Faerie Tale Theatre (also known as Shelley Duvall's Faerie Tale Theatre) is an American award-winning live-action fairytale fantasy drama anthology television series of 27 episodes, that originally broadcast nationally on Showtime from September 11, 1982 until November 14, 1987 (before being sold internationally). It is a retelling of 25 classic fairy tales, particularly those written by The Brothers Grimm, Charles Perrault and Hans Christian Andersen. Episode 26 was not based on a fairy tale, but rather on the poem "The Pied Piper of Hamelin".

The 27th episode was a reunion special of cast and crew titled "Grimm Party", in which in fairy tale style, they attended a gala in fancy dress.

The series as a live-action adaptation was notable for featuring an alumni of Hollywood actors and famous celebrities portraying the costumed characters, and also utilised filming by well-known directors.

Faerie Tale Theatre was followed by three other short anthologies series also produced by Duvall including Tall Tales and Legends, which follows a similar theme to the later with a focus on American folklore, Nightmare Classics (6 produced of the intended 9 episodes), aimed at a younger audience and Bedtime Stories (12 episodes).