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Urban fantasy

Urban fantasy TV Series

Magic hidden inside the modern world.

Ranked by how defining this tag is for each show · 111 series

10/10 means the show is a defining example. Shows scoring below 7/10 don't make the list.

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111 series Taste tags cover the 5,000 most-rated shows.

Buffy the Vampire Slayer

★ 8.3
175K 144 1997–2003
Urban fantasy · Supernatural
9/10

Grimm

★ 7.9
141K 123 2011–2017
Urban fantasy · Supernatural
9/10

Charmed

★ 7.2
99K 179 1998–2006
Supernatural · Urban fantasy
9/10

American Gods

★ 7.6
99K 26 2017–2021
Stylized direction
9/10

Angel

★ 7.9
81K 110 1999–2004
Redemption · Urban fantasy
9/10

Shadowhunters

★ 6.5
77K 55 2016–2019
Urban fantasy · Young adult
9/10

A Discovery of Witches

★ 7.7
75K 25 2018–2022
Urban fantasy · Love story
9/10

The Protector

★ 6.4
38K 32 2018–2020
Urban fantasy · Supernatural
9/10

Lost Girl

★ 7.6
35K 77 2010–2016
Urban fantasy · Supernatural
9/10

Being Human

★ 7.8
28K 37 2008–2013
Urban fantasy · Supernatural
9/10

Noragami

★ 7.8
23K 29 2014–2015
Anime · Urban fantasy
9/10

Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia

★ 8.4
22K 52 2016–2018
Urban fantasy · Found family
9/10

Gargoyles

★ 8.0
20K 78 1994–1997
Urban fantasy · Deep worldbuilding
9/10

Tale of the Nine Tailed

★ 7.9
13K 28 2020–2023
Urban fantasy · K-drama
9/10

The Dresden Files

★ 7.6
12K 14 2007–2008
Urban fantasy · Supernatural
9/10

Blood Ties

★ 7.2
7K 22 2007–2007
Urban fantasy · Supernatural
9/10

A Korean Odyssey

★ 7.9
7K 20 2017–2018
Urban fantasy · K-drama
9/10

Trese

★ 7.0
6K 6 2021–2021
Urban fantasy · Supernatural
9/10

The Almighty Johnsons

★ 8.1
5K 36 2011–2013
Urban fantasy · Whimsical
9/10

BNA

★ 7.1
4K 12 2020–2020
Anime · Urban fantasy
9/10

Once Upon a Time

★ 7.7
248K 156 2011–2018
Redemption · Hopeful
8/10

Teen Wolf

★ 7.7
180K 100 2011–2017
Young adult · Supernatural
8/10

The Originals

★ 8.2
161K 92 2013–2018
Family saga · Supernatural
8/10

Solo Leveling

★ 8.5
115K 26 2024–present
Anime · Adrenaline
8/10