Fantasy fans were disappointed last year when the book adaptation of The Spiderwick Chronicles, which had already been filmed, was canceled by Disney+. Now it’s coming after all.
Series fans have to prove their strength time and time again. Popular shows are often simply canceled and sometimes not even released at all despite being completed. This was the case, for example, with the fantasy series The Spiderwick Chronicles, which was canceled by Disney+ after filming was completed.
But the eagerly awaited film adaptation of a huge fantasy book series is not lost forever. The streaming service Roku Channel has rescued the series. The first trailer for The Spiderwick Chronicles is now available to watch ahead of the upcoming US launch
Watch the trailer for the rescued fantasy series The Spiderwick Chronicles here:
The Spiderwick Chronicles was actually supposed to be a fantasy series from Disney+
The Spiderwick Chronicles is the series adaptation of the children’s book series by Holly Black and Tony DiTerlizzi, which was made into a movie in 2008 with The Spiderwick Mysteries. It tells the story of the Grace siblings, who move to a quaint family estate in Michigan after their parents separate. There they discover that mythical creatures and magical creatures are real. And some of them are pretty vicious.
The three main roles are played by the still relatively unknown young stars Lyon Daniels, Noah Cottrell and Mychala Lee. The cast also includes Christian Slater as the evil ogre (!) Mulgarath and Shazam star Jack Dylan Grazer as the boggart Thimbletack.
The series was developed by Aron Eli Coleite, who previously served as showrunner on the short-lived Netflix zombie series Daybreak, among others. The Spiderwick Chronicles comprises eight episodes and adapts the first and fifth volumes of the five-part book.
The Spiderwick Chronicles was originally announced as an original series for the Disney+ streaming service, which recently cast another popular young adult book series in series form with Percy Jackson. In August 2023, however, Disney decided against a release, even though the series had already been completed at the time. According to Deadline, the streaming service wanted to save costs. The provider Roku came to the rescue shortly afterwards and secured the streaming rights for the US market.
