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Best Fantasy TV Series of 1980

17 Fantasy series that started in 1980, ranked by popularity

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17 series

Hammer House of Horror

★ 7.4
3K 13 1980–1980
Drama · Fantasy · Horror

Arabela

★ 8.4
2K 13 1980–1981
Comedy · Fantasy

Bröderna Lejonhjärta

★ 7.4
2K 5 1980–1980
Adventure · Family · Fantasy

The Adventure Game

★ 8.5
293 22 1980–1986
Adventure · Family · Fantasy

Der Ring des Nibelungen

★ 9.0
121 4 1980–present
Drama · Fantasy · Music

Littl' Bits

★ 7.4
92 26 1980–1980
Animation · Family · Fantasy

The Whisper of Glocken

★ 8.6
72 1980–present
Animation · Fantasy · Short

Merlin

★ 6.5
54 13 1980–present
Adventure · Comedy · Fantasy

Maeterlinck's Blue Bird: Tyltyl and Mytyl's Adventurous Journey

★ 7.1
38 26 1980–1980
Adventure · Animation · Fantasy

Spine Chillers

★ 6.8
30 20 1980–1980
Drama · Family · Fantasy

Anderland

★ 6.9
22 45 1980–present
Adventure · Family · Fantasy

Il fascino dell'insolito

★ 5.8
21 14 1980–1982
Fantasy · Horror · Sci-Fi

Monchhichi Twins

★ 6.1
15 130 1980–1980
Animation · Comedy · Fantasy

Saturday Night Dead

★ 7.2
10 1980–1981
Comedy · Fantasy · Horror

Count Gregore's Horror Theater

★ 7.8
10 1980–1983
Fantasy · Horror · Sci-Fi

The Nargun and the Stars

★ 8.7
10 5 1980–1980
Drama · Family · Fantasy

Herman en de zes

★ 8.3
7 6 1980–1980
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