Best European fantasy series

Get ready to binge. We've found a collection of must-watch fantasy shows from Europe, now streaming on Netflix, HBO, Hulu, Prime Video, and other top services!

  • Poster for Black Mirror

    Black Mirror 2011

    Twisted tales run wild in this mind-bending anthology series that reveals humanity's worst traits, greatest innovations and more.

    Netflix
    84
  • Poster for Misfits

    Misfits 2009

    When five young outsiders on Community Service get caught in a strange storm, they discover that they have developed superpowers.

    E4
    78
  • Poster for Good Omens

    Good Omens 2019

    Aziraphale, an angel, and Crowley, a demon, join forces in order to prevent Armageddon. They attempt to raise the Antichrist in a balanced and human way, but are they focusing their efforts in the right direction?

    Amazon
    79
  • Poster for Merlin

    Merlin 2008

    The unlikely friendship between Merlin, a young man gifted with extraordinary magical powers, and Prince Arthur, heir to the crown of Camelot.

    BBC One
    79
  • Poster for His Dark Materials

    His Dark Materials 2019

    Lyra is an orphan who lives in a parallel universe in which science, theology and magic are entwined. Her search for a kidnapped friend uncovers a sinister plot involving stolen children and turns into a quest to understand a mysterious phenomenon called Dust. She is later joined on her journey by Will, a boy who possesses a knife that can cut windows between worlds. As she learns the truth about her parents and her prophesied destiny, the two young people are caught up in a war against celestial powers that ranges across many worlds.

    BBC One
    76
  • Poster for Utopia

    Utopia 2013

    The Utopia Experiments is a legendary graphic novel shrouded in mystery. When a group of strangers find themselves in possession of an original manuscript, their lives suddenly and brutally implode.

    Channel 4
    84
  • Poster for Torchwood

    Torchwood 2006

    The exploits of a team of people whose job is to investigate the unusual, the strange and the extraterrestrial.

    BBC Two
    78
  • Poster for Humans

    Humans 2015

    In a parallel present where the latest must-have gadget for any busy family is a 'Synth' - a highly-developed robotic servant that's so similar to a real human it's transforming the way we live.

    Channel 4
    77
  • Poster for A Discovery of Witches

    A Discovery of Witches 2018

    Closet witch Diana Bishop and centuries-old vampire Matthew Clairmont are drawn into a deadly mystery and forbidden romance when a magical book shows up in an Oxford library.

    Sky Max
    77
  • Poster for Fate: The Winx Saga

    Fate: The Winx Saga 2021

    The coming-of-age journey of five fairies attending Alfea, a magical boarding school in the Otherworld where they must learn to master their powers while navigating love, rivalries, and the monsters that threaten their very existence.

    Netflix
    70
  • Poster for The Rain

    The Rain 2018

    After a brutal virus wipes out most of the population, two young siblings embark on a perilous search for safety. A Scandinavian thriller series.

    Netflix
    66
  • Poster for Bodies

    Bodies 2023

    One victim, found dead on a London street. Four detectives, in four different time periods, must solve the mystery to protect Britain's future.

    Netflix
    74
  • Poster for Ragnarok

    Ragnarok 2020

    A small Norwegian town experiencing warm winters and violent downpours seems to be headed for another Ragnarök -- unless someone intervenes in time.

    Netflix
    71
  • Poster for Red Dwarf

    Red Dwarf 1988

    The adventures of the last human alive and his friends, stranded three million years into deep space on the mining ship Red Dwarf.

    Dave
    83
  • Poster for KAOS

    KAOS 2024

    As discord reigns on Mount Olympus and almighty Zeus spirals into paranoia, three mortals are destined to reshape the future of humankind.

    Netflix
    74
  • Poster for Doctor Who

    Doctor Who 1963

    The adventures of The Doctor, a time-traveling humanoid alien known as a Time Lord. He explores the universe in his TARDIS, a sentient time-traveling spaceship. Its exterior appears as a blue British police box, which was a common sight in Britain in 1963 when the series first aired. Along with a succession of companions, The Doctor faces a variety of foes while working to save civilizations, help ordinary people, and right many wrongs.

