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Arabian Nights
When Night Falls, the Adventure Begins!
- TV series
- 2000
- 1 season
- ABC
- Sci-Fi & Fantasy
- Action & Adventure
- Family
6.8 TMDB worldwide · 62 ratings
Story
Targeted for assassination by his first wife and his evil brother, a young sultan must marry by the next full moon or he will lose his kingdom. His uncertainty over his newfound bride causes her to stall the sultan with a series of fantastic stories to ease the tension and stall her impending execution.
About the show
Arabian Nights is a two-part 2000 miniseries, adapted by Peter Barnes from Sir Richard Francis Burton's translation of the medieval epic One Thousand and One Nights and directed by Steve Barron. It was produced by Hallmark Entertainment and originally broadcast over two nights on 30 April and 1 May 2000 on BBC One in the United Kingdom and ABC in the United States.
Read more
The series consists of five stories from One Thousand and One Nights, which are framed within a sixth, maintaining the traditional style of stories within stories that is synonymous with the Nights. The series cast includes John Leguizamo, Jason Scott Lee, Rufus Sewell, Mili Avital and Dougray Scott.
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Where to watch
In the UK, updated daily.
Not available to stream, rent or buy in the UK right now.
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Star cast
Full cast & crew
Behind the camera
- Created by
- Peter Barnes
- Executive producers
- Robert Halmi Jr., Robert Halmi Sr.
- Music
- Richard Harvey
Seasons
Ended 2000 · 1 season · 2 episodes
