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Steven Knight (born 5 August 1959) is a British screenwriter, producer, and director for film and television. He wrote the screenplays for the films Closed Circuit, Dirty Pretty Things, and Eastern Promises. Also, he wrote and directed the films Locke and Hummingbird (a.k.a. Redemption). In July 2025, it was announced that he would write the 26th official James Bond film, to be directed by Denis Villeneuve. Knight is one of three creators of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?, a game show that has been remade and aired in around 160 countries worldwide. He is also the creator of the BBC's Peaky Blinders and SAS: Rogue Heroes, and has written for Commercial Breakdown, The Detectives, See, and Taboo. He has built a large film and television studio complex in inner-city Birmingham called Digbeth Loc., opened in 2024. Description above from the Wikipedia article Steven Knight, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
The series opens in the Hessian town of Hanau, where young Jacob and Wilhelm grapple with the premature loss of their father, an event that thrusts them into poverty and ignites their unbreakable bond. Determined to preserve their family’s legacy, the brothers embark on an academic pursuit that intertwines their fates with Germany’s cultural identity. As the Napoleonic Wars rage, the Grimms find themselves torn between their duty as civil servants and their growing passion for folklore. They risk everything to collect, preserve, and publish the tales of the common people, stories steeped in the dark undercurrents of their own lives. Each episode juxtaposes their real-world struggles—political persecution, censorship, betrayal—with the fantastical narratives they collect, bringing to life the origins of classics like Snow White, Hansel and Gretel, and Rumpelstiltskin. As they navigate love, loss, and sibling rivalry, their enduring partnership becomes the heart of the series, revealing the sacrifices behind their iconic legacy.
