10 Underrated Fantasy Series You Need to Watch Now

The Magicians

This is what happens after the magical dream comes true and doesn’t fix anything. Characters bring their problems with them into fantasy worlds. They make mistakes, deal with trauma, and grow slowly over time. The show balances humor and heartbreak really well. Sometimes silly, sometimes devastating. It becomes less about magic battles and more about healing and friendship.

Dead Like Me

A girl dies and gets a job as a grim reaper and it’s basically office work. The show turns death into something oddly normal and sometimes comforting. Each episode focuses on everyday lives ending quietly. The humor is dry and gentle rather than loud. It feels thoughtful without trying too hard. Short run, but very memorable.

Penny Dreadful

This show lives and breathes mood. Dark streets, candle-lit rooms, and characters who feel more broken than the monsters around them. Instead of chasing scares, Penny Dreadful focuses on emotions; guilt, faith, love, and loneliness. Eva Green completely steals every scene, and honestly you watch half the time just to hear her speak. The mix of Dracula, Frankenstein, witches, and werewolves sounds messy, but it never feels crowded.

His Dark Materials

This one slowly pulls you in. At first it feels like a kid’s adventure, then it becomes much deeper. The animal companions (daemons) add emotion to every moment because they react to what characters feel inside. The relationship between Lyra and Will develops gently, so the big multiverse story never feels confusing. It cares more about meaning than action. By the final season, it’s less about saving worlds and more about growing up and understanding choices.

Extraordinary

Everyone gets powers at 18, except the main character at 25. That alone makes the show relatable. The humor is chaotic, but the real story is about feeling left behind in adulthood. Jobs, friendships, self-doubt, just with superpowers in the background. The weird jokes work because the emotions feel real. It’s modern, honest, and surprisingly comforting. More life comedy than superhero show.

Grimm

Early episodes focus on detective cases with fairy-tale creatures, then the world expands into politics, alliances, and consequences. Nick feels believable because he approaches monsters like problems to understand rather than enemies to destroy. Supporting characters evolve significantly, especially Monroe’s role bridging both worlds.

Sweet Tooth

The tone constantly balances hope and danger. Gus’s innocence keeps the story warm even when the world around him is harsh. The journey across ruined landscapes never feels cynical because relationships matter more than survival spectacle. Adult storylines provide darker context, but the focus remains empathy instead of despair.

A Discovery of Witches

This is the kind of fantasy you watch late at night because it feels calm but still pulls you in. The story starts with Diana Bishop, a historian who wants nothing to do with magic, until she opens a manuscript that every supernatural creature has been searching for. Suddenly vampires, witches, and demons all care about her existence. It never tried to be flashy fantasy, which is exactly why it works so well.

Shadow and Bone

You can tell this world had plans far bigger than two seasons. Shadow and Bone follows Alina Starkov discovering she holds a rare power that could end a long war, but the story never stays limited to one hero. Smugglers, soldiers, spies, and the Darkling all get proper attention, making the world feel alive rather than centered on a single chosen one. Visually it looks huge, yet the character dynamics carry the show.

The Changeling

It begins like a normal family story; a couple adjusting to life after having a baby. Then small, strange things start happening. The show slowly moves into dark folklore instead of big fantasy action. Most of the tension comes from the feeling that something isn’t right, not from fights or battles. LaKeith Stanfield keeps the emotions real, so even the weird parts feel believable.