| Grimm | |
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| Genre | Dark fantasy Drama Detective fiction |
| Created by | Stephen Carpenter David Greenwalt Jim Kouf |
| Starring | David Giuntoli Russell Hornsby Bitsie Tulloch Silas Weir Mitchell Sasha Roiz Reggie Lee |
| Composer(s) | Richard Martin |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 7 (List of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Mark Buckland Jim Kouf David Greenwalt Sean Hayes Todd Milliner |
| Producer(s) | Steve Oster Stephen Welke (associate prod.) |
| Editor(s) | Chris G. Willingham |
| Location(s) | Portland, Oregon |
| Cinematography | Clark Mathis |
| Camera setup | Multi camera |
| Running time | 43 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Universal Television GK Productions Hazy Mills Productions Open 4 Business Productions, LLC |
| Distributor | Universal Media Studios |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | NBC |
| Original run | October 28, 2011 – present |
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| Official website | |
Grimm is an American fantasy/mystery/crime drama series that made its debut on NBC on October 28, 2011.[1] It airs Fridays at 9:00 pm ET/8:00 pm CT. The show has been described as "a cop drama—with a twist... a dark and fantastical project about a world in which characters inspired by Grimms' Fairy Tales exist".[2]
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Set in present-day Portland, Oregon, the series puts a new twist on the stories of the Brothers Grimm. The show's main character is a homicide detective who learns that he is a descendent of a group of hunters known as "Grimms," who fight to keep humanity safe from the supernatural creatures of the world. Upon learning of his destiny, he has to protect every living soul from the sinister storybook characters that have infiltrated the real world.[3]
Many of the episodes center on stories written by the Grimm Brothers, such as the second Episode's featuring of "The Three Bears" (also known as "Goldilocks and the Three Bears"). Other adaptations of works by Grimm are also featured; the third episode is based on "The Queen Bee," written by the Brothers' Grimm, but in large part takes its understanding (and the opening quotation) from the 1955 movie Queen Bee.
It was announced in January 2011 that NBC had ordered a series entitled Grimm.[4] David Greenwalt and Jim Kouf co-wrote the pilot, which was directed by Marc Buckland. Filming for the pilot began in March in Portland, Oregon.[2] It was announced in May 2011 that NBC had picked up the series for a full season.[5]
Greenwalt and Kouf serve as executive producers for the series along with Sean Hayes and Todd Milliner.[6] The series is produced by Universal Media Studios and Hazy Mills Productions. It is filmed on location in and around Portland.[7]
On September 30, 2011, NBC decided to delay the debut of Grimm by moving the premiere date from October 21 to October 28, 2011, so it could premiere closer to Halloween.[8] On November 21, 2011, NBC picked up the series for a full 22-episode season.[9] NBC showed a special Thursday showing on December 8 at 10pm to see if the network's overall ratings could improve.[10]
David Giuntoli, who plays the lead role, Nick Burkhardt, was the first to be cast.[11] Silas Weir Mitchell was then cast as Monroe, a reformed "big bad wolf".[12] Following this, Russell Hornsby and Bitsie Tulloch were cast as Nick's partner, Hank Griffin, and his girlfriend, Juliette Silverton, respectively.[13] Sasha Roiz was cast in the final regular role as Captain Renard.[14]
The series received mixed to slightly favorable reviews, based on Metacritic's index score of 54 out of 100.[15]
Mary McNamara of the Los Angeles Times wrote that she preferred another fairy-tale themed drama, ABC's Once Upon a Time, stating that despite a good cast and setting, Grimm puts an "entertaining crime spin on fairy-tale monsters that's a little too pat" for viewers. "All of which adds up to a nice, moody, entertaining-enough hour and the troublesome question of how interesting this will be by the third episode." [16] Tim Goodman of The Hollywood Reporter said, "It has chills and humor and the ability to take a procedural story and twist it."[17] Mike Hale of The New York Times says, "Some of the jokes work, and some of the frights are actually scary, and on a repeat viewing the craftsmanship and attention to detail made more of an impression." [18]
A press release put out by NBC on November 11, 2011 states, "Grimm and Up All Night Are the #1 New Drama and #1 New Comedy Among Top % Gainers Going from Live+Same Day to Live+7. Grimm is the #1 new drama on ABC, CBS, NBC or Fox in terms of percentage increase from L+SD to L+7 so far this season and also the #1 new series and the #2 show overall behind only Fox's Fringe (+57%), growing by +49% in adults 18–49 (to a 2.98 rating from a 2.00)"[19]
The following table lists the countries in which Grimm airs outside the USA, alphabetically.
| Country | Network(s) | Series premiere | Timeslot |
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| Argentina | Universal Channel | November 21, 2011 | Mondays at 9.00pm |
| Australia | Fox8 | January 4, 2012 | Wednesdays at 8.30pm |
| Brazil | Universal Channel | November 21, 2011 | Mondays at 9.00pm |
| Greece | Universal Channel | January 16, 2012 | |
| Mexico | Universal Channel | December 26, 2011 | Mondays at 9.00pm |
| Netherlands | RTL 5[20] | ||
| Canada | CTV | October 28, 2011 | Fridays at 9.00pm |
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