TV-Shows.TVThe best shows for me! The best fantasy TV shows 2026 – ranked by the community. Fantasy series are at their strongest when their worlds have consistent internal rules – and when the characters in those worlds face real choices with real consequences. This ranking covers epic multi-season series as well as more compact fantasy productions that hold up on content.
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(8/10 stars)In the near future, a Virtual Reality Massive Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game (VRMMORPG) called Sword Art Online has been released where players control their avatars with their bodies using a piece of technology called Nerve Gear. One day, players discover they cannot log out, as the game crea... more about Sword Art Online
(7/10 stars)Three years after the disappearance of two percent of the global population, a group of people in a small New York community try to continue their lives while coping with the tragedy of the unexplained nature of the event. more about The Leftovers
(8/10 stars)Two young brothers are raised as alchemists, but when they are severely injured trying to perform a forbidden act, they begin searching for the one thing that can save them; the fabled philosopher's stone. more about Fullmetal Alchemist
(9/10 stars)In a small Alpine village, a group of men, women and children is in a state of confusion as they try to return to their homes after years of being away. What they don't know is that no one is expecting their arrival because they have been dead for several years. Upon returning, they realize that the... more about The Returned (2012)
(8/10 stars)In a fantasy world, fighter Tatsumi sets out for the Capitol to earn money for his starving village, and finds a world of unimaginable corruption, all spreading from the depraved Prime Minister who controls the child Emperor's ear. After nearly becoming a victim of this corruption himself, Tatsumi i... more about Akame ga Kill
(8/10 stars)Lucy, an aspiring Celestial Wizard, becomes a friend and ally to powerful wizards Natsu, Gray, and Erza, who are part of the (in)famous wizard guild, Fairy Tail. more about Fairy Tail
(8/10 stars)Season One: The lifes of three girls living on the Australian Gold Coast are changed forever. When Cleo, Emma and Rikki stumble upon a pool inside the dreaded Mako Island, a full moon transforms them and the next day they start turning into super powered mermaids! With the help of friend Lewis, the ... more about H2o: Just Add Water
(9/10 stars)In a world after death, angels fight for their fate and their future. Yuri, the leader of the Shinda Sekai Sensen, rebels against the god who destined her to have an unreasonable life. On the otherhand, Tenshi, the chairperson of the student council for the world after death, battles against the SSS... more about Angel Beats!
(6/10 stars)Adventure Time follows two best friends: Finn (a 12-year old boy) and Jake (a wise 28-year-old dog with magical powers), and the surreal adventures undertaken by the duo as they traverse the mystical Land of Ooo. A world built for adventure, Ooo is filled to the brim with various landscapes for the ... more about Adventure Time
(8/10 stars)Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage and Iron Fist join forces to take on common enemies as a sinister conspiracy threatens New York City. more about Marvels The Defenders
(9/10 stars)A group of social pariahs, with somewhat direct connections to the happenings of the universe, follow the holistic philosophy of "everything is connected". Dirk embraces being a weirdness magnet and is a self-styled "holistic detective". Dirk drags his unwitting and unwilling Dr. Watson, Todd, into ... more about Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency
(7/10 stars)The Supernatural phenomenon begins again with a fresh crop of inspiring heroes who take on the ultimate struggle between those with extraordinary abilities and those with nefarious motives to hunt and harness their powers. Epic adventures await these newly empowered allies as they cross paths with s... more about Heroes Reborn
(8/10 stars)Siblings Sora and Shiro together make up the most feared team of pro gamers in the world, The Blank. When they manage to beat god himself in a game of chess, they are sent to a world where all disputes are settled with games. more about No Game No Life
(7/10 stars)Elena navigates her life between the human world and the werewolf world as the only female of the species. Based on the novels of Kelley Armstrong. more about Bitten
(8/10 stars)At the Death Weapon Meister Academy, humans known as Meisters study. Each Meister have their own partner, which is a weapon capable of taking on a human form. The story follows three of these Meisters and their Weapon. They are Maka Alban and her weapon Soul Eater, Black Star and his weapon Tsubaki,... more about Soul Eater
(8/10 stars)Follows the perilous journey of a rebellious young soldier who discovers he's the unlikely savior of humanity. more about Dominion
(6/10 stars)Terra Nova follows an ordinary family on an incredible journey back in time to prehistoric Earth as a small part of a daring experiment to save the human race. In the year 2149, the world is dying. The planet is overdeveloped and overcrowded, with the majority of plant and animal life extinct. The f... more about Terra Nova
(6/10 stars)Sanctuary follows the adventures of the beautiful, enigmatic and always surprising Dr. Helen Magnus, a brilliant scientist who holds the secrets of a clandestine population called Abnormals - a group of strange and sometimes terrifying beings that hide among humans. Magnus seeks to protect this thre... more about Sanctuary
(7/10 stars)Ichabod Crane awakes from the throes of death 250 years in the future where he must solve a mystery dating back to the founding fathers. Due to a blood spell cast on a battlefield during the Revolution, the infamous headless horseman is revived along with Crane, and the murderous rider embarks on a ... more about Sleepy Hollow
(7/10 stars)Vampires exist. It is the duty of Hellsing, an organization backed by the British government, to hide this frightening fact and protect the blissfully unaware populace. Along with its own personal army, Hellsing also has a few secret weapons. Alucard, an incredibly powerful vampire, has been control... more about Hellsing
Fantasy TV shows are at their strongest when their worlds have consistent internal rules that are actually followed – and when the characters in those worlds face real decisions with real consequences. Magic, dragons or prophecies are not quality markers; they are tools. What matters is whether the story told with those tools carries you.
The genre covers a broad range: epic high-fantasy multi-season series with large ensembles and political conflict; urban fantasy that places supernatural elements in the present day; dark fantasy that combines magic and horror; low fantasy with minimal supernatural elements and a strong focus on human conflict. What the community consistently rates highly are fantasy series that keep worldbuilding and character development in balance – worlds that fascinate but do not replace the story. Use the status filter to find completed fantasy series where the full story has already been told.
Viewers who follow fantasy TV shows often also explore adventure or sci-fi series for similarly expansive world-building.
The top Fantasy TV Shows are ranked by real community votes. The more ratings a show has, the more stable its position.
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Rankings are based on real user ratings. The more votes a series receives, the more stable its chart position.
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