    BBC Television
    84
  • Poster for Years and Years

    Years and Years 2019

    As Britain is rocked by unstable political, economic and technological advances, members of the Lyons family converge on one crucial night in 2019. Over the next 15 years, the twists and turns of their everyday lives are explored as we find out if this ordinary family could change the world.

    BBC One
    81
  • Poster for Cursed

    Cursed 2020

    In this fresh take on the Arthurian legend, teenager Nimue joins forces with mercenary Arthur on a quest to find Merlin and deliver an ancient sword.

    Netflix
    64
  • Poster for The Amazing World of Gumball

    The Amazing World of Gumball 2011

    The life of Gumball Watterson, a 12-year old cat who attends middle school in Elmore. Accompanied by his pet, adoptive brother, and best friend Darwin Watterson, he frequently finds himself involved in various shenanigans around the city, during which he interacts with various family members: Anais, Richard, and Nicole Watterson, and other various citizens.

    Hulu
    83
  • Poster for Into the Night

    Into the Night 2020

    When the sun suddenly starts killing everything in its path, passengers on an overnight flight from Brussels attempt to survive by any means necessary.

    Netflix
    69
  • Poster for The Returned

    The Returned 2012

    In the shadow of an enormous hydraulic dam, the lives of the residents of a small French town are changed to their core when hundreds of previously dead relatives all return home on the same day.

    Canal+
    78
  • Poster for Lockwood & Co.

    Lockwood & Co. 2023

    A girl with extraordinary psychic abilities joins two gifted teen boys at a small ghost-hunting agency to fight the many deadly spirits haunting London.

    Netflix
    75
  • Poster for Cassandra

    Cassandra 2025

    A family moves into a vintage smart home and discovers that it's under the control of a virtual assistant — who will stop at nothing to keep them there.

    Netflix
    70
  • Poster for Ghosts

    Ghosts 2019

    A cash-strapped young couple inherits a grand country house, only to find it is both falling apart and teeming with the ghosts of former inhabitants.

    BBC One
    80
  • Poster for Life on Mars

    Life on Mars 2006

    A detective chief inspector from 2006 is investigating a serial killer when he is knocked over by a speeding car. Waking up, he finds himself mysteriously transported back in time to 1973. Initially struggling to come to terms with his situation, he has to come to terms with the old-fashioned technology and attitude of the day, while figuring out how he came to be trapped in the past.

    BBC One
    82
  • Poster for Constellation

    Constellation 2024

    When a fatal accident occurs on board the International Space Station, a lone astronaut makes the heroic journey back to Earth, only to discover key pieces of her life—including her young daughter—have changed.

    Apple TV+
    66
  • Poster for Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams

    Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams 2017

    A diverse anthology of ambitious, moving tales inspired by Philip K Dick's short stories.

    Channel 4
    72
  • Poster for Supacell

    Supacell 2024

    When five ordinary South Londoners discover they have extraordinary powers, it's down to just one man to bring them together to save the woman he loves.

    Netflix
    73
  • Poster for Extraordinary

    Extraordinary 2023

    In a world where everyone develops a power on their 18th birthday, Jen didn't. She's turning 25 and is still waiting to get hers. Adrift in a big, confusing world and armed with nothing but a bit of hope and a lot of desperation, Jen begins her journey to find her maybe-superpower. But in doing so, she might discover the joy of being just kind of ok.

    Disney+
    74
  • Poster for Doctor Who

    Doctor Who 2024

    The Doctor and his companion travel across time and space encountering incredible friends and foes.

    BBC One
    69
  • Poster for War of the Worlds

    War of the Worlds 2019

    When astronomers detect a transmission from another galaxy, it is definitive proof of intelligent extra-terrestrial life. The world’s population waits for further contact with bated breath. They do not have to wait long. Within days, mankind is all but wiped out by a devastating attack; pockets of humanity are left in an eerily deserted world. As aliens hunt and kill those left alive, the survivors ask a burning question – who are these attackers and why are they hell-bent on our destruction?

