This story won’t have a third chapter. Deadline reports CBS All Access has cancelled the TV show Tell Me a Story after two seasons.
The psychological thriller reimagines classic fairy tales and sets them in the modern world. Season two includes tales that focus on three legendary princesses — Beauty and the Beast, Sleeping Beauty, and Cinderella. The season two cast includes Paul Wesley, Odette Annable, Eka Darville, Matt Lauria, Natalie Alyn Lind, Ashley Madekwe, and Carrie-Anne Moss, with Danielle Campbell, Garcelle Beauvais, Caleb Castille, and Christopher Meyer recurring.
CBS All Access does not typically release ratings so it’s not clear why the streaming service has cancelled Tell Me a Story. The show’s first two seasons have been acquired by The CW so viewers will be able two watch them on traditional television at some point.
From Julie McNamara, CBS All Access EVP Original Content:
The brilliant Kevin Williamson, brought our favorite fairy tales to life in an anthology format that twisted and subverted the stories we all know into modern thrillers. It has been a privilege to work with such an elite and talented group of creative minds like Kevin, Aaron Kaplan and the team at Kapital Entertainment, as well as the amazing cast of Tell Me A Story, who did a phenomenal job personifying and reinventing beloved characters from these six fairy tales.”
What do you think? Have you seen Tell Me a Story? Would you have watched a third season of this CBS All Access series?
Season I was truly great but a bit hard to follow. However, Season II was phenomenal! Loved the way Kevin Williamson incorporated the three fairy tales into a cohesive family. Easy to follow and loved the actors-they were great! My favorite and the reason I watched the first season and 2nd season, was to see Paul Wesley in something other than Vampire Diaries. Loved his character of Tucker Reed.-he is truly a gifted actor! Hopefully with CW picking up these two seasons, maybe a 3rd season will follow! This program was the only reason I was watching CBS All Access… Read more »
It was a fantastic show. Paul Wesley was amazing. Season two was even better than season one. So many great shows have been canceled
Not happy at all that Tell me a Story has been cancelled! Now that it’s been cancelled I will be canceling my all access cbs subscription. I don’t have a good enough reason to be a subscriber anymore. Hope someone picks that show up. It was one of my favorites. CBS all Access you’ve lost a paying streamer ✌
I am VERY picky with what I watch on television, and after cancelling vampire diaries, supernatural, originals, I have nothing to watch , I found Tell me a story and not only does it have people I love on it , but it’s a really GREAT show !! PLEASE bring it back , and /or find other great shows like I stated above. Because I’m sick of super heroes , reality tv is awful , but these shows about vampires , and creatures who live forever , witches , and just out of the ordinary , keep me from thinking… Read more »