Shelley Duvall's Faerie Tale Theatre

When I was about five years old, my mum would wake me up around five in the morning to get me ready for kindergarten. I remember watching this fairy-tale live-action that I didn't know the name being broadcasted on this channel called TV Cultura while she dressed me with my red-and-white uniform. I remember being both fascinated and terrified by it - for some reason, the atmosphere of this TV show felt rather frightening to the little younger version of me. Fifteen years later, while I was at my grandparents' house, I decided to do an online search to see if I could find it and, fortunately, I did. The name was

aerie Tale Theatre

Wikipédia description:

Faerie Tale Theatre (also known as Shelley Duvall's Faerie Tale Theatre) is an American award-winning live-action fairytale fantasy drama anthology television series created and presented by actress Shelley Duvall. The series originally ran on Showtime from September 11, 1982, until November 14, 1987 before being sold internationally. Twenty-five of the series' 27 episodes are each a retelling of a classic fairy tale, particularly one written by The Brothers Grimm, Charles Perrault, or Hans Christian Andersen. Episode 18 is based on the poem "The Pied Piper of Hamelin". The 27th and final episode is a reunion special of cast and crew, titled "Grimm Party", in which, in fairy tale style, they attend a gala in fancy dress.

The series, as a live-action adaptation, was notable for featuring a number of Hollywood actors and famous celebrities portraying the costumed characters, and also utilized filming by well-known directors.

Faerie Tale Theatre was followed by three other short anthology series also produced by Duvall, including Tall Tales and Legends, which follows a theme similar to the latter, with a focus on American folklore, Nightmare Classics (4 produced of the intended 6 episodes), aimed at an older audience, and Bedtime Stories (12 episodes).