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Best Fantasy TV Series of the 1980s

200 Fantasy series that started in the 1980s, ranked by popularity

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200 series

Tales from the Crypt

★ 8.0
30K 93 1989–1996
Anthology · Campy · Dark comedy

The Twilight Zone

★ 7.7
13K 66 1985–1989
Anthology · Episodic · Unsettling

Beauty and the Beast

★ 7.0
9K 55 1987–1990
Romantic yearning · Love story

Highway to Heaven

★ 6.9
8K 111 1984–1989
Wholesome · Episodic · Hopeful

Tales from the Darkside

★ 7.4
8K 90 1983–1988
Anthology · Episodic · Unsettling

Robin of Sherwood

★ 8.4
6K 24 1984–1986
Period piece · Distinctive score

Friday the 13th: The Series

★ 7.6
5K 72 1987–1990
Supernatural · Monster horror

Alice in Wonderland

★ 7.3
4K 2 1985–1985
Whimsical · Kids & family

Round the Twist

★ 8.0
3K 52 1989–2001
Comedy · Family · Fantasy

Prince Caspian and the Voyage of the Dawn Treader

★ 7.0
3K 6 1989–1989
Adventure · Family · Fantasy

Hammer House of Horror

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

Manimal

★ 6.5
2K 8 1983–1983
Adventure · Crime · Fantasy

Monsters

★ 7.2
2K 72 1988–1990
Comedy · Drama · Fantasy

Devilman

★ 7.2
2K 2 1987–1990
Action · Animation · Fantasy

Journey to the West

★ 8.7
2K 41 1986–2000
Action · Adventure · Fantasy

Bubblegum Crisis

★ 7.3
2K 8 1987–1991
Action · Animation · Fantasy

The Ray Bradbury Theater

★ 7.3
2K 65 1985–1992
Drama · Fantasy · Horror

Eureeka's Castle

★ 7.3
2K 148 1989–1995
Comedy · Family · Fantasy

Rainbow Brite

★ 6.9
2K 13 1984–1986
Animation · Family · Fantasy

Arabela

★ 8.4
2K 13 1980–1981
Comedy · Fantasy

Bröderna Lejonhjärta

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

Luv Kush

★ 9.0
1K 39 1988–1989
Adventure · Drama · Fantasy

Knightmare

★ 8.2
1K 113 1987–1994
Adventure · Family · Fantasy

The Box of Delights

★ 8.3
1K 6 1984–1984
Family · Fantasy
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