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The Best TV Shows About Magic, Ranked
1Jessie Mei Li, Archie Renaux, Ben BarnesThe show Shadow and Bone is actually based on two series of books, the Shadow and Bone trilogy as well as the Six of Crows duology. Alina Starkov discovers she is a gifted Grisha, and one that is fated to address a dire need in the universe. As word spreads, many try to kidnap or kill her as Alina must come to terms with her powers and decide who to trust.
2Jenna Ortega, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Riki LindhomeExecutive produced by Tim Burton, Wednesday holds the record of most hours viewed in a week for an English-language Netflix series with a total 341.2 million hours watched in its first week of release, eclipsing Stranger Things. The plot follows Wednesday Addams after she is expelled from school after dumping piranhas in the school pool. Enrolling in a new school for outcasts, Wednesday uses her inherited psychic abilities to solve a murder mystery.
3Rosamund Pike, Daniel Henney, Josha StradowskiOriginally planned as a six book series, The Wheel of Time now spans 14 volumes along with companion texts. The TV series follows Moiraine, a member of a powerful organization of women that can channel the One power. She seeks the reincarnation of the Dragon, a powerful channeler who broke the world. This reincarnation has been prophesied to either save the world or destroy it once again.
4Wendie Malick, Alex Hirsch, Sarah-Nicole RoblesLuz Noceda is a teenage girl who accidentally stumbles upon a portal to the Demon Realm. Even though she doesn’t have any special powers, she decides to become a witch, serving as Eda Clawthorne’s apprentice. The Owl House is notable for being the first Disney property to feature a gay couple in leading roles and won a Peabody in 2021, becoming one of the most popular TV series about witches and magic.
5Kimie Tsukakoshi, Elizabeth Cullen, Mia MilnesAs technology advanced, the harmony between human and magic worlds was disturbed with fairies and other magical creatures becoming endangered. When teenager Kyra discovers a threat to both realms, she must try to unite the magical and non-magical in order to save the world.
6Morfydd Clark, Robert Aramayo, Cynthia Addai-RobinsonA billion dollars was committed to this high fantasy epic. Rings of Power is set thousands of years before the events of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings and is based on Tolkien’s history of Middle-earth. As such, fan favorite characters are shown as younger versions and season one depicts the emergence of evil in Middle-earth during a time of relative peace in this high stakes magic TV show.
7Alexandra Daddario, Jack Huston, Tongai Arnold ChirisaMayfair Witches is the second entry in Rice’s Immortal Universe after Interview with the Vampire and an anticipated addition to the other witch TV shows on this list. The series centers on neurosurgeon Dr. Rowan Fielding when she learns she his the heiress to a dynasty of powerful witches. She must now enter battle with an evil presence that has haunted her family for generations.
8Sophia Brown, Laurence O'Fuarain, Michelle YeohBlood Origin serves as a prequel to The Witcher’s main series and is loosely adapted from The Witcher book. It depicts the creation of the first Witcher as well as explores the ancient Elven civilization of Xin’trea before its demise. The series has received praise for its action sequences but criticism for its betrayal of the original lore.
9Bella Ramsey, Ameerah Falzon-ojo, Daisy HaggardBlue haired Hilda, along with her mother Johanna and deer fox Twig, moved to the city of Trolberg where she manages to befriend dangerous monsters. The series is based on the graphic novel series by Luke Pearson which itself takes inspiration from Scandinavian folklore.
- 10Elaine Cassidy, Hazel Doupe, Amy De Bhrún
11Kimberly Brooks, Matthew Mercer, Ashly BurchDragon Age: Absolution focuses on the fallout from a heist to stream the Circular Infinitus gone wrong. The object in question is a powerful artifact fueled by blood magic. Chronologically, Absolution takes place in between Dragon Age: Inquisition and Dragon Age: Dreadwolf.
12Shannon Chan-Kent, Bethany Brown, Alessandro JulianiTwins separated at birth Mischa and Jessa have no idea of each other’s worlds. Micha has visions of supernatural creatures while her sister is a student and Wolf-Shifter at Supernatural Academy. After their mother reunites the girls, they grow to have an unbreakable bond as they seek to destroy the growing forces of evil.
13Jolie Hoang-Rappaport, Tyler Sanders, Jenna QureshiIn the spinoff of 2015’s Just Add Magic, new protectors Zoe, Ish, and Leo are set to solve their first mystery. Zoe finds a book that tells her more about her late father, unlocking a new mystery that sends her and the others into a wild goose chase to find and destroy the magical sourdough starter created by the power hungry Wesson brothers.
14Marco Pigossi, Manu Dieguez, Alessandra NegriniDetective Eric finds a dead pink dolphin on a beach in Brazil and gets tangled up in a murder investigation. As he investigates other deaths that remind him of his wife, he unlocks secrets of a world inhabited by mythical creatures. Invisible City became one of the most popular series on Netflix in Brazil for 2021.
- 15Jeremias Meyer, Zoran Pingel, Lea Drinda
16Dèlia Brufau, Oskar de la Fuente, Ainara PérezAfter moving from Barcelona to her mother's small village, Amaia discovers her grandmother was supposedly a witch. Rumor spreads that Amaia has inherited these powers.
17Vanessa Bell Calloway, Taylor Polidore, Shaquita Smith
18Gabriela de la Garza, Juan Pablo Medina, Hugo Catalán
19Sthandile Nkosi, S'Thandiwe Kgoroge, Bonko KhozaWhen a goddess is reincarnated, she must learn to use her powers in order to avenge her sister's death and protect her land. The series manages to blend real life problems allegorically with the world of magic.
- 20Hailey Romain, Margi Barbieri, Abigail O'Regan
21Sharon Cho, Ana Botafogo, Yoon Jaechan
22Shona Ferguson, Zolisa Xaluva, Tsholofelo Matshaba- 23Sena Nakajima, Daiken Okudaira, Mackenyu
