Grimm (2011– )

In modern day Portland, Oregon, a police detective inherits the ability to see supernatural creatures.

Creators:

Stephen Carpenter, David Greenwalt, Jim Kouf

Stars:

David Giuntoli, Russell Hornsby, Bitsie Tulloch

Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy. Another 5 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
David Giuntoli	...	Nick Burkhardt (43 episodes, 2011-2013)
Russell Hornsby	...	Hank Griffin (43 episodes, 2011-2013)
Bitsie Tulloch	...	Juliette Silverton (43 episodes, 2011-2013)
Silas Weir Mitchell	...	Monroe (43 episodes, 2011-2013)
Sasha Roiz	...	Captain Sean Renard (43 episodes, 2011-2013)
Reggie Lee	...	Sgt. Wu (40 episodes, 2011-2013)
Bree Turner	...	Rosalee Calvert (19 episodes, 2012-2013)

Storyline

Portland detective, Nick Burkhardt, has seen some gruesome crime scenes, but nothing prepares him for the strange visions he begins seeing: seemingly regular people momentarily transforming into hideous monsters. A visit from his only living relative reveals the truth. Nick has inherited the ability to see supernatural creatures, and as a "Grimm," he is tasked with keeping the balance between mankind and the mythological. A reformed "Big Bad Wolf" becomes his greatest (and also reluctant) ally and confidant. It's not long before his work as a policeman leads Nick to the criminals he once thought were only found in fairy tales.

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Plot Keywords:

criminal | monster | police detective | fairy tale | werewolf | 

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Taglines:

Storytime is over.

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Genres:

Drama | Fantasy | Horror | Mystery

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

2011 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Portland, Oregon, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

GK Productions, Hazy Mills Productions, Universal Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

45 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

16:9 HD

Did You Know?

Trivia

Most, if not all, of the references and names are derived from German terms or real scientific terms. For instance, "Blutbad" means bloodbath, "Hexen" means witches, "Schaden" means misfortune or misery, and "mellifer" means honey-carrier. The terms are, however, not original German terms for mythological creatures. They've been made up for the series and most of them are "incorrect" German. Despite the NBC page translating "Schneetmacher" as a cold, evil person, for example, such a word does not exist in German. The queen of the mellifer is referred to as "Mellischwuler", which, translated, means "Melli-gay man" - a possible explanation for this might be that the word "queen" was mistyped "queer" when the word was looked up in a dictionary. Many "Wesen"-names are made up compound nouns, but often grammatically incorrect. Examples for this are the "Bauerschwein", "peasant pig", which -correctly composed- would be a "Bauernschwein" (in any case another creature name that does not exist in the German language of any time period). The same goes for "Spinnetod", which, correctly composed, would be "Spinnentod" (spider death). The right plural for Blutbad (blood bath) would be "Blutbäder". In the pilot episode, the Reaper Hulda carried a scythe that read "Erntemaschinen der Grimms", which translates as "Harvesting machines of the Grimms".

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Connections

Featured in Home & Family: Episode dated 11 March 2013 (2013)

User Reviews

A fun new twist on crime drama

Grimm largely follows the line of most crime dramas, but with the fun twist that the bad guys are characters from fairy tales and folk-stories. The main character is reasonably interesting, his partners (one his human police partner & a new friend that is basically a big bad wolf) are mildly amusing, and the crimes are intriguing. Only time will tell if it can stay interesting, but for now I am extremely optimistic. It is a show that can appeal to fantasy fans (like me) and crime drama fans (like my husband).

Being one of two fantasy themed new shows on network television, Grimm is inevitably compared to ABC's Once Upon a Time, which is a bit more fantasy. I am enjoying Once Upon a Time a great deal (my husband hasn't watched since the first episode), but frankly it seems more like a mini-series. It has an end written into the story & if they try to drag it out too long it will start to seem ridiculous. Grimm on the other hand, can last as long as the writers keep finding more folktales & there are thousands of those.