Everyone who was sad that no further films followed after The Spiderwicks’ Secrets in 2008 was finally able to look forward to the Disney+ series The Spiderwick Chronicles who took a new approach to the literary fantasy saga. But at the end of August 2023, the Spiderwicks fantasy remake on Disney+ was unexpectedly canceled. And that even though the series had already been filmed. Now the adventure has found a way to avoid disappearing into obscurity.
First canceled by Disney+, now saved: The Spiderwick Chronicles are coming after all
In the 8-volume children’s book series The Spiderwick Mysteries * by Holly Black, with illustrations by Tony DiTerlizzi, three siblings move into a run-down house with their mother. What the twin brothers and their sister did not expect, however, is that a completely new fantasy world will open up to them. Fairies, elves and other supernatural creatures turn their lives upside down.
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The Secrets of the Spiderwicks
The cost-cutting measures taken by many streaming services recently led to Disney+, for the first time, many titles being removed from the program due to a lack of success – or, as with The Spiderwick Chronicles, not being broadcast at all. For the last month and a half, it was unclear whether we would ever see Aron Eli Coleite’s finished fantasy series. But now Deadline reports that the Provider Roku stepped into the breach is.
The 8-part fantasy adventure starring stars such as Christian Slater, Joy Bryant and Jack Dylan Grazer was rescued by the Roku Channel and is said to be darker than its predecessor be. The streamer had previously given the canceled series Chad a new home.
The Spiderwick Chronicles are already in the USA Early 2024 be broadcast. How and when the fantasy series will come to Germany is not yet known.
Podcast for series fans: 13 fantasy highlights in 2023 on Netflix, Disney+ and Co.
In 2023, Netflix, Disney+, Amazon and Co. will have several exciting fantasy series in the starting blocks. Whether ghost detectives, German myths with villainous heroes or the live-action anime series One Piece and Avatar: We present you the next 13 highlights.
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In addition to the third season of The Witcher, the angel-devil duo from Good Omens is also returning to the stream for a second season after four years. You can also discover a few promising fantasy series that you definitely haven’t heard of before.
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