The Sisters Grimm (2025) s01e01 Episode Script

1
[birds chirping]
[panting]
Daphne, stay close.
I am, but he's right behind us.
[crashing]
[Daphne panting]
Hey, I know this is scary,
but remember the first time
Mom and Dad let us ride
the Coney Island Ferris wheel alone?
We talked ourselves
into being brave, right?
Let's be brave
so we can find a way out of here.
Right. [breathes heavily]
They can smell humans. The book said so.
Quick, hide your stink.
Rub this on your face.
Ugh.
Not every answer is in some fantasy book.
[grunting]
Don't worry, Daphne.
I played softball at the Y. [grunts]
- [roars]
- Run!
I assumed I'd spend
sixth grade in New York City,
worrying about who to sit with at lunch,
not worried about being lunch.
Well, a lot's changed since yesterday!
[screams]
[birds chirping]
[Daphne] "Welcome to Ferryport Landing."
[sibling] "Population 3,254"?
Ugh.
I don't know why we're up here
being shuttled to our sixth foster home.
Well, when your parents disappear,
you don't get to choose.
Yeah? Well, this isn't
how our story was supposed to go.
You don't really get a say in it, do you?
[exhales sharply]
Ugh. We'll die of boredom in this town.
Or we'll learn to ride a horse
and milk a cow.
Hmm.
Ms. Smirt,
do they have bagels in Ferryport Landing?
They have bagels everywhere. Quiet.
Not on the moon.
[giggles]
Do yourselves a favor
and don't burden your grandmother
with your foolish questions.
Just do as you're told.
Yeah? Well, this woman
is not our grandmother.
Our real grandmother
died before we were born.
Not according to the New York City
foster care system.
You mean the impostor care system?
How dare you denigrate
those upstanding families?
You mean the ones that
gave us cat food for snacks?
What's an impostor?
- A fake.
- Someone willing to take you.
[Ms. Smirt, sibling] Hmm.
[cawing]
Sabrina. Daphne.
[gasps]
I know she looks nice, but remember,
they all do in the beginning.
Relda Grimm.
First chance we get,
we're going back to the city.
Lovely to meet you, Ms. Smirt.
These are yours.
Ah, girls. You can't imagine
how much I've missed you two.
Which is weird
because you've never met us.
Mmm. Weird can also be true,
[in German] lieblings.
[in English] What's a liebling?
It means "sweetheart" in German.
I was born there.
[giggles] I'm a sweetheart.
Well, this is goodbye.
[chuckles] Some goodbyes are a delight.
[blows raspberry]
Whoa.
Enchanté.
[Relda] Girls, this is Mr. Canis.
He's my dearest friend.
Now, let us help you with your bags.
Uh, wait. Where are your bags?
Um, here.
The police confiscated everything
after our parents vanished.
It's evidence now, but we'll get it
all back when they come home.
[Sabrina] If they do.
[sighs] Your shoes are untied again.
They're coming back, Sabrina.
[sighs] You're too old
to believe in fairy tales.
Shall we?
[Daphne] So, how far is the house?
Are we going to take a bus?
No, liebling. We drive.
Whoa.
- [Sabrina] Whoa. [sighs]
- [alarm chirps]
Uh, is this thing safe?
Safer than a dragon or a jabberwocky.
- [giggles]
- Great. [sighs] This one's bananas.
The best bakery in town
is right down the road
[car rattling]
Ooh. The green and purple
cinnamon-raisin rolls are to die for.
[thump]
[Relda speaks indistinctly]
[Relda] Welcome home, girls.
It's like a doll's house.
[grunts]
Hmm. Now, where did I put those
[clicks tongue] Let's see.
Hmm. Hmm. Mmm. Not that. Oh, my.
[chuckles] Almost forgot about this.
Ah.
Girls, hold out your hands.
- [Sabrina] Ugh.
- [Daphne groans]
[retches, groans]
Ew, smells like a dead skunk.
It's even more powerful
when you unwrap it.
It's all yours.
Save it for a special occasion.
[shudders]
Aha.
[singsongy] We're home.
Wait. Stay close.
So, where do we put our
bag?
[shrieks]
Okay. [sighs]
Whoa.
Look at all this stuff. It's so cool.
It's so creepy.
[gasps, grunts] Ow!
[panting]
Yay!
Ew, does it have fleas?
Elvis, sit. Aw.
He's excited because he's heard
so much about you.
[chuckles] Did you hear that I love you?
Because I do.
- All right. It's dinnertime.
- [barks]
Not for you.
[whines]
It's delicious.
Or poisoned.
Mmm. [sighs]
Spaghetti's your favorite, isn't it?
