Faerie Tale Theatre

Faerie Tale Theatre is a live-action children's television anthology series retelling popular fairy tales. Shelley Duvall serves as narrator, host and executive producer of the program, and occasionally stars in episodes. The series was followed by another, shorter series called Tall Tales & Legends which followed the same format as Faerie Tale Theatre and focused on classic American folk tales. Both series feature well known actors and directors, and were inspired by the children's television series Shirley Temple's Storybook.Faerie Tale Theatre originally aired on Showtime from 1982 to 1987. It later aired as edited re-runs on the Disney Channel as well as in syndication on various television stations, including PBS and BookTelevision. Faerie Tale Theatre is not currently available to stream, rent, or buy but you can track it for updates. It's an action & adventure and comedy show with 27 episodes over 6 seasons. Faerie Tale Theatre is no longer running and has no plans to air new episodes or seasons. It was very well received by critics.