NBC 2011 Fall Changes – Grimm Coming
This last week saw plenty of announcements from the networks as to what shows are being kept and cancelled for the fall season. NBC has cancelled two genre shows, The Event and The Cape.
Neither was a big surprise to us here at Fan Rants, but I had hoped that they would at least wrap up the Event first. And maybe they should have sold The Cape to ABC Family network, as it seemed to fit more into their programming style.
We do have one new genre show scheduled for the fall though, its Grimm. Which from the premise sounds suspiciously like a rip off of the WB show Supernatural, but I guess we will have to see it to be sure. Here is a clip and the official press release from NBC.
GRIMM (NBC)
Premieres in Fall 2011 (Exact Date TBA)
STATUS: new this fall (yet to premiere)
TIME SLOT: Fridays from 9:00 PM-10:00 PM EST
CURRENT SEASON: 1 (13 episodes)
DESCRIPTION:
(from NBC’s press release, May 2011) “Grimm” is a new drama series inspired by the classic Grimm’s Fairy Tales. Remember the fairy tales your parents used to tell you before bedtime? Those weren’t stories — they were warnings. Nick Burkhardt (David Guintoli ”Turn The Beat Around”) thought he prepared himself for the realities of working as a homicide detective until he started seeing things he couldn’t quite explain. When his ailing Aunt Marie (guest star Kate Burton, “Grey’s Anatomy”) arrives, Nick’s life turns upside down when she reveals they are descendants of an elite group of hunters, also known as “Grimms,” who fight to keep the balance of humanity safe from the supernatural creatures of the world. As Nick digs deeper into her past, he realizes that he will have to shoulder the responsibility of his ancestors — and contend with a larger-than-life mythology of the Brothers Grimm that is now all too real. Russell Hornsby (“Lincoln Heights”), Bitsie Tulloch (“Quarterlife”), Silas Weir Mitchell (“Prison Break”), Reggie Lee (“Persons Unknown”) and Sasha Roiz (“Caprica”) also star. “Grimm” is a production of Universal Media Studios and Hazy Mills Productions. Sean Hayes and Todd Milliner (“Hot in Cleveland”) serve as executive producers, Jim Kouf (“National Treasure,” “Angel”) and David Greenwalt (“Buffy the Vampire Slayer,” “Angel”) are the creators/executive producers and Marc Buckland (“My Name Is Earl”) is the director.
PRINCIPAL CAST INFORMATION:
· Bitsie Tulloch as Juliette Lambert
· David Giuntoli as Nick Burckhardt
· Kate Burton as Marie Brannigan
· Reggie Lee as Sergeant Blaknikoff
· Russell Hornsby as Hank Green
· Sasha Roiz as Captain Ericson
· Silas Weir Mitchell as Eddy Monroe
CREW INFORMATION:
· David Greenwalt as CRTR/EP
· Jim Kouf as CRTR/EP
· Marc Buckland as DIR (Pilot)
· Sean Hayes as EP
· Todd Milliner as EP
STUDIO INFORMATION:
· Hazy Mills Productions
· Universal Media Studios
