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Christian Petzold’s “Miroirs No. 3,” which has its world premiere on Saturday in Directors’ Fortnight, is set in present-day Germany but it evokes a gothic fairytale, albeit set in a landscape reminiscent of the American Mid-West.

At the start of the film, Laura, played by Paula Beer, is experiencing an undefined mental crisis but reluctantly agrees to go on a car journey with her boyfriend. After a mysterious accident, in which the boyfriend is killed, Laura is taken under the wing of a kind woman, Betty, played by Barbara Auer, who lives near the crash site.

The film unfolds like a fairytale, similar to the stories of Brothers Grimm, Petzold tells Variety. Betty is portrayed as a witch-like character, like the old woman in “Hansel and Gretel.” She lives on her own on the edge of town, where she gathers medicinal plants from the garden, and is viewed with suspicion by the villagers.

Hansel and Gretel, the two German kids who nearly became somebody’s meal, need little introduction. The characters in this Brothers Grimm classic have been used as a lesson about stranger danger and resilience for years. And while Hansel and Gretel’s ordeal has been put on screen multiple times — both faithfully and loosely — Yim Pil-sung’s 2007 movie is one of the more distinct adaptations. This Korean reimagining retains the essence of the influential fairy tale while also adding its own unique twists.

Hansel and Gretel was one of several movies from the golden age of South Korean Horror — often referred to as “K-Horror” in the West — to be based on fairy or folk tales. While Arang and A Tale of Two Sisters dug into local Korean lore, other movies drew from European narrations. However, much like Cinderella and The Red Shoes, Hansel and Gretel’s interpretation of its basis is rather liberal.

Traditional fairy tales almost always have important lessons to teach. Goldilocks educates us on why you probably shouldn't just wander into a stranger's house one day and make yourself at home. Red Riding Hood alerts us to the perils of talking to suspicious strangers, even if they are wearing your grandmother's clothes. And Hansel and Gretel expand upon the "strangers are bad" lesson by teaching us that just because a house is made of candy, that doesn't mean you should necessarily start gorging on it.

Because all of these fairytales have a creepy bend to them, many, if not all, have been turned into horror films over the years. Sometimes the movies are obvious retellings of classic tales like 2020's "Gretel & Hansel" or 2011's "Red Riding Hood." Other times though, the fairytale source material is a bit harder to put your finger on.

Tobe Hooper's remarkable 1974 horror classic "The Texas Chain Saw Massacre,...

Tucked inside its dazzling, old-fashioned opening credits, Carlson Young’s confounding “The Blazing World” offers an early glimpse of what’s to come. The film’s writing credits (Young and Pierce Brown) include the notation that the film was “inspired by Margaret Cavendish and other dreams.” Cavendish was a 17th-century English aristocrat, and a trailblazer: She was a scientist, a prolific playwright, and the author of the utopian sci-fi forerunner “The Blazing World.” Young seems to work from more than Cavendish’s singular work, also leaning into her own “dreams” and a hearty dose of surreal cinematic predecessors.

A talented young actress best known for her work on “Scream: The Series,” Young first approached the material in her 2018 short of the same name. She also has a knack for casting, with co-stars who include Dermot Mulroney, Vinessa Shaw, singer Soko, and Udo Kier (being extremely Udo Kier).

Young has vision,...

With many broadcast shows in disarray as a result of the coronavirus production shutdown, a trend is emerging of networks turning to streamers and international waters for content to fill their schedule.

Only hours after Fox announced it will air season 1 of the Spectrum series “L.A.’s Finest” this fall, the CW has gone three better by acquiring the broadcast rights to four different series, among them “Swamp Thing” from DC Universe and “Tell Me a Story” from CBS All Access.

In additional news, the Kevin Williamson-created anthology thriller has been canceled by All Access, Variety has confirmed, meaning that the show will end at two seasons, both of which will be heading to CW for a second-window run and will remain available to stream on All Access.

The other two shows that CW has picked up are “Coroner” (two seasons) and “Dead Pixels” (one season), which hail from Canada and the U.

Kevin Williamson’s horror anthology series Tell Me a Story will not return to CBS All Access for a third installment. The two existing seasons of the show, from Aaron Kaplan’s Kapital Entertainment, have been acquired by the CW. This will mark the TV network debut of Tell Me a Story. It also will mark the return to the CW for The Vampire Diaries co-creator/executive producer Williamson and star Paul Wesley who stars in both seasons of the CBS All Access series, as does Danielle Campbell of The Vampire Diaries spinoff The Originals.

