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Jacob Grimm: books in order and screen adaptations
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Jacob Grimm has 9 books adapted into 24 TV shows and movies. Coming next: Tangled on Friday, March 31, 2028.
About Jacob Grimm's books on screen
Jacob Grimm has 9 works on record that have been adapted for the screen, published from 1812 to 1819. Together they have become 2 TV series and 22 movies. The first adaptation was Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937), and the most recent released one is The Death of Snow White (2025). The most adapted is Snow White, with 10 screen versions.
Jacob Grimm books with adaptations, in publication order
- Snow White (1812) · adapted as Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937), Snow White (2025), Mirror Mirror (2012), Sydney White (2007) and 6 more
- Hansel and Gretel (1812) · adapted as Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters (2013), Gretel and Hansel (2020), Secret Magic Control Agency (2021)
- Rapunzel (1812) · adapted as Tangled (2010), Barbie as Rapunzel (2002), Tangled (2028)
- Grimms' fairy tales (1812) · adapted as The Grimm Variations (2024)
- The Frog Prince (1812) · adapted as The Princess and the Frog (2009), The Tale of the Frog and the Golden Orb (2022)
- The Wolf and the Seven Young Goats (1812) · adapted as 3 Little Kungpoo Goats (2023)
- Mother Hulda (1812) · adapted as The Feather Fairy (1985)
- The Valiant Little Tailor (1812) · adapted as Brave Little Tailor (1938)
- Town Musicians of Bremen (1819) · adapted as The Bremen Town Musicians (1969), The Bremen Town Musicians (2023)
TV shows and movies based on Jacob Grimm's books
- Tangled (movie, coming Friday, March 31, 2028)
- The Death of Snow White (movie, 2025)
- Snow White (movie, 2025)
- Snow White and the Evil Queen (movie, 2025)
- The Grimm Variations (TV, 2024)
- The Bremen Town Musicians (movie, 2023)
- 3 Little Kungpoo Goats (movie, 2023)
- The Tale of the Frog and the Golden Orb (movie, 2022)
- Secret Magic Control Agency (movie, 2021)
- Gretel and Hansel (movie, 2020)
- Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters (movie, 2013)
- Blancanieves (movie, 2012)
- Mirror Mirror (movie, 2012)
- Tangled (movie, 2010)
- The Princess and the Frog (movie, 2009)
- Sydney White (movie, 2007)
- Barbie as Rapunzel (movie, 2002)
- Snow White: The Fairest of Them All (movie, 2001)
- Snow White: A Tale of Terror (movie, 1997)
- The Legend of Snow White (TV, 1994)
- The Feather Fairy (movie, 1985)
- The Bremen Town Musicians (movie, 1969)
- Brave Little Tailor (movie, 1938)
- Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (movie, 1937)
Common questions
How many Jacob Grimm books have been made into movies or TV shows?
9 books have been adapted into 24 TV shows and movies.
What was the first Jacob Grimm adaptation?
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, released in 1937, a movie based on Snow White.
Is a new Jacob Grimm adaptation coming?
Yes: Tangled (Friday, March 31, 2028).
Which Jacob Grimm book has the most adaptations?
Snow White, with 10 TV and movie versions.