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Best Fantasy TV Series of 2020

231 Fantasy series that started in 2020, ranked by popularity

All Fantasy series All series from 2020

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Genres as assigned by IMDb. Selecting several means a show must match all of them.

Action 35 Adult 2 Adventure 30 Animation 48 Biography 0 Comedy 66 Crime 6 Documentary 2 Drama 101 Family 11 Fantasy 231 Game-Show 0 History 14 Horror 24 Music 1 Musical 2 Mystery 23 News 0 Reality-TV 0 Romance 37 Sci-Fi 6 Short 4 Sport 1 Talk-Show 0 Thriller 7 War 0 Western 1

Decades

By first-air year. Several selections widen the range; a specific year narrows within its decade.

2020s 1551 2010s 1499 2000s 667 1990s 351 1980s 200 1970s 156 1960s 77 1950s 32 1940s 1 1930s 1 1920s 0 1900s 0

Specific year

2026 122 2025 285 2024 239 2023 237 2022 218 2021 219 2020 231 2019 192 2018 190 2017 191 2016 171 2015 159 2014 156 2013 135 2012 105 2011 110 2010 90 2009 56 2008 77 2007 79 2006 74 2005 81 2004 65 2003 68 2002 56 2001 64 2000 47 1999 39 1998 35 1997 45 1996 33 1995 38 1994 31 1993 29 1992 35 1991 31 1990 35 1989 34 1988 20 1987 28 1986 17 1985 24 1984 17 1983 20 1982 10 1981 13 1980 17 1979 20 1978 13 1977 14 1976 21 1975 12 1974 14 1973 21 1972 14 1971 15 1970 12 1969 10 1968 8 1967 17 1966 10 1965 7 1964 6 1963 5 1962 5 1961 5 1960 4 1959 10 1958 4 1957 2 1956 2 1955 4 1953 4 1952 2 1951 1 1950 3 1949 1 1931 1

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Rating patterns, computed from IMDb episode-rating trajectories. Deliberately strict: only shows with an unmistakable pattern carry one, so expect small numbers.

Rating patterns

Fumbled the Finale 1 Stuck the Landing 0 Grew the Beard 0 Rock Solid 0 Past Its Prime 0 Roller Coaster 0

Taste tags, judged by our AI taste model. They cover the 5,000 most-rated shows.

Tone & mood

Bleak 4 Gritty 2 Dark tone 12 Feel-good 3 Cozy 1 Wholesome 3 Melancholic 2 Tense 1 Unsettling 6 Whimsical 1 Campy 0 Cynical 0 Hopeful 0 Sentimental 1 Nostalgic 0 Bittersweet 3 Chaotic energy 1 Deadpan cool 0

Pacing & structure

Slow burn 1 Fast-paced 0 Episodic 1 Serialized 5 Procedural 0 Mystery box 3 Anthology 1 Cliffhanger-driven 1 Sprawling saga 0 Tight limited run 3 Puzzle plot 0 Vignette style 0

Humor style

Dry humor 0 Absurdist 0 Satirical 0 Cringe comedy 0 Slapstick 0 Witty banter 1 Dark comedy 0 Warm humor 3 Raunchy 0 Parody 0 Ironic & meta 0

Themes & subject matter

Criminal underworld 0 Detective mystery 0 True crime 0 Heists & cons 0 Legal 0 Medical 0 Political intrigue 0 Espionage 0 War & military 1 Family saga 1 Coming of age 4 Workplace 0 School & campus 1 Love story 6 Friendship 0 Found family 3 Survival 2 Post-apocalyptic 1 Dystopia 0 Supernatural 18 Space & sci-fi 1 Near-future tech 0 Time travel 1 High fantasy 1 Urban fantasy 6 Monster horror 5 Psychological horror 0 Addiction & vice 0 Mental health 0 Faith & religion 2 Sports 0 Music scene 0 Food & cooking 0 Nature & science 0 Real history 1 Royalty & aristocracy 3 Small town 3 Big city life 0 Rural & frontier 0 Suburban underbelly 0 Class divide 1 Immigrant experience 0 Queer stories 1 Female perspective 2 Social commentary 3 Philosophical 0 Existential dread 0 Revenge 0 Redemption 1 Secrets & lies 2

