scary tales
Pilot Script – TV / Web Series
A half-hour, R-Rated anthology series utilizing classic fairy tales and adapting them to modern times. Employing universal themes, the series re-imagines these stories, making them relatable to a modern audience.
Previously set up at Showtime.
- Contemporary, gritty, realistic, ironic, quirky, smart
- Cautionary tales; each episode accompanied by a moral
- Short on special effects; long on suspense and black humor
- BLACK MIRROR in tone
- Target audience: 18-49
- FREE FROM COPYRIGHT (in the public domain) and originally written by world-renowned authors such as The Brothers Grimm, Hans Christian Anderson, and Aesop
- HUNDREDS of potential episodes to adapt
- INTERNATIONAL FOCUS, due to the European origins of many of the stories
- REVERED by people of all ages
- A diverse acting company (i.e., AMERICAN HORROR STORY)