Season 1 collection includes 6 fairy tales with dark details
Netflix revealed on Wednesday that it will begin streaming The Grimm Variables, an original anime series based on Grimm’s Fairy Tales, on April 17.
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Netflix lists the series as its first season.
Image via Comic NatalieNetflix describes the series:
Inspired by the classic tales of the Brothers Grimm, this anthology includes six fairy tales with a dark twist, exposing the darker side of human desire.
Entertainment magazine Variety reported in June 2021 that Netflix is collaborating with manga creator group CLAMP(X), Cardcaptor Sakura) to produce an original anime series based on Grimm’s Fairy Tales. Wit Studio is in charge of producing animation for the series.
According to Variety, the anime will introduce a “modern twist” to the Brothers Grimm’s Fairy Tale, and it will feature elements of the horror and suspense genres.
Netflix announced its partnership with CLAMP in early 2020. CLAMP produced 20 character designs for the project.
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