Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget

Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget
Release poster
Directed bySam Fell
Screenplay by
Story by
  • Karey Kirkpatrick
  • John O'Farrell
Based onChicken Run
by Peter Lord
Nick Park
Produced by
  • Steve Pegram
  • Leyla Hobart
Starring
CinematographyCharles Copping
Edited byStephen Perkins
Music byHarry Gregson-Williams
Production
company
Distributed byNetflix
Release dates
  • 14 October 2023 (2023-10-14) (BFI)
  • 15 December 2023 (2023-12-15) (Netflix)
Running time
101 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget is a 2023 British animated comedy film produced by Aardman Animations for Netflix. A sequel to Chicken Run (2000), the film was directed by Sam Fell from a screenplay written by Karey Kirkpatrick, John O'Farrell, and Rachel Tunnard, based on a story conceived by Kirkpatrick and O'Farrell. It stars the voices of Thandiwe Newton, Zachary Levi, Bella Ramsey, Romesh Ranganathan, David Bradley, Daniel Mays, Jane Horrocks, Imelda Staunton, Lynn Ferguson, Josie Sedgwick-Davies, Peter Serafinowicz, Nick Mohammed, and Miranda Richardson. The story follows Rocky and Ginger who lead a rescue mission when their daughter has been abducted to a highly-advanced poultry farm run by their old enemy Mrs. Tweedy.

Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget had its world premiere at the 67th London Film Festival on 14 October 2023, and was released by Netflix on 15 December 2023. The film received generally positive reviews from critics.