As Halloween nears, NBC turns Friday, October 26 into Fright Nigh
t when it premieres the pilot of the much-anticipated “Mockingbird Lane” (8-9 p.m. ET) — based on executive producer Bryan Fuller’s script and directed by executive producer Bryan Singer. The special program leads into a haunting “La Llorona” Halloween episode of “Grimm” (9-10 p.m. ET).
“Mockingbird Lane” is a newly reimagined version of the classic 1960s comedy “The Munsters,” now as a visually spectacular one-hour drama with a darker edge and tone. The cast includes Jerry O’Connell as Herman Munster, Portia de Rossi as his wife Lily, Eddie Izzard as Grandpa, Mason Cook as Eddie and Jerry O’Connell as Marilyn.
Following “Mockingbird Lane,” NBC’s acclaimed drama series “Grimm” debuts a special Halloween episode, “La Llorona.” In this episode, detectives Nick Burkhardt (David Giuntoli) and Hank Griffin (Russell Hornsby) take on the other worldly predator, believed to be “La Llorona,” which has abducted some of Portland’s children on Halloween. Kate del Castillo — star of Telemundo’s hit miniseries “La Reina del Sur” guest-stars as Valentina Espinosa, a mysterious detective from New Mexico on an obsessive mission to uncover the truth behind the bizarre disappearances and joins forces with Burkhardt and Griffin to intervene before it’s too late.
