#ouatiw

These are merely a few works inspired by Lewis Carroll's 1865 novel Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and its 1871 sequel, Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There. Alice adaptions are frequently reimaginings of the first book, though they often take elements from the second as well

🍄 "DIRECT" ADAPTIONS

Alice in Wonderland (1951 film)

Produced by Walt Disney himself, this animated film included some of the book's poems as songs. Starring Kathryn Beaumont as Alice

Alice in Wonderland (1999 TV film)

Directed by Nick Willing

Starring Tina Majorino as Alice and many known actors as the Wonderlanders, including Miranda Richardson as Queen of Hearts, Martin Short as the Mad Hatter, Whoopi Goldberg as the Cheshire Cat, George Wendt and Robbie Coltrane as Tweedledee and Tweedledum, Christopher Lloyd as The White Knight, Ben Kingsley as the Carterpillar

🍄 REINTERPRETATIONS

Alice (2009 miniseries)

2 episodes. Created by Nick Willing First broadcasted in Canada on Showcase and in the US on Syfy

Starring Caterina Scorsone as Alice Hamilton, Andrew-Lee Potts as Hatter, Matt Frewer as Charlie the White Knight, Kathy Bates as Mary Heart the Queen of Hearts

Alice in Wonderland (2010 film)

Directed by Tim Burton, this film reimagines the story as a more traditional fantasy

Starring Mia Wasikowska as Alice Kingsleigh, Johnny Depp as Tarrant Hightopp / the Mad Hatter, Helena Bonham Carter as Iracebeth of Crims / the Red Queen, Anne Hathaway as Mirana of Marmoreal / the White Queen, Alan Rickman as Absolem the Caterpillar

The movie is followed by a sequel produced by Burton, Alice Through the Looking Glass (2016). Despite the title it tells an original story

Once Upon a Time (2011-18 TV Series)

6 Seasons +1. Created by Edward Kitsis, Adam Horowitz

This series features various fairy tales characters that, due to a curse, were transported to our world, known in-universe as the Land Without Magic, without memory of who they truly are. Using flashbacks, the story is told partially in the modern world and partially in the characters' homelands.

A few Alice characters made their appearances during its run, with a couple of them recurring in the first 2 seasons. After the spin-off series, Will Scarlet appeared in the main cast of the primary show on season 4. Later, with the soft reboot of the series in its 7th (and last) season, Rose Reynolds joined the main cast as Alice/Tilly - a different version of the character from the one in the spin-off.

Once Upon a Time in Wonderland (2013-14 TV Series)

13 episodes. Created by Edward Kitsis, Adam Horowitz, Zack Estrin, Jane Espenson

Despite being a fairy tale crossover like its mother show, as the title suggests, this spin-off series takes place primarily in Wonderland. It features a few guest appearances by side characters from OUAT, but mainly it uses new characters.

Starring Sophie Lowe as Alice, Michael Socha as Will Scarlet/Knave of Hearts, Peter Gadiot as Cyrus, Emma Rigby as the Red Queen, Naveen Andrews as Jafar

So to avoid spoilers from the main show (specifically regarding a Wonderland character), this series is better watched after OUAT's season 2

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Personal Comments:

While not a favorite of mine, I think Disney's film is obligatory as not only a classic but also as a more direct adaption of the book (mind you, I haven't read the book). I haven't seen the 1999 movie so I can't comment on it.

My personal favorites are 2009 (Showcase/Syfy) and 2010 (Burton's).

I love OUAT but the Alice characters are not the focus. I do love what they did with them in the early seasons though! Sadly Will Scarlet is cool in OUATIW but his appearance in the main show wasn't really that interesting. Season 7 is also simply not as compelling, so...

OUATIW in general is below OUAT but I still liked it. Plus it's only 13 episodes, so I say give it a watch after OUAT season 2!