Scripted series · CBS All Access
Tell Me a Story
Old tales. New blood.
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
James Wolk
Jordan Evans
10 eps
Billy Magnussen
Nick Sullivan
10 eps
Dania Ramirez
Hannah Perez
10 eps
Dorian Missick
Sam Reynolds
10 eps
Michael Raymond-James
Mitch Longo
10 eps
Davi Santos
Gabe Perez
10 eps
Sam Jaeger
Tim Powell
10 eps
Zabryna Guevara
Renee Garcia
10 eps
Danielle Campbell
Olivia Moon
20 eps
Kim Cattrall
Colleen Powell
10 eps
Paul Wesley
Eddie Longo
20 eps
Eka Darville
Beau Morris
10 eps
Carrie-Anne Moss
Rebecca Pruitt
10 eps
Ashley Madekwe
Simone Garland
10 eps
Matt Lauria
Jackson Pruitt
10 eps
Odette Annable
Maddie Pruitt
10 eps
Natalie Alyn Lind
Ashley Rose Pruitt
10 eps
Paul Rolfes
Dan Simmons
1 eps
Luke Guldan
Billy
3 eps
Jennifer Ikeda
Rita
3 eps
Sydney James Harcourt
Lance
3 eps
Sanjit De Silva
Mark
3 eps
Dan Amboyer
Harry
3 eps
Justine Cotsonas
Carla
4 eps
David Andrews
Richard Winston
2 eps
Polly Draper
Madeline Winston
3 eps
Rarmian Newton
Ethan Davies
5 eps
Marguerite Moreau
Abby Powell
1 eps
Elliot Villar
Detective Herrera
2 eps
Quincy Chad
Detective Grant
2 eps
Tonya Glanz
Shelley Longo
4 eps
Paulina Singer
Laney Reed
8 eps
Becki Newton
Katrina Thorn
7 eps
Debra Monk
Esther Thorn
4 eps
Tom Lipinski
Bruce
3 eps
Spencer Grammer
Beth
6 eps
Kurt Yaeger
Terry
7 eps
Simone Missick
Marianna Reynolds
2 eps
James Martinez
Detective Olsen
4 eps
Harry Shum Jr.
Brendan
4 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Tell Me a Story actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Tell Me a Story reads strongest on Character Depth, Emotional Weight and Bingeability.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
The story
What it's about
The world's most beloved fairy tales reimagined as a dark and twisted psychological thriller.
The run
Seasons
2 seasons · 20 episodes.
Season 1 · Complete
Season 1
201810 episodes
7.2IMDbSet in modern-day New York City, the first season of this serialized drama interweaves The Three Little Pigs, Little Red Riding Hood, and Hansel and Gretel into an epic and subversive tale of love, loss, greed, revenge, and murder.
Best episode · S01E01 Chapter 1: Hope
Season 2 · Complete
Season 2
201910 episodes
6.4IMDbSet in Nashville, Tennessee, this season reimagines the princess-themed tales Beauty and the Beast, Sleeping Beauty and Cinderella.
Best episode · S02E01 The Curse
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S01E01
Chapter 1: Hope
Troubled teen Kayla and her dad, Tim, try to make a fresh start at grandmother Colleen's home. Estranged siblings Gabe and Hannah are reunited under extreme circumstances. Jordan and his girlfriend Beth can't see eye-to-eye on their future together.
- Directed by Liz Friedlander
- Written by Kevin Williamson
S01E02
Chapter 2: Loss
Jordan helps the police pinpoint one of the robbers of a jewelry heist while Eddie realizes things are worse than he imagined.
- Directed by Liz Friedlander
- Written by Ryan Maldonado, Eduardo Javier Canto
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
Kevin Williamson
Showrunner
Liz Friedlander
Executive producer
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Dana Honor
Executive producer
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Michael Lohmann
Executive producer
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Gonzalo Cilley
Executive producer
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Andrés Tovar
Executive producer
Aaron Kaplan
Executive producer
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Ryan Maldonado
Writer
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Steve Stringer
Writer
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Mary Leah Sutton
Writer
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Andrea Thornton Bolden
Writer
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Heather Zuhlke
Writer
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Kim Clements
Writer
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Hollie Overton
Writer
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Eduardo Javier Canto
Writer
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Liz FriedlanderExecutive Producer
- Dana HonorExecutive Producer
- Colin WalshProducer
- Michael LohmannExecutive Producer
- Gonzalo CilleyExecutive Producer
- Lampton EnochsProducer
Writing
- Ryan MaldonadoWriter
- Steve StringerWriter
- Mary Leah SuttonWriter
- Andrea Thornton BoldenWriter
- Heather ZuhlkeWriter
- Kim ClementsWriter
Direction
- Liz FriedlanderDirector
- John ScottDirector
- Solvan NaimDirector
- Jeff T. ThomasDirector
- Mark TonderaiDirector
- Millicent SheltonDirector
Cinematography
- Doug EmmettDirector of Photography
Music
- John FrizzellOriginal Music Composer
Where to watch
Streaming
Availability verified against regional listings.
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- Fandango At HomeBuy
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