    Canal+
    67
  • Poster for Inside No. 9

    Inside No. 9 2014

    An anthology of darkly comic twisted tales, each one taking place behind a door marked 'number 9'.

    BBC Two
    82
  • Poster for Dead Set

    Dead Set 2008

    Zombies are rampaging throughout Britain. Blissfully unaware of gory events outside, the Big Brother housemates are in for the ultimate eviction night...

    E4
    71
  • Poster for The Irregulars

    The Irregulars 2021

    In Victorian London, a gang of troubled street teens are manipulated into solving crimes for the sinister Doctor Watson and his mysterious business partner, the elusive Sherlock Holmes. As the crimes take on a horrifying supernatural edge and a dark power emerges, it'll be up to the Irregulars to come together to save not only London but the entire world.

    Netflix
    66
  • Poster for Fortitude

    Fortitude 2015

    Fortitude is a place like nowhere else. Although surrounded by the savage beauty of the Arctic landscape, Fortitude is one of the safest towns on earth. There has never been a violent crime here. Until now. In such a close-knit community a murder touches everyone and the unsettling, mysterious horror of this crime threatens the future of the town itself.

    Sky Atlantic
    71
  • Poster for Night Sky

    Night Sky 2022

    Irene and Franklin York, a retired couple, have a secret: a Chamber buried in their backyard that miraculously leads to a strange, deserted planet. When an enigmatic young man arrives, the Yorks quiet existence is upended and the mysterious Chamber they thought they knew so well turns out to be much more than they could have ever imagined.

    Amazon
    71
  • Poster for Biohackers

    Biohackers 2020

    A medical student enters a top German university on a secret mission to uncover a conspiracy linking a family tragedy to a visionary biology professor.

    Netflix
    69
  • Poster for Tribes of Europa

    Tribes of Europa 2021

    2074. In the wake of a mysterious global disaster, war rages between the Tribes that have emerged from the wreckage of Europe. Three siblings from the peaceful Origine tribe are separated and forced to forge their own paths in an action-packed fight for the future of this new Europa.

    Netflix
    66
  • Poster for Billionaires' Bunker

    Billionaires' Bunker 2025

    When a group of billionaires takes shelter in a luxury bunker, an old feud between two families resurfaces amid an unprecedented global conflict.

    Netflix
    68
  • Poster for The Lazarus Project

    The Lazarus Project 2022

    George wakes up to find himself several months in the past before being recruited for the Lazarus Project – a secret organization that turns back time when the world is at threat of extinction.

    Sky Max
    75
  • Poster for Primeval

    Primeval 2007

    When strange anomalies start to appear all over England, Professor Cutter and his team must track down and capture all sorts of dangerous prehistoric creatures from Earth's distant past and near future.

    W
    73
  • Poster for The Bastard Son & the Devil Himself

    The Bastard Son & the Devil Himself 2022

    Caught between two warring clans, the son of a notorious witch responsible for a deadly massacre tries to find his place in the world — and his powers.

    Netflix
    75
  • Poster for Britannia

    Britannia 2018

    An epic drama set in 43AD as the Roman Imperial Army – determined and terrified in equal measure - returns to crush the Celtic heart of Britannia - a mysterious land ruled by warrior women and powerful druids who can channel the powerful forces of the underworld. Or so they say.

    Sky Atlantic
    70
  • Poster for Atlantis

    Atlantis 2013

    A fantasy drama set in a world of legendary heroes and mythical creatures. Far from home and desperate for answers, Jason washes up on the shores of an ancient land. A mysterious place; a world of bull leaping, of snake haired goddesses and of palaces so vast it was said they were built by giants - this is the city of Atlantis. Aided by his two new friends, Pythagoras and Hercules, Jason embarks on a voyage of discovery, and salvation, which sees him brush shoulders with Medusa, come face to face with the Minotaur and even do battle with the dead.

