“The Spiderwick Chronicles” is getting a second shot at adaptation for screen, and it’s not squandering it. Based on the series of the same name by Holly Black and Tony DiTerlizzi, this time the Grace family is taking to the small screen in a streaming series.
The latest iteration takes a darker tone than its slightly more family friendly feature iteration. The series left us asking some serious questions about some of the logistics of the supernatural.
At WonderCon, we had the opportunity to speak to the stars and authors of “The Spiderwick Chronicles” about power manifestations and ideal magical marinades.
More about “The Spiderwick Chronicles”:
The Grace family moves from Brooklyn, New York, to their ancestral home in Henson, Michigan, the Spiderwick Estate. Helen makes the move with her 15-year-old fraternal twin boys, Jared and Simon, and her older daughter, Mallory. Shortly after moving to the Spiderwick Estate Jared discovers a boggart and realizes that magical creatures are real! The only one to believe him is his great-aunt Lucinda who implores Jared to find the pages of her father’s field guide to magical creatures and protect them from the murderous Ogre, Mulgarath.
The series stars Christian Slater, Joy Bryant, Lyon Daniels, Noah Cottrell, Mychala Lee, Jack Dylan Grazer, and Alyvia Alyn Lind.
“The Spiderwick Chronicles” is streaming now on the Roku Channel.
