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THE STORYTELLER features acclaimed actors as well as original creatures and characters from Jim Henson’s Creature Shop in this retelling of classic folk tales, fables, and legends with a sophisticated and authentic approach. With top-notch talent in front of and behind the camera, the series stars John Hurt in the title role. Aided by his cynical dog (performed by Jim Henson’s son and the series' head puppeteer Brian Henson, Chairman of The Jim Henson Company), The Storyteller, iconically sitting by the fire, narrates fascinating tales that combine humor, intrigue, and magic. Other recognizable talent appearing in THE STORYTELLER includes Miranda Richardson, Sean Bean, Brenda Blethyn, Gabrielle Anwar, Jennifer Saunders, Jane Horrocks, and Jonathan Pryce.

Completed Drama Adventure

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The story revolves around The Muppets reuniting after a huge falling out to save The Muppet Studios in Hollywood. They have to put on a show in the Muppet Theater and get 10 million viewers to save the Studios from an evil Texas oil tycoon.

Completed PG Comedy Sequel

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A dark, twisted retelling of the famous Carlo Collodi fairy tale about the wooden puppet who dreams of becoming a real boy. When Pinocchio comes to life, he turns out not to be that nice of a boy, creating mischief and playing mean tricks. He eventually learns a few lessons.

Completed PG Adaptation Musical

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The life and times of the late Jim Henson, the man behind Sesame Street and The Muppets.

Development Drama Biography

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In Sony Pictures Animation's The Star, a small but brave donkey named Bo yearns for a life beyond his daily grind at the village mill. One day he finds the courage to break free, and finally goes on the adventure of his dreams. On his journey, he teams up with Ruth, a loveable sheep who has lost her flock and Dave, a dove with lofty aspirations. Along with three wisecracking camels and some eccentric stable animals, Bo and his new friends follow the Star and become accidental heroes in the greatest story ever told – the first Christmas.

Completed PG Family Kids

  • 4.3

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A teenager finds herself in a fantastical maze to save her young brother who was kidnapped by a goblin king.

Development Adventure Sequel

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Follows a Mexican American family who have recently lost their connection to each other and their roots, as they embark on an epic road trip that immediately goes hilariously wrong.

Completed PG Comedy Family

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Paul Carpenter, a new intern at the mysterious London firm J.W. Wells & Co., becomes steadily aware that his employers are anything but conventional. Charismatic villain Humphrey Wells, the CEO of the company, is disrupting the world of magic by bringing modern corporate strategy to ancient magical practices. Dennis Tanner is the shape-shifting goblin trapped in the organization's middle management. Carpenter is the lowly, put-upon intern who discovers the true dark agenda of the vast corporation where they work.

Pre-Production Comedy Fantasy

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An imaginative boy, who feels like he doesn't fit into the world, creates his own world with its own language and clothing.

Drama Fantasy

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Follows a girl, broke and running from a series of bad relationships, who moves back home to reconnect with her brother. Instead she forms a relationship with a 20-foot-tall man-child who lives next door.

Development Romance

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Follows a frog and his friend, a toad, simply named Frog and Toad.

Development Family Animation

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After Earth's monsters come out of hiding, a pair of bumbling crypto-zoologists spring into action to save them from a ruthless big-game hunter.

Development Comedy Animation

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The puppet stars of an iconic TV show The Happytime Gang are some of the biggest celebrities around. But off camera, the family-friendly cast leads the kinds of lives that would make a tabloid writer blush. When the stars of The Happytime Gang begin to be mysteriously murdered, two mismatched detectives – one a type-A, take-no-prisoners human with a secret, and the other a crass, hard-drinking puppet with a connection to one of the victims – must put aside their huge differences to stop the killings and catch the culprit, all the while trying to resist the temptation to murder each other.

Completed R Comedy Thriller 1 hr, 31 mins

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The story follows a Mesopotamian blue kitten who embarks on a journey to save his family and in the process discovers he is part of a mystical tradition of magical martial arts.

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Follows the exploits of 11-year-old Alexander (Ed Oxenbould) as he experiences the most terrible and horrible day of his young life - a day that begins with gum stuck in his hair, followed by one calamity after another. But when Alexander tells his upbeat family about the misadventures of his disastrous day, he finds little sympathy and begins to wonder if bad things only happen to him. He soon learns he is not alone when his mom (Jennifer Garner), dad (Steve Carell), brother (Dylan Minnette), and sister (Kerris Dorsey) all find themselves living through their own terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day. Anyone who says there is no such thing as a bad day just hasn't had one.

Completed PG Comedy Adaptation

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Krampus, who is Santa's forgotten helper and giver of coal to naughty children, has lost his job at the North Pole due to modern parents spoiling their children. To prove to the world that he is still needed, Krampus travels to New York where his plan to replace Christmas with Krampus Day. It is up to Krampus and his new friends to save Christmas from himself.

Development Comedy Family

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The story of Hug, a hopeful, physically asymmetrical boy who faces challenges in an orphanage, and the weird and dangerous world outside after he is adopted by an elderly eccentric as a pet.

Development Fantasy Adaptation

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A 32-year-old Texan, who's still in love with his ex-wife and who has just lost his job at Petco, is visited by ghosts.

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A couple's relationship is tested when they are overseas and a mysterious, tattooed map appears on the woman's body. This map leads the couple to discover secrets from each other's past.

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