TV show · 2009 · Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Comedy · English
Curator score: 2.9/10 (10.3K ratings)
Welcome to a whole new Wonderland.
Overview
Alice Hamilton, a fiercely independent twenty-something, watches as her lover Jack Chase is kidnapped and driven into darkness. Desperate to find Jack, Alice puts her trust in a stranger who calls himself White Rabbit and suddenly finds herself on the other side of a looking glass.
Ratings
Curator score: 2.9/10
IMDb: 7.2/10
Rotten Tomatoes: 33%
TMDB: 6.6/10
Production
Studio Eight Productions, Reunion Pictures, Alice Productions, Studio Eight, RHI Entertainment, Warner Bros. Television
Cast
Caterina Scorsone, Andrew-Lee Potts, Matt Frewer, Harry Dean Stanton, Alessandro Juliani, Eugene Lipinski, Tim Curry, Charlotte Sullivan, Colm Meaney, Zak Santiago, Teryl Rothery, Timothy Webber, Kathy Bates, Philip Winchester, Alan Gray, Nancy Robertson, Alex Diakun, Dave 'Squatch' Ward
Curator Review
Verdict
A moody, low-budget, miniseries-style reimagining of Alice in Wonderland that leans more into fantasy questing and gothic atmosphere than comedy. It has a sincere, offbeat charm and a few memorable performances, but the limited production scale and uneven tone keep it from becoming essential viewing.
Best for
Viewers who like dark fairy-tale retellings
Fans of early-2000s fantasy miniseries
People curious about unusual, slightly campy genre adaptations
Anyone who enjoys a compact one-season watch
Skip if
You want polished, high-budget fantasy
You prefer faithful adaptations of the original Alice stories
You dislike uneven tone shifts between whimsy and melodrama
You need a tightly written, consistently strong series
Overview
Alice is a curious relic of late-2000s fantasy television: earnest, strange, and clearly limited by its resources, but committed to its own dream-logic. It takes the familiar Wonderland framework and turns it into a more modern rescue quest, with a darker emotional center and a slightly grungy visual style.
Worth noting
Caterina Scorsone gives the series a grounded lead performance, and the supporting cast adds some texture, especially in the more eccentric roles. The show’s biggest appeal is its atmosphere and willingness to be odd; its biggest weakness is that the writing and effects often feel stretched, so the momentum can wobble.
Bottom line
As a one-season miniseries, it’s easy to sample and easy to finish. It’s best approached as a cult curiosity rather than a definitive Alice adaptation, and that framing makes its charms easier to appreciate.
2008 · Curator 6.9/10 (94.5K ratings) · Where to watch: Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Pluto TV, Amazon Prime Video Free with Ads, Tubi TV
A broadly accessible fantasy series from the same era, with adventure, humor, and a classic-TV feel.