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Tell Me a Story (TV Series)

Tell Me a Story

2018

Kevin Williamson (Creator), Jeff T. Thomas ...

Danielle Campbell, Paul Wesley, Kim Cattrall, Billy Magnussen ...

5.6

485

TV Series. Adventure. Fantasy. Thriller TV Series (2018-2020). 2 Seasons. 20 Episodes. The world's most beloved fairy tales are re-imagined 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 "Jack and the Beanstalk" into an epic and subversive tale of love, loss, greed, revenge and murder.

Canceled after its second season.

	Author	Review
United States	Caroline Framke Variety	"[It] ends up indulging more cliches than not (...) With every passing episode, the plot gets lost in 'twists' too obvious to truly shock"	NEG
United States	Brian Tallerico rogerebert.com	"Calling this a 'thriller' borders on false advertising, at least through the first two episodes sent to press. It’s a stunningly boring character drama"	NEG
United States	Daniel Fienberg The Hollywood Reporter	"It just isn't an especially imaginative or entertaining reworking of beloved fairy tales in a modern context."	NEG
United States	Ben Travers IndieWire	"'Tell Me a Story' forgets the fundamentals implied by its title. The characters are lifeless composites with little or no reason to care about what they’re doing."	NEG
United States	Michael Starr New York Post	"The first two episodes are so convoluted, long-winded and expository that the dramatic payoffs, when they finally do arrive, seem anti-climactic (…) Rating: ½ (out of 4)"	NEG

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