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      Season 1 – The Spiderwick Chronicles

      2024 Fantasy Action Adventure Drama TRAILER for The Spiderwick Chronicles: Season 1 Teaser List
      45% 11 Reviews Tomatometer 79% 50+ Ratings Audience Score Based on the children's fantasy books by Tony DiTerlizzi and Holly Black, "The Spiderwick Chronicles" chronicles the adventures of the Grace children. Helen Grace and her children -- Jared, Simon and Mallory -- move from New York to their ancestral home, Spiderwick, in Michigan. Jared, 15, discovers a boggart and realizes that magical creatures are real. His great-aunt Lucinda implores Jared to find the pages of her father's field guide to magical creatures and protect them from the murderous ogre, Mulgarath. Read More Read Less

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      Nicole I I love the adventure and dynamics of the characters. How cool it would be to live in a house like that with all of those secrets. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 04/29/24 Full Review Laura W Really enjoyed the show. Great casting, dialogue, and world building. Hoping for another season. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 04/28/24 Full Review Dana C Loved this series I just finished and wasn’t sure why people are hating on this show. Sure, it's a ton of dialogue, but in my book that means you have good writers attached to the project. I'm sure the next season will be filled with adventure and magic like everyone is requesting. Anyway, good job with the actors and the look of the show what a treat. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 04/26/24 Full Review Audience Member I truly am appaled at the quality of TV shows lately, and how they do not seem to learn from each other's mistake: this is so Disney it's painful to watch and I'm surprised from some reason they did not snatch the rights. We do not need a percy jackson 2.0. Now that I'm done venting, let's get into the facts: - The dialogues are cringe, and people should really stop with the contemporary slang: it does not make your work relatable, just ensures it won't stay relevant: "You went through my DMS??? You're so dead!" Do the people involved on the show have teens? Cause I feel like it's what adults think teens sounds like? - The acting in the beginning already made me recoil, it's so bad? Like help! - The show don't tell seems to be absolutely dead, and we can also grieve good exposition in the process: why does the mother literally fact dumps??? Just gives us all the boggat, Thimbletack and fairy talk when there's legit no reason to do so so early on, and aunt Lucinda's plotline should not be to the forefront so early. - The show don't tell: we hear a wet sound when Jared stabs the invisible boggart, and then we zoom on the blade: I ask you, was it necessary for him to stupidly let out a "Blood???" LIKE WHO WROTE THIS - Onto the poor writing: I think I almost shut off my computer at the beast's monologue regarding AC and USB cords.... followed by: I'm starving... LIKE ARGH THIS IS SO CRINGE. Are you committing murders because you're an angry ecologist???? Help, this is so weak. - Let us not talk about the nonsensical reaction to the house: in the books, the boys are 9, and the house is literally decrepit and falling apart, the complaints make sense. Here, you discover a gorgeous all but dusty house, with an amazing tree and plenty of rooms, and you still act like it sucks? I'm sorry but be coherent and make your characters/their motives/their reactions believable. Anyways, safe to say i won't be watching another episode and I strongly advise anyone who considers this show to just... not. Do not. Trust me, read the books, and leave it at that. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 04/25/24 Full Review Braxton M I quite literally cannot believe this show is getting all the hate. I watched the first episode and let me tell yuh, it was probably the best show I could actually sit through without looking at the time. Not only was I amazed at the acting and the visual effects, I was actually quite surprised with how the story played out - something you don't get from the modern film today. I would definitely recommend. I haven't even read the books and still could keep up with the plot. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 04/23/24 Full Review Billy C I was going to come and leave a quick review and be done with it, but I read the review right before me here on Rotten Tomatoes by the initials T S and decide to respond to this review instead. As for the worst book adaptation out there since you have read all books and seen all adaptations out in the public, I'd like to offer up some pointers to your one-star review. For starters Tony and Holly, the authors and owners of the Intellectual property known as The Spiderwick Chronicles are Both executive producers on the making of the series. Now that you know they are both executive producers on the series you would obviously know that they both approved the "adaptation" and are clearly ok with it. If the authors and owners of the IP are ok with the new modern take on the story well then you should be ok with it as well. I guess in the end it doesn't matter what we all think anyway. I think those of you who are so fast to be so upset about the new modern series are more upset that the characters they cast look different from you so just tell the truth rather than gas light the issue. Next thing is if you do a little digging, you can find out the reason Disney dropped the show after it was complete and it's not because of creative issues it was only due to budget reasons. Disney paid the money to make the show, but before airing the show Disney still needed to pay a huge licensing fee to air the show on their platform. I read this licensing fee is more than 20 million dollars or so and Disney was also required by contract to pay millions in marketing and advertising the show. Disney opted to cancel the show especially since the strike was going on at the time and the industry was hurting financially. To conclude this lesson you must do research it’s all over google for your reading satisfaction. Roku saved the show and gambled huge and obviously struck gold. If you didn't read about this today Roku posted that this series is their most viewed series ever with millions of streaming hours viewed only in three days. I think the Jury has spoken! The audience has spoken and more than likely there will be a second season announced soon, I'm sure. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 04/23/24 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Episodes

