Silas Weir Mitchell and David Giuntoli to star in NBC’s dark cop drama Grimm

Silas Weir Mitchell (right, “Prison Break”, HALLOWEEN II) and David Giuntoli will star in “Grimm,” a new television pilot for NBC.The show is described as a “dark but fantastical cop drama about a world in which characters inspired by Grimm’s Fairy Tales exist.” Here’s a bit more about the plot:

“Grimm” centers on Nick Burckhardt (Giuntoli), a good-looking detective who starts to see humans as  beast/animals and discovered that he has a legacy – to protect “humans” from these beasts.

Mitchell will play Eddie Monroe, a reformed big bad wolf who has tamed his murderous instincts through a strict regimen of diet and Pilates. He starts helping Nick with his cases.

The show is created by David Greenwalt (“Buffy the Vampire Slayer”) and Jim Kouf (NATIONAL TREASURE, RUSH HOUR). The duo previously served as producers on “Angel” together. Marc Buckland (“My Name Is Earl”) will direct the pilot.

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