The Spiderwick Chronicles: Season 1

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The Spiderwick Chronicles: Season 1

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Season Details & Credits

The Roku Channel | Season Premiere Date: April 19, 2024

Summary: The Grace family moves to their ancestral home, where they discover a secret world of magical creatures they must protect from an Ogre (Christian Slater) in this adaptation of the children's book series of the same name by Tony DiTerlizzi and Holly Black.

Creator: Aron Eli Coleite

Genre(s): Drama, Action & Adventure, Fantasy

Season 1 Episodes

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S1:E8. The Wrath of Mulgarath
Air Date: April 19, 2024
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S1:E7. Field Guide to Jared Grace
Air Date: November 30, -0001
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S1:E6. 1028 Teeth
Air Date: April 19, 2024

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Collider Arezou Amin

Apr 18, 2024

Though it does stumble in places, the series is overall satisfying and self-contained — with space for another season, should it get renewed — and is an adventure worth watching, either for younger viewers looking for a slightly more grown-up tale or older audiences who enjoy their adventures with a nostalgic feel. Read full review

The Daily Beast Caroline Siede

Apr 18, 2024

Coleite’s series tries to be Buffy the Vampire Slayer for tweens. In practice, however, that’s a high-water mark the show can only occasionally reach. Unquestionably, the best thing about the series is Christian Slater as the central villain Mulgarath. Read full review

Emma Stefansky

Apr 19, 2024

Instead of featuring a menagerie of fey beings, it focuses on self-aware Internet humor and teen angst from an aged-up cast and darker tone. That may set the show apart from its source material in ways that are sometimes interesting, but it only rarely feels like magic. Read full review

Angie Han

Apr 18, 2024

Hands-down the single best reason to watch The Spiderwick Chronicles is Christian Slater‘s turn as Dr. Brauer, a psychiatrist with some ugly secrets up his sleeve. .... Alas, The Spiderwick Chronicles is shakiest precisely where it needs to be strongest: with the Graces themselves. Read full review

Joel Keller

Apr 19, 2024

The Spiderwick Chronicles isn’t scary enough or wonderous enough to hold our interest, and we get the feeling that kids who watch the show will seek out other shows that are either scarier or more whimsical. Read full review

Aramide Tinubu

Apr 19, 2024

Though the show stretches across eight 45-minute episodes, diving into countless details and fantastical beings, its pacing often stalls, leading to a humdrum tone instead of a display frenzied with action. Additionally, despite aging the characters up for this adaptation, the setting and special effects aren’t creepy or dazzling enough to keep a teen audience engaged. Read full review

Josh Sharpe

Apr 18, 2024

Between its distractingly bad dialogue and the tedious story, there is no magic to be seen here. Read full review

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Seasons & Episodes

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Series Overview
Season 1

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- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: April 19, 2024
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  S1:E8. The Wrath of Mulgarath
  Air Date: April 19, 2024
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  S1:E7. Field Guide to Jared Grace
  Air Date: November 30, -0001
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  S1:E6. 1028 Teeth
  Air Date: April 19, 2024
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  S1:E5. A Midsummer's Daydream
  Air Date: April 19, 2024
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  S1:E4. Tastes Like Chicken
  Air Date: April 19, 2024
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  S1:E3. I Will Survive
  Air Date: April 19, 2024
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  S1:E2. The Field Guide to the Fantastical World Around You
  Air Date: April 19, 2024
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  S1:E1. Welcome to Spiderwick
  Air Date: April 19, 2024