Gravity Falls
Twelve-year-old twins Dipper (Jason Ritter) and Mabel Pines (Kristen Schaal) are sent from Piedmont, California, to spend the summer with their great-uncle Stan in Gravity Falls, Oregon, where he runs a tourist trap called the Mystery Shack. When Dipper finds a journal cataloguing the town's paranormal residents, the summer turns into an investigation.
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Twelve-year-old twins Dipper (Jason Ritter) and Mabel Pines (Kristen Schaal) are sent from Piedmont, California, to spend the summer with their great-uncle Stan in Gravity Falls, Oregon, where he runs a tourist trap called the Mystery Shack. When Dipper finds a journal cataloguing the town's paranormal residents, the summer turns into an investigation.
Why watch It works both as a funny kids' cartoon and as a serialized mystery full of hidden clues and ciphers, which is why viewers of all ages kept decoding it. It won two Emmys, three Annies and a BAFTA Children's Award, and its two seasons form a complete story with an ending its creator chose. Ideal for families and for fans of Twin Peaks or The X-Files.
What to know
Alex Hirsch created the series for Disney Channel and Disney XD, and voices Grunkle Stan, the handyman Soos and the villain, Bill Cipher. He has named Twin Peaks, The X-Files and The Simpsons as early influences. The show premiered on 15 June 2012 and ran for two seasons until 15 February 2016. Linda Cardellini voices Wendy, the Mystery Shack’s teenage cashier, and J. K. Simmons joins in season two as Stanford Pines, Stan’s long-lost twin and the author of the journals.
In November 2015 Hirsch announced that the second season would be the last, saying the show was being finished rather than cancelled. It was Disney XD’s highest-rated show in 2015 and early 2016. The story has continued in print, with a replica of Journal 3 (2016), the graphic novel Gravity Falls: Lost Legends (2018) and the novel The Book of Bill (2024).
Where to start
Watch from the pilot, in order. Early episodes look like standalone monster-of-the-week stories, but clues planted there pay off in season two.
Seasons & episodes
- Season 1
- Season 2
Cast & crew
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Quick answers
- Where can I watch Gravity Falls?
- In Canada: Disney+ and Apple TV (buy). In Australia: Disney+ and Apple TV (buy). In the UK: Disney+ and Apple TV (buy). In New Zealand: Disney+. In the US: Disney+, Prime Video (buy) and Apple TV (buy).
- What is Gravity Falls about?
- Twelve-year-old twins Dipper (Jason Ritter) and Mabel Pines (Kristen Schaal) are sent from Piedmont, California, to spend the summer with their great-uncle Stan in Gravity Falls, Oregon, where he runs a tourist trap called the Mystery Shack. When Dipper finds a journal cataloguing the town's paranormal residents, the summer turns into an investigation.
- Who is in the cast of Gravity Falls?
- Gravity Falls stars Jason Ritter as Dipper Pines, Kristen Schaal as Mabel Pines, Alex Hirsch as Grunkle Stan, Alex Hirsch as Soos and Linda Cardellini as Wendy.
- When did Gravity Falls start?
- Gravity Falls premiered on 15 June 2012 and ran until 2016, with 2 seasons.
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