Sometimes, some fantasy TV series are so good that even people who are not fans of the genre can’t help but binge on them. It is especially clear that this is the case when the shows have witches on them, or give that cozy witchy vibe and transport the viewers in a parallel world, where everything is possible – good or bad.
Whether the creators adapted the story from books or they are original ideas, shows that feature witches can be either dramas, comedies, mysteries, low or high fantasy, and everything else in between that a viewer can think of.
7 Shadow And Bone
Adapted from the amazing Grishaverse books written by Leigh Bardugo, the Shadow And Bone series (at least the first season), was a mixture of the first trilogy and the second duology. Even though the book fans had some things to say about who was left out or not portrayed very well, in general, the series received very good reviews.
Alina Starkov, a mapmaker, discovers that she has an amazing power that can change the fate of the world she lives in and alleviate the evil forces that rule a big part of it. Friends and enemies that turn to lovers, comrades that turn against each other, magic, power, politics, gangs, heists… Everything is there. And season 2 promises even more.
6 Chilling Adventures Of Sabrina
It is hard to talk about witchy series and not mention either the old or the new Sabrina. Based on the classic Archie comic, the Chilling Adventures Of Sabrina is a TV series that has received both positive and some negative reviews, with most of the latter focusing on the series ending.
Sabrina Spellman is half-witch and half-human, and she must decide whether she wants to be either one of the other. Not wanting to choose, Sabrina will have to both get used to her dual self and also protect her loved ones from evil forces.
5 Fate: The Winx Saga
A lot of people have found Fate: The Winx Saga while browsing other similar series on Netflix. But the ones that took the chance and watched the show instantly fell in love with it. Although after the second season it was canceled, more than 57 million subscribers watched it on the first month of its release in January 2021.
Bloom enrolls in the magical school Alfea, which is in the Otherworld. She is a fairy that has fire powers that can be dangerous if they are left out of control. In the duration of the school year, she will make a lot of interesting friends, she will learn a lot about her past, and she will have to fight evil powers.
4 A Discovery Of Witches
Based on the All Souls Trilogy by Deborah Harkness, this adaptation has it all: witches, vampires, and werewolves. And all of them seem to have problems with each other – sometimes small, other times big. Like the three books, the series went on for three seasons and gathered its own fandom, marveling at the chemistry between the two protagonists: the witch, played by Teresa Palmer, and the vampire, played by Matthew Goode. It was one of the amazing shows that ended in 2022, and unless Deborah Harkness writes another novel, it will stay there.
Diana Bishop, a witch who doesn’t know how far her powers can go, encounters a strange manuscript by mistake which has the power to shift their world. She gets help from Matthew Clairmont, an ancient vampire who can’t seem to keep away from her.
3 Good Omens
When Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman came together and wrote Good Omens in 1990, the fans of the genre couldn’t believe their luck. It is the same feeling they had in 2019, when the series premiered, with Michael Sheen and David Tennant as the main heroes: an angel and a demon. The first season ended the book’s story, so everyone now waits for what will happen in season two, since there is no more of the story to tell.
Aziraphale, the angel, and Crowley, the demon, get involved in the upcoming Armageddon. With them, there is a witch with prophecies of disaster, and an 11-year-old boy who is actually the Antichrist – even though he is not raised as such.
2 Wednesday
What do you get when you combine Tim Burton and the Addams family? An instant fan favorite. Coupled with some of the most interesting characters, an amazing storyline, superb photography, and a performance from Jenna Ortega that lifted the series to another level of bizarre and wonderful – and it is the perfect recipe to become the second most watched Netflix series.
Wednesday Addams goes to her first year at Nevermore Academy, where she will learn more about her psychic ability, challenge her ideas about loneliness, and solve a mystery that has been going on for decades and involves her parents.
1 The Witcher
Fans of the franchise are more than a little upset that Henry Cavill will leave his role as Geralt of Rivia in the third season of the show, but the series has so many devoted fans by now, that unless the producers do something really bad, the show will continue to gain popularity.
A witcher’s main job is to be a monster hunter. But for Geralt of Rivia, things are not always that simple: he has to solve complicated relationships, try to avoid political games, and find his place in a world where to be different is to be left out.