Shows Like Once Upon a Time

Direct spinoff set in the same universe, created by Kitsis & Horowitz, same fairy tale reimagining format and tone.

Serialized drama built on fairy tale mythology recast into the modern world; same broadcast era, tone, and audience as OUAT.

Serialized fantasy drama reimagining Arthurian legend; family-friendly adventure tone, ensemble cast, multi-season arc.

Live-action miniseries blending real world with fairy tale kingdoms; same premise DNA and target audience as OUAT.

Serialized fantasy drama where a storybook world turns real; magic-heavy, adult audience, multi-season serialized arc.

Live-action fairy tale reimagining of Wonderland as a modern parallel world; same tone and miniseries fairy tale format.

Fantasy miniseries with magic, wizards, and whimsical world-building; same adult fantasy drama audience.

Original Charmed: long-running serialized drama about witches; same ABC/WB fantasy drama audience and family-emotion core.

Epic serialized fantasy drama with ensemble cast and high-stakes mythology; genre and serialization strongly match.

Same creators Kitsis & Horowitz; serialized fantasy-world rebellion story, though sci-fi animation rather than fairy tale drama.

Same creators Kitsis, Horowitz & Goldberg; supernatural serialized drama, though 1980s horror-camp tone shifts the register.

Witch-powered serialized drama with family dynamics and magic; similar audience but reboot lacks OUAT's fairy tale warmth.

Serialized supernatural drama with small-town mystery and impossible returns; echoes OUAT's emotional family redemption arc.

Serialized fantasy drama with fairy tale creatures in a gritty real-world-adjacent setting; same genre blend, adult audience.

Same creators Kitsis & Horowitz; fantasy anthology with wonder and imagination, though episodic rather than serialized.

Serialized fairy tale fantasy with kingdom politics and magic; adult animated comedy tone differs but shares fairy tale DNA.

Dark fairy tale world with folkloric atmosphere; animated short-form but shares enchanted-woods fairy tale tonal register.

Trapped-in-a-mysterious-place serialized allegory; echoes OUAT's curse-bound town premise, but Cold War spy genre.

Live-action fairy tale anthology reimagining classic stories; shares source material but episodic and children-focused.

Serialized parallel-world fantasy with a protagonist trapped far from home; shares OUAT's outsider-in-another-world tension.