15 Best Fantasy TV Shows Released in the Past 5 Years

Fantasy TV shows take us to worlds where magic is real, dragons fly in the sky, and adventures are waiting around every corner; over the last five years, some truly amazing series have been released that bring these incredible places and stories right into our living rooms.

1. Carnival Row (2019)

Rotten Tomatoes score: 49%

In a Victorian fantasy world filled with mythological immigrant creatures, a human detective and a faerie rekindle a dangerous affair amidst growing social tensions, uncovering a series of unsolved murders that hint at a dark conspiracy.

2. Locke & Key (2020)

Rotten Tomatoes score: 68%

After their father's murder, the Locke siblings move to their ancestral home, Keyhouse, where they discover magical keys that unlock powers and secrets, facing a mysterious demon who seeks the keys for malevolent purposes.

3. Wednesday ( 2022)

Rotten Tomatoes score: 72%

Wednesday Addams explores her psychic ability, solves a supernatural mystery that embroiled her parents two decades ago, and battles against a monstrous killing spree terrorizing the local town while navigating the intricacies of Nevermore Academy.

4. Wolf Like Me (2022)

Rotten Tomatoes score: 79%

A widower and his daughter encounter a woman with a secret; she is a werewolf, leading to a complicated relationship that challenges their understanding of love, loss, and belonging.

5. The Witcher ( 2019)

Rotten Tomatoes score: 80%

Geralt of Rivia, a solitary monster hunter, struggles to find his place in a world where people often prove more wicked than beasts, intertwining fates with a powerful sorceress and a young princess with a dangerous secret.

6. The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power (2022)

Rotten Tomatoes score: 83%

This epic saga takes place thousands of years before the events of J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Hobbit" and "The Lord of the Rings, " exploring the forging of the Rings of Power, the rise of the Dark Lord Sauron, the epic tale of Númenor, and the Last Alliance of Elves and Men.

7. The Wheel of Time (2021)

Rotten Tomatoes score: 83%

Moiraine, a member of the Aes Sedai, a powerful organization of women who can channel the One Power, embarks on a dangerous, world-spanning journey with five young men and women, one of whom is prophesied to be the Dragon Reborn, who will either save or destroy humanity.

8. His Dark Materials ( 2019)

Rotten Tomatoes score: 84%

Lyra Belacqua, a young girl in a parallel universe, embarks on a quest to understand a mysterious phenomenon called Dust, leading her through various worlds and a battle against a tyrannical organization, alongside her daemon Pan and a host of allies.

9. Shadow and Bone (2021)

Rotten Tomatoes score: 84%

Alina Starkov, a mapmaker in a war-torn world, discovers she has an extraordinary power that could be the key to setting her country free from the darkness of the Shadow Fold, with the help of General Kirigan and a group of magical soldiers known as Grisha.

10. Good Omens ( 2019)

Rotten Tomatoes score: 85%

An angel and a demon, having grown accustomed to their lives on Earth, team up to prevent the coming of the Antichrist and the final battle between Heaven and Hell, finding themselves in a series of comedic and poignant mishaps.

11. The Sandman ( 2022)

Rotten Tomatoes score: 88%

Morpheus, the Dream King, escapes after being held captive for a century and embarks on a journey to reclaim his lost artifacts of power, facing challenges from both the dream world and the waking world as he strives to correct the imbalances his absence has caused.

12. Sweet Tooth (2021)

Rotten Tomatoes score: 91%

In a post-apocalyptic world where hybrid children are born part human, part animal, a young deer-boy named Gus teams up with a wandering loner to search for answers about his origins, discovering a new and dangerous world along the way.

13. Half Bad: The Bastard Son & The Devil Himself (2022)

Rotten Tomatoes score: 93%

Nathan, the illegitimate son of the world's most feared witch, fights for survival in a society that hunts him, seeking to escape his fate and discover his true power, amidst betrayals and a fight against oppressive forces that seek to control the magical world.

14. House of the Dragon ( 2022)

Rotten Tomatoes score: 93%

Set 200 years before the events of "Game of Thrones, " this series chronicles the beginning of the end of House Targaryen, the lead-up to the Targaryen civil war known as the Dance of the Dragons, and the deadly battles and intrigue that consume the dynasty.

15. What We Do in the Shadows (2019)

Rotten Tomatoes score: 97%

A mockumentary-style look into the nightly lives of four vampire roommates in Staten Island as they deal with the modern world's challenges, including paying rent, keeping up with the chore wheel, trying to get into nightclubs, and navigating relationships with humans and other supernatural entities.