      Episode 1 Aired Apr 19, 2024 Welcome to Spiderwick Helen Grace and her children move to their ancestral home, Spiderwick; Jared Grace, 15, discovers a boggart and realizes that magical creatures are real; Aunt Lucinda implores him to find the pages of her father's field guide to magical creatures. Details Episode 2 Aired Apr 19, 2024 The Field Guide to the Fantastical World Around You When Aunt Lucinda goes missing, Helen leads the search, leaving Mallory in charge of her brothers at Spiderwick; Jared is obsessed with finding the magical creature he saw in the attic, enlisting help to set a trap; Simon befriends Calliope. Details Episode 3 Aired Apr 19, 2024 I Will Survive Jared grows paranoid of the evil force conspiring to get Spiderwick's Field Guide; taking Lucinda's warning to heart, Jared wants to find the pages with Simon alone, but Emiko, Hatcher and Calliope can't help joining the adventure. Details Episode 4 Aired Apr 19, 2024 Tastes Like Chicken A divide between the twins widens as they split up with Emiko and Hatcher to find more pages; Calliope tries to connect with Simon; Bree tries a different approach to fencing, forcing Mallory to get out of her head and throw a party. Details Episode 5 Aired Apr 19, 2024 A Midsummer's Daydream Simon goes to his father for help; Calliope takes Simon to a friend who turns out to not be so friendly; Helen finds unexpected support from Dr. Brauer when they discover their children are missing; Jared has to find the dragon page before Mulgarath. Details Episode 6 Aired Apr 19, 2024 1028 Teeth The vorpal sword is the one thing that can kill an ogre, but Mallory will have to trust Jared to acquire it; they risk it all by following a hag to the Goblin Market; Thimbletack's left to defend Spiderwick; Helen and Dorian's bond strengthens. Details Episode 7 Aired Apr 19, 2024 The Field Guide to Jared Grace Held captive at Meskwaki, Jared holds his own against the ogre as Mulgarath pressures him for the dragon page; Mulgarath shares his origin story with Jared, trying to show that they're more alike than he thinks; Helen's suspicions grow. Details Episode 8 Aired Apr 19, 2024 The Wrath of Mulgarath Mulgarath's plans are coming to fruition; townsfolk either succumb to the sleeping sickness or become the ogre's servants; the gang launches a raid to rescue Jared; the Grace family must reunite to save Helen, save the town and defeat Mulgarath. Details

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      Caroline Siede The Daily Beast For families who’ve finished Percy Jackson and are looking for something to watch next, The Spiderwick Chronicles is a worthy enough follow-up. Just don’t expect too much in the way of bona fide magic. Apr 24, 2024 Full Review Aramide Tinubu Variety Unfortunately, though the show is supposed to be adventurous, it lacks the whimsy needed to elevate the narrative for a new generation of young adults. Apr 19, 2024 Full Review Angie Han Hollywood Reporter The Roku Channel adventure is undone by the most mundane of missteps: repetitive plotting, lumpy pacing, underdeveloped characters making inexplicable decisions. Apr 19, 2024 Full Review Joe Lipsett Hazel & Katniss & Harry & Starr Podcast The focus on the Grace family, and particularly Jared's mental health, is welcome, although it does overwhelm the plot and become repetitive as the season wears on. The lacklustre FX and terrible theme song detract. A soft recommend for fans of the books Rated: 2.5/5 Apr 26, 2024 Full Review Joel Keller Decider The Spiderwick Chronicles isn’t scary enough or wonderous enough to hold our interest, and we get the feeling that kids who watch the show will seek out other shows that are either scarier or more whimsical. Apr 23, 2024 Full Review Emma Stefansky IGN Movies The Spiderwick Chronicles attempts, to varying degrees of success, to have it all: a teen coming-of-age story, a pan-cultural blend of magic and myth, and a modernized adaptation of a beloved book series. Rated: 6/10 Apr 19, 2024 Full Review Read all reviews

      Season Info

      Director
      Kat Coiro
      Executive Producer
      Aron Eli Coleite, Holly Black, Tony DiTerlizzi, Ellen Goldsmith-Vein, Jeremy Bell, D.J. Goldberg, Kat Coiro, Grace Gilroy, Julie Kane-Ritsch
      Network
      The Roku Channel
      Rating
      TV-PG
      Genre
      Fantasy, Action, Adventure, Drama
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date
      Apr 19, 2024