30 Best Supernatural TV Shows Ever Made

Penny Dreadful

This dark, stylish drama brings famous literary characters together in Victorian London. Viewers meet Dorian Gray, Victor Frankenstein, Dracula, Dr. Jekyll, and other iconic figures, all hiding dangerous secrets. The city becomes a hunting ground for monsters, curses, and tragic love stories, while innocent people disappear or meet gruesome fates. Instead of telling these stories separately, the show blends them into one chilling mystery filled with suspense.

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From delivers gripping, claustrophobic supernatural horror as a group of strangers gets trapped in a seemingly ordinary town. The nightmare isn’t just the endless loops leading back to the same place, there are hellish creatures and disturbing mysteries. Each night brings new terror, forcing residents to fight for survival while desperately seeking a way out. Trust us, this is one of the most unpredictable supernatural dramas on TV.

Sleepy Hollow

Ichabod Crane suddenly wakes up in 2013 after being magically transported from the Revolutionary War era by his witch wife. Confused by modern life, he teams up with police officer Abigail Mills to face dark forces tied to biblical prophecies and the End of Days. While battling demons, monsters, and secret societies, Ichabod also tries to understand smartphones, coffee shops, and everyday technology.

What We Do in the Shadows

This mockumentary-style supernatural comedy is absolute genius. The show follows a quirky group of vampire roommates navigating modern life while dealing with ancient feuds, supernatural politics, and everyday chaos. Blending sharp humor with creative worldbuilding, the series brings in witches, werewolves, ghosts, and energy vampires, all delivered with perfect comedic timing. This is certainly a refreshingly fun, genre-bending TV entry.

Grimm

Detective Nick Burkhardt thinks he’s just solving murders, until he learns he’s a “Grimm,” someone destined to keep the peace between humans and Wesen, magical creatures disguised as ordinary people. Once he begins seeing their true forms, Nick’s cases take a wild turn. With help from friends, including a surprisingly friendly wolf-like Wesen, he takes on threats inspired by old fairy tales.

Chilling Adventures of Sabrina

Sabrina Spellman is half witch, half human, and constantly torn between living a normal teenage life and embracing her darker magical destiny. Raised by her witch aunts Hilda and Zelda, along with her mischievous cousin Ambrose, she faces demons, rituals, and powerful enemies. Meanwhile, her human friends Harvey and Jaz try to keep her grounded, even as secrets from the past come to light.

Lucifer

Tired of ruling Hell, Lucifer Morningstar walks away from his responsibilities and moves to Los Angeles, where he opens a fancy nightclub and enjoys life. After getting involved in a crime case, he starts helping the LAPD and forms an unexpected partnership with Detective Chloe Decker. Along the way, he faces angels, demons, and complicated family drama.

Stranger Things

When Will Byers disappears in 1983, his friends search for him and instead find a mysterious girl named Eleven with telekinetic powers. Their small town of Hawkins, Indiana hides a secret government lab and a terrifying alternate dimension called the Upside Down. Soon, monsters like the Demogorgon and Mind Flayer threaten everyone, and the kids, along with brave adults, must fight back.

Once Upon a Time

Fairy-tale characters secretly live in Storybrooke, Maine, but thanks to a powerful curse, none of them remember who they truly are. Their only hope is Emma Swan, the daughter of Snow White and Prince Charming, who escaped the curse years earlier. As Emma reconnects with her magical roots, familiar characters from different stories cross paths, travel between worlds, and face emotional challenges.

The Vampire Diaries

Mystic Falls looks like a peaceful small town, but it’s crawling with supernatural history. At the center are vampire brothers Stefan and Damon Salvatore, whose complicated past gets even messier when they both fall for Elena. As old enemies return and hidden secrets surface, the brothers must protect Elena, and everyone else, from witches, hybrids, ancient curses, and powerful villains.

The Addams Family

The Addamses live in a creepy but welcoming mansion filled with odd decorations, unusual pets, and bizarre inventions. Gomez and Morticia are devoted, affectionate parents raising Wednesday and Pugsley, while butler Lurch, Uncle Fester, Thing, and Grandmama add to the household chaos. They’re polite, friendly, and genuinely confused when visitors react with fear.

American Horror Story

Each season of this hit anthology tells a brand-new horror story with the same cast playing different characters. One year might focus on witches, another on a haunted house, a creepy hotel, or even a twisted carnival. Some storylines draw inspiration from real events, making them even more unsettling. The show mixes psychological tension, shocking twists, memorable villains, and bold visual style to create nightmare-level entertainment.

Angel

Angel is a vampire cursed with a soul, which means he remembers every terrible thing he’s ever done. Hoping to make up for his past, he leaves Buffy and moves to Los Angeles, where he starts a detective-style agency helping people threatened by demons and other dark forces. His team includes psychics, demon allies, and everyday humans who believe in him. Between secret plots, supernatural battles, and emotional setbacks, Angel struggles to stay on the right path.

Wizards of Waverly Place

The Russos may look like a normal New York family running a sandwich shop, but their three kids are secretly training to become wizards. One day, they’ll have to compete to decide who keeps their powers, while the others become regular humans. Until then, everyday teen drama mixes with spells gone wrong, magical creatures, and supernatural dating.

Sabrina the Teenage Witch

On her 16th birthday, Sabrina Spellman discovers she’s a witch, and suddenly normal high-school life becomes a lot more complicated. With guidance from her quirky aunts Hilda and Zelda, plus Salem, a sarcastic talking cat, she learns how to control her powers. Still, spells often go wrong, especially when she’s trying to impress her crush Harvey or fit in with classmates.

