Arabian Nights

Synopsis

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 5h 50m to watch every episode. An estimate: 2 episodes at the typical episode runtime of 175 minutes.

Trailer

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Main cast

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  Mili Avital
  Scheherezade
  2 episodes

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  Alan Bates
  Storyteller
  2 episodes

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  James Frain
  Schahzenan / Harun
  2 episodes

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  Rufus Sewell
  Ali Baba
  2 episodes

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  Tchéky Karyo
  Black Coda
  2 episodes

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  Dougray Scott
  Sultan Shahryar
  2 episodes

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  Jason Scott Lee
  Aladdin
  2 episodes

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  Vanessa-Mae
  Princess Zobeide
  2 episodes

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  John Leguizamo
  Genie of the Lamp / Genie of the Ring
  2 episodes

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  Jim Carter
  Ja'Far
  2 episodes

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  Hugh Quarshie
  Mustappa
  2 episodes

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  Amira Casar
  Morgiana
  2 episodes

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  Andy Serkis
  Kasim
  2 episodes

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  Chiaki Yamauchi
  Head Maid
  2 episodes

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  Nadim Sawalha
  Judge Zadic
  2 episodes

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  Henry Goodman
  Sultan Billah
  2 episodes

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  Roger Hammond
  Jerome Gribben
  2 episodes

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  Don Warrington
  Hari Ben Karim
  2 episodes

Seasons

• Season 12000 · 2 episodes