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The premise feels as familiar as “once upon a time.” Two half-brothers, Wirt and Greg find themselves lost in a seemingly timeless forest called the Unknown. We happen upon the pair mid-journey, unsure of when or where they come from. Fairy tales love the power of three, and Greg’s occasionally musical frog , rounds out the trio. The wayfarers soon find a guide in Beatrice , a sardonic enchanted bluebird.
Each episode opens with a scripted chapter title, conjuring a dusty old storybook pulled from the shelf. Fairy tale concepts make frequent appearances: candy trails, impossible tasks, wishes on stars. Nothing is ever what it seems in the Unknown though, andplays with nostalgia by subverting childhood story tropes. Compared to recent Disneyfied fairy tales, the show celebrates a Hayao Miyazaki-esque sensibility, especially when it comes to seeming antagonists.
The miniseries also progresses seasonally, starting with lighter fare fit for the first crisp breeze of the season. Warm earth tones and natural lighting set the scene for early autumn minutiae: wild turkeys foraging, a cricket chirping on a golden leaf, plump ochre clouds shining over landscapes out of a
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