Seasons 1 & 2 of Tell Me a Story will continue to be available on CBS All Access across platforms, with the CW licensing the first two seasons for a second-window run. It is not clear yet whether Tell Me a Story‘s first season would run on the CW in the summer or be kept for fall...

The tale of “Hansel and Gretel” is one that isn’t exactly new to Hollywood. From its more classical and traditional adaptations of the original Brothers Grimm story like the 2002 film of the same name to the more unique retellings like 2013’s “Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters” starring Jeremy Renner and Gemma Arterton, their story has seen many shapes and forms.

Continue reading ‘Gretel & Hansel’ Trailer: The Fairy Tale Gets A “Grim” Retelling In Upcoming Horror Film at The Playlist.

The gangster noir genre has give Korean cinema many great films. Hoping to join the ranks of such classics as “A Bittersweet Life“, “New World” and “A Dirty Carnival“, among others, is director Song Chang-yong’s latest film “Unalterable”.

Synopsis

Kwon Sang-gon is a gangster who wants to have a cool life. He becomes a gang boss and expects to reap the rewards of the top position. Kwon Sang-Gon soon realizes his life is a living hell, filled with conspiracies and betrayals.

While the director, who has so far made three film that’ve sunk into oblivion without making a dent, and the star-cast, led by Chun Jung-myung (“Hansel and Gretel“) and other actors that have very few films to their name, don’t necessarily build confidence on the film’s quality, the trailer does boast of a stylish looking noir gangster film which should be on the radar of genre fans.

Things are about to get crazy!

CBS All Access has dropped the first trailer for Tell Me a Story Season 2, which will give viewers new takes on Beauty and the Beast, Sleeping Beauty, and Cinderella.

Tell Me a Story Season 1 tackled Little Ted Riding Hood, The Three Little Pigs, and Hansel and Gretel.

It did so very well, so we have high hopes for the second season, which is bringing back Paul Wesley in a new role.

This time he is playing Tucker, a struggling novelist, who hides away in a secluded cabin in the woods.

By day, he struggles to prove himself to his fiance that he's good enough for her. Oh yes, there are juicy secrets galore.

Danielle Campell is also returning in a new role, while Matt Lauria, Carrie Ann Moss, Eka Darville, Odette Annable, Natalia Alyn Lind, and Ashley Madekwe are new additions to the cast.

Whoa, Nashville‘s getting weird, y’all.

CBS All Access dropped the trailer for Tell Me a Story‘s Music City-set, princess-themed second season and the promo provides the first glimpse of the series’ bizarro takes on Beauty and the Beast, Sleeping Beauty and Cinderella.

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Created by Kevin Williamson, Tell Me a Story takes the world’s most...

The Brothers Grimm tale “Hansel and Gretel” has been told time and time again in countless varieties over the last 200 years, including one where Hansel grows up to be Hawkeye, dresses in boiled leathers and fights demons professionally. But there is something unsettling in the story that has captured our interest for so long, and the first trailer for the new iteration…...

Exclusive: Garcelle Beauvais (Spider-Man Homecoming) is set for a recurring role in the second season of the CBS All Access anthology series Tell Me A Story.

From creator Kevin Williamson and Aaron Kaplan’s Kapital Entertainment, Tell Me A Story takes the world’s most beloved fairy tales and reimagines them as a dark and twisted psychological thriller. Season 2 will feature the tales of three iconic princesses – Beauty and the Beast, Sleeping Beauty and Cinderella.

Beauvais will play Veronica Garland. A steely, put-together socialite and businesswoman whose beauty, cunning and drive form an intimidating package. After marrying widower Frank Garland, Veronica craftily displaced Frank’s daughter, Simone (Ashley Madekwe), as the woman of the house, creating bad blood between the two. She is so protective of her status in the family and of her two sons,...

Carrie-Anne Moss will star on season 2 of CBS All Access’s “Tell Me a Story,” a spokeswoman for the streaming service confirmed for TheWrap.

Additionally, Danielle Campbell will join Paul Wesley as the Season 1 stars currently set for a return to the anthology fairytale series. You know, the kind of fairytale that has lots of sex and murder. In other words, do not watch this series with your kids.

But once you put them to bed, you’ll see that Odette Annable and Natalie Alyn Lind are also part of the show’s second season cast. That news, like the Wesley news, was previously announced.

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Season 2 will feature the tales of three iconic princesses: the ladies from “Beauty and the Beast,” “Sleeping Beauty” and “Cinderella.” Moss, the matriarch of the sophomore run, is tied to all of them.

James Wolk,...

