What was the first media adaptation of the Angry Birds video games?

The first media adaptation of the Angry Birds video games was the animated television series Angry Birds Toons. It premiered in 2013, extending the game’s characters into short-form comedy episodes.

The series follows the birds and pigs in silent-comedy and slapstick situations, usually centered on the birds protecting their eggs or the pigs pursuing them. Episodes were distributed through Rovio’s Toons.TV service, Angry Birds applications, selected smart televisions, and video-on-demand platforms rather than beginning as a conventional long-running broadcast show.

Rovio had already experimented with promotional animated specials before the series, including holiday material connected with the games. Those shorts can cause confusion when “first adaptation” is interpreted broadly. Trivia references generally identify Angry Birds Toons as the franchise’s first formal television adaptation, while later series included Piggy Tales, Angry Birds Stella, Angry Birds Blues, and Summer Madness.