The 10th Kingdom (2000– )

A father and daughter are caught in a parallel universe where the great queens Snow White, Cinderella, and Little Red Riding Hood have had their kingdoms fragmented by warring trolls, giants and goblins.

Stars:

Kimberly Williams-Paisley, Scott Cohen, John Larroquette

Won 1 Primetime Emmy.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Kimberly Williams-Paisley	...	Virginia Lewis (9 episodes, 2000)
Scott Cohen	...	Wolf (9 episodes, 2000)
John Larroquette	...	Tony Lewis (9 episodes, 2000)
Dianne Wiest	...	Evil Queen (9 episodes, 2000)
Daniel Lapaine	...	Prince Wendell (9 episodes, 2000)
Ed O'Neill	...	Relish the Troll King (8 episodes, 2000)
Rutger Hauer	...	Huntsman (6 episodes, 2000)
Dawnn Lewis	...	Blabberwort the Troll (6 episodes, 2000)
Hugh O'Gorman	...	Burly the Troll (6 episodes, 2000)
Jeremiah Birkett	...	Blue Bell the Troll (6 episodes, 2000)
Robert Hardy	...	Chancellor Griswold (6 episodes, 2000)
William Osborne	...	Lord Rupert (6 episodes, 2000)
Edward Jewesbury	...	Old Retainer (6 episodes, 2000)
Warwick Davis	...	Acorn (4 episodes, 2000)

Storyline

A young woman named Virginia and her father, Tony are lured into a land where fairy tales are real! But the adventure is only beginning for the longer they stay in fairy tale land the more their lives become one.

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Plot Keywords:

kingdom | snow white | cinderella | prince | mirror | 

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Taglines:

Something magical is about to happen...

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Genres:

Adventure | Comedy | Family | Fantasy | Mystery | Romance

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Country:

UK Germany USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

27 February 2000 (USA)

Also Known As:

A tizedik királyság

Filming Locations:

Alice Holt Forest, Hampshire, England, UK

Box Office

Budget:

$44,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Babelsberg Film und Fernsehen, Carnival Films, Hallmark Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

417 min 45 min (9 episodes) 85 min (5 episodes) (original)

Sound Mix:

Dolby (as Dolby Surround)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The number 7 is constantly appearing in the episodes. For example, The 7 dwarf's and everyone who is abandoned or betrayed had it happen at the age of 7.

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Goofs

When Virginia wakes up in Snow White's Cottage her hair covers the whole bottom floor and is growing up the stairs. However in the following scenes the hair seems a lot shorter and then shorter again when the Huntsman drags her into his tree house.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Virginia: [voice over] My name is Virginia... And I live on the edge of the forest.

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Connections

References Red Hot Riding Hood (1943)

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Soundtracks

"Wishing on a Star"
Performed by Miriam Stockley

User Reviews

Wonderful for all ages

'The 10th Kingdom' is something for all ages. It combines every known fairytale, especially stories from the Grimm Brothers, with other fantasy stories, including Tolkien's 'The Lord of the Rings'. The story is about a girl named Virginia (Kimberly Williams) who enters a fantasy world through a magic mirror. Together with her father Tony (John Larroquette), Wolf (Scott Cohen), who looks like a man but has a tale and animal instincts, and a prince turned into a dog (Daniel Lapaine) they have to save the kingdom from the evil queen (Dianne Wiest). The entire journey they are followed by Huntsman (Rutger Hauer) who is ordered to kill the heroes.

The story is predictable in a way, but original with some nice touches. We have appearances of Snow White, Cinderella and Red Riding Hood for example. There is even a musical number that involves 'We Will Rock You'. As a complete story it is never boring and that is quite impressive for something over 400 minutes long. Most of the funny moments are with Wolf. He is played by Scott Cohen, an actor who I only knew from 'Gilmore Girls'. He does a very nice job with his character. I could say more about the production but that is not really needed. It is entertaining for kids and adults, that's it. To spot all the references to fantasy stories is a nice extra.