20 Best Fantasy TV Shows to Stream Right Now
Explore 20 fantasy series to stream now, from Game of Thrones and House of the Dragon to The Twilight Zone, Over the Garden Wall, and new 2026 picks.
If you’re hunting for the best fantasy TV shows to stream, this list brings together big worlds, sharp storytelling, and enough variety to fit almost any mood. You’ll find modern epics like Game of Thrones and House of the Dragon, alongside genre-bending favorites such as Supernatural, The Twilight Zone, and Over the Garden Wall. Newer picks like One Hundred Years of Solitude, Stuart Fails to Save the Universe, and The Pendragon Cycle: Rise of the Merlin add fresh reasons to hit play in 2026. The full lineup also leans into comedy, sci-fi, action, adventure, and drama, so there’s something here whether you want something dark, clever, or beautifully strange.
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Coven Academy
action & adventure · comedy · drama · fantasy · horror · kids & family · mystery & thriller · romance
Teen witch apprentices band together to defend New Orleans against an approaching dark force.
Directed by Aprill Winney, Shannon Kohli, Alexis Ostrander, Amanda Row, Tim FederleCast Malina Pauli Weissman, Malachi Barton, Jordan Leftwich, Ora Duplass, Louis ThresherDisney PlusMore details on IMDb → -
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Over the Garden Wall
Won 2 Emmys
animation · short · adventure · comedy · drama · family · fantasy · horror · mystery
Two brothers, Wirt and Greg, find themselves lost in the Unknown; a strange forest adrift in time. With the help of a wise old Woodsman and a foul-tempered bluebird named Beatrice, Wirt and Greg must travel across this strange land, in hope of finding their way home. Join them as they encounter surprises and obstacles on their journey through the wood.
Directed by Nate CashCast Elijah Wood, Collin Dean, Melanie Lynskey, Christopher Lloyd, Samuel RameyAmazon Prime VideoHuluDisney PlusMore details on IMDb → -
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The Twilight Zone
Won 3 Emmys 8 nominations
drama · fantasy · horror · mystery · sci-fi · thriller
An anthology series containing drama, psychological thriller, fantasy, science fiction, suspense, and/or horror, often concluding with a macabre or unexpected twist.
Directed by John Brahm, Douglas Heyes, Buzz Kulik, Lamont Johnson, Richard L. BareCast Rod Serling, Robert McCord, Jay Overholts, James Turley, Vaughn TaylorParamount PlusMore details on IMDb → -
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Tales from the Crypt
7 Emmy nominations Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series (1992)
comedy · crime · fantasy · horror · mystery · thriller
Cadaverous scream legend the Crypt Keeper is your macabre host for these forays of fright and fun based on the classic E.C. Comics tales from back in the day. So shamble up to the bar and pick your poison. Will it be an insane Santa on a personal slay ride? Honeymooners out to fulfill the "til death do we part" vow ASAP?
Directed by Russell Mulcahy, Elliot Silverstein, Robert Zemeckis, Richard Donner, Tom HollandCast John Kassir, Roy Brocksmith, Miguel Ferrer, Cam Clarke, Larry DrakeAmazon Prime VideoMore details on IMDb → -
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Supernatural
3 Emmy nominations
drama · fantasy · horror · mystery · thriller
When they were boys, Sam and Dean Winchester lost their mother to a mysterious and demonic supernatural force. Subsequently, their father raised them to be soldiers. He taught them about the paranormal evil that lives in the dark corners and on the back roads of America ... and he taught them how to kill it. Now, the Winchester brothers crisscross the country in their '67 Chevy Impala, battling every kind of supernatural threat they encounter along the way.
Directed by Robert Singer, Philip Sgriccia, John F. Showalter, Thomas J. Wright, Kim MannersCast Jared Padalecki, Jensen Ackles, Misha Collins, Mark Sheppard, Jim BeaverAmazon Prime VideoPeacock PremiumMore details on IMDb →
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Stuart Fails to Save the Universe
comedy · fantasy · sci-fi
Comic book store owner Stuart Bloom, from The Big Bang Theory (2007), returns in a new series where he attempts--and apparently fails--to save the universe, staying true to his unlucky nature.