Exclusive: Another Tell Me a Story Season 1 series regular, Danielle Campbell, is returning for the second season. Also set as a lead in the second installment of the CBS All Access anthology series is The Matrix star Carrie-Anne Moss. The duo joins previously cast Odette Annable, Natalie Alyn Lind and fellow returning Season 1 co-star Paul Wesley.

Tell Me a Story, from creator Kevin Williamson and Aaron Kaplan’s Kapital Entertainment, takes the world’s most beloved fairy tales and reimagines them as a dark and twisted psychological thriller. Season 2 will feature the tales of three iconic princesses – Beauty and the Beast, Sleeping Beauty and Cinderella.

Campbell, who played a character inspired by Little Red Riding Hood in Season 1, will portray Olivia, who is not inspired by Belle but has ties to the Sleeping Beauty storyline.

Jessica Jones‘ Carrie-Anne Moss is taking her special brand of badassery to CBS All Access via a starring role in Season 2 of Kevin Williamson’s fairytale-themed anthology thriller Tell Me a Story, TVLine has learned. Additionally, Originals vet Danielle Campbell — who appeared in Tell Me a Story‘s first season — will return for Season 2 in a brand new role. (As previously reported, fellow Story alum Paul Wesley will also be back as a different character.)

Story’s inaugural season darkly reimagined Little Red Riding Hood, The Three Little Pigs and Hansel and Gretel. Season 2 will put fresh twists on the...

This is terrific news!

Paul Wesley did some of his best work on Tell Me A Story Season 1 as one of the "three pigs" in an allegory of Three Little Pigs that intertwined with Little Red Riding Hood and Hansel and Gretel.

Wesley's Eddie Longo was a low-level thief who got messed up in a bad situation that left him vulnerable and in way over his head. As you can read in my reviews of the season, his performance was riveting.

Created by Kevin Williamson, Tell Me A Story takes the world’s most beloved fairy tales and reimagines them as a dark and twisted psychological thriller.

Exploring a whole new set of fairy tales and characters each season, season two of the series will feature the tales of three legendary princesses – Beauty and the Beast, Sleeping Beauty and Cinderella – like you’ve never seen them before.

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Tell Me a Story will spin a new crop of fairytales in Season 2, but it will do so with a familiar face. TVLine has learned that Vampire Diaries vet Paul Wesley — who starred in the first season of CBS All Access’ anthology thriller — will be back for the series’ sophomore run.

Story‘s inaugural season put a creepy, modern-day spin on Little Red Riding Hood, The Three Little Pigs and Hansel and Gretel.

Season 2 will reimagine the princess-themed tales Beauty and the Beast, Sleeping Beauty and Cinderella, with Wesley starring as Tucker, a struggling novelist who spends his sleepless nights...

Paul Wesley is returning for the second season of Tell Me a Story.

TheVampire Diaries grad will continue to work with creator Kevin Williamson on the CBS All Access anthology and will play a new character when the fairy tale-focused series returns this year.

While season one explored The Three Little Pigs, Red Riding Hood and Hansel and Gretel, the forthcoming season of the twisted psychological thriller will weave together Beauty and the Beast, Sleeping Beauty and Cinderella. Wesley will topline the new season as Tucker, a struggling novelist who spends his sleepless nights toiling away in a secluded cabin in the ...

She might only be 17 years old, but if Sophia Lillis of the new adaptations of Stephen King's It seems familiar, it's because the young actress has already made her mark in many other projects. From children's films to thrillers for adult audiences, Lillis has already demonstrated a wide range of skills in her short career.

Related: It Star Sophia Lillis Cast in Hansel & Gretel Retelling

Lillis is also starring in a number of upcoming projects, including the titular role of Gretel in the fantasy-horror film Hansel and Gretel. She will also be starring as a runaway named Ally in Before I Sleep and as Cecilia, a scientist's daughter, in the drama The Burning Season. Naomi Watts will play her mother in the movie.

Back in 2007, after debuting with the star-studded dud “Antarctic Journal”, director Yim Pil-sung adapted the popular Brothers Grimm story “Hansel and Gretel” into an excellent atmospheric and moody horror film by the same name. The film is still considered among the finest that Korean horror cinema has to offer and things were looking rosy for the sophomore director. It wasn’t, however, until 7 years later, that he would get to direct another feature length film. The film had quite a buzz around it, not least because of the director but also for featuring the pairing of superstar Jung Woo-sung with up-and-coming actress Esom in her first leading role, a role that got her nominated for five different Best New Actress Awards, winning one.

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Natasha Lyonne is incredible in Netflix Russian Doll, but she's been doing sterling work for years.

