Jim Henson’s THE STORYTELLER: THE COMPLETE COLLECTION Arrives on Digital August 6 from Shout! Studios

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SHOUT! STUDIOS PRESENTS

JIM HENSON’S THE STORYTELLER: THE COMPLETE COLLECTION

FEATURING TWO ICONIC SERIES FROM THE VISIONARY
THE STORYTELLER AND THE STORYTELLER: GREEK MYTHS
ARRIVES ON DIGITAL AUGUST 6, 2024

Experience the acclaimed fantasy anthology series from prolific genius Jim Henson when THE STORYTELLER: THE COMPLETE COLLECTION is set to unleash on Digital Download on August 6, 2024 by Shout! Studios in collaboration with The Jim Henson Company. Loyal Henson fans, collectors, and pop culture enthusiasts will rejoice with this definitive digital release as THE STORYTELLER: THE COMPLETE COLLECTION boasts digitally restored and remastered presentations of Jim Henson’s THE STORYTELLER and THE STORYTELLER: GREEK MYTHS. This highly anticipated release is available for purchase across major digital entertainment platforms around the world.

Jim Henson created THE STORYTELLER – an anthology series for television – in 1987 based on a treatment written by his eldest daughter Lisa Henson, CEO of The Jim Henson Company, inspired by her university studies in folklore and mythology. This Emmy® and BAFTA-winning series went on to enchant audiences worldwide. Oscar®-winner Anthony Minghella wrote all the episodes.

THE STORYTELLER features acclaimed actors as well as original creatures and characters from Jim Henson’s Creature Shop in this retelling of classic folk tales, fables, and legends with a sophisticated and authentic approach. With top-notch talent in front of and behind the camera, the series stars John Hurt in the title role. Aided by his cynical dog (performed by Jim Henson’s son and the series’ head puppeteer Brian Henson, Chairman of The Jim Henson Company), The Storyteller, iconically sitting by the fire, narrates fascinating tales that combine humor, intrigue, and magic. Other recognizable talent appearing in THE STORYTELLER includes Miranda Richardson, Sean Bean, Brenda Blethyn, Gabrielle Anwar, Jennifer Saunders, Jane Horrocks, and Jonathan Pryce.

Continuing to break artistic boundaries, THE STORYTELLER: GREEK MYTHS expands on the concept of awe-inspiring tales. In 800 B.C., the poet Homer wrote down the stories of the great heroes of Ancient Greece, such as Orpheus and Eurydice, Daedalus and Icarus, Perseus and the Gorgon, and Theseus and the Minotaur. Starring Michael Gambon in the title role, this spin-off series features a new storyteller who finds himself trapped with his dog in the ruins of the ancient Labyrinth of Knossos. As shafts of light beam through fallen masonry, illuminating faded murals and broken statues, the heroic deeds of the Ancient Greeks unfold.

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About The Jim Henson Company
The Jim Henson Company has remained a leader in family entertainment for over 65 years and is recognized as an innovator in puppetry, animatronics, and digital animation. Henson’s most recent credits include the Oscar®-winning Guillermo Del Toro’s Pinocchio for Netflix, the Emmy®-winning Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock for Apple TV+, and the feature film The Portable Door for MGM+. The Company is currently in post-production on a new reimagining of Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day starring Eva Longoria and Cheech Marin for Disney+. Other television credits include Slumberkins, Harriet the Spy and Fraggle Rock: Rock On, all for Apple TV+, Word Party for Netflix, Earth to Ned for Disney+, and the Emmy-winning Netflix Original series The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance, along with Dinosaur Train (PBS), Splash and Bubbles (PBS), Sid the Science Kid (PBS), and Julie’s Greenroom (Netflix), as well as popular classics Fraggle Rock, The Storyteller, and the sci-fi series Farscape. Feature film credits include The Star (Sony Pictures Animation), Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day (Disney), and the ground-breaking fantasy titles The Dark Crystal, and Labyrinth.

With additional locations in New York and London, The Jim Henson Company is headquartered in Los Angeles on the historic Charlie Chaplin lot, complete with soundstage and post-production facilities. The Company is home to Jim Henson’s Creature Shop™, a pre-eminent character-building and visual effects group with international film, television, theme park and advertising clients, as well as Henson Recording Studios, one of the music industry’s top recording facilities known for its world-class blend of state-of-the-art and vintage equipment. The Company’s Henson Alternative credits include The Curious Creations of Christine McConnell (Netflix), the feature film The Happytime Murders, and the popular live puppet improvisational show Puppet-Up! – Uncensored.

About Shout! Studios
Shout! Studios is a multiplatform media company specializing in film and TV distribution, development, and production. The company has evolved with the changing entertainment landscape to excel in all forms of content distribution, including theatrical, digital streaming, broadcast and in-flight licensing, physical media, and more. Shout! Studios owns and manages a large portfolio of contemporary and classic feature films, series, animation, and documentaries. The company’s creative acquisition mandate has established it as a leading independent distributor, with partners and properties including Aardman Animations, The Carol Burnett Show, GKIDS, LAIKA Studios, Mystery Science Theater 3000 (in partnership with creator Joel Hodgson), and Sesame Street, alongside many others. Shout! Kids focuses on live-action and animated kids and family properties including anime, and the company releases genre and horror films and television shows under the Scream Factory imprint. Shout! Studios also operates the acclaimed streaming service Shout! TV and its family of FAST channels, and it produces, acquires, and distributes new films, including Shout! Studios’ original Old Henry (Tim Blake Nelson), Linoleum (Jim Gaffigan, Rhea Seehorn), Shekhar Kapur’s What’s Love Got To Do With It (Lily James, Emma Thompson, Shazad Latif), The Kill Room (Uma Thurman, Joe Manganiello, Samuel L. Jackson), Drugstore June (Esther Povitsky), Viggo Mortensen’s Western The Dead Don’t Hurt (Viggo Mortensen, Vicky Krieps), and the upcoming psychological thriller The Wasp (Naomi Harris and Natalie Dormer). Shout! Studios is based in Los Angeles, California. For more on Shout! Studios, visit ShoutStudios.com