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The Best Fantasy TV Shows

Updated April 9, 2021 79.9k votes 12.9k voters 286.3k views87 items

List RulesVote up your favorite series that heavily feature fantastical elements, including magic, supernatural, or other worlds.

These are the very best fantasy shows on television, ranked from best to worst. This list of the greatest fantasy shows of all time is so fantastical it hurts! Popular fantasy TV shows have been a staple of television for years because fantasy is popular... because it's pretend! The real world is often too awful to deal with, so let's deal with princesses and witch hunters instead! Don't let your favorite fantasy television programs in history get to the bottom of the list - be sure to vote them up so they have the chance to reach the top spot.

This fantastic list includes Game of Thrones, Supernatural, Good Omens, Outlander, and more top fantasy TV shows. If you're looking for good fantasy TV shows to watch as well as the latest fantasy TV series, this list is for you.

This list answers the questions, "What is the best fantasy show of all time?" and "What are the greatest fantasy shows?" while sharing not only the best old fantasy shows but the best fantasy series of the past decade.

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Supernatural
Jared Padalecki, Jensen Ackles
Premiered: 2005
Network: The WB Television Network, The CW Television Network
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Winona Ryder, David Harbour
Premiered: 2016
Network: Netflix
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Merlin
Colin Morgan, Angel Coulby
Premiered: 2008
Network: BBC One
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Lucifer
Tom Ellis, Lauren German
Premiered: 2015
Network: Netflix, Fox
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A Discovery of Witches
Teresa Palmer, Matthew Goode
Premiered: 2018
Network: Sky One
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The Witcher
Henry Cavill, Freya Allan
Premiered: 2019
Network: Netflix
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The Magicians
Jason Ralph, Stella Maeve
Premiered: 2015
Network: SyFy
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Good Omens
David Tennant, Michael Sheen
Premiered: 2019
Network: Amazon Video, BBC Two (UK)
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Penny Dreadful
Josh Hartnett, Timothy Dalton
Premiered: 2014
Network: Showtime
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Game of Thrones
Peter Dinklage, Lena Headey
Premiered: 2011-04-17
Network: HBO
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Teen Wolf
Tyler Posey, Dylan O'Brien
Premiered: 2011
Network: MTV
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Fringe
Anna Torv, Joshua Jackson
Premiered: 2008
Network: Fox
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The Shannara Chronicles
Austin Butler, Poppy Drayton
Premiered: 2016
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His Dark Materials
Dafne Keen, Lin-Manuel Miranda
Premiered: 2019
Network: HBO
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Outlander
Caitriona Balfe, Sam Heughan
Premiered: 2014
Network: Starz
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Legend of the Seeker
Craig Horner, Bridget Regan
Premiered: 2008
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Charmed
Shannen Doherty, Holly Marie Combs
Premiered: 1998
Network: The WB
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The Originals
Joseph Morgan, Daniel Gillies
Premiered: 2013
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True Blood
Anna Paquin, Stephen Moyer
Premiered: 2008
Network: HBO
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The Good Place
Kristen Bell, Ted Danson
Premiered: 2016
Network: NBC
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Chilling Adventures of Sabrina
Kiernan Shipka, Jaz Sinclair
Premiered: 2018
Network: Netflix
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The Vampire Diaries
Nina Dobrev, Paul Wesley
Premiered: 2009
Network: The CW
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Carnival Row
Orlando Bloom, Cara Delevingne
Premiered: 2019
Network: Amazon Video
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Shadowhunters
Katherine McNamara, Dominic Sherwood
Premiered: 2016
Network: Freeform
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Once Upon a Time
Ginnifer Goodwin, Jennifer Morrison
Premiered: 2011
Network: American Broadcasting Company
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