The Little Mermaid

Series Similar to The Little Mermaid

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

1. Elena of Avalor

   2016 · Adventure, Family, Fantasy · ended

   Recommended for similar Adventure profile, hidden gem.

   Princess Elena's journey began long ago when her parents and kingdom were taken from her by the evil sorceress, Shuriki. Elena bravely faced the sorceress to protect her little sister, Princess Isabel, and grandparents but in the process, her magical amulet pulled her inside its enchanted jewel, saving her life but imprisoning her at the same time. Decades later, Princess Sofia of Enchancia discovers the truth about the amulet she has worn since joining her royal family and sets out to restore Elena to her human form and help her return to the kingdom of Avalor.While Elena is the rightful heir to the throne, she is only age 16 so she will rule Avalor with the help of a Grand Council comprised of her Grandfather Tito, Grandmother Cici and Royal Advisor, Duke Esteban.With some magical friends by her side – Mateo, a wizard-in-training, and Skylar, a magical flying creature – Princess Elena's further adventures will lead her to understand that her new role requires thoughtfulness, resilience and compassion, the traits of all truly great leaders.

2. Liberty's Kids

   2002 · Drama, Adventure, Children · ended

   Recommended for similar Adventure profile.

   Liberty's Kids was a truly "revolutionary" children's animated series by DIC. For as long as it ran on PBS, Liberty's Kids entertained seven to twelve-year-olds while introducing them to the exciting stories and people behind the birth of a nation. The program unfurled its historical vignettes through the eyes of two teenage apprentices, Sarah Phillips and James Hiller, who worked in Benjamin Franklin's print shop and discovered first-hand the great adventures of the American Revolution. Benjamin Franklin's wise words and strong principled actions gave guidance to our young heroes, whether he is with them in Philadelphia or writing from across the ocean in France.

3. Afro Samurai

   2007 · Drama, Action, Adventure · ended

   Recommended for similar Adventure profile, hidden gem.

   Afro Samurai follows a warrior on the path to avenge his father's murder. Set in feudal Japan, this series depicts a journey in which the hero encounters love, betrayal, loss and brutality.

4. Fright Krewe

   2023 · Adventure · ended

   Recommended for similar Adventure profile, hidden gem.

   An ancient prophecy and a Voodoo Queen put misfit teens in charge of saving New Orleans from the biggest demonic threat it's faced in almost two centuries. But, honestly? Saving the world might be easier than becoming friends.

5. Monsters & Pirates

   2008 · Adventure · ended

   Recommended for similar Adventure profile, hidden gem.

   Flynn and Alicia, the captains of pirate ships Aurora and Eldorado, had just graduated from high school and joined the pirates together in the fight for a common goal: treasure captain Baracuda - the most terrible pirate of all the seas. Flynn with the help of his pirate crew wants to return the star of the island Dolphin - an amulet of their homeland, and Alicia, managing a team of incredible monsters, trying to prove to his father that has become a real pirate.

6. Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure

   2017 · Adventure, Children, Fantasy · ended

   Recommended for similar Adventure profile.

   Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure is about the adventures of Rapunzel, Flynn Rider and their friends in the time between the film, 'Tangled' and the short film, 'Tangled Ever After'.

7. Descendants: Wicked World

   2015 · Adventure, Children, Fantasy · ended

   Recommended for similar Adventure profile, hidden gem.

   Descendants: Wicked World is an animated short-form series based on the Disney Channel movie Descendants. It premiered on September 18, 2015 on the Disney Channel and its digital platforms, including WATCH Disney Channel. The series picks up after the film and introduces new characters. Providing the voices of the animated characters are the movie's stars: Dove Cameron as Mal, Sofia Carson as Evie, Cameron Boyce as Carlos, Booboo Stewart as Jay, Mitchell Hope as Ben, Brenna D'Amico as Jane, Sarah Jeffery as Audrey and Dianne Doan as Lonnie.

8. Firefly

   2002 · Drama, Adventure, Science-Fiction · ended

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

   Five hundred years in the future, a renegade crew aboard a small spacecraft tries to survive as they travel the unknown parts of the galaxy and evade warring factions as well as authority agents out to get them.

9. Scarecrow and Mrs. King

   1983 · Drama, Adventure, Romance · ended

   Recommended for similar Adventure profile, highly rated (8), hidden gem, also on CBS.

   A single mother in suburban Washington D.C. discovers she has a talent for espionage work when she meets a dashing undercover agent--but balancing her duties as a spy with her responsibility as a parent proves constantly entertaining in this romantic-adventure series.

10. The Secrets of ISIS

    1975 · Drama, Adventure, Fantasy · ended

    Recommended for similar Adventure profile, also on CBS.

    The Secrets of ISIS, originally broadcast as Isis, was an American live-action superhero television series that aired from 1975 to 1977 for CBS's Saturday morning lineup. In the series, Isis (Joanna Cameron) is the alter ego of Andrea Thomas, a seemingly normal schoolteacher, who transforms into the Egyptian goddess when presented with crises a mere mortal cannot resolve.