Portland police detective Nick Burkhardt (David Giuntoli) lives a normal life. He is planning to propose to girlfriend Juliette Silverton (Elizabeth Tulloch). He and his partner Hank Griffin (Russell Hornsby) are investigating an unusual case when he starts having strange visions of people turning animalistic. He is visited by aunt Marie who is dying of cancer. She passes on a family history and her trailer. They are Grimms and able to see Wesens or mythical creatures hiding as normal human beings. He takes in Monroe (Silas Weir Mitchell), a Blutbad, as a suspect at first and then his best friend in the fight against Wesen crimes. He is attacked by Adalind Schade (Claire Coffee) who is in league with his Captain Sean Renard (Sasha Roiz). Wu (Reggie Lee) is a patrol cop. Rosalee Calvert (Bree Turner) runs her family's apothecary shop. Trubel (Jacqueline Toboni), a distant cousin, is also Grimm as well as Nick's mother (Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio).
I wouldn't call Giuntoli the greatest of actors but he fits the role very well. He is a good center around whom to build a great Scooby Doo gang. Silas Weir Mitchell is the first piece. He has great humanity as a Blutbad who refuses to kill. As each piece falls into place, the group becomes a family. On a purely entertainment value, this is great fun and an enjoyable group of characters. As a concept, this starts off with a few bumps in the road. They are mostly put aside or ironed out. As a procedural, there is interesting fun as each different type of Wesen is revealed. As a serial, there is a good progression over the years. This was never a prestige show but it was always the most addictive show on the network's Friday schedule.
I wouldn't call Giuntoli the greatest of actors but he fits the role very well. He is a good center around whom to build a great Scooby Doo gang. Silas Weir Mitchell is the first piece. He has great humanity as a Blutbad who refuses to kill. As each piece falls into place, the group becomes a family. On a purely entertainment value, this is great fun and an enjoyable group of characters. As a concept, this starts off with a few bumps in the road. They are mostly put aside or ironed out. As a procedural, there is interesting fun as each different type of Wesen is revealed. As a serial, there is a good progression over the years. This was never a prestige show but it was always the most addictive show on the network's Friday schedule.