Arabian Nights
“When Night Falls, the Adventure Begins!”
About
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.
Cast
Mili Avital
as Scheherezade
Alan Bates
as Storyteller
James Frain
as Schahzenan / Harun
Rufus Sewell
as Ali Baba
Tchéky Karyo
as Black Coda
Dougray Scott
as Sultan Shahryar
Jason Scott Lee
as Aladdin
Vanessa-Mae
as Princess Zobeide
John Leguizamo
as Genie of the Lamp / Genie of the Ring
Jim Carter
as Ja'Far
Hugh Quarshie
as Mustappa
Amira Casar
as Morgiana
Andy Serkis
as Kasim
Chiaki Yamauchi
as Head Maid
Nadim Sawalha
as Judge Zadic
Henry Goodman
as Sultan Billah
Roger Hammond
as Jerome Gribben
Don Warrington
as Hari Ben Karim
Alexei Sayle
as BacBac
Benedict Wong
as Hassan
Seasons
Episodes
Season 1
Part 1
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.
Part 2
As the tale of Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves unfolds, the Sultan realizes that the story bears a striking resemblance to his own life and could even offer a solution to his ongoing conflict with his jealous brother.
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