List RulesVote up your favorite live-action American science fiction or fantasy tv series that heavily feature teen characters (or at least the series started that way).
Teens can be some of the most loyal television series fans. Can be. Sometimes they're too busy on their iPhones and pirating music to watch TV. But, not all teens are hormonal nightmares... they're just complicated. They're about as complicated as these great teen scifi shows. These greatest teen fantasy shows of all time. What does that mean? It means that these shows are about teens are in the middle of finding themselves and these great shows help them shape their identity. Are they a Buffy person? Or is The 100 more their speed? This is the second most important question when you're a teen - just behind, "what music do you listen to?"
Some of the best fantasy shows of all time are primarily made for a teenage audience. That being said, it's up to you, Rankers. Which of these teen sci-fi fantasy shows is the greatest ever? Remember, just the shows that have mostly teen characters - even if the actors tend to be a little older than high school.
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2,339754Stranger Things
Winona Ryder, David HarbourPremiered: 2016
Genres (Tv): Sci-fi, Horror, Supernatural, Period drama
2
1,705884Merlin
Colin Morgan, Angel CoulbyPremiered: 2008
Genres (Tv): Historical drama, Sword and sorcery, Medieval fantasy, Adventure
3
2,4081,199Shadowhunters
Katherine McNamara, Dominic SherwoodPremiered: 2016
Genres (Tv): Fantasy
4
3,8741,806The 100
Eliza Taylor, Eli GoreePremiered: 2014
Genres (Tv): Drama
5
2,0851,325Smallville
Tom Welling, Michael RosenbaumPremiered: 2001
Genres (Tv): Supernatural, Action/Adventure, Drama, Mystery, Adventure film
6
3,0692,058Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Sarah Michelle Gellar, Alyson HanniganPremiered: 1997
Genres (Tv): Supernatural, Horror, Comedy-drama, Teen drama, Action
7
1,9391,124Charmed
Shannen Doherty, Holly Marie CombsPremiered: 1998
Genres (Tv): Drama, Fantasy, Supernatural
8
2,8471,766Once Upon a Time
Ginnifer Goodwin, Jennifer MorrisonPremiered: 2011
Genres (Tv): Drama, Mystery, Fairy tale, Comedy-drama, Fantasy
9
4,2842,050Teen Wolf
Tyler Posey, Dylan O'BrienPremiered: 2011
Genres (Tv): Romance Film, Supernatural, Teen drama, Black comedy, Drama
10
494343The Order
Jake Manley, Sarah GreyPremiered: 2019
Genres (Tv): Drama, Horror, Supernatural
11
1,9411,454Firefly
Nathan Fillion, Gina TorresPremiered: 2002
Genres (Tv): Space Western, Space opera, Drama, Comedy-drama, Science Fiction
12
997818The Magicians
Jason Ralph, Stella MaevePremiered: 2015
Genres (Tv): Fantasy
13
3,0581,592The Originals
Joseph Morgan, Daniel GilliesPremiered: 2013
Genres (Tv): Romance Film, Supernatural drama, Teen drama, Suspense, Drama
14
1,7131,507Heroes
Hayden Panettiere, Jack ColemanPremiered: 2006
Genres (Tv): Drama, Television drama series, Thriller, Science Fiction, Fantasy
15
1,6661,352The Secret Circle
Britt Robertson, Thomas DekkerPremiered: 2011
Genres (Tv): Supernatural drama, Teen drama, Drama, Fantasy
16
3,9582,288The Vampire Diaries
Nina Dobrev, Paul WesleyPremiered: 2009
Genres (Tv): Supernatural, Drama, Horror, Fantasy
17
1,149872iZombie
Rose McIver, Malcolm GoodwinPremiered: 2015
Genres (Tv): Drama, Crime Fiction, Horror, Science Fiction
18
1,2911,062The Tomorrow People
Robbie Amell, Peyton ListPremiered: 2013
Genres (Tv): Drama, Science Fiction, Fantasy
19
1,4151,220Pretty Little Liars
Troian Bellisario, Ashley BensonPremiered: 2010
Genres (Tv): Teen drama, Mystery, Crime thriller
20
1,3161,197Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
Melissa Joan Hart, Caroline RheaPremiered: 1996
Genres (Tv): Supernatural, Sitcom, Children's television series, Comedy, Fantasy television
21
1,000873American Horror Story
Connie Britton, Dylan McDermottPremiered: 2011
Genres (Tv): Anthology, Horror, Supernatural
22
585378Chilling Adventures of Sabrina
Kiernan Shipka, Jaz SinclairPremiered: 2018
Genres (Tv): Drama, Mystery, Supernatural
23
1,070974Star-Crossed
Aimee Teegarden, Matt LanterPremiered: 2014
Genres (Tv): Drama
24
999862The Shannara Chronicles
Austin Butler, Poppy DraytonPremiered: 2016
Genres (Tv): Fantasy
25
349295The Gifted
Stephen Moyer, Amy AckerPremiered: 2017
Genres (Tv): Action, Adventure, Science fiction, Superhero