Season one · new episodes weekly

Six tales.
Zero fairy godmothers.*

Season One digs up some of the most famous stories ever told, the way they were told before the movies. Griffin reads them aloud to two robots hearing them for the very first time. New episodes weekly.

*But there may be a fairy godpigeon.

№ 1–2
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The Little Mermaid

Hans Christian Andersen, 1837

In the original, life's even trickier when the little mermaid gets on land. For one thing, every step feels like walking on knives. Oh, and that wedding at the end? It's not hers. Oh! And also... air fairies?

2 parts

№ 3
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Cinderella

Brothers Grimm (Aschenputtel), 1812

The OG Cinderella didn't have a fairy godmother. What did it have, you ask? Well, a fairy godpigeon, of course. Also, some enormous bowls of lentils and stepsisters who will stop at nothing to marry the prince.

№ 4–5
Out Oct 15 & 22

Aladdin

One Thousand and One Nights (Galland version), 1710s

Remember that lovable genie? Well, in the original there are TWO genies: one genie of the lamp, and one genie of the ring. But don't worry, no one ever remembers the ring genie anyway.

2 parts

№ 6
Out Oct 29

Rapunzel

Brothers Grimm, 1812

It all comes down to lettuce. As soon as Rapunzel is born, her parents have to give her to a witch because they stole so much lettuce from her garden.

№ 7–8
Out Nov 5 & 12

Beauty and the Beast

Gabrielle-Suzanne de Villeneuve, 1740

Remember Beauty? Well, did you know that she's half fairy? The original version of Beauty and the Beast includes a magic castle, lots of family drama, and some unexpected interference from the fairy world.

2 parts

№ 9–10
Out Nov 19

The Snow Queen

Hans Christian Andersen, 1844

Remember the Snow Queen? Well, actually you probably don't. Legend has it that this Hans Christian Andersen classic was one of the inspirations for a certain snowy, icy princess blockbuster.

2-part finale