Kevin Williamson, who launched his career by putting his spin on the horror genre with the hit Scream franchise, is now giving classic fairytales a dark treatment with psychological thriller Tell Me a Story. In a very competitive situation, with multiple streaming platforms pursuing, CBS All Access, CBS’ SVOD and live-streaming service, has landed the project, from Williamson and Aaron Kaplan’s Kapital Entertainment, with a straight-to-series order.
Written by Williamson, Tell Me a Story is based on a Spanish format. It takes the world’s most beloved fairy tales and reimagines them as a dark and twisted psychological thriller. Set in modern day New York City, the first season of this serialized drama interweaves “The Three Little Pigs,” “Little Red Riding Hood,” and “Jack and the Beanstalk” into an epic and subversive tale of love, loss, greed, revenge and murder. Williamson executive produces with Kapital’s Aaron Kaplan and Dana Honor.
The original series was created by Marcos Osorio Vidal, in collaboration with Gustavo Malajovich and Hernan Goldfrid, and produced by Gonzalo Cilley and Andres Tovar of Resonant. It aired on the Spanish television network Antena Tres.
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Billy Magnussen (Game Night) is set for a lead role in CBS All Access’ straight-to-series psychological thriller Tell Me a Story, from Kevin Williamson and Aaron Kaplan’s Kapital Entertainment. In addition, Liz Friedlander (Conviction) has been tapped to direct and executive produce the first two episodes. Magnussen will play Nick, a young high school teacher who’s handsome, seductive, and quite possibly a wolf in sheep’s clothing. After a wild night with a girl he met at a nightclub results in a hookup but no phone numbers swapped, he thinks his chances with her have gone out the window. But when he runs into her again, he’s sure to take advantage of his second chance, proving he’s sensitive, understanding… and, quite possibly, too good to be true.
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Former Sex and the City star Kim Cattrall is set for a lead role opposite Billy Magnussen in CBS All Access’ straight-to-series psychological thriller Tell Me a Story. In her first U.S. television series starring role since HBO’s Sex and the City, Cattrall will play Colleen, an unlikely and very non-traditional grandmother. When her son moves back home, bringing with him a troubled teenager, Kayla, this former chorus girl is going to have to grow up finally and take on the parental duties to protect her family against a very dark and sinister threat.
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The Originals alumna Danielle Campbell has been cast as one of the three leads of CBS All Access’ straight-to-series psychological thriller Tell Me a Story. Campbell will play Kayla. Beautiful and full of anger, Kayla has just moved from Oakland to New York with her dad. She lost her mother a year ago and since then has strayed from her once promising path — hanging with the wrong crowd, partying…anything to distract from the pain and grief of her mother’s death. Catrall plays Kayla’s grandmother.
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The Vampire Diaries co-creator/executive producer Kevin Williamson has recruited one of the stars of the long-running CW drama, Paul Wesley, for his new series, psychological thriller Tell Me a Story on CBS All Access. Wesley plays Eddie, a derelict and troubled individual whose petulance is fueled even more by his problems with drugs and alcohol. Although he works as a bartender, he also splits his time as a low-level drug dealer and part-time thief with his older brother Mitch, who never fails to treat Eddie as the lowly delinquent that he is.
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Former Zoo star James Wolk is returning to the CBS fold with a lead role opposite Paul Wesley, Danielle Campbell, Billy Magnussen and Kim Catrall in CBS All Access’ straight-to-series psychological thriller Tell Me a Story. Wolk will play Jordan, a young, idealistic and successful NYC restaurateur. When the unimaginable happens, Jordan’s life falls apart and he begins a decent into madness that could cost him everything, even himself.
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Coming off a starring turn as Cinderella on the final season of ABC’s Once Upon a Time, Dania Ramirez is set for another major role on a fairy tale-themed drama series. The OUAT and Devious Maids alumna has been tapped for a lead role in CBS All Access’ straight-to-series Tell Me a Story. Ramirez will play Hannah, a young Army vet who has returned from the war with scars both inside and out. She comes back to New York City in an attempt to rebuild her life, but when her estranged brother calls for help she finds herself in a deadly chase for survival.
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Parenthood alum Sam Jaeger has been cast in a lead role on CBS All Access’ straight-to-series Tell Me a Story. Jaeger, who has a one-tear deal, will play Tim, a recently widowed single father who’s still reeling from the death of his wife. Hoping for a change of pace and a new start, Tim just moved to New York with his troubled daughter Kayla (Campbell) to live with his mother, Colleen (Cattrall). Desperate to cope with the grief, Tim throws himself into work while grappling with a broken-hearted daughter who seems to grow further and further away from him each day.
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Davi Santos is set for a major role in CBS All Access’ straight-to-series psychological thriller Tell Me a Story. Santos will play Gabe, a damaged and vulnerable young man with abandonment issues. When his sister Hannah (Dania Ramirez), his only family, enlisted in the Army, Gabe found himself lost in a lifestyle filled with sex and drugs in an attempt to shut out his reality. But when he finds himself in an irrevocable situation, he turns to his sister for help and they both embark on a deadly chase for survival.
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Gotham alum Zabryna Guevara and Dorian Missick (Animal Kingdom) are set for key roles in CBS All Access’ straight-to-series psychological thriller Tell Me a Story. Guevara will play Detective Renee Garcia, a measured detective who operates by the book. While tough and unrelenting, she is not without empathy. She’s the type of detective who trusts her instincts but knows hard evidence is paramount — exactly the type of cop you would want on a case. Missick portrays Sam, the ringleader of a group of criminals who is steadfast in his unlawful ways. Calculating, intense and undeterred, Sam has managed to fly under the radar and will go to any length to keep it that way.
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Michael Raymond-James (Game of Silence), Kurt Yaeger (Quarry) and Rarmian Newton (Rise) are set for recurring roles opposite Paul Wesley, Dania Ramirez and Danielle Campbell in CBS All Access’ straight-to-series psychological thriller Tell Me a Story. Raymond-James will play Mitch, a lifelong blue collar worker who struggles to provide for his wife by working for his gruff father-in-law. To make ends meet, Mitch slips into the occasional life of crime with his brother, Eddie (Wesley). Yaeger will portray Terry, a war vet who served overseas, in combat, with Hannah (Ramirez). Terry is Hannah’s closest friend and most trusted ally. He always has her back, and she needs him now more than ever. Newton is Ethan, a high school classmate who takes a keen interest in the new girl, Kayla (Campbell). Charming and persistent, Ethan befriends Kayla but his motives may be darker and more dangerous than anyone realizes.
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Dead of Summer alumna Paulina Singer is set for a recurring role in CBS All Access’ straight-to-series psychological thriller Tell Me a Story. Singer will play Laney, a rebellious young ingénue who is exploring the darker persuasions of teen-aged angst and sexuality.
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