This JustWatch streaming guide provides you with a complete list of all dark fantasy shows available across all streaming platforms. Discover the must-see series in this genre and find a few titles that you might have missed. Whichever streaming platforms you have access to—Netflix, Max, Paramount+, Prime Video, Apple TV+, Disney+, or any other—JustWatch provides you a full list of what’s available for you.
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The best dark fantasy shows to watch
Dark fantasy series often bring adult themes or complex psychological questions to the genre best known as a good versus evil, sword and stone spectacle. The series that epitomizes this subgenre is HBO’s Game of Thrones, which took the world by storm with its ruthless action and gritty realism. The spinoff series House of the Dragon offers much of the same style but with an interesting focus on the role of female characters in power. Other must-see dark fantasy series include The Witcher, a Netflix series; His Dark Materials, a series adaptation of the Philip Pullman novels; and The Sandman, a show based on the Neil Gaiman comic. No discussion of dark fantasy is complete without mention of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, the Joss Whedon series that has aged into cult status. For fans of anime shows such as Attack on Titan, Castlevania and Arcane are must-see entries in this genre.
Overlooked must-see dark fantasy shows
The incredible one-season series The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance, set within the same world as the iconic movie, is a powerful prequel show that can be watched with kids. Kingdom is a South Korean political thriller set within a dark fantasy world and features a mysterious illness ravaging 17th-century Korea. Carnival Row is a completely unique series in this genre starring Orlando Bloom and Cara Delevingne. For the young adults, series such as Locke & Key and Dead Boy Detectives both offer unique takes on the genre.
