The original post: /r/television by /u/MovieFan1984 on 2026-01-29 04:58:41+00:00.
The Spiderwick Chronicles began as a series of children’s books.
Wikipedia says there’s 5 books and 3 “beyond” books.
There’s the 2008 film which I have on DVD. I absolutely love this film.
My understanding is that the film covers the original 5 books.
The series was made for Disney+, but they decided they didn’t want it.
The 8-part series ended up on The Roku Channel.
Because I love the movie plus Christian Slater’s involvement, I tried to watch.
I gave up in the 2nd o 3rd episode. It felt like an EMO family drama.
The film embraced the fantasy, but this show seemed ashamed to barely touch it.
What happened to this miniseries?