ABC's Storytellers received an order for a first season on September 1, 2016.
Plot points[]
- The main story arc from this season is centered around the Disney film Beauty and the Beast.
- The protagonist of Beauty and the Beast, Belle, will be a main character, who in this world goes by the name of Belle French.
- The "Big Bad" from this season will not be from Beauty and the Beast.
- The show will weave together bits and pieces of various stories and Disney films placed together in a darker shared universe. One such story is Frozen.
Production[]
The series was ordered on September 1, 2016. Production will begin on February 15, 2017.
On March 14, 2017, Elsa from Disney's Frozen was confirmed as a character appearing in the series by executive producer Etta Schmidt. Furthermore, Schmidt announced that Frozen would be implemented into the series as another "lost story".
Cast[]
Starring[]
- Emilie de Ravin as Belle French[1][2] (0/9)
- Jennifer Morrison as Emma Jane Smith[3] (0/9)
- Sean Maguire as Robert Winn[3] (0/9)
- Jamie Chung as Ling Mai[3] (0/9)
- Wilson Bethel as Thomas Mills[3] (0/9)
Guest Starring[]
- Ian McKellen as Mage[4] (0/9)
- Billie Piper as Aurora Rose[4] (0/9)
- TBA as Elsa[5] (0/9)
Episodes[]
# | Episode name | Directed by | Story by | Teleplay by | Original airdate |
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1 | "Her Name Means Beauty" | TBA | Etta Schmidt | 2017 | |
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2 | "Beautiful Darkness" | TBA | Eleanor Davidson | 2017 | |
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3 | TBA | TBA | TBA | 2017 | |
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4 | TBA | TBA | TBA | 2017 | |
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5 | TBA | TBA | TBA | 2017 | |
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6 | TBA | TBA | TBA | 2017 | |
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7 | TBA | TBA | TBA | 2017 | |
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8 | TBA | TBA | TBA | 2017 | |
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9 | TBA | TBA | TBA | 2017 | |
TBA |
References[]
- ↑ More details on new ABC series 'Storytellers' and its Beauty and the Beast plot.
- ↑ Emilie de Ravin cast once more as Belle for ABC's Storytellers
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Jennifer Morrison and some others cast for 'Storytellers', new ABC fantasy drama
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Ian McKellen and Billie Piper cast in 'Storytellers' roles
- ↑ Elsa from Frozen is coming to 'Storytellers'