Directed by Kyle Newacheck, Jonathan FrakesCast Kevin Sussman, Lauren Lapkus, Brian Posehn, John Ross Bowie, Tommy WalkerMaxMore details on IMDb → -
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Chucky
comedy · drama · fantasy · horror · thriller
After a vintage Chucky doll turns up at a suburban yard sale, an idyllic American town is thrown into chaos as a series of horrifying murders begin to expose the town’s hypocrisies and secrets. Meanwhile, the arrival of enemies — and allies — from Chucky’s past threatens to expose the truth behind the killings, as well as the demon doll’s untold origins.
Directed by Samir Rehem, Jeff Renfroe, Leslie Libman, John Hyams, Don ManciniCast Zackary Arthur, Bjorgvin Arnarson, Alyvia Alyn Lind, Brad Dourif, Devon SawaAmazon Prime VideoPeacock PremiumAMC+More details on IMDb → -
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Goosebumps
adventure · comedy · drama · fantasy · horror · mystery · thriller
Anything can turn spooky in this horror anthology series based on the best-selling books by master of kid horror, R.L. Stine. In every episode, see what happens when regular kids find themselves in scary situations, and how they work to confront and overcome their fears.
Directed by William Fruet, Ron Oliver, John Bell, Randy Bradshaw, Timothy BondCast R.L. Stine, Kathryn Short, Cody Jones, Scott Wickware, Hamille RustiaNetflixMore details on IMDb → -
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The Pendragon Cycle: Rise of the Merlin
action & adventure · drama · fantasy · science-fiction
Showcases a retelling of the Arthurian legend set in a Roman-occupied Britain where barbarian invaders threaten to lay claim to the island.
Directed by Jeremy Boreing, Ryan Whitaker, Jesse V. JohnsonCast Tom Sharp, Rose Reid, Alex Laurence-Phillips, Brett Cooper, Paul ClerkinAmazon Prime VideoMore details on IMDb → -
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Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Won 2 Emmys Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series (2000) · 14 nominations
action · adventure · drama · fantasy · horror · romance
Into every generation a slayer is born: one girl in all the world, a chosen one. She alone will wield the strength and skill to fight the vampires, demons, and the forces of darkness; to stop the spread of their evil and the swell of their number. She is the Slayer.
Directed by Joss Whedon, James A. Contner, David Solomon, David Grossman, Michael GershmanCast Sarah Michelle Gellar, Nicholas Brendon, Alyson Hannigan, Anthony Head, James MarstersHuluMore details on IMDb → -
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What We Do in the Shadows
Won 1 Emmy 5x Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series · 35 nominations
comedy · fantasy · horror
A documentary-style look into the daily (or rather, nightly) lives of a group of vampires in Staten Island who have “lived” together for hundreds and hundreds of years.
Directed by Yana Gorskaya, Kyle Newacheck, Jemaine Clement, Tig Fong, Taika WaititiCast Kayvan Novak, Matt Berry, Natasia Demetriou, Harvey Guillén, Mark ProkschHuluMore details on IMDb → -
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House of the Dragon
Won 2 Emmys Outstanding Drama Series (2023) · 15 nominations
action · adventure · drama · fantasy · romance
The Targaryen dynasty is at the absolute apex of its power, with more than 15 dragons under their yoke. Most empires crumble from such heights. In the case of the Targaryens, their slow fall begins when King Viserys breaks with a century of tradition by naming his daughter Rhaenyra heir to the Iron Throne. But when Viserys later fathers a son, the court is shocked when Rhaenyra retains her status as his heir, and seeds of division sow friction across the realm.
Directed by Clare Kilner, Geeta Vasant Patel, Miguel Sapochnik, Greg Yaitanes, Loni PeristereCast Matt Smith, Emma D'Arcy, Steve Toussaint, Sonoya Mizuno, Kurt EgyiawanMaxMore details on IMDb → -
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Outlander
4 Emmy nominations
adventure · drama · fantasy · romance
The story of Claire Randall, a married combat nurse from 1945 who is mysteriously swept back in time to 1743, where she is immediately thrown into an unknown world where her life is threatened. When she is forced to marry Jamie, a chivalrous and romantic young Scottish warrior, a passionate affair is ignited that tears Claire's heart between two vastly different men in two irreconcilable lives.