Russian Doll is brilliant. But you probably know that by now. Natasha Lyonne absolutely shines as Nadia, the hard-living, guilt-stricken star of Netflix's newest must-binge existential comedy drama.

We'll say no more to avoid spoilers, though there's a slight spoiler in the final paragraph of this article (and here's our spoiler-free review) but if you've seen it, here's what we think the ending is all about, and here's what we'd expect from a second season.

However, Leonne has shone in a whole range of TV and film roles, and often these are indie projects that might have passed you by. So if, like us, you adored Russian Doll, miss it and wish you hadn't watched all of it in one go so there'd still be some left to watch,...

Barrington Stage Company Bsc, the award-winning theatre in the Berkshires Pittsfield, Ma under the leadership of Artistic Director Julianne Boyd, announced today its 25th Anniversary season, which will feature four world premieres, including the new musical from Bsc's Musical Theatre Lab, Fall Springs by Niko Tsakalakos and Peter Sinn Nachtrieb America v. 2.1 The Sad Demise amp Eventual Extinction of The American Negro by Stacey Rose American Underground by Brent Askari and Ragtag Theatre's Hansel and Gretel, commissioned by Bsc.

Kevin Williamson has more stories to tell at CBS All Access.

The streaming platform today announced that Tell Me a Story has been renewed for a second season.

Tell Me a Story Season 1 launched back in October to mixed reviews. It has a 54 percent approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes.

"The first season of Tell Me A Story turned conventional fairy tales on their heads, interweaving and modernizing three classic stories into a compelling thriller for today’s audiences, in a way only Kevin Williamson can,” said Julie McNamara, Executive Vice President, Original Content, CBS All Access.

“We can’t wait to surprise and entertain viewers with a whole new set of tales next season.”

Related: Tell Me a Story Season 1 Episode 6 Review: Guilt

Set in modern-day New York City, Tell Me a Story Season 1 interweaves “The Three Little Pigs,” “Little Red Riding Hood” and “Hansel and Gretel” into an epic and subversive tale of love,...

CBS All Access is adding another chapter to its Story: The streaming service has renewed its fairy tale-inspired drama Tell Me a Story for Season 2.

Created by Kevin Williamson (The Vampire Diaries), Tell Me a Story puts a modern-day, psychological-thriller spin on classic fairy tales like Little Red Riding Hood, The Three Little Pigs and Hansel and Gretel. The cast includes James Wolk, Danielle Campbell, Dania Ramirez, Billy Magnussen and Kim Cattrall.

According to CBS All Access, Season 2 will “explore a whole new set of fairy tales and characters.”

“The first season of Tell Me a Story turned conventional fairy tales on their heads,...

CBS All Access has renewed Kevin Williamson’s fairytale thriller “Tell Me a Story” for Season 2.

Set in modern-day New York City, the first season of the freshman drama interweaves “The Three Little Pigs,” “Little Red Riding Hood” and “Hansel and Gretel” into “an epic and subversive tale of love, loss, greed, revenge and murder.”

The series stars James Wolk, Billy Magnussen, Dania Ramirez, Danielle Campbell, Dorian Missick, Michael Raymond-James, Davi Santos, Sam Jaeger, Zabryna Guevara with Paul Wesley and Kim Cattrall.

Also Read: 'Tell Me a Story': Classic Fairy Tales Get Spooky in First Trailer for CBS All Access Series (Video)

“Tell Me a Story” is currently seven episodes into its first season, which debuted in October, with new installments dropping on Thursdays. The Season 1 finale will stream Jan. 3.

“The first season of ‘Tell Me a Story’ turned conventional fairy tales on their heads, interweaving and modernizing...

CBS All Access has renewed “Tell Me a Story” for a second season.

The renewal comes ahead of the first season finale, which is slated to air in January. The series, which has aired seven episodes thus far, takes the world’s most beloved fairy tales and reimagines them as a dark and twisted psychological thriller. Set in modern-day New York City, the first season of this serialized drama interweaves “The Three Little Pigs,” “Little Red Riding Hood” and “Hansel and Gretel” into a tale of love, loss, greed, revenge and murder.

The first season cast includes James Wolk, Billy Magnussen, Dania Ramirez, Danielle Campbell, Dorian Missick, Michael Raymond-James, Davi Santos, Sam Jaeger, Zabryna Guevara with Paul Wesley and Kim Catrall. Based on the Spanish format, the American version was created by Kevin Williamson. Williamson executive produces along with Aaron Kaplan, Dana Honor and Liz Friedlander. Kapital Entertainment produces.

The...

