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The Storyteller

★ 8.8 6K votes 1987–1989 1 season · 9 episodes Ended NBC
AnthologyA new story or cast with every episode or season.This show: 9/10Wonder & aweSpectacle and imagination that expand the world.This show: 8/10WhimsicalPlayful, fanciful and lightly magical in sensibility.This show: 8/10AtmosphericMood and place thick enough to touch.This show: 8/10Visually strikingComposition and imagery worth pausing for.This show: 7/10EpisodicSelf-contained episodes you can watch in almost any order.This show: 7/10
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Starring
John HurtBrian HensonFrederick WarderDavid GreenawayRobert TygnerAlistair Fullarton
Starring
John HurtBrian HensonFrederick WarderDavid GreenawayRobert TygnerAlistair Fullarton
Ratings per Episode
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Votes per Episode
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About

"Dark fairy tales told with puppetry and grit"

An old storyteller sits by a fire with his sharp-tongued dog and spins half-forgotten European folk tales, each episode a self-contained story of curses, tricksters, and impossible bargains. Produced by Jim Henson's team, it leans on atmospheric sets, practical creature effects, and John Hurt's rich, weathered narration to conjure a mood somewhere between bedtime story and unsettling fable. It moves slowly and deliberately, more interested in mood and myth-logic than plot twists, and rewards patience with genuine strangeness and warmth rather than spectacle.

Watch it for

John Hurt's narration turns old folk tales into something haunting and intimate.

Maybe skip if

you want fast pacing or modern effects rather than practical puppetry and slow-burn myth.

Written by our AI editor to help you decide, spoiler-free by design.

All Seasons

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Season 11988
8.13K93h 36m
EpTitleRatingYoursVotesRuntime
▶1Hans My Hedgehog7.8
45124 min
▶2Fearnot7.6
36024 min
▶3A Story Short8.0
33024 min
▶4The Luck Child8.1
32924 min
▶5The Soldier and Death8.9
50724 min
▶6The Three Ravens8.1
33224 min
▶7Sapsorrow8.0
32924 min
▶8The Heartless Giant7.9
29924 min
▶9The True Bride7.9
33224 min

Full Cast & Crew

Cast

John Hurt The Storyteller
Brian Henson Storyteller's Dog, Devil, Griffin
Frederick Warder Giant, Half Man, Troll
David Greenaway Badger, Bird, Birds
Robert Tygner Badger, Bird, Birds
Alistair Fullarton Death, Devil, Griffin
Mak Wilson Badger, Bird, Birds
Diana Payan Miller's Wife, Passerby
Robin Summers Jailer, Town Crier
Michael Kilgarriff Lion, Pond Sprite

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