and stories. Financial terms were not disclosed. "This acquisition builds on the partnership we started three years ago to create a slate of animated TV series. For example, Academy Award winning filmmaker Taika Waititi and Academy Award nominee Phil Johnston are now hard at work on a series based on the world of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. In addition, we’re working with Sony and Working Title on an adaptation of Matilda The Musical," Netflix.