Characters & perspective

Antihero lead 0 Morally gray 0 Villain's POV 0 Ensemble cast 4 Central duo 1 Strong female lead 3 Child's perspective 0 Outsider lead 0 Genius lead 0 Working class 0 Elites & privilege 0 Unreliable narrator 0 Character study 1 Banter chemistry 0

Emotional payoff

Tearjerker 0 Adrenaline 1 Intellectual challenge 0 Comfort rewatch 1 Romantic yearning 5 Cathartic 0 Wonder & awe 0 Mounting dread 0 Warm glow 2 Gut punch 0

Craft & style

Dialogue-driven 0 Visually striking 5 Stylized direction 3 Naturalistic 1 Big-budget spectacle 0 Lo-fi charm 0 Atmospheric 12 Distinctive score 0 Experimental 0 Deep worldbuilding 1 Tight writing 0

Format & audience

Sitcom 0 Adult animation 0 Anime 3 Kids & family 0 Young adult 5 Soap & telenovela 0 Event miniseries 2 Reality competition 0 Lifestyle reality 0 Docuseries 0 Sketch & variety 0 Game & quiz show 0 Talk & panel 0 Period piece 7 Contemporary life 0 Long-runner 0 Built to binge 0

Viewing-culture clusters

British TV 1 Nordic noir 0 K-drama 6 Turkish drama 0 Indian TV 0

Intensity & content character

Graphic violence 3 Disturbing 1 Sexually explicit 0 Family-safe 0 Emotionally heavy 1 Easy watching 2

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231 series

Ascendance of a Bookworm: Side Story

52 2 2020–2020

Adventure · Animation · Fantasy

The Dark: Forever Winter

52 3 2020–2023

Action · Drama · Fantasy

Tototsu ni Egypt Kami

48 20 2020–present

Comedy · Fantasy

Renascence

48 36 2020–2020

Drama · Fantasy · History

Isekai Izakaya, Nobu

47 30 2020–2023

Comedy · Drama · Fantasy

Alif Laila

46 33 2020–present

Drama · Fantasy

I Hear(t) You

46 10 2020–2021

Fantasy · Romance

Fantasy Ireland

44 13 2020–2020

Animation · Comedy · Fantasy

Legend of Yun Qian

43 15 2020–2020

Action · Fantasy · History

Dia Bukan Manusia

42 25 2020–2020

Action · Drama · Fantasy

Hikayath Ibn Alhaddad

40 60 2020–present

Comedy · Drama · Fantasy

Moonlight Romance

39 24 2020–2020

Drama · Fantasy · Romance

Twilight-Tober-Zone

37 155 2020–2024

Drama · Fantasy · Horror

GARO: Versus Road

36 12 2020–2020

Action · Adventure · Fantasy

Änglavakt

35 10 2020–present

Heroic Journey of Ne Zha

34 48 2020–2020

Action · Adventure · Fantasy

Instaverso

34 5 2020–2020

Drama · Fantasy · Sci-Fi

Hellbound Laments

34 13 2020–present

Fantasy · Horror · Mystery

Summer Rose Court

32 3 2020–present

Animation · Fantasy · Romance

Zahara: The Return

31 6 2020–present

Fantasy · Horror · Romance

Turn Left Turn Right

30 1 2020–present

Drama · Fantasy · Romance

Cave Club

30 17 2020–present

Animation · Family · Fantasy

Oh, My Drama Lover

30 24 2020–2020

Comedy · Fantasy · Mystery

Tientsin Mystic 2

27 24 2020–2020

Adventure · Drama · Fantasy

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