Grimm is an American fantasy/mystery/crime drama series that made its debut on NBC on October 28, 2011.[1] It airs Fridays at 9/8c. The show has been described as "a cop drama-with a twist...a dark and fantastical project about a world in which characters inspired by Grimm's Fairy Tales exist.
Set in present-day Portland, Oregon, the series puts a new twist on the stories of the Brothers Grimm in which a homicide detective learns that he is a descendent of a group of hunters known as "Grimms", who fight to keep humanity safe from the supernatural creatures of the world. Upon learning of his destiny, he has to protect every living soul from the sinister storybook characters that have infiltrated the real world
It was announced in January 2011 that NBC had ordered a series entitled Grimm.[4] David Greenwalt and Jim Kouf co-wrote the pilot which was directed by Marc Buckland. Filming for the pilot began in March in Portland, Oregon.[2] It was announced in May 2011 that NBC had picked up the pilot to series.[5]
Greenwalt and Kouf serve as executive producers for the series alongside Sean Hayes and Todd Milliner.[6] The series is produced by Universal Media Studios and Hazy Mills Productions. It is filmed on location in and around Portland.[7]
On September 30, 2011, NBC decided to delay the debut of Grimm by moving the premiere date from October 21 to October 28, 2011, so it could premiere closer to Halloween
David Giuntoli was the first to be cast as the lead role Nick Burkhardt.[9] Silas Weir Mitchell was then cast as Eddie Monroe, a reformed "big bad wolf".[10] Following this, Russell Hornsby and Bitsie Tulloch were cast as Nick's partner, Hank Griffin, and his girlfriend, Juliette Silverton, respectively.[11] Sasha Roiz was cast in the final regular role as Captain Renard
The series received mixed reviews, based on Metacritic's index score of 54 out of 100.[13]
Mary McNamara of The Los Angeles Times compared this series to another fairy-tale themed drama, Once Upon a Time, and preferred ABC's version over this one, stating that despite a good cast and setting, Grimm puts an "entertaining crime spin on fairy-tale monsters that's a little too pat" for viewers