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Best Fantasy TV Series of 1959

10 Fantasy series that started in 1959, ranked by popularity

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10 series

The Twilight Zone

★ 9.0
110K 156 1959–1964
Anthology · Episodic

One Step Beyond

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

Mr. Squiggle and Friends

★ 8.1
175 965 1959–1999
Adventure · Family · Fantasy

Noggin the Nog

★ 8.5
150 30 1959–1965
Animation · Family · Fantasy

13 Demon Street

★ 6.0
116 13 1959–1960
Crime · Drama · Fantasy

Masterworks of Terror

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

Play of the Week

★ 7.1
95 67 1959–1961
Comedy · Drama · Fantasy

Torchy, the Battery Boy

★ 6.3
73 52 1959–1961
Family · Fantasy

The Zacherley Show

★ 8.6
11 1959–1960
Fantasy · Horror · Mystery

Mighty Atom

★ 7.5
10 13 1959–present
Drama · Fantasy · Sci-Fi
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