The Storyteller Season 1

Right now you can watch The Storyteller Season 1 on and — and it goes further with its ideas than most genre entertainment bothers to. A compact run that never overstays its welcome. 240 viewers have already rated it on TMDB — the kind of consensus that does not happen by accident. John Hurt's performance is the anchor the more ambitious scenes need. Start it whenever you need something guaranteed to land.

There is a reason The Storyteller Season 1 keeps coming up in conversation. The Storyteller Season 1 treats its concept seriously enough to follow it all the way through. Season 1 of The Storyteller includes 9 episodes. It aired from May 1988 to July 1988. This season stars John Hurt. John Hurt leads a cast that brings real weight to the material. It was aired in 1988. The Storyteller Season 1 resists the temptation to explain everything, trusting the audience to sit with ambiguity. The consistency throughout is what elevates it — not every moment is the best, but none of them are a reason to stop watching.

The Storyteller Season 1 is satisfying on multiple levels — something to watch and something to think about after. It rewards viewers regardless of what else is in their watch history. A contained run means every episode is doing real work. John Hurt's performance is the anchor the more ambitious moments need. The world-building pays off in ways you will not anticipate on a first watch.

🎬 The Storyteller Season 1 — Episode Guide

The Soldier and Death

1988-05-15

Returning from war, a young soldier trades his last biscuit for a magical sack... into which anything summoned will enter! Trapping devils and even death itself, the soldier brings peace to his country. But death soon proves a greater enemy captured than free! From an early Russian folk tale.

Fearnot

1988-05-22

Fearnot is a young man who is incapapble of feeling fear. He leaves his home and his true love to embark on a vast journey to experience the shudder of fear. No monster or creature that he meets, however horrible or terrifying, makes him afraid. It is only upon return that he learns that true fear e...

The Luck Child

1988-05-29

Upon news of the birth of a Luck child - a peasant boy predicted by wise man to one day wear the crown - the cruel-hearted king seeks out the boy, pretending to take him under his terrible wing. Will luck indeed play a part in our hero's final destiny? From an early Russian folk tale.

A Story Short

1988-06-05

The storyteller recalls his days of servitude to the king for bamboozling the royal cook out of a free meal. A story a day was his punishment - or else he'll boil in the cook's cauldron of oil! All goes well until the final day... when he can't think of a story to save his life! From an early Celtic...

Hans My Hedgehog

1988-06-12

Hans, a hedgehog-boy, feels ostracized in his town so he runs away. Twenty years later, Hans helps a king lost in the woods find his way back to his kingdom. The king rewards Hans with the first thing that the king will see when he re-enters his kingdom. But when the first thing he sees turns out to...

The Three Ravens

1988-06-19

After using her powers to charm the widowed king into marrying her, an evil witch sees his children standing in the way of her power. She uncovers the children’s secret hiding place and turns the three princes into ravens. The ravens tell the princess she cannot speak a word for three years, three m...

Sapsorrow

1988-06-26

Upon fleeing her kingdom to escape an arranged marriage, the lovely Princess Sapsorrow toils in the kitchen of a faraway palace, disguised as an ugly hag. Her masquerade is no ball, as Sapsorrow has fallen in love with a prince, who sees her only as a peasant!

The Heartless Giant

1988-07-03

A young prince is tricked into helping a heartless giants escape from the king’s dungeon. The evil giant unleashes terror across the land and those who go off to fight him never return. The young prince becomes the servant of the giant and tries to find where the giant’s heart is hidden. But even if...

The True Bride

1988-07-10

A girl who was adopted by an abusive troll finally is freed with the help of a white lion. When her betrothed does not return after a trip, the girl is grief-stricken to learn that the troll's sister had put a spell on him and plans to marry him. The white lion appears again and helps the girl by gi...

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