Tales from the Neverending Story (2001)

In the throes of adolescence, twelve-year-old Bastian Balthazar Bux has misplaced the vibrant imagination that once painted his childhood with wonder. Growing up, school, television, and his Gameboy have usurped the space once filled with unfettered creativity. However, an unexpected tragedy - the sudden demise of his mother - stirs the dormant seeds of imagination within him, birthing a world beyond the mundane. This rebirth of fantasy is catalyzed by a seemingly ordinary book in a quaint bookstore - "The Neverending Story." Inspired by the boundless tales within its pages, Bastian conjures an enchanting realm of his own, Fantasia, teeming with dragons, dark knights, and a myriad of heroes and villains in a kaleidoscope of adventure. Bastian's Fantasian doppelganger, Atreyu, a 14-year-old woodland boy, emerges as an unlikely hero, tasked with battling 'The Nothing,' a sinister force that seeks to obliterate Fantasia and its young, innocent monarch, the Childlike Empress. As Atreyu embarks on a quest to save the Empress and find a remedy for The Nothing, Bastian grapples with his own real-world challenges. His grief, the turbulence of his new life with his father, the menace of a school bully, and the fear sparked by a cruel substitute teacher are all mirrored in Atreyu's trials in Fantasia. Through Atreyu's journey, Bastian navigates his obstacles, garners profound life lessons, and gains insight to cope with his mother's sudden death. Thus begins the greatest adventure of Bastian's lifetime, straddling two worlds - reality and the boundless realms of imagination.

Tales from the Neverending Story is a children show featuring Mark Rendall.

Tales from the Neverending Story is currently streaming on Cineverse.