The Best Fantasy Drama Series

The best fantasy drama shows pair the strange and wonderful elements of the fantastic with the heavy emotion of television dramas. The best fantasy drama series ever shown on television offers both awe of the world of the story and worry for the characters you’ve become invested in. If you’ve been looking for the best fantasy dramas to add some beauty and emotion to your TV nights, this list of the best fantasy drama series of all time will help you figure out what needs to go into your queue.

Many fantasy TV series are also dramas - swords and sorcery go hand in hand with plots to overthrow the kings and wizards that populate fantasy television. But, the best fantasy dramas get your emotions caught up in the fantastical worlds and characters. Both Supernatural and Game of Thrones offer drama and fantasy in equal measure. Other series, such as The Magicians and Carnivàle are less about the fantasy setting and setup than they are about how the characters interact and draw the viewers in.

Which shows balance being dramas and fantasies series the best? Vote up the best fantasy drama shows and vote down the shows that don't deliver the drama with their wonderful worldbuilding.