A whole new world

Aladdin lives on the streets of Agrabah, a poor city where staying fed through one more day is the whole job. He has no money and no standing: he is a street rat.

Jasmine is a princess facing an arranged marriage. She wants out of that future and wants to see what lies past the palace walls.

Their separate worlds are pulled together when Jafar, the sultan's trusted advisor, suddenly takes power. With an ancient lamp in his hands, he sets out to break the laws of magic and win control over love and death. Jasmine is deposed, and the city falls under a ruler who answers to no one.

Aladdin and Jasmine must now rally the people of Agrabah into a rebellion against him. The fight for freedom carries a heavy price, because it risks splitting the kingdom apart even as it tries to save it.

This is a fantasy adventure that retells a familiar tale with a darker political edge. It follows two young people from opposite ends of the city, and the stakes grow from personal escape to the survival of a whole kingdom. The tone moves from everyday hardship to open revolt.