Arabian Nights

Series Similar to Arabian Nights

If you enjoyed Arabian Nights, these series share similar themes, tone, and quality. Each recommendation is scored on genre overlap, tonal match, and critical acclaim.

1. Once Upon a Time in Wonderland

   2013 · Drama, Adventure, Fantasy · ended

   Recommended for similar Adventure / Fantasy profile, also on ABC.

   In Victorian England, the young and beautiful Alice tells a tale of a strange new land that exists on the other side of a rabbit hole. An invisible cat, a hookah smoking caterpillar and playing-cards that talk are just some of the fantastic things she's seen during this impossible adventure. Surely this troubled girl must be insane, and her doctors aim to cure her with a treatment that will make her forget everything. Alice seems ready to put it all behind her, especially the painful memory of the genie she fell in love with and lost forever -- the handsome and mysterious Cyrus . But deep down Alice knows this world is real, and just in the nick of time the sardonic Knave of Hearts and the irrepressible White Rabbit arrive to save her from a doomed fate. Together the trio will take a tumble down the rabbit hole to this Wonderland where nothing is impossible.

2. The 10th Kingdom

   2000 · Drama, Adventure, Fantasy · ended

   Recommended for similar Adventure / Fantasy profile, highly rated (8).

   Mixing the universal themes of European folklore and mythology with a healthy dose of contemporary storytelling results in this fantastic fable in which two worlds come together for one fantastic adventure.

3. Atlantis

   2013 · Drama, Adventure, Fantasy · ended

   Recommended for similar Adventure / Fantasy profile.

   A fantasy drama set in a world of legendary heroes and mythical creatures. Far from home, Jason washes up on the shores of the ancient and mysterious city of Atlantis.

4. Merlin

   2008 · Adventure, Fantasy, Science-Fiction · ended

   Recommended for similar Adventure / Fantasy profile.

   Fantasy drama based on the legend of King Arthur and Merlin.

5. Game of Thrones

   2011 · Drama, Adventure, Fantasy · ended

   Recommended for similar Adventure / Fantasy profile, highly rated (8.9).

   Based on the bestselling book series A Song of Ice and Fire by George R.R. Martin, this sprawling new HBO drama is set in a world where summers span decades and winters can last a lifetime. From the scheming south and the savage eastern lands, to the frozen north and ancient Wall that protects the realm from the mysterious darkness beyond, the powerful families of the Seven Kingdoms are locked in a battle for the Iron Throne. This is a story of duplicity and treachery, nobility and honor, conquest and triumph. In the Game of Thrones, you either win or you die.

6. Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell

   2015 · Drama, Fantasy · ended

   Recommended for similar Fantasy profile, highly rated (8).

   Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell is set during the Napoleonic Wars in an England where magic once existed and is about to return. So begins a dangerous battle between two great men.1806. England is beleaguered by the long war with Napoleon and centuries have passed since practical magicians faded into the nation's past. However, scholars of this glorious history discover that one remains — the reclusive and skillful Mr. Norrell. His displays of magic soon thrill the nation. In London, he raises the beautiful Lady Pole from the dead and summons an army of ghostly ships to terrify the French.Soon the cautious and fussy Norrell is challenged by the emergence of another magician: the brilliant novice Jonathan Strange. While trying to secure his beloved Arabella's hand in marriage, he meets a vagabond, the magician of Threadneedle Street, Vinculus, who tells him he is destined to be a great magician. Young, handsome and daring, Strange is the very antithesis of Norrell. A dangerous battle ensues between the two great men. Their obsessions and secret dabblings with the dark arts will cause more trouble than they can imagine.

7. Sinbad

   2012 · Action, Adventure, Fantasy · ended

   Recommended for similar Adventure / Fantasy profile, hidden gem.

   Sinbad is a young man on a quest for redemption, condemned to keep searching for a way to lift the curse that chains him to the seas, until he can find the goodness in himself. Sinbad provides for himself and his family by fighting for money, but inadvertently kills a man, causing him to escape to sea as a stowaway. The 8th century Arabia is a melting pot of cultures, faiths and creatures; full of life and color, but also threatening and volatile. Before their journey is over, Sinbad and his crew of outcasts will not only have to brave their own demons, but some of the most dangerous enemies imaginable.

8. Merlin

   1998 · Drama, Adventure, Fantasy · ended

   Recommended for similar Adventure / Fantasy profile.

   The legend of King Arthur, this time, from the perspective of the King's Wizard, Merlin. Merlin is a creature born of pagan magic, living in a world converting to Christianity. Merlin is beside Arthur as he gains Excalibur, builds Camelot and is betrayed by his wife, Guinevere. Merlin and Arthur are both menaced by the plots of Morgan Le Fey, her son by Arthur, Mordred, and their cohorts. Through it all, Merlin tries to keep Arthur from the destructive path set by fate.

9. Fallen

   2007 · Adventure, Fantasy · ended

   Recommended for similar Adventure / Fantasy profile, hidden gem.

   Aaron Corbett is the son of a fallen Angel. Aaron is part human and part Angel, which makes him a nephilim. Aaron doesn't know that he's a nephilim till his 18th birthday. Finding out his new destiny. He will have to help the fallen angels before him.

10. The Librarian

    2004 · Adventure, Fantasy · ended

    Recommended for similar Adventure / Fantasy profile.

    The Librarian is a series of made-for-TV original fantasy-adventure movies following Flynn Carsen, who serves as The Librarian, a man who protects a secret collection of magical artifacts.