The Storyteller

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The Storyteller is a fantasy television series created by Jim Henson that blends live-action, puppetry, and folklore to retell classic European fairy tales.

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The Storyteller canonical 2
The Storyteller: Greek Myths 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fantasy television series
basedOn European fairy tales
European folklore
characterPortrayedBy John Hurt NERFINISHED
composer Rachel Portman NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
createdFor television
creator Jim Henson NERFINISHED
distributor HBO NERFINISHED
executiveProducer Jim Henson NERFINISHED
featuresCharacter The Dog NERFINISHED
The Storyteller NERFINISHED
filmingTechnique combination of live-action and puppetry
firstAired 1987
followedBy The Storyteller: Greek Myths NERFINISHED
format anthology series
genre anthology television
fantasy television
hasSpinOff The Storyteller: Greek Myths NERFINISHED
hasTheme folklore adaptation
retelling classic fairy tales
lastAired 1989
medium television
narrationBy John Hurt NERFINISHED
notableEpisodeCount 9 main fairy-tale episodes
notableFor blending live-action, puppetry, and folklore
numberOfEpisodes 9
numberOfSeasons 1
originalLanguage English
originallyAiredOn Channel 4 in the United Kingdom NERFINISHED
HBO in the United States
originallyBroadcastAs half-hour episodes
originalNetwork Channel 4 NERFINISHED
HBO
portrayedBy John Hurt NERFINISHED
producer Jim Henson Productions NERFINISHED
productionCompany Henson Associates NERFINISHED
setting mythic Europe
targetAudience family
uses live-action
puppetry

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The Jim Henson Company notableWork The Storyteller
Jim Henson’s The Storyteller character The Storyteller
Jim Henson’s The Storyteller hasSpinOff The Storyteller
this entity surface form: The Storyteller: Greek Myths