Grimm (2011)
Grimm is a 2011 drama series created by David Greenwalt and Jim Kouf. It stars David Giuntoli, Silas Weir Mitchell and Russell Hornsby.
Portland homicide detective Nick Burkhardt already sees the worst of the city, then he learns his family line marks him as a Grimm, one of the watchers who can spot the monsters, called Wesen, hiding in plain sight among ordinary people. Created by Stephen Carpenter, Jim Kouf and David Greenwalt, the NBC series folds Brothers Grimm folklore into a police procedural: each case pairs a real crime with a fairy-tale creature, while Nick tries to hold his badge, his relationships and his strange new duty together. The tone runs dark and pulpy, monster-of-the-week structure over a slow-building mythology.
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What is Grimm about?
Portland homicide detective Nick Burkhardt already sees the worst of the city, then he learns his family line marks him as a Grimm, one of the watchers who can spot the monsters, called Wesen, hiding in plain sight among ordinary people. Created by Stephen Carpenter, Jim Kouf and David Greenwalt, the NBC series folds Brothers Grimm folklore into a police procedural: each case pairs a real crime with a fairy-tale creature, while Nick tries to hold his badge, his relationships and his strange new duty together. The tone runs dark and pulpy, monster-of-the-week structure over a slow-building mythology.
When was Grimm released?
Grimm was released on 28 October 2011.
How many episodes does Grimm have?
Grimm has 122 episodes across 6 seasons.
Who made Grimm?
Grimm was created by David Greenwalt, Jim Kouf and Stephen Carpenter.
Where can I watch Grimm?
Grimm is available on Peacock, Peacock Premium, Prime Video, The Roku Channel, Google Play and Amazon.
Where to watch Grimm
Stream: Peacock, Peacock Premium, Prime Video
Watch free: The Roku Channel
Rent: Google Play
Buy: Amazon, AppleTV, Fandango at Home, Google Play
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Cast
- David Giuntoli as Nick Burkhardt
- Silas Weir Mitchell as Monroe
- Russell Hornsby as Hank Griffin
- Sasha Roiz as Sean Renard
- Reggie Lee as Drew Wu
- Elizabeth Tulloch as Juliette Silverton
- Bree Turner as Rosalee Calvert
- Claire Coffee as Adalind Schade
- Robert Blanche as Franco
- Damien Puckler as Meisner
- Jacqueline Toboni as Theresa 'Trubel' Rubel
- Danny Bruno as Bud
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Grimm in our writing
- Companion guide: Fairy-Tale Retellings
- Companion guide: Monster Hunters
- Companion guide: Urban Fantasy
A few thoughts on Grimm
For the detective-versus-the-monstrous flavor, Batman: Arkham Asylum drops a lone investigator into a night of grotesque rogues, and Max Payne brings the noir-crime mood. Junji Ito's Tomie delivers folk-horror dread on the page, while Stephen King's Mr. Mercedes covers the dogged-detective procedural side. Each matches one half of Grimm's crime-plus-creature formula.
Fairy-tale folklore turned into dark urban fantasy
Grimm hides Wesen inside a modern city and pulls its cases straight from Brothers Grimm folklore. These share that trick of dragging old legends into contemporary streets, from a headless-horseman revival and a fae-ghetto noir to a Manila underworld run on Filipino myth and teenage ghost detectives solving supernatural cases.
Detectives working cases with a supernatural streak
Beneath the monsters, Grimm is a Portland homicide cop juggling his badge and a secret duty. These lean on the same working-detective spine, from the occult profiler of Millennium and Luther's haunted obsession to the slow-burn dread of True Detective and the Victorian sleuthing of Miss Scarlet.
Monsters hiding in plain sight among ordinary people
The scariest thing in Grimm is how normal the creatures look until a Grimm sees them shift. These share that dread of horror wearing a human face, from the anthology chills of American Horror Stories and Masters of Horror to the flesh-eating ghouls of Tokyo Ghoul and the immortal menace of Tomie.
Games where a lone guardian battles the dark
Nick carries a bloodline duty to stand between people and the monsters, a burden these games hand their heroes too. Batman locked in Arkham with the inmates, Max Payne shooting through a noir nightmare, Joel protecting Ellie across a ruined country, and BioShock's descent into a city gone wrong.