How do you know that?
From all your mother's letters.
Did your parents ever mention me?
Only that our real grandmother
died before we were born.
And yet, here she is.
Well, Dad didn't mention it.
So, they probably didn't tell you
about Everafters.
[Daphne] No.
What are Everafters?
The fairy-tale characters
you've read about are real.
[gasps]
And your ancestors brought them
to live here in Ferryport Landing.
Okay, there it is. Beyond bananas.
Look, lady, our father didn't tell lies.
[chuckles, sighs]
Henry Grimm is nothing
if not skilled at the tall tale.
Stop talking about our parents
like you knew them.
You're not our family.
I'm not finished.
You're finished. We're going to our room.
Where's our room?
First door upstairs.
[sighs] Yeah.
Whoa.
Okay, this is a little creepy.
[rattling]
- [rattling continues]
- [shrieks]
But she's way better than the McNultys
and their pictures of cookies
instead of actual cookies.
Or Mrs. Demarest,
who called us Cat One and Cat Two.
Daphne, this woman is delusional.
No, she's not.
What's delusional?
Someone to get away from.
We're leaving tonight.
Are you sure?
Look, all I know is that
it's my job to take care of you.
And the only place I know how
to do that is back in New York.
Do you trust me?
Good.
[owl hooting in the distance]
[distant thud]
Um, did you hear that?
Maybe it's her dog, or that car
collapsing in on itself like a dying star.
Come on.
Goodbye, dollhouse.
[flute music playing]
Okay, do you hear that?
Hear what?
[music continues, stops]
Sabrina, look.
There was a boy in that tree.
Daphne, it's okay.
I know it seems scary, but I promise
there's no one out here but--
Fireflies.
Wow.
We haven't seen these
since we camped with Mom and Dad.
- [gasps] Ow!
- [bites]
Sabrina! Ow! Ow! [grunts]
Get behind me.
Stay away!
[screams, grunts]
What are these things?
I-- Ow-- don't know.
[grunts] Ha! Gotcha!
[gasps] It has a face.
[growls]
[shrieks]
[pixies laughing]
[screams]
[Relda] Yoo-hoo.
[gasping]
[coughing]
Don't test me. I have barrels of this.
[blows raspberry]
So, shall we go home now?
[Daphne] Are you mad, Granny Relda?
Wait, can we call you Granny Relda?
I'd love it if you called me that.
And I'm not mad, just concerned.
I know it might seem quiet
and safe out here compared to New York,
but we have some things here
you do not have in the city.
Like flying lights that
respond to angry threats?
Oh. [chuckles] I don't mean the pixies.
Pixies are harmless compared
to what else could be out there.
[scoffs] Pixies? Come on.
Like actual fairy-creature pixies?
Yes, dear. They're Everafters.
Um, [scoffs] pixies aren't real.
Definitely not real, because that
would be completely impossible.
Then I guess
your stings aren't real either.
Lots of bugs can sting.
Given tonight's excitement,
I best lay down some rules.
First, never leave the house alone again.
Ever.
Good rule, Granny.
Never let anyone in the house.
These sound like prison rules.
[gasps] And now there are bars.
[Relda] We are keeping things out
as much as keeping you in.
[sighs] Where was I?
Finishing the part about our imprisonment.
The only prison here is
the one we make for ourselves.
You are the writer of your own story,
Sabrina.
Remember that.
Anyway, last rule:
Ignore the sounds from the locked room
at the end of the hall.
I'm very good at ignoring sounds.
Now get some sleep, girls.
We have work to do in the morning.
I'm afraid you're going
to start learning the truth
earlier than your father might've wanted.
[door closes]
Granny?
She just saved our lives.
Yeah, and then put bars on our windows.
I'm going to sleep now,
in this warm, comfortable bed.
[sighs]
Will you sing?
I'd like to find you laughing
Just outside of town ♪
Where the wild winds blow ♪
Where the summer lilies
Bow their heads down to the ground ♪
- [Daphne snoring]
- And the wild winds blow ♪
[cawing]
Um, what are you doing?
Research.
Girls, there's no delicate way
to put this:
A sizable creature is
loose in Ferryport Landing.
It's probably a giant.
A giant, giant?
[Relda] Yes.
And it's our job to
find out not just what,
but all the other important W's:
when, where, who, and of course, why.
How about why are we roped
into any of this nonsense?
Because we are Grimms.
It is in your blood.
[scoffs] Not my blood.
I realize your father wanted
to spare you from this destiny.
We have a destiny?
Sabrina, we have a destiny.
[Relda] Oh, yes.
Just like your father before you,
and I before him.
Girls, let me ask you something.
