A Tale Dark & Grimm

America

The story

A Tale Dark & Grimm is an animated television series based on the children's book of the same name by Adam Gidwitz, itself a loose adaptation of the Brothers Grimm's fairy tale "Hansel and Gretel". Developed for Netflix by Doug Langdale and Simon Otto, the series premiered on October 8, 2021. Netflix did not renew the show for a second season. It was nominated for the Children's and Family Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Series at the 1st Children's and Family Emmy Awards.

Plot

A trio of talking ravens narrate the real story of Hansel and Gretel, who are a prince and a princess. After being beheaded by their parents, the twins run away and search for a new and happy family. The pair embark on a winding and wickedly witty tale with elements of several other stories from the Brothers Grimm.

Voice cast

Andre Robinson as Prince Hansel
Raini Rodriguez as Princess Gretel
Scott Adsit as William and Hunter
Ron Funches as Jacob
Erica Rhodes as Dotty
Jonathan Banks as Johannes
Nicole Byer as Mrs. Baker
Eric Bauza as the King and Shillingworth
Charlotte Wilson Langley as the Queen
Kari Wahlgren as The Sun and Olivia
Tom Hollander as The Moon
Cree Summer as Mother Tree
Adetokumboh M'Cormack as Lord Meister and Furfur
David Henrie as Handsome Young Man
Missi Pyle as The Rain and Widow Fischer
Matthew Waterson as Asmodeus
Adam Lambert as the Devil

Production

On October 16, 2013, Henry Selick was set to direct a live-action film adaptation of Adam Gidwitz's children's novel A Tale Dark & Grimm. By August 2016, he was still working on the film adaptation. The series was first announced in June 2021, without Selick's involvement, as part of three Netflix Original shows targeted at kids and families.

Release

A Tale Dark & Grimm premiered on October 8, 2021, globally on Netflix. A trailer was released on September 9.