The 1965 NBC fantasy sitcom "I Dream of Jeannie" has unexpectedly climbed into Apple TV's Top 10, joining other older shows such as "Beverly Hills, 90210" and "Charlie's Angels" that periodically resurge on streaming platforms. The series, which starred Barbara Eden as a genie and Larry Hagman as the astronaut who discovers her, ran for five seasons and remains a fondly remembered piece of 1960s television, notable for its once-controversial costume and its comparisons to the rival series "Bewitched".

The show's premise follows astronaut Captain Tony Nelson, who crash-lands on a deserted island and finds a bottle containing Jeannie, a 2,000-year-old genie who falls for him and follows him home, causing chaotic mishaps he must then conceal. The article notes parallels with "Bewitched", including shared writers and the use of "evil twin" storylines for both lead actresses, while highlighting a key difference: Jeannie's subservience to her "master" reflected more traditional gender roles of the era compared with Samantha's more subversive character in "Bewitched".