Best Fantasy TV Series of the 1950s

32 Fantasy series that started in the 1950s, ranked by popularity

The Twilight Zone

★ 9.0
109K 156 1959–1964
Drama · Fantasy · Horror

One Step Beyond

★ 7.8
2K 97 1959–1961
Drama · Fantasy · Horror

Topper

★ 8.3
645 78 1953–1955
Comedy · Fantasy

Science Fiction Theatre

★ 8.0
487 78 1955–1957
Adventure · Drama · Fantasy

The Friendly Giant

★ 8.4
469 2990 1958–1985
Family · Fantasy · Music

Shirley Temple's Storybook

★ 7.4
273 41 1958–1961
Drama · Family · Fantasy

BBC Sunday-Night Theatre

★ 7.0
218 521 1950–1959
Drama · Fantasy

Mr. Squiggle and Friends

★ 8.1
175 963 1959–1999
Adventure · Family · Fantasy

Noggin the Nog

★ 8.5
147 30 1959–1965
Animation · Family · Fantasy

13 Demon Street

★ 6.0
115 13 1959–1960
Crime · Drama · Fantasy

Television Theater

★ 7.6
111 1487 1953–present
Comedy · Drama · Fantasy

Masterworks of Terror

★ 7.1
105 19 1959–present
Crime · Fantasy · Horror

Play of the Week

★ 7.2
94 67 1959–1961
Comedy · Drama · Fantasy

Vampira Returns

★ 8.6
77 15 1956–present
Action · Comedy · Fantasy

Torchy, the Battery Boy

★ 6.3
73 52 1959–1961
Family · Fantasy

Strange Experiences

★ 7.6
62 29 1955–1962
Crime · Drama · Fantasy

Johnny Jupiter

★ 5.5
56 63 1953–1954
Family · Fantasy · Sci-Fi

The Adventures of Twizzle

★ 6.9
40 52 1957–1958
Family · Fantasy

Shock Theatre

★ 7.8
35 125 1957–1960
Comedy · Drama · Fantasy

The Unforeseen

★ 6.4
33 58 1958–1960
Drama · Fantasy · Horror

Sítio do Pica-Pau Amarelo

★ 8.5
25 360 1952–present
Family · Fantasy

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

★ 5.2
20 6 1956–1956
Crime · Drama · Fantasy

Escape

★ 6.0
20 13 1950–present
Action · Drama · Fantasy

Stage 13

★ 5.6
20 10 1950–present
Drama · Fantasy · Horror