Grimm is television series that is shooted in America and the story itself happens in America also. In my opinion the series combines two of the best genres in tv-series, criminal investigation and fantasy. Story takes place in city of Portland in state of Oregon. Main character Nick Burkhardt is homicide investigator at Portland Police Department and in addition of solving crimes hes also carrying mysterious power that affects greatly on hes life and everyone around him. Theres few side-characters, Hank Griffin, Nicks homicide partner, Juliette Silverton, Nicks girlfriend, Monroe, Nicks friend and also one of them and last but not least Captain Sean Renard, Nicks boss and also one of them. Theres also several other smaller roles in the series but its tv-series so what did you expect? Most of the time Nick is trying to solve homicides but hes confused with weird ways people have been killed. So yeah, sounds pretty basic murder investigation-series but i told you theres some fantasy in it too.
Nick has ability to see the other ”side” of the people he meets, that is revealed by strong emotions, usually anger or fear. People who have same ability are called as Grimm and the count of grimms stays unknown if there even is anyone else. Grimm needs to keep balance between humans and wesens and that should go pretty well as a police officer or does it? People with ”other side” are called Wesen that means creature in German. Not all people have this side, but those few that does are usually met by having a part in crime Nick is investigating. Wesens are kind of animals with small touch of imagination making them look even better. Wesens usually have special abilities like poison, night vision or huge amount of strength. In series Nick has to face problems like dealing with wesens and still going by the law book and keeping hes secret as a secret. There is also group called ”Royals” who are royals of the wesen and they bring some pressure on Nick too. Later on the series two new groups are introduced, Verrat and opposing force named Resistance. Verrat is working for the Royals and theyre using deadly force to succeed in their missions given by Royals. Resistance is in war with Verrat but theyre still trying to make it work out between Royals to make order stay in the world. Both sides have similarities like all the members are wesen and theyre killing each other.
When Grimm was launched in Finland 8.1.2013 at Sub i were very excited about it because it was one of the best tv-series for a while. Fantasy is always been my thing but i dont like ”boring fantasy” like Once Upon Time that i think it doesnt have the action needed to interest me. What makes Grimm so good is probably never ending twiststorm. If youre going to watch the series you should be prepared for dramatic, annoying and exciting twists everywhere. I recommend watching Grimm to anyone who likes fantasy or crime shows and who like to see some action with troublesome situations.