Ahead of the season one finale, CBS All Access has ordered a second season of Tell Me A Story, its psychological thriller drama series, from Kevin Williamson and Aaron Kaplan’s Kapital Entertainment.

Written by Williamson, Tell Me a Story, whose first installment co-stars Billy Magnussen and James Walk, is based on a Spanish format. It takes the world’s most beloved fairy tales and reimagines them as a dark and twisted psychological thriller. Set in modern day New York City, the first season of the serialized drama interweaves “The Three Little Pigs,” “Little Red Riding Hood,” and “Hansel and Gretel” into an epic and subversive tale of love, loss, greed, revenge and murder. The Season 1 cast also includes James Wolk, Dania Ramirez, Danielle Campbell, Dorian Missick, Michael Raymond-James, Davi Santos, Sam Jaeger, Zabryna Guevara with Paul Wesley and Kim Catrall. It is unclear which of the actors will return...

Ever since the fall of last year, rising actress Sophia Lillis has become a bonafide Hollywood star. She famously portrayed the role of Losers' Club member Beverly Marsh in Andy Muschietti's horror film It, which is based on the Stephen King novel of the same name. The movie quickly became one of the most profitable and popular horror movies of all time, obliterating box office records upon its premiere. Seeing money in the film's stars, producers are now casting them in prominent roles elsewhere. This has led to Lillis' casting in an upcoming horror movie retelling of the classic Hansel and Gretel fairy tale.

From Orion Pictures, Gretel and Hansel, which gets a title twist, has already begun shooting with Lillis in Dublin. She will be playing the titular role of Gretel, co-starring with Sammy Leakey as Hansel. The Blackcoat's Daughter director Osgood Perkins will be helming the film,...

As the title suggests, "Loss" is heartbreaking.

The other thing Tell Me a Story Season 1 Episode 2 suggests is that three fairy tales might be too many for one series to focus on in a single season.

The Three Little Pigs story is moving along very well, moving performances by leads James Wolk and Paul Wesley. By comparison, Little Red Riding Hood and Hansel and Gretel are getting left behind.

Not only does the story of Three Little Pigs aka Jordan's suffering at the hands of armed robbers who killed his wife, Beth, in a heist gone wrong blossom the longer it stays in your mind after watching, but even CBS recognizes its value by proving episodic photos aplenty to memorialize the scenes, as well.

In contrast, there is very little noteworthy to carry through when it comes to a wayward teen trapping her teacher or a troubled young adult dragging...

Tell Me a Story premiered Wednesday on CBS All Access. The show takes the world's most beloved fairy tales and reimagines them as a dark and twisted psychological thriller. Set in modern-day New York City, the first season of this serialized drama interweaves "The Three Little Pigs." "Little Red Riding Hood" and "Hansel and Gretel" into an epic and subversive tale of love, loss, greed, revenge and murder.

The cast of Tell Me a Story includes James Wolk (Lone Star), Billy Magnussen (As the World Turns), Dania Ramirez (Devious Maids), Danielle Campbell (The Originals), Dorian Missick, Michael Raymond-James (True Blood), Davi Santos, Sam Jaeger (Parenthood), Zabryna Guevara (New Amsterdam) with Paul Wesley and Kim Cattrall (Sex and the City).

From Aaron Kaplan’s Kapital Entertainment, Tell Me A Story is written and executive produced by Kevin Williamson alongside Aaron Kaplan, Dana Honor and Liz Friedlander, who also directs the first two episodes.

With opening credits that show Little Red Riding Hood being raped by the Big Bad Wolf, “Tell Me a Story” is about as fun and understated as you might expect. The new CBS All Access series from Kevin Williamson, master of dark and icky shows like “Stalker” and “The Following,” attempts to twist classic fairy tales into his dark and icky mindset (never mind that these stories are already pretty grim). When viewed through their fairy-tale origins, the tales are laughably contrived. As standalone stories, they’re as ugly as they are trite.

Season 1 focuses on “The Three Little Pigs,” “Hansel and Gretel,” and “Little Red Riding Hood.” Sam (Dorian Missick), Eddie (Paul Wesley), and Mitch (Michael Raymond-James) stand in as the not-so-little pigs, forming a hapless gang of jewelry store robbers whose story bookends the premiere. Presumably, Eddie is going through with the heist to fix his leaky roof...

An age-old argument is whether art imitates life or life imitates art. 

While I'd argue that these days art takes its cues not from art but from society's vocal minority that exists on social media, cues have been culled from social media, dinner discussions, CNN, local news markets and more on Tell Me a Story Season 1 Episode 1.

This is an episode of television that when (if) watched ten or 20 years from now will be very dated.

