Grimm

Grimm is an American urban fantasy police procedural television series created by Stephen Carpenter, David Greenwalt, and Jim Kouf for NBC.

Grimm is an American urban fantasy police procedural television series created by Stephen Carpenter, David Greenwalt, and Jim Kouf for NBC. It follows Portland homicide detective Nick Burkhardt, who learns he is a descendant of a line of monster hunters called Grimms and can see creatures known as Wesen. The series aired from 2011 to 2017 and ran for six seasons and 123 episodes.

Premise

Grimm follows Nick Burkhardt, a Portland homicide detective who discovers he is descended from a line of hunters called Grimms. As a Grimm, he can recognize Wesen, creatures that often resemble figures from folklore and fairy tales.

Production

The series was created by Stephen Carpenter, David Greenwalt, and Jim Kouf and produced by Universal Television for NBC. It was filmed and set primarily in Portland, Oregon.

Broadcast history

Grimm premiered on NBC on October 28, 2011, and concluded on March 31, 2017. Across its run, it aired six seasons and 123 episodes. The series aired in Canada on CTV and CTV Two according to French-language source material, making it familiar to Canadian viewers who followed U.S. network television.

Setting and mythology

The show’s mythology draws on fairy-tale and folkloric material, especially reimagined creatures known as Wesen. The central conflict involves Nick balancing police work with his role as a Grimm and the hidden supernatural world.