Once Upon a Time in Wonderland
Alice, the Knave of Hearts, and the White Rabbit tumble down the rabbit hole to Wonderland, where nothing is impossible.
- Metascore59
- 2013-2014
- 1 season
- ABC
- Action & Adventure, Fantasy, Suspense, Drama
- TV-PG
Alice, the Knave of Hearts, and the White Rabbit tumble down the rabbit hole to Wonderland, where nothing is impossible.
Season 1 Episode Guide
13 Episodes 2013 - 2014
Episode 1
Down the Rabbit Hole
Thu, Oct 10, 2013 44 mins
Alice returns to her home and tells her father, who believed her to be dead, about her fantastic stories concerning a talking White Rabbit and a mystical place called the Wonderland. When her father doesn't believe Alice, he ends up having her admitted to a mental asylum where the Dr. Lydgate convinces her to undergo a procedure that will allow her to forget her pain. Just before the operation, Alice is rescued by the Knave of Hearts, who takes her to the Rabbit who informs her that her true love, Cyrus, is still alive. The trio then jumps through a portal that takes them back to the Wonderland, and Alice embarks on a quest to find Cyrus, but the evil Jafar and the Red Queen have other plans for her.
Episode 2
Trust Me
Thu, Oct 17, 2013 44 mins
In the Wonderland, Alice hatches a plan to find Cyrus and uses his genie bottle as bait to discover who she is up against and who her true friends are. Meanwhile, the Red Queen and Jafar clash, and in the flashbacks, viewers will discover how Cyrus ended up in the Wonderland and how Alice and Cyrus fell in love.
Episode 3
Forget Me Not
Thu, Oct 24, 2013 42 mins
In the flashbacks, viewers are introduced to Will Scarlet, who turns out to be the cunning Knave of Hearts. Will joins the Robin Hood's Merry Men and convinces them to steal gold from the Maleficent's castle before also stealing a magic mirror for himself, which will bring him great consequences. Meanwhile, in the Wonderland, Cyrus successfully tricks Jafar and the Red Queen into sending a Bandersnatch after Alice, who in turn discovers a truth that the White Rabbit has been secretly hiding from her.
Episode 4
The Serpent
Thu, Nov 7, 2013 44 mins
When the life of the Knave of Hearts is in danger, Alice must make the difficult decision of using one of her three precious wishes and what implications that would have for her and Cyrus. Thanks to her new friendship with Lizard, Alice discover part of the unknown past of the Knave, while Cyrus plots his escape. Meanwhile, Jafar's plan to kill the Knave puts the Red Queen in a difficult situation, as she struggles between her feelings for him and her desire to get what she wants. In the flashbacks, Jafar's origins are explored and what he really wants from Cyrus is revealed.
Episode 5
Heart of Stone
Thu, Nov 14, 2013 44 mins
In the flashbacks, Will Scarlet and Anastasia jump through the magic mirror to enter the Wonderland against the wishes of her mother, as she disapproves of Will. Soon, they both realize that life in the Wonderland is not exactly as they had imagined it. After being humiliated during a ball at the royal palace, Anastasia convinces Will to steal the crown jewels to escape poverty, but in an instant, Anastasia is caught red-handed by the Red King, who makes her an offer she can't refuse: to marry him and become his queen to avoid being prosecuted. Meanwhile, in present-day the Wonderland, the Red Queen convinces Alice to help her obtain magic dust in exchange for information about Cyrus, who in turn manages to skillfully escape from the Jafar's castle, leaving the White Rabbit in a compromising situation.
Episode 6
Who's Alice?
Thu, Nov 21, 2013 42 mins
The Knave is awakened by magic with the help of an unlikely ally and he goes in search of Alice only to find her in terrible danger, and Cyrus does his best to evade the Red Queen.
Episode 7
Bad Blood
Thu, Dec 5, 2013 43 mins
Alice learns her father is in Wonderland and they start healing their relationship; young Jafar is distressed by his mother's death.
Episode 8
Home
Thu, Dec 12, 2013 42 mins
In flashback, we learn about Cyrus' origin story while Alice seeks out the White Rabbit for answers involving his actions in Wonderland
Episode 9
Nothing to Fear
Thu, Mar 6, 2014 43 mins
Cyrus and Alice reluctantly work with the Red Queen to find Will but must also be prepared to defend themselves from Jafar. Will has troubles of his own when Lizard finds the bottle.
Episode 10
Dirty Little Secrets
Thu, Mar 13, 2014 42 mins
Cyrus remembers the events that led to the binding price he and his brothers have to pay; the Red Queen and the Knave are faced with the Jabberwocky.
Episode 11
Heart of the Matter
Thu, Mar 20, 2014 43 mins
Knave must choose between his friends and the Red Queen when Jafar threatens her life. Alice and Cyrus launch an attempt to rescue Jafar's prisoners. In the past, Anastasia makes a new friend-Cora, who Will confronts with a request.
Episode 12
To Catch a Thief
Thu, Mar 27, 2014 42 mins
In a flashback, the Knave hunts for Alice, while in the present, the Knave does Jafar's bidding; the Jabberwocky tries to get free.
Episode 13
And They Lived...
Thu, Apr 3, 2014 44 mins
After a successful plan, Jafar imprisons the Jabberwocky; Alice and the White Rabbit form an army to fight Jafar.
