The Spiderwick Chronicles TV Series Details:
Based on | The Spiderwick Chronicles by Tony DiTerlizzi & Holly Black |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Genre | Action, Adventure, Fantasy |
Season | 1 |
Episodes | 8 |
Release date | April 19, 2024 |
Running time | 45 min |
Starring | Lyon Daniels Noah Cottrell Mychala Lee Joy Bryant Jack Dylan Grazer Christian Slater |
Created by | Aron Eli Coleite |
Directed by | Kat Coiro Aron Eli Coleite Michael Patrick Jann Maurice Marable Rachel Raimist Charles Randolph-Wright Amanda Row |
Written by | Holly Black Aron Eli Coleite Tony DiTerlizzi Jasmyne Peck Jenn Kao Hannah Ahn Charlie Paulin Dennis Saldua |
Produced by | Grace Gilroy Bruce Dunn |
Executive producers | Aron Eli Coleite Tony DiTerlizzi Holly Black Ellen Goldsmith-Vein Jeremy Bell D.J. Goldberg Julie Kane-Ritsch Kat Coiro |
Cinematography by | Alwyn Kumst Florian Ballhaus Lindsay George Jon Joffin |
Edited by | Gennady Fridman Mikki Levi Nicole Brik Lauren A. Schaffer Rebekah Fridman |
Music by | ASKA |
Showrunner | Aron Eli Coleite |
Production location | Vancouver, Canada |
Production Companies | Lightbulb Farm Productions The Gotham Group 20th Television Paramount Television Studios |
Distributor | The Roku Channel |
The Spiderwick Chronicles TV Series Cast & Character:
- Lyon Daniels as Jared Grace
- Noah Cottrell as Simon Grace
- Mychala Lee as Mallory Grace
- Joy Bryant as Helen Grace
- Jack Dylan Grazer as Thimbletack
- Christian Slater as Mulgarath
- Momona Tamada as Emiko
- Alyvia Alyn Lind as Calliope
- Hunter Dillon as Hatcher
- Charlayne Woodard as Lucinda Spiderwick
- Albert Jones as Arthur Spiderwick
- Aria Mia Loberti as Valentina
- Mellany Barros as Bree Kent
- Dylan Bruce as Tanner Kent
- Arlene Duncan as Melvina
Storyline:
The Grace family moves from Brooklyn, New York, to their ancestral home in Henson, Michigan, the Spiderwick Estate. Helen makes the move with her 15-year-old fraternal twin boys, Jared and Simon, and her older daughter, Mallory. Shortly after moving to the Spiderwick Estate Jared discovers a boggart and realizes that magical creatures are real! The only one to believe him is his great-aunt Lucinda who implores Jared to find the pages of her father’s field guide to magical creatures and protect them from the murderous Ogre, Mulgarath.
About The Spiderwick Chronicles TV Series:
The Spiderwick Chronicles is an American fantasy action-adventure television series created by Aron Eli Coleite and starring Joy Bryant, Noah Cottrell, Lyon Daniels, Mychala Lee, Jack Dylan Grazer, and Christian Slater.
It is loosely based on the book series of the same name by Tony DiTerlizzi and Holly Black and follows the Grace family, who move into their ancestral home and unravel a dark mystery about their great-uncle, who discovered the parallel and secret world of fairies.
On November 12, 2021, it was announced that a television adaptation was in development for Disney+, with Aron Eli Coleite serving as writer and showrunner. Work on the series began in February 2022. Principal photography began on September 12, 2022, in Vancouver, Canada, and ended on January 27, 2023.
The Spiderwick Chronicles premiered on the Roku Channel on April 19, 2024. The series received mixed reviews from critics, with praise for its visuals and Slater’s performance, but some criticism for its writing, pacing, character development, and deviations from the source material.
The series was originally planned as a Disney+ Original. But when they passed on the show it was picked up by the streaming service ‘Roku’. In New Zealand, the series was released on TVNZ’s streaming service TVNZ+.
In April 2024, Roku reported that The Spiderwick Chronicles was the most-watched title in the platform’s history. While Roku did not provide viewership figures, it claimed that millions had watched the series during its opening weekend.
The Spiderwick Chronicles TV Series Episodes List:
Episodes | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date |
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1 | “Welcome to Spiderwick” | Kat Coiro | Aron Eli Coleite | April 19, 2024 |
2 | “The Field Guide to the Fantastical World Around You” | Kat Coiro | Aron Eli Coleite | April 19, 2024 |
3 | “I Will Survive” | Michael Patrick Jann | Dennis Saldua | April 19, 2024 |
4 | “Tastes like Chicken” | Amanda Row | Jasmyne Peck | April 19, 2024 |
5 | “A Midsummer’s Daydream” | Rachel Raimist | Jenn Kao | April 19, 2024 |
6 | “1028 Teeth” | Charles Randolph-Wright | Hannah Ahn & Charlie Paulin | April 19, 2024 |
7 | “The Field Guide to Jared Grace” | Aron Eli Coleite | Aron Eli Coleite | April 19, 2024 |
8 | “The Wrath of Mulgarath” | Maurice Marable | Jenn Kao & Aron Eli Coleite | April 19, 2024 |