Hand to heart, I hope more than anything that's the case even if we're plowing into stories loosely based on classic fairy tales.

What I didn't share in the preview review for Tell Me a Story were the details of the retelling of Three Little Pigs, Little Red Riding Hood, and Hansel and Gretel. The longer they sit with you, the more haunting they become in hindsight.

For a premiere titled "Hope," there isn't...

‘Strange Angel.’

Network Ten has rebranded its flagship and digital channels One and Eleven and will launch direct-to-consumer streaming and VOD service 10 All Access in December.

The new platform, which will sit alongside streaming and catch-up player 10 Play, will offer more than 7,000 commercial-free episodes including three CBS All Access original series – Tell Me A Story, One Dollar and Strange Angel.

The CBS-owned broadcaster said it would soon reveal the launch date, pricing and full content library. In the Us CBS All Access charges subscribers $US5.99 a month and $US9.99 a month for the advertiser-free service.

Network Ten is now Network 10 with a new logo, colour scheme and tone of voice. One has been rebranded as 10 Boss, targeting women and men over 40, while Eleven has become 10 Peach, aimed at 16-to-39-year-olds looking for escapist entertainment.

Ten’s chief executive Paul Anderson said: “We have changed things up and not only...

In theory and logline, “Tell Me a Story” is about the intertwining lives of New Yorkers that resemble some of the most famous fairy tales of yore. The new girl in town is an unwitting Red Riding Hood with a wolf tattooed on her thigh, surrounded by predatory men. A brother and sister, long estranged from and somehow still dependent upon each other, find themselves running from forces bigger than them in a twist on Hansel and Gretel. Three men in pig masks attempt a robbery that goes horribly wrong, ending in accidental death and a vengeful man hunting them, threatening to huff and puff and blow their lives to the ground. As per the series’ marketing and self-consciously “edgy” tone, “Tell Me a Story” wants to make sure you know that you’ve never seen these fairy tales play out like this before. And yes: all their lives have...

Kevin Williamson’s latest drama, “Tell Me a Story,” blends versions of three classic fairy tales — “Little Red Riding Hood,” “Hansel and Gretel,” and “The Three Little Pigs” — but he didn’t just want to rely on versions of stories already known. Instead, he set out to “write something that was relevant today” for his CBS All Access series and create characters that lived and breathed in the modern world.

The real world became inspiration for “Tell Me a Story” on a number of levels. Within the first few minutes of the premiere episode he incorporates news footage of a Sarah Huckabee Sanders press conference along with commentary about “another shooting” from one of the characters.

“We live in such a world of unrest, such a divided time, such an angry time,” Williamson says. “We’re stuck in this moment in time where we’re just waiting for things to...

Paul Wesley's new gig in Tell Me a Story is proving one thing: He's Stefan Salvatore no more. The Vampire Diaries star is part of the ensemble cast of CBS All Access' spooky new series from Scream's Kevin Williamson. In the series, Williamson takes some of the world's most beloved fairy tales and flips them on their heads, reimagining them as twisted thrillers set in New York City. So, yeah, this also isn't Once Upon a Time either. The first season of the streaming series takes on Hansel and Gretel, Little Red Riding Hood and Three Little Pigs. Wesley is part of the Three Little Pigs story and E! News has an exclusive sneak peek. In the video above, Wesley is in his underwear (!), in his...

Welcome back to Tune In: our weekly newsletter offering a guide to the best of the week’s TV.

Each week, Variety’s TV team combs through the week’s schedule, selecting our picks of what to watch and when/how to watch them. This week, “House of Cards” returns for its final season and “Homecoming” debuts on Amazon.

“Tell Me a Story,” CBS All Access, Wednesday

This 10-episode weekly series debuts on Halloween. It takes the world’s most beloved fairy tales and reimagines them as a dark and twisted psychological thriller. Set in modern-day New York City, the first season of this serialized drama interweaves “The Three Little Pigs,” “Little Red Riding Hood” and “Hansel and Gretel.”

“Homecoming,” Amazon, Friday

Julia Roberts stars in this series based on the podcast of the same name. The series follows Heidi Bergman, a caseworker at the Homecoming Transitional Support Center. Four years after leaving her job,...

Kevin Williamson is no stranger to psychological thrillers and fairytales. After all, he created both Scream and Dawson's Creek and with Julie Plec created our favorite combination of the two, The Vampire Diaries.

Translating a TV series that has seen success on Latin television in Spain and Mexico infused with a beautiful and talented cast should be a winning combination for the prolific producer.

