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Arabian Nights

  • Watchlist
  • 2000-2000
  • 1 Season
  • ABC
  • Action & Adventure, Family, Fantasy
  • Watchlist

Long ago, the Sultan Shahryar (Dougray Scott) goes mad after his traumatizing near-assassination, in which his wife collaborated and died at his hands as a result. Now he plans to express his paranoid suspicion of women diabolically by marrying a woman from the harem and having her executed the next morning. To prevent this, the Grand Vizier's daughter and the Sultan's childhood friend, Scheherezade (Mili Avital), offers herself to be that bride. Now she must gamble that her plan will work as she tries to cure his madness by telling him story after wondrous story, which include the tales of Ali Baba (Rufus Sewell) and the Forty Thieves, and Aladdin (Jason Scott Lee) and his Wonderful Lamp. Meanwhile, the Sultan's villainous brother is making his own plans, and Scheherezade's stories are more useful against him than anyone could anticipate.

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Cast & Crew See All

Mili Avital
Scheherezade
Alan Bates
Storyteller
James Frain
Harun al-Rashid

Season 1 Episode Guide See All

Episode 1

Episode #1.1

Sun, Apr 30, 200089 mins

A magical retelling of the classic tales by Sir Richard F. Burton. 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. As she spins tales of tragedy, comedy, magic, and mayhem, the sultan learns valuable lessons and confesses his deep love for her.

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Awards

  • 2000 - TCA Award - Outstanding Achievement in Movies, Miniseries and Specials - nominated
  • 2000 - Artios Award - Best Casting for TV Miniseries - winner
  • 2000 - Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Art Direction for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special - nominated
  • 2000 - Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Costumes for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special - nominated

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