Thor: Love and Thunder director Taika Waititi has been tapped to write, direct and executive produce two Netflix animated series set in the world of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.

The first of the two projects will center on the main tale, based on the 1964 Roald Dahl novel, while the other will feature the eponymous factory's confectionery-making Oompa-Loompas.

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"The shows will retain the quintessential spirit and tone of the original story while building out the world and characters far beyond the pages of the Dahl book for the very first time," Netflix said in a statement.

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory has already had a number of adaptations. The most notable is the 1971 film Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory starring Gene Wilder, closely followed by 2005's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory starring Johnny Depp.

"Finding just the right creative partner to bring Willy Wonka, Charlie and the Oompa-Loompas to life in animation was a daunting task…until Taika walked into the room," Netflix Vice President of Original Animation Melissa Cobb said. "Then, it was really obvious. If Dahl had created a character of a filmmaker to adapt his work, I’m pretty sure he would have created Taika."

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The two new Charlie and the Chocolate Factory projects are the latest announcements in what's being described as an "extensive partnership" between Netflix and The Roald Dahl Story Company. "In the words of Willy Wonka himself – we are ‘Delighted! Charmed! Overjoyed!’ with Taika’s appointment on this project," Roald Dahl Story Company Commercial and Entertainment Director Gideon Simeloff said. "There is something undeniably Wonka-esque about Taika’s creative flair and inimitable sense of humor and we cannot think of anyone more perfectly suited to leading the creative charge on these first of their kind, feature quality Netflix shows."

(via Variety)