After watching two episodes of the upcoming CBS All Access drama Tell Me a Story starring Paul Wesley, Kim Cattrall, Danielle Campbell, Billy Magnussen, James Wolk, Dania Ramirez, Sam Jaeger, Davi Santos, Zabryna Guevara, and Dorian Missick, we think it's worthy of investing some of your time.

As already surmised from the promotional material and trailers, Tell Me a Story takes place in modern-day New York City, and during its first season will attempt to weave together the stories of The Three Little Pigs, Little Red Riding Hood,...

CBS All Access has released a new trailer for the upcoming series Tell Me A Story, which takes "the world’s most beloved fairy tales and reimagines them as a dark and twisted psychological thriller."

The show comes from the writer of the Scream franchise, Kevin Williamson, and this looks like it’ll be an interesting series to watch. Here’s the synopsis:

Set in modern-day New York City, the first season of this serialized drama interweaves "The Three Little Pigs," "Little Red Riding Hood" and "Hansel and Gretel" into an epic and subversive tale of love, loss, greed, revenge and murder.

I hope that it turns out good! This trailer is a lot better than the one that was previously released. I’ll give it a chance because it looks like it could be a crazy show. If it turns out to be good, I’ll obviously keep watching!

Happy Halloween, here are some of your favorite fairy tales, made sexy and scary. Created by The Vampire Diaries creator Kevin Williamson, the CBS All Access Show Tell Me a Story reimagines three classic fairy tales, The Three Little Pigs, Little Red Riding Hood, and Hansel and Gretel in a “dark and twisted psychological thriller.” The streaming service has released the official full […]

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Dead of Summer alumna Paulina Singer is set for a recurring role in CBS All Access’ straight-to-series psychological thriller Tell Me a Story, from Kevin Williamson and Aaron Kaplan’s Kapital Entertainment. Written by Williamson, Tell Me a Story, which co-stars Billy Magnussen and Kim Catrall, takes the world’s most beloved fairy tales and reimagines them as a dark and twisted psychological thriller. Set in modern day New York City, the first season of this serialized drama interweaves “The Three Little Pigs,” “Little Red Riding Hood,” and “Hansel and Gretel” into an epic and subversive tale of love, loss, greed, revenge and murder. Singer will play Laney, a rebellious young ingénue who is exploring the darker persuasions of teen-aged angst and sexuality. Known for her series regular roles on Freeform’s Dead of Summer and WEtv’s South of Hell, Singer’s other credits include Orange is the New Black,...

Michael Raymond-James (Game of Silence), Kurt Yaeger (Quarry) and Rarmian Newton (Rise) are set for recurring roles opposite Paul Wesley, Dania Ramirez and Danielle Campbell in CBS All Access’ straight-to-series psychological thriller Tell Me a Story, from Kevin Williamson and Aaron Kaplan’s Kapital Entertainment.

Written by Williamson, Tell Me a Story, which co-stars Billy Magnussen and Kim Catrall, is based on a Spanish format. It takes the world’s most beloved fairy tales and reimagines them as a dark and twisted psychological thriller. Set in modern day New York City, the first season of this serialized drama interweaves “The Three Little Pigs,” “Little Red Riding Hood,” and “Hansel and Gretel” into an epic and subversive tale of love, loss, greed, revenge and murder.

Raymond-James will play Mitch, a lifelong blue collar worker who struggles to provide for his wife by working for his gruff father-in-law. To make ends meet,...

South Korea hasn’t really done an exciting hostage negotiation film so far. Here to change that is hit-making production house Jk Films, whose latest film “The Negotiation” pits popular actors Son Ye-jin and Hyun Bin against each other in a game of cat-and-mouse.

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Not much is known about the plot at the moment, except that it is a criminal thriller movie about a kidnapper and a negotiator whose superior has been kidnapped.

Hyun Bin, who was last seen in the conman drama “The Swindlers“, stars in his first negative role as the kidnapper while Son Ye-jin, who last appeared in the romantic melodrama “Be With You“, plays the lead negotiator trying to secure the release of the hostages from the kidnapper’s clutches. Directed by Lee Jong-suk, who has previously worked as an assistant director on Jk Films’s hugely popular “Ode to My Father“, “The Negotiation” also...

Rising genre filmmaker Oz Perkins has signed on to direct Gretel and Hansel for Orion Pictures and Automatik Entertainment, Collider has exclusively learned. Rob Hayes (Netflix's Chewing Gum) wrote the script, which sources describe as a faithful version of the Brothers Grimm fairy tale about a pair of siblings kidnapped by a terrifying witch who lives in the surrounding woods. Brian Kavanaugh-Jones (Sinister) and Fred Berger (La La Land) will produce for Automatik, and production is expected to start this fall in Europe. The Hansel and Gretel fairy tale has served as the basis for countless adaptations and …...

