Roku has today announced the premiere date for its upcoming original drama series The Spiderwick Chronicles based on the novels by Tony DiTerlizzi and Holly Black.
All 8 episodes of the drama will be available to stream on Friday, April 19.
Helen and her children, 15-year-old fraternal twins Jared and Simon and their sister Mallory, move to their ancestral home, Spiderwick. Jared discovers a boggart and realizes that magical creatures are real! The only one to believe him is his great-aunt Lucinda who implores Jared to find the pages of her father's field guide to magical creatures and protect them from the murderous ogre, Mulgarath.
The drama stars Joy Bryant, Christian Slater, Noah Cottrell, Lyon Daniels, Mychala Lee and Jack Dylan Grazer.
Aron Eli Coleite developed the drama. He executive produces with DiTerlizzi, Black, Ellen Goldsmith-Vein, Jeremy Bell, D.J. Goldberg, Julie Kane-Ritsch, Grace Gilroy and director Kat Coiro. Paramount Television Studios and 20th Television produce.