<Tr> <Th> Related shows </Th> <Td> Once Upon a Time </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Official website </Th> <Td> beta.abc.go.com/shows/once-upon-a-time-in-wonderland </Td> </Tr> <P> Once Upon a Time in Wonderland is an American fantasy - drama series that aired on ABC from October 10, 2013 to April 3, 2014 . It was created by Edward Kitsis, Adam Horowitz, Zack Estrin, and Jane Espenson for ABC Studios . The program is a spin - off of the prior ABC series Once Upon a Time and aired on ABC at 8: 00 pm Eastern / 7: 00 pm Central on Thursday nights in the 2013--14 television season beginning October 10, 2013 . </P> <P> The series is based around the Lewis Carroll novels Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking - Glass but with a different twist from the other adaptations and takes place in the same universe as Once Upon a Time in present - day Wonderland, with flashbacks to pre-Dark Curse Wonderland . As such, it follows the same setting as the parent series, including the use of Disney - and Lost - related allusions . In addition, the series features occasional crossover events with Once Upon a Time that involves connections with the characters that are trapped in Storybrooke, Maine . </P>

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