"Tales from the Neverending Story" (2001) TV series

Writer:

Karin Howard (writer)

Seasons:

1

Release Date:

6 October 2001 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Family | Adventure | Fantasy

Plot:

Twelve-year-old Bastian Balthazar Bux had lost the wonderful imagination he had as a child somewhere between growing older...

Plot Keywords:

School | Imagination | Book | Bully | Dragon

Awards:

1 win & 4 nominations

Cast

 (Series Cast Summary - 18 of 19)

Mark Rendall	...	Bastian Balthazar Bux (4 episodes, 2001)
John Dunn-Hill	...	Coreander (4 episodes, 2001)
Noël Burton	...	Michael Bux (4 episodes, 2001)
Tyler Hynes	...	Atreyu (3 episodes, 2001)
Victoria Sanchez	...	Xayide (3 episodes, 2001)
Edward Yankie	...	Mr. Blank / ... (3 episodes, 2001)
Stéfanie Buxton	...	Fly Girl (3 episodes, 2001)
Johnny Griffin	...	Connor (3 episodes, 2001)
Brittany Drisdelle	...	Fallon (3 episodes, 2001)
Valérie Chiniara	...	Marley (3 episodes, 2001)
Sally Taylor-Isherwood	...	Yonie (3 episodes, 2001)
Emma Taylor-Isherwood	...	Olano (3 episodes, 2001)
Audrey Gardiner	...	Childlike Empress (2 episodes, 2001)
Stefano Faustini	...	Lucas (2 episodes, 2001)
Jane Wheeler	...	Laura Bux / ... (2 episodes, 2001)
Greg Kramer	...	Rip Rowdy (2 episodes, 2001)
Emma Campbell	...	April (2 episodes, 2001)
Robert Crooks	...	Tartus (2 episodes, 2001)

Also Known As:

The Neverending Story (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

Germany:375 min (4 parts)

Country:

Germany | Canada

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Netherlands:AL | Finland:K-7

Filming Locations:

Montréal, Québec, Canada

Company:

MGI Film

Quotes:

Atreyu: The Empress told you where she's sending me?
Fly Girl: I'm just supposed to take you to the wizard's library.
Atreyu: We're off to see the wizard?

Movie Connections:

Version of Die unendliche Geschichte (1984)

Great to get lost in!

This is a really great twist on the story. My family and I (3 girls, 4 boys and myself) find it a nice overlapping of values and virtues for families.

The characters are well rounded and interesting. Atreyu and Bastian are really good "copies" of each other in their own worlds. It is nice to see the tie-ins from world to world and the storyline stays very straight- there's no confusion as to what is going on.

The child-like empress was a very good choice for this story. Her sister, Xayide, is all that the child-like empress is not: hateful, greedy, vain, evil, etc.

This is a great adventure!