The Spiderwick Chronicles
Disney+ teaser poster
Created byAron Eli Coleite
Based on
The Spiderwick Chronicles
by
Starring
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producers
Production locationVancouver, Canada
Production companies
Original release
NetworkThe Roku Channel

The Spiderwick Chronicles is an upcoming American television series. It is based on the book of the same name by Tony DiTerlizzi and Holly Black. The series will consist of eight episodes.[1]

Cast

Main

Recurring

Production

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. The series will be a co-production between Paramount Television Studios (whose film division made the 2008 feature-length adaptation of the books) and 20th Television.[8] Work on the series began by February 2022.[9] In May 2022, Kat Coiro joined as an executive producer and director for the first two episodes.[10]

Christian Slater joined the cast as Mulgarath in August 2022. He is reportedly set to appear only through the first season.[6] Later that month, Lyon Daniels and Noah Cottrell were added to the cast.[2] On August 30, Joy Bryant joined the cast as Helen Grace.[3] Mychala Lee joined as Mallory Grace in mid-September.[4]

Principal photography began on September 12, 2022, in Vancouver, Canada, and was scheduled to wrap on January 27, 2023.[11]

Release

The series was previously set to release on Disney+ consisting of six episodes,[11] however in August 2023, Deadline reported that the series was no longer moving forward at Disney+ due to cost-cutting reasons, despite having been already completed, and would be shopped to other networks.[12] In October 2023, The Roku Channel had picked up the U.S. exclusive rights to the series, which will premiere in early 2024 and consist of eight episodes.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Andreeva, Nellie (October 10, 2023). "'The Spiderwick Chronicles' TV Series Lands At Roku After Disney+ Exit". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved October 10, 2023.
  2. ^ a b c Andreeva, Nellie (August 24, 2022). "'The Spiderwick Chronicles': Lyon Daniels & Noah Cottrell To Star As Jared & Simon In Disney+ Series". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on January 9, 2023. Retrieved September 15, 2022.
  3. ^ a b Otterson, Joe (August 30, 2022). "'Spiderwick Chronicles' Disney+ Series Casts Joy Bryant (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Archived from the original on January 15, 2023. Retrieved September 15, 2022.
  4. ^ a b Otterson, Joe (September 14, 2022). "'Spiderwick Chronicles' Disney+ Series Rounds Out Main Cast With Mychala Lee (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Archived from the original on January 15, 2023. Retrieved September 15, 2022.
  5. ^ Otterson, Joe (December 15, 2022). "'Shazam' Star Jack Dylan Grazer Joins 'Spiderwick Chronicles' Series at Disney+ (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Archived from the original on January 15, 2023. Retrieved December 15, 2022.
  6. ^ a b Andreeva, Nellie (2022-08-24). "Christian Slater To Star As Mulgarath In 'The Spiderwick Chronicles' Disney+ Series". Deadline. Archived from the original on 2022-08-24. Retrieved 2022-08-24.
  7. ^ a b Petski, Denise (November 9, 2022). "'The Spiderwick Chronicles': Momona Tamada & Alyvia Alyn Lind Join Disney+ Series As Recurring". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on March 29, 2023. Retrieved November 10, 2022.
  8. ^ Shafer, Ellie (November 12, 2021). "'The Spiderwick Chronicles' Series Adaptation Coming to Disney Plus". Variety. Archived from the original on November 12, 2021. Retrieved November 12, 2021.
  9. ^ @disneyplus (February 8, 2022). "The world of fantasy isn't so far away. ✨ #TheSpiderwickChronicles is heading into production with writer and showrunner Aron Eli Coleiter! #DisneyPlus" (Tweet). Retrieved February 8, 2022 – via Twitter.
  10. ^ Adreeva, Nellie (May 11, 2022). "'The Spiderwick Chronicles': Kat Coiro To Direct First Two Episodes Of Disney+ Series". Variety. Archived from the original on May 12, 2022. Retrieved May 11, 2022.
  11. ^ a b Rajput, Priyanca (September 15, 2022). "The Spiderwick Chronicles filming in Vancouver for Disney+". Kemps Film and TV Production Services Handbook. Archived from the original on March 21, 2023. Retrieved September 15, 2022.
  12. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (2023-08-26). "'The Spiderwick Chronicles' Not Going Forward At Disney+ As Part Of Content Cost-Cutting & Strategy Shift; Being Shopped By Paramount TV Studios". Deadline. Retrieved 2023-08-26.

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The Spiderwick Chronicles by Tony DiTerlizzi and Holly Black
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