A Tale Dark & Grimm

A Tale Dark & Grimm^[2] 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.^[3] Netflix did not renew the show for a second season.^[4] It was nominated for the Children's and Family Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Series at the 1st Children's and Family Emmy Awards.

A Tale Dark & Grimm
Genre	Fantasy Action Adventure Comedy drama
Based on	A Tale Dark & Grimm by Adam Gidwitz
Developed by	Doug Langdale Simon Otto
Directed by	Jamie Whitney
Voices of	Andre Robinson Raini Rodriguez Scott Adsit Ron Funches Erica Rhodes Adam Lambert
Ending theme	"Hansel and Gretel Lullaby" by Allie Feder and Michael Kramer
Composer	Michael Kramer
Country of origin	United States Canada
Original language	English
No. of episodes	10
Production
Executive producers	Doug Langdale Simon Otto David Henrie James Henrie Bug Hall Bob Higgins Jon Rutherford
Producer	Audrey Velichka
Editors	Gavin Ebedes[1] Tom Berger
Running time	27–30 minutes
Production companies	Netflix Animation Boat Rocker Studios Novo Media Group Astro-Nomical Entertainment
Original release
Network	Netflix
Release	October 8, 2021 (2021-10-08)

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

Episodes

No.	Title	Directed by	Screenplay by	Original release date [5]
1	"Chapter the First: Hansel and Gretel"	Jamie Whitney	Doug Langdale	October 8, 2021 (2021-10-08)
"Fairy Tale": Hansel and Gretel
2	"Chapter the Second: The Seven Swallows"	Jamie Whitney	David Henrie	October 8, 2021 (2021-10-08)
"Fairy Tale": The Seven Ravens
3	"Chapter the Third: Brother and Sister"	Jamie Whitney	Bug Hall	October 8, 2021 (2021-10-08)
"Fairy Tale": Brother and Sister
4	"Chapter the Fourth: The Monster Within"	Jamie Whitney	Jeffrey Reddick	October 8, 2021 (2021-10-08)
"Fairy Tale": The Girl Without Hands
5	"Chapter the Fifth: A Smile As Red As Blood"	Jamie Whitney	Candie Langdale	October 8, 2021 (2021-10-08)
"Fairy Tale": Little Red Riding Hood, Jorinde and Joringel, The Robber Bridegroom and The Devil with the Three Golden Hairs
6	"Chapter the Sixth: Three Golden Hairs"	Jamie Whitney	Doug Langdale	October 8, 2021 (2021-10-08)
"Fairy Tale": The Robber Bridegroom and The Devil with the Three Golden Hairs
7	"Chapter the Seventh: Faithful Johannes"	Jamie Whitney	Bug Hall	October 8, 2021 (2021-10-08)
"Fairy Tale": Trusty John
8	"Chapter the Eighth: The Broken Kingdom"	Jamie Whitney	David Henrie	October 8, 2021 (2021-10-08)
"Fairy Tale": Trusty John
9	"Chapter the Ninth: The Dragon"	Jamie Whitney	Candie Langdale	October 8, 2021 (2021-10-08)
10	"Chapter the Tenth: The Royal Family"	Jamie Whitney	Jeffrey Reddick	October 8, 2021 (2021-10-08)

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.^[6] By August 2016, he was still working on the film adaptation.^[7] The series was first announced in June 2021, without Selick's involvement, as part of three Netflix Original shows targeted at kids and families.^[2]

Release

A Tale Dark & Grimm premiered on October 8, 2021, globally on Netflix.^[3] A trailer was released on September 9.^[8][9]