Were there red handprints on their car
the night your mom and dad disappeared?
[gasps]
How did you know that?
They were all over the dashboard.
I didn't know for sure until just now,
but I know it's connected to
whomever summoned this giant.
So, if we figure that out,
we might find your parents too.
I knew it.
They're still alive,
and we're going to find them.
Okay, what do we have to do?
Hmm.
Looks like this was hit
by a mythological megafauna.
[chuckles] I agree.
But let's put our theory to the test.
Elvis, off you go.
[barks]
- [horn honks]
- [gasps]
[growls]
Was that his stomach?
I don't think so.
[mayor] Mr. Seven, shoes.
Well, well, well.
If it isn't Relda Grimm,
sticking her nose where it doesn't belong.
Well, well, well.
If it isn't Mayor Charming,
trying to cover up evidence as usual.
Mayor Charming?
[gasps] Charming? As in Prince?
Get back here.
[chuckles] Obviously.
Wait, what are these children doing here?
These are my grandchildren,
and we are conducting an investigation.
There's nothing to investigate.
[chuckles] It was an accident.
[Charming] Shoddy craftsmanship.
[Relda] Oh, excellent. Right.
Uh, if that's true, then, uh,
what's this beanstalk leaf doing here?
[barks]
[Relda] This is giant's work.
You know it and so do we.
[Charming] Ferryport Landing
has been giant-free for 32 years.
Thanks to me, of course.
[Relda] Don't take credit
for the work of the three witches.
[Charming] You and Snow White seem
to have a habit of undercutting--
Okay, that's enough. Giants don't exist.
Prince Charming isn't a real dude.
Can we just stop it with all this fantasy
babble so I can find my parents already?
I thought they were Grimms.
[rumbling]
Something's coming.
Relda, get the girls out of here. Now.
Seven, forget the hankie. Start the car!
Girls, hurry!
[panting]
[grunting]
[gasps]
Daphne! Sabrina!
Come on. What are you doing?
This could be our only chance to get away.
They could be our only chance
to find Mom and Dad.
I know, but these people
are out of their minds, Daphne.
And terrifying. I heard Canis growl.
Sabrina. Daphne. In the car. Now!
I think we should get in the car.
[Elvis whines]
The only thing I know for sure
is that right now Mom and Dad are gone.
And that means I have to take care of you.
I have to keep you safe, no matter what
we might have to leave behind.
So let's get out of here.
- [rumbling]
- [barking]
Uh, Sabrina?
Where is Englishman?
[gasps]
- [barks]
- [giant grunting]
[screaming]
[grunts]
Granny!
[grunts, growls]
Come on!
[roars]
[sniffing]
[grunting]
[grunting]
[barking]
[screams]
[barking]
[groans] Hi, Elvis. I'm fine. [chuckles]
- [screams]
- [screams] Run!
Come on, boy!
[barks]
Oh, my gosh.
The old lady was telling the truth.
Giants are real.
That's what I've been saying.
- [growls, groans]
- [screams]
[Relda screams] Wait, wait.
No, no, no!
[groaning, grunts]
[shrieks]
[Sabrina] Behind the rock.
What are we gonna do?
What are we gonna do?
Hey, I know this is scary,
but we gotta be brave.
[sniffles] You're right.
Tell me what you know about giants.
They hunt with their noses.
They're sensitive to smells.
[gasps] Do you have
the candy from that lady's purse?
You mean Granny?
[groans] Do you have it or not?
[gasps] "It's even more powerful
when you unwrap it."
Right.
No, you do it.
[growls]
Stay back!
I have a powerfully bad-smelling
hard candy and I'm not afraid to use it!
- [groans]
- [whines]
I warned you.
[sniffs]
[groaning, grunting]
No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no!
[whimpers, groans]
Let's roll. Come on.
Sabrina, we have to help
Granny Relda and Mr. Canis,
even if he growls.
Are you out of your mind?
That's an-- an actual giant.
I know, but she may be
the only family we have now.
[sighs]
Even if she really is our grandmother,
we have no idea how to stop a giant.
We know the fastest subway route
from Central Park to Brooklyn Heights.
This-- Where do we even start?
[gasps] Granny's purse.
Maybe the answer is in there.
This is our destiny, after all.
You're too trusting.
So, what do you say?
Are we going to rescue them?
Well, we could try.
We are Grimms, whatever that means.
- [barks]
- I wanna find out.
Together.
Yeah. Okay.
I always knew we were meant for adventure.
- [flute music plays]
- [growls]
Ugh, what now?
[laughing]
[screams]
[barks]
Get down.
Leave us alone!
All right, what have you done
with my old lady?
That's a big pixie.