Tales from the Neverending Story (2001– )

Twelve-year-old Bastian Balthazar Bux had lost the wonderful imagination he had as a child somewhere between growing older, watching TV, going to school and playing with his Gameboy. But ... See full summary »

Stars:

Mark Rendall, Tyler Hynes, Victoria Sanchez

1 win & 4 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Mark Rendall	...	Bastian Balthazar Bux (4 episodes, 2001)
Tyler Hynes	...	Atreyu (4 episodes, 2001)
Victoria Sanchez	...	Xayide (4 episodes, 2001)
John Dunn-Hill	...	Coreander (4 episodes, 2001)
Edward Yankie	...	Mr. Blank (4 episodes, 2001)
Noel Burton	...	Michael Bux (4 episodes, 2001)
Johnny Griffin	...	Connor (4 episodes, 2001)
Brittany Drisdelle	...	Fallon (4 episodes, 2001)
Valérie Chiniara	...	Marley (4 episodes, 2001)
Sally Taylor-Isherwood	...	Yonie (4 episodes, 2001)
Emma Taylor-Isherwood	...	Olano (4 episodes, 2001)
Stéfanie Buxton	...	Fly Girl (3 episodes, 2001)
Audrey Gardiner	...	Childlike Empress (3 episodes, 2001)
Stefano Faustini	...	Lucas (3 episodes, 2001)
Robert Crooks	...	Tartus (3 episodes, 2001)
Jane Wheeler	...	Laura Bux (2 episodes, 2001)
Greg Kramer	...	Rip Rowdy (2 episodes, 2001)
Emma Campbell	...	April (2 episodes, 2001)
Tyrone Benskin	...	Cairon (2 episodes, 2001)
Jasson Finney	...	Hykrion (2 episodes, 2001)
Dawn Ford	...	Wise Woman (2 episodes, 2001)
Lisa Bronwyn Moore	...	Martha Finnegan (2 episodes, 2001)

Storyline

Twelve-year-old Bastian Balthazar Bux had lost the wonderful imagination he had as a child somewhere between growing older, watching TV, going to school and playing with his Gameboy. But when his mother dies suddenly, Bastian's limitless imagination is reborn. Bastian comes across a magical book, "The Neverending Story", in a curious little bookstore. Inspired by the book, Bastian creates an enchanted world called Fantasia, inhabited by dragons, dark knights and assorted heroes and villains. The adventure of a lifetime begins when Bastian projects his Fantasian alter ego, Atreyu, into a battle against the sinister force of The Nothing. This terrible force threatens to destroy Fantasia and its ruler, the Childlike Empress. Only Atreyu, a 14-year-old Woodland boy and unlikely hero, can save her and find a cure for The Nothing. Bastian's experiences in the real world; such as his mourning, his new, sometimes tumultuous life with his dad, his problems with a school bully and his terror of...

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Plot Keywords:

book | school | imagination | hero | boy | 

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Genres:

Drama | Family | Adventure | Fantasy

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Details

Country:

Germany Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

6 October 2001 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Neverending Story

Filming Locations:

Montréal, Québec, Canada

Company Credits

Production Co:

MGI Film, Medien Capital Treuhand, Muse Entertainment Enterprises

Technical Specs

Runtime:

375 min 375 min (4 parts)

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Quotes

Atreyu: Hey what are you doing?
Xayide's worker: Nothing to worry about.
Atreyu: Yeah, sure, whatever. Get out!

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Crazy Credits

In episode # 1.8 "The Luck Stops Here," the credit for 'Audrey Gardiner' says "Moochild."

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Connections

Version of The NeverEnding Story (1984)

User Reviews

Neverending Story Should Have Never Ended!

Tales From The Neverending Story was a really great series that started from the same premise as the film, but took it in a completely different direction. In the movie, most of the action took place in Fantasia. In the real world, Bastien sat in the attic of his school and read a book about the adventures of Atreyu. In the TV series, the action doesn't just take place in Fantasia. Bastien has adventures in the real world too. At first, they're the type of adventures a normal kid would have, but they get weirder and weirder, because as the series progresses, the book becomes more real, and some characters from Fantasia start to invade the real world. One of them is Gmork, a great funny/scary character -- sometimes he's a werewolf, sometimes he's the worst substitute teacher in the world. And then there's Xayide, the totally Dark Princess, beautiful and way over the top. Both Xayide and Gmork are after Bastien, so along with normal problems with teachers, friends and his Dad, he has to contend with evil forces from another world. Near the end of the series, Xayide starts sending children to the real world to do her dirty work, and even lures one of Bastien's friends into Fantasia and turns her to the dark side. And that's barely scraping the surface. Like I said, a great series.