Faerie Tale Theatre: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Shelley Duvall's Faerie Tale Theatre brings to life twenty-six of the most magical fairy tales of all time. Directed by such masters of cinema as Tim Burton and Francis Ford Coppola, and star-powered by Robin Williams, Billy Crystal, Mick Jagger, James Earl Jones, Howie Mandel, Christopher Reeve, Susan Sarandon and more, this collection is an unparalleled treasury of best-loved tales of enchantment, adventure and wonder.

Series details

• Title: Faerie Tale Theatre
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Adventure, Family, Fantasy
• Premiere date: 1982-09-11
• Final broadcast date listed: 1987-11-14
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Paramount+ with Showtime
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 11349
• IMDb ID: tt0199214
• TVDB ID: 75391

Cast and credited roles

• Shelley Duvall — Shelley Duvall

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1982-09-11; final listed air date 1982-10-16.
• Season 2: premiered 1983-02-05; final listed air date 1983-12-05.
• Season 3: premiered 1984-01-09; final listed air date 1984-09-17.
• Season 4: premiered 1985-02-12; final listed air date 1985-10-05.
• Season 5: premiered 1986-07-14; final listed air date 1986-08-11.
• Season 6: premiered 1987-03-23; final listed air date 1987-11-14.

Source and licence

Adapted from Faerie Tale Theatre on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.