Supernatural

Sam and Dean Winchester grew up believing monsters were real, and now they travel across America hunting them. After losing their mother to a demon, they follow in their father’s footsteps, taking on ghosts, vampires, witches, angels, pagan gods and sometimes even fate itself. Armed with a 1967 Chevy Impala, classic rock, and brotherly banter, the two face danger with heart and humor.

Dark Shadows

This gothic soap opera follows the wealthy Collins family, who live in a mysterious mansion filled with secrets, curses, and supernatural surprises. Everything changes when Barnabas Collins, a 200-year-old vampire returns, bringing romance, tragedy, and plenty of drama. The show mixes witches, werewolves, ghosts, and even alternate timelines, keeping viewers guessing every day.

Bewitched

Samantha may be a witch, but she wants a simple life after marrying her mortal husband, Darrin. She promises not to use magic, but that plan rarely lasts long. Her dramatic mother Endora constantly interferes, dropping spells and disapproval wherever she goes. Quirky aunts, uncles, and magical mishaps keep the couple on their toes, while a nosy neighbor tries to uncover their secret.

The Twilight Zone

Hosted by Rod Serling, this iconic anthology takes viewers into strange, dreamlike situations where anything can happen. One episode might involve aliens, another time travel, cursed objects, or unexpected twists of fate. Each story feels like a short moral lesson wrapped in mystery, suspense, or dark humor. The endings are often surprising!

The X-Files

FBI agents Fox Mulder and Dana Scully investigate unusual cases involving aliens, government secrets, monsters, and unexplained science. Mulder believes the paranormal is real, while Scully approaches everything through logic and medicine, creating a perfect, balanced partnership. Over time, their bond deepens as they uncover conspiracies, survive terrifying encounters, and search for the truth.

Buffy the Vampire Slayer

Buffy Summers is a teenage girl chosen to fight vampires, demons, and whatever else threatens the world. Instead of doing it alone, she surrounds herself with loyal friends, including Willow, who becomes a powerful witch. Together, they face heartbreak, high-school drama, family struggles, and world-ending dangers. Buffy breaks the “loner hero” rule by proving strength comes from connection, not isolation.

Wednesday

Wednesday reinvents the Addams Family legacy with a sharp, modern supernatural twist. Wednesday Addams reaches Nevermore Academy, and the series starts exploding with dark humor, mystery, and gothic fantasy as she unravels a deadly monster case tied to her family’s past. With psychic visions, secret societies, and a delightfully macabre tone, it stands out as a must-watch show.

Resident Alien

Resident Alien blends sci-fi, supernatural quirks, and offbeat comedy as an alien assuming a human identity crash-lands on Earth and becomes the town doctor in a small Colorado community. Yeah, that's the premise. While planning humanity’s destruction, he slowly grows attached to the people he’s supposed to eliminate. With its mix of mystery, heartfelt character moments, and Alan Tudyk’s brilliantly awkward performance, the series offers a charming, unconventional twist on supernatural storytelling.

A Discovery of Witches

This is a lush, romantic supernatural drama centered on a forbidden love between a powerful witch and a centuries-old vampire. When historian Diana Bishop accidentally discovers a long-lost magical manuscript, she’s thrust into a dangerous world of rival clans, ancient secrets, and growing powers. The show is perfect for lovers of magical worldbuilding.

The Walking Dead

After waking from a coma, sheriff’s deputy Rick Grimes discovers the world has collapsed, and zombies, known as “walkers”, now roam the streets. Rick becomes the leader of a small group of survivors searching for safety, food, and a sense of normal life. But soon, it’s clear the biggest threat isn’t always the undead, it’s the desperate humans willing to do anything to survive.

The Originals

A spin-off of The Vampire Diaries, this series follows the Mikaelsons, the first vampires ever created. They return to New Orleans, hoping to reclaim the city they helped build centuries earlier. But old friendships and betrayals complicate things, especially between Klaus and Marcel, a vampire Klaus once mentored. Meanwhile, the family must protect Klaus’s miracle baby while dealing with witches, werewolves, and political battles among supernatural groups.

Warehouse 13

After preventing a strange incident, Secret Service agents Pete and Myka are sent to Warehouse 13, a hidden government facility that stores dangerous, magical, or mysterious artifacts from history. Their job is to track down runaway objects before they cause chaos. Each item has unusual powers, leading to fun, unpredictable missions across the world.

The Munsters

The Munsters live in a spooky mansion, drive a hearse-like car, and look like classic movie monsters but they see themselves as an average suburban family. Herman is a lovable Frankenstein-style dad, Lily is a graceful vampire mom, and Grandpa brings centuries of eccentric vampire wisdom. Their son Eddie is part werewolf, while cousin Marilyn is the “odd one out” because she looks completely normal.

True Blood

Thanks to synthetic blood, vampires no longer need to feed on humans, and they’re finally living out in the open. But peace doesn’t come easily. Telepathic waitress Sookie Stackhouse gets caught in the middle when she falls for 173-year-old vampire Bill, while also feeling drawn to the much older and more dangerous Eric. In the small town of Bon Temps, Louisiana, everyone seems to be hiding something.

Charmed

The Halliwell sisters, Prue, Piper, Phoebe, and later Paige, discover they’re powerful witches known as the “Charmed Ones.” Together, they use their unique abilities and the “Power of Three” to battle demons, protect innocents, and keep dark forces from taking over. But while saving the world, they still have to deal with careers, relationships, heartbreak, and everyday family chaos.