The writer of the Scream franchise, Kevin Williamson, brings his signature storytelling style to a new series for CBS All Access called Tell Me a Story. The series is said to take "the world’s most beloved fairy tales and reimagines them as a dark and twisted psychological thriller." Of course, they have to sexy it up a bit as well.

We've got the first trailer for the series that teases a very different take on Little Red Riding Hood, The Three Little Pigs, and Hansel and Gretel. The serialized drama is set in New York City and it interweaves these three fairy tales into "an epic and subversive tale of love, loss, greed, revenge and murder."

They're really trying hard to make this series something people will want to watch, but I'm not really sold on it. I'll give it a chance, but only time will tell if it...

CBS debuted the first trailer for the upcoming All Access series “Tell Me a Story” on Sunday, giving a first glimpse into the show’s modern-day update of classic fairy tales.

The series, which comes from “Scream” writer Kevin Williamson, takes the world’s most beloved stories and reimagines each as a cryptic and twisted psychological thriller set in modern-day New York City.

The trailer reveals that the series will be a much darker take on the fairy tales than “Once Upon a Time” and more grounded than NBC’s “Grimm,” instead re-interpreting the stories as real-life adventures.

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“Tell Me a Story” is set to premiere on Halloween, October 31, on CBS All Access, with new episodes to be released each Thursday. Starring James Wolk, Billy Magnussen and Dania Ramirez,...

CBS All Access has released the trailer for “Tell Me a Story,” a new take on age-old fairy tales premiering this fall. The news comes a day after it was revealed that Patrick Stewart would be reprising his role as Captain Jean-Luc Picard for an upcoming “Star Trek” series that will likewise premiere on the streaming service. Watch the “Tell Me a Story” trailer below.

Here’s the log line: “‘Tell Me a Story’ takes the world’s most beloved fairy tales and reimagines them as a dark and twisted psychological thriller. Set in modern-day New York City, the first season of this serialized drama interweaves ‘The Three Little Pigs,’ ‘Little Red Riding Hood’ and ‘Hansel and Gretel’ into an epic and subversive tale of love, loss, greed, revenge and murder.”

James Wolk, Billy Magnussen, Dania Ramirez, Danielle Campbell, and Dorian Missick lead the cast, which also includes Kim Cattrall and Paul Wesley.

Paul Wesley’s Vampire Diaries follow-up finally has a premiere date — and it’s fittingly frightful.

CBS All Access has announced that Tell Me a Story, its psychological thriller which reunites Wesley with Vampire Diaries Ep Kevin Williamson, will launch on Wednesday, Oct. 31 aka Halloween. Season 1’s 10 episodes will be released weekly.

A trailer for the series gives a taste of its sick spins on Little Red Riding Hood, Three Little Pigs and Hansel and Gretel.

Tell Me a Story is a serialized drama that takes classic fairy tales — such as The Three Little Pigs, Little Red Riding Hood and...

Tell Me a Story, CBS All Access’ upcoming psychological thriller series based on classic fairy tales like the Three Little Pigs and Little Red Riding Hood, will launch, appropriately enough, on Halloween – Wednesday, Oct. 31.

The launch dates was announced today at CBS’ TCA presentation day by Julie McNamara, Executive Vice President, Original Content, CBS All Access. New episodes of the 10-episode first season will be available on demand weekly each Thursday, exclusively for CBS All Access subscribers.

The series TCA presentation also included a sneak peek trailer (watch it above). The panel was executive producer Kevin Williamson and cast members Billy Magnussen, Dania Ramirez, Danielle Campbell, Dorian Missick and Davi Santos.

Tell Me A Story reimagines classic fairy tales as dark, modern-day thrillers, set in present-day New York City. The first season of the serialized drama will weave together The Three Little Pigs, Little Red Riding Hood and Hansel and Gretel...

Kevin Williamson and Paul Wesley have come a long way from Mystic Falls, but their relationship continues with CBS All Access' forthcoming series Tell Me a Story.

Tell Me a Story is a reimagining of the most beloved fairy tales, as the Three Little Pigs, Little Red Riding Hood and Hansel and Gretel come to life as dark and twisted psychological thrillers interweaving against the backdrop of modern-day New York. Wesley reunites with his former Vampire Diaries boss on the series. 

"If you love The Vampire Diaries then I think you'll love this a lot," Williamson told the crowd gathered in Ballroom ...