In the 2010s, it felt like every police procedural series had to have a twist in which one of the main characters was a writer, a psychologist, or even a serial killer (hello, “Hannibal.”) But in 2011, NBC one-upped the convention and took a gamble with a supernatural show inspired by classic fairytales: “Grimm.” In it, actor David Giuntoli plays Nick Burkhardt, a detective who learns he’s a Grimm, or someone descended from a line of people sworn to defend humanity from ancient creatures called Wesen.
His role as a Grimm sees him battling mythological shape-shifting beings as they hide in plain sight. When Burkhardt’s aunt tells him she’s dying, she reveals that he is one of the last Grimms, which is why he suddenly is able to see seemingly normal people turn into monstrous beings. What’s magical about the underrated fantasy show is how it grows from being a supernatural police procedural to a full blown universe with fascinating lore. In the later seasons, arcs about extremist cults like the Wesenrein and the Black Claw terrorist group elevate “Grimm” and help it grow into a much bigger story.
The monster-of-the-week show tackles prejudice and racism using German folklore to do so — with werewolves, ogres, and even a man with an octopus head. The scope of the series isn’t restrained by its TV setting either, especially when Burkhardt and his friends fight a powerful being called Zerstörer (Wil Traval). That series-ending storyline involves mystical weapons and time-travel to save the world, ultimately resetting the timeline and leaving the door wide open for a revival.
The cast members still think there is a future for Grimm
At the culmination of six seasons, “Grimm” ends with a tantalizing flash-forward scene with Nick and Adalind’s son Kelly (Kevin Joy) working as a Grimm alongside his half-sister Diana (Nicole Steinwedell). The snapshot takes place 20 years after the series finale, suggesting that the world still needs protecting from Wesen. There was a female-led “Grimm” spinoff in development in 2018, but it failed to materialize. Other reboot and revival ideas have also swirled at Peacock, but nothing has come to fruition yet.
When speaking at San Diego Comic-Con 2026, Bitsie Tulloch, who played Juliette and Eve, touched on the possibility of another “Grimm” revival. “I can say that the initial one that Peacock had tried was not greenlit,” she told The Beat. “That doesn’t mean that we can’t do another one.”
Silas Weir Mitchell also pitched an idea about how Nick’s first Wesen ally, Monroe, has changed in the time since the end of the show, telling Collider: “I had this vision of: Monroe lost his way completely and just went back to wilding, and lived in a tree and had to be re-domesticated. I think it would be interesting to pick up Monroe’s story when he’s in a half-way house finding his way back to civilized society, bloodstains notwithstanding.”
This story originally appeared on TVLine
