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Series Blim · 2017
Érase una vez is a 12-episode series produced by Blim and Televisa for Canal 5, adapting the original idea of the Spanish series Cuéntame un cuento. Andrés Tovar was its executive producer in 2017.B · Wikipedia (es)E · IMDb
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| Platform and channel | Blim and Canal 5 (Televisa); also on RCN Televisión (Colombia)B · Wikipedia (es) |
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| Premiere | 2 October 2017B · Wikipedia (es) |
| Last broadcast | 18 December 2017B · Wikipedia (es) |
| Format | Series of 12 episodes inspired by children's tales, with a police-thriller toneB · Wikipedia (es) |
| Production | Blim and Televisa; distributed by Televisa InternacionalB · Wikipedia (es) |
| Andrés Tovar | Executive producer, 2017B · Wikipedia (es)E · IMDb |
| Episodes credited to him | 12 as executive producer, according to IMDbE · IMDb |
| Based on | Cuéntame un cuento (Antena 3, Spain)B · Wikipedia (es) |
02 Andrés Tovar's credits
Episodes credited to him, according to IMDb (checked on 13 November 2026).
Role executive producer · 2017
03 The show
Érase una vez premiered on 2 October 2017 and finished airing on 18 December 2017. According to Spanish Wikipedia, it is produced by Blim and Televisa for Canal 5, with 12 episodes inspired by children's tales and a police-thriller tone.B · Wikipedia (es)
Tovar is listed as executive producer, alongside Gonzalo Cilley, Pitipol Ybarra, Araceli Sánchez Mariscal and Marcela Ibarra. According to IMDb, the series appears among the nominees for the 2018 Premios TVyNovelas in the Best TV Series category.B · Wikipedia (es)E · IMDb
04 One idea, two adaptations: from Cuéntame un cuento to Tell Me a Story
Érase una vez (Blim, 2017) and the American series Tell Me a Story (CBS All Access, 2018–2020) both adapt the Spanish series Cuéntame un cuento, from Antena 3. Tovar is credited as executive producer on both. Tell Me a Story is an anthology psychological thriller that reimagines fairy tales as modern-day thrillers; it premiered on 31 October 2018 and has 2 seasons and 20 episodes, and its broadcast rights were later picked up by The CW. It is produced by Resonant, Outerbanks Entertainment and Kapital Entertainment.B · Wikipedia (es)B · Wikipedia (en)
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