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The Spiderwick Chronicles has discovered a brand new house. Originally picked up by Disney+, the streaming service cancelled its plans to launch the eight episodes of the brand new fantasy collection. The collection will now air on The Roku Channel in early 2024.
Starring Christian Slater, Jack Dylan Grazer, Lyon Daniels, Noah Cottrell, Joy Bryant, and Mychala Lee, the collection is predicated on the novels by Tony DiTerlizzi and Holly Black. The collection tells the story of the Grace household, who’re thrown right into a fantasy world after shifting into their household’s ancestral house.
The Roku Channel revealed the next concerning the collection:
Today, Roku, the #1 TV streaming platform within the U.S.*, introduced it has landed the unique, premiere U.S. rights to “The Spiderwick Chronicles,” the tv adaptation of the globally-acclaimed e-book collection of the identical title by Tony DiTerlizzi and Holly Black. Produced by Paramount Television Studios & twentieth Television, the eight-episode Roku Original collection will debut on The Roku Channel in early 2024. The wildly standard fantasy journey novels are #1 New York Times best-sellers with 20 million copies bought and have been translated in over 30 international locations.
“The Spiderwick Chronicles” follows the coming-of-age story of the Grace Family, as they transfer from New York to Michigan and into their household’s ancestral house. Upon arrival, the household not solely uncovers mysteries hidden inside their nice grandfather’s Spiderwick Estate, but in addition discovers a secret, fantastical world round them.
“It is an honor to carry The Spiderwick Chronicles, a spectacular adventure-filled story led by the unimaginable Christian Slater and Joy Bryant, completely to The Roku Channel,” stated Brian Tannenbaum, Head of Originals, Roku Media. “We can not wait to introduce this exquisitely crafted collection, imagined by a world-class artistic crew, to tens of millions of streamers.”
“We are elated that The Spiderwick Chronicles has discovered a brand new house and need to thank The Roku Channel for his or her passionate partnership,” stated Nicole Clemens, President of Paramount Television Studios and Paramount+ Original Scripted Series. “Our showrunner Aron Eli Coleite has crafted a gorgeous collection stuffed with all of the enchantment that made the books so beloved, and we are able to’t look forward to audiences to fulfill these fantastic characters.”
An ensemble forged of actors carry the collection’ beloved characters to life together with Joy Bryant as “Helen Grace”; Noah Cottrell as “Simon Grace”; Lyon Daniels as “Jared Grace”; Mychala Lee as “Mallory Grace”; Jack Dylan Grazer because the voice of “Thimbletack” and Christian Slater as “Mulgarath.”
“The Spiderwick Chronicles” is govt produced by Aron Eli Coleite, who additionally serves as showrunner, together with Kat Coiro, who directs the primary two episodes of the collection. Tony DiTerlizzi, Holly Black, Ellen Goldsmith-Vein, Jeremy Bell, D.J. Goldberg, Julie Kane-Ritsch and Grace Gilroy additionally govt produce. Produced by Paramount Television Studios & twentieth Television, Paramount Global Content Distribution distributes the collection internationally.
A premiere date for The Spiderwick Chronicles can be revealed later.
What do you assume? Have you learn the books? Are you planning to take a look at this new collection on The Roku Channel?
