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1001 Watch Order: Where to Start

The best order to watch the 1001 animated series: standalone tales, the Ali Baba, Sinbad and Aladdin story arcs, and the feature-length complete editions.

By the 1001 team · Updated 2026-11-06

1001 is an anthology: every tale stands on its own, so you can start anywhere. Three of the classic legends, though, are told across several chapters, and those are best watched in order. Here is a simple guide.

If you have 20 minutes

Start with Ali Baba (11 min) or The Parrot (9 min). Both are short, self-contained and give you the tone of the series: mythic, beautiful and often ending on a question.

The Aladdin trilogy

  1. Aladdin and the Lamp: the boy the sorcerer came for.
  2. Aladdin and the Princess: winning her was only the beginning.
  3. Aladdin at War: the sorcerer returns wearing a thousand shapes.

Prefer one sitting? Watch Aladdin: The Complete Saga, all three chapters as one 75-minute feature. Background: where the Aladdin story comes from.

The Ali Baba story

  1. Ali Baba: the cave that should have stayed shut.
  2. Ali Baba and the Rescue: the thieves come back for what they lost.

Or both together in Ali Baba: The Complete Tale. Background: the origins of Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves.

The Sinbad voyages

  1. Sinbad and the Mysterious Island
  2. Sinbad and the Dark Mountain

Or the feature-length Sinbad: The Complete Voyage. Background: the seven voyages of Sinbad.

Standalone tales

Release order

If you want to watch the way the audience first did, follow the release dates on the episode guide. The series began with The Parrot in October 2025 and has released a new tale roughly every month since.

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