Directed by Metin Hüseyin, Jamie Payne, Stephen Woolfenden, Anna Foerster, Brian KellyCast Caitríona Balfe, Sam Heughan, Sophie Skelton, Richard Rankin, John BellNetflixStarzMore details on IMDb → -
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Sleepy Hollow
1 Emmy nomination
action · adventure · crime · drama · fantasy · horror · mystery · thriller
Ichabod Crane is resurrected and pulled two and a half centuries through time to unravel a mystery that dates all the way back to the founding fathers.
Directed by Russell Lee Fine, Paul A. Edwards, Doug Aarniokoski, Ken Olin, Marc RoskinCast Tom Mison, Lyndie Greenwood, Nicole Beharie, Orlando Jones, Katia WinterAmazon Prime VideoHuluMore details on IMDb → -
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A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms
Won 1 Emmy Outstanding Drama Series (2026) · 9 nominations
action · adventure · drama · fantasy
A century before the events of Game of Thrones, two unlikely heroes wandered Westeros: a young, naive but courageous knight, Ser Duncan the Tall, and his diminutive squire, Egg. Set in an age when the Targaryen line still holds the Iron Throne and the last dragon has not yet passed from living memory, great destinies, powerful foes, and dangerous exploits await these improbable and incomparable friends.
Directed by Owen Harris, Sarah Adina Smith, Andrea HarkinCast Peter Claffey, Dexter Sol Ansell, Daniel Ings, Shaun Thomas, Danny WebbMaxMore details on IMDb → -
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Interview with the Vampire
2 Emmy nominations
drama · fantasy · horror · romance
A century-old vampire from New Orleans reunites with an ailing journalist to recount his life of bloodlust and his tumultuous relationship with the rakish Frenchman who turned him.
Directed by Levan Akin, Keith Powell, Alan Taylor, Emma Freeman, Craig ZiskCast Jacob Anderson, Sam Reid, Assad Zaman, Eric Bogosian, Delainey HaylesNetflixAmazon Prime VideoAMC+More details on IMDb → -
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Lost
Won 10 Emmys 2x Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series · 51 nominations
adventure · drama · fantasy · mystery · sci-fi · thriller
Stripped of everything, the survivors of a horrific plane crash must work together to stay alive. But the island holds many secrets.
Directed by Jack Bender, Stephen Williams, Paul A. Edwards, Tucker Gates, Eric LaneuvilleCast Jorge Garcia, Josh Holloway, Yunjin Kim, Evangeline Lilly, Terry O'QuinnHuluMore details on IMDb → -
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Pokémon
action & adventure · animation · comedy · drama · fantasy · kids & family · science-fiction
Join Ash accompanied by his partner Pikachu, as he travels through many regions, meets new friends and faces new challenges on his quest to become a Pokémon Master.
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The Good Place
12 Emmy nominations 3x Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
comedy · drama · fantasy · mystery · romance
Eleanor Shellstrop, an ordinary woman who, through an extraordinary string of events, enters the afterlife where she comes to realize that she hasn't been a very good person. With the help of her wise afterlife mentor, she's determined to shed her old way of living and discover the awesome (or at least the pretty good) person within.
Directed by Dean Holland, Beth McCarthy-Miller, Morgan Sackett, Drew Goddard, Michael SchurCast Kristen Bell, William Jackson Harper, Jameela Jamil, D'Arcy Carden, Manny JacintoAmazon Prime VideoHuluPeacock PremiumMore details on IMDb → -
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Game of Thrones
Won 59 Emmys Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series (2011) · 161 nominations
action · adventure · drama · fantasy
Seven noble families fight for control of the mythical land of Westeros. Friction between the houses leads to full-scale war. All while a very ancient evil awakens in the farthest north. Amidst the war, a neglected military order of misfits, the Night's Watch, is all that stands between the realms of men and icy horrors beyond.
Directed by David Nutter, Alan Taylor, Alex Graves, Miguel Sapochnik, Mark MylodCast Peter Dinklage, Lena Headey, Kit Harington, Emilia Clarke, Sophie TurnerMaxMore details on IMDb →
Wrapping Up
This roundup is built to help you quickly find a fantasy series that matches your taste, whether you want sweeping lore, monster-of-the-week fun, or a more emotional story. From iconic staples to newer releases, these picks give you a strong starting point for your next binge. Bookmark this page and come back whenever you need another great series to stream, since the list is updated regularly to keep pace with new shows and returning favorites.
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