With the announcement of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D and now Once Upon A Time: Wonderland, a spin-off of the popular Once Upon A Time (which I absolutely love), it looks like–at least in my book–ABC will be the place to be next fall for fantastical television programming.
Below is the official synopsis of the show (from beta.abc.go.com)as well as the first trailer:
In Victorian England, the young and beautiful Alice (Sophie Lowe) tells a tale of a strange new land that exists on the other side of a rabbit hole. An invisible cat, a hookah smoking caterpillar and playing cards that talk are just some of the fantastic things she’s seen during this impossible adventure. Surely this troubled girl must be insane and her doctors aim to cure her with a treatment that will make her forget everything. Alice seems ready to put it all behind her, especially the painful memory of the genie she fell in love with and lost forever—the handsome and mysterious Cyrus (Peter Gadiot). But deep down Alice knows this world is real and just in the nick of time, the sardonic Knave of Hearts (Michael Socha) and the irrepressible White Rabbit (John Lithgow) arrive to save her from a doomed fate. Together, the trio will take a tumble down the rabbit hole to this Wonderland where nothing is impossible.
Once Upon A Time In Wonderland stars Sophie Lowe (Beautiful Kate) as Alice, Michael Socha (This Is England) as Knave of Hearts, Peter Gadiot (The Forbidden Girl) as Cyrus, Emma Rigby (Hollyoaks) as Queen of Hearts and John Lithgow (Third Rock From The Sun) as the voice of the White Rabbit.
Once Upon A Time In Wonderland was written by Edward Kitsis and Adam Horowitz (Once Upon A Time) who serve as executive producers. Steve Perlman and Zack Estrin also serve as executive producers and the pilot was directed by Ralph Hemecker. Once Upon A Time In Wonderland is produced by ABC Studios.
http://youtu.be/FQr2BGyhHBQ
Personally, I think the trailer looks excellent. The idea of seeing Michael Socha (Being Human UK) again as well as topping the cast off with the voice of John Lithgow, seals the deal for me. Will you check this show out?
Will I need to be caught up on OUAT to watch this spinoff?
From the trailer it doesn’t seem to indicate any crossovers, but I am sure that it will be hard for the writers to resist! OUAT is an easy, quick watch I think; might as well catch up!
It doesn’t look like it. Sarah and I watch OUAT (and we love it) but it seems like this (as was similar with Buffy and Angel), while in the same universe(s), it stands alone for the most part.