Top 10 Fantasy Shows on Netflix in 2022

At times all we want is to escape reality for a little while, and what better technique to do it than to submerge yourself in a gorgeous, dark, intricate imaginary land. For our list of the best fantasy series on Netflix, we have severe rules: no sci-fi, no horror, and no superheroes.

1. The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance

Directed by: Jeffrey Addiss, Will Matthews
Cast: Amazing puppeteers and voice actors

A prequel to Jim Henson’s 1982 faction film The Dark Crystal, Netflix’s TV series Age of Resistance is one of the most remarkable feats of puppeteering and practical effects we’ve ever seen. It’s beyond doubt unlike anything else on this list and possibly unlike anything you’ve ever seen earlier.

2. Outlander

Directed by: Ronald D. Moore
Cast: Caitriona Balfe, Sam Heughan

Based on Diana Gabaldon’s massively admired book series, Outlander follows the story of Claire Randall, a nurse in 1940s England who, whilst on a holiday to Scotland, gets elated back through spiritual stones to the 1740s.

3. Shadow and Bone

Directed by: Eric Heisserer
Cast: Jessie Mei Li, Archie Renaux, Freddy Carter, Amita Suman, Kit Young, Ben Barnes, Zoë Wanamaker

Personalized from Leigh Bardugo’s well-liked Grishaverse trilogy and the successive Six of Crows duology, Netflix’s latest series Shadow and Bone features a well-known Chosen One narrative with extensive enough appeal to magnetize even those who think they are not fond of fantasy.

4. The Magicians

Directed by: Sera Gamble, John McNamara
Cast: Jason Ralph, Stella Maeve, Olivia Taylor Dudley, Hale Appleman, Arjun Gupta, Summer Bishil, Rick Worthy

The Magicians was firstly sold to spectators as “Harry Potter for adults” since it’s set at an undisclosed school for magicians and folks in fact have inadequate imaginations and interests.

5. The Witcher

Directed by: Lauren Schmidt Hissrich
Cast: Henry Cavill, Freya Allan, Eamon Farren, Anya Chalotra, Joey Batey

Fans of elevated fantasy will realize Netflix’s The Witcher, as it prioritizes a classic narrative and discerning character moments over the sex and spectacle that other shows appear to rely on.

6. Sweet Tooth

Directed by: Jim Mickle
Cast: Christian Convery, Nonso Anozie, Adeel Akhtar, Will Forte

In the incorrect hands, a live-action Sweet Tooth is the description of a nightmare waiting to occur.

7. Neo Yokio

Directed by: Ezra Koenig
Cast: Jaden Smith, Jude Law, Tavi Gevinson, Susan Sarandon, The Kid Mero, Desus Nice, Jason Schwartzman

Neo Yokio really defies organization. It’s kind of like if GQ was a TV show by mode of a modern D&D movement. There are magic and mechs and mega-good tunes. It has an anime approach, but it’s Western in implementation.

8. The Shannara Chronicles

Directed by: Alfred Gough, Miles Millar
Cast: Austin Butler, Poppy Drayton, Ivana Baquero, Manu Bennett

MTV took a big fantasy sway on The Shannara Chronicles, an edition of The Sword of Shannara Trilogy by Terry Brooks.

9. Disenchantment

Directed by: Matt Groening
Cast: Abbi Jacobson, Eric Andre, Nat Faxon, John DiMaggio

If you’ve previously watched many shows on this list and you’re looking for a bit off-kilter but more existing than, say, Gelflings, Matt Groening’s animated parody of medieval fantasy stories, Disenchantment, is worth a glance.

10. Merlin

Directed by: Julian Jones, Jake Michie, Johnny Capps, Julian Murphy
Cast: Colin Morgan, Angel Coulby, Bradley James, Katie McGrath, Anthony Head

A lot of fantasy is based on accessible myths, legends, and folklore, and although you may feel you know the tale of the famous King Arthur and Merlin, you’ve never seen it told fairly like this before.