    BBC One
    65
  • Poster for The Rig

    The Rig 2023

    When the crew of the Kinloch Bravo find themselves cut off from all communication with the Scottish mainland by a mysterious fog, they must fight to find a way home whilst managing environmental pressures, mounting paranoia and rising tensions. But as the threat facing them reveals itself to be something beyond their wildest imagination, the divided crew must form an alliance to ensure survival.

    Amazon
    62
  • Poster for Katla

    Katla 2021

    A year after a subglacial volcano erupts, mysterious elements from prehistoric times emerge from the melting ice, bringing unforeseen consequences.

    Netflix
    66
  • Poster for Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell

    Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell 2015

    With magic long since lost to England, two men are destined to bring it back; the reclusive Mr. Norrell and daring novice Jonathan Strange. So begins a dangerous battle between two great minds.

    BBC One
    77
  • Poster for Garth Marenghi's Darkplace

    Garth Marenghi's Darkplace 2004

    When the Hellmouth opens beneath Darkplace Hospital in downtown Romford, kiddy doctor, Vietnam veteran and ex-warlock Dr. Rick Dagless M.D. is the only man who can close it. Joined by best buddy Dr. Lucien Sanchez, fiery hospital boss Thornton Reed, and woman Liz Asher, Dagless must fight the forces of Darkness while dealing with the burden of day-to-day admin. From the chilling pen of best-selling horror writer Garth Marenghi comes this lost masterpiece of televisual terror. Dare you enter Garth's Darkplace?

    Channel 4
    82
  • Poster for Better Than Us

    Better Than Us 2018

    Moscow in a not so distant future where human beings share their daily lives with robots. Georgy, a forensic who has a robot assistant, suddenly finds himself caught up in the first murder committed by a new kind of experimental humanoid.

    Channel One
    72
  • Poster for The Mighty Boosh

    The Mighty Boosh 2004

    A British comic fantasy containing humour and pop-culture references. Episodes often featured elaborate musical numbers in different genres, such as electro, heavy metal, funk, and rap. The show has been known for popularising a style called "crimping"; short acappella songs which are present throughout all three series.

    BBC Three
    80
  • Poster for The One

    The One 2021

    Love — and lies — spiral when a DNA researcher helps discover a way to find the perfect partner, and creates a bold new matchmaking service.

    Netflix
    64
  • Poster for Welcome to Eden

    Welcome to Eden 2022

    Are you happy? With this question, Zoa and four other attractive young people, very active on social networks, are invited to the most exclusive party in history on a secret island, organized by the brand of a new drink. What begins as an exciting journey will soon become the journey of a lifetime. But paradise is not really what it seems - Welcome to Eden.

    Netflix
    65
  • Poster for Beforeigners

    Beforeigners 2019

    In the near future a new phenomenon starts happening all over the world with powerful flashes of light occurring in the ocean and people from the past mysteriously reappearing. Called "beforeigners," these people come from three separate time periods: the Stone Age, the Viking era and late 19th century. A couple of years later, Alfhildr – who comes from the Viking Age – has to partner up with a burned-out police officer, Lars Haaland, to investigate the murder of a beforeigner. The pair begins to unravel a larger conspiracy behind the origin of the mysterious mass arrivals.

    HBO Max
    75
  • Poster for To the Lake

    To the Lake 2019

    A grim drama that unfolds against the backdrop of a global catastrophe. An unknown new virus turns Moscow into a city of the dead. Money loses its value and those not yet infected struggle desperately for food and survival.

    TNT-Premier
    69
  • Poster for Asterix & Obelix: The Big Fight

    Asterix & Obelix: The Big Fight 2025

    When their druid forgets how to prepare the magic potion, Asterix and Obelix must defend the village as Caesar plots to use a Gallic law against them.

    Netflix
    77
  • Poster for Real Humans

    Real Humans 2012

    Set in a parallel universe, Real Humans imagines a world where robots have become so human that they're barely distinguishable from real humans and follows the resulting emotional effects on two families as well as the trials of a group of robots who have attained free will and want their freedom from human ownership.

    SVT1
    77
  • Poster for The Signal

    The Signal 2024

    A missing astronaut sets her family on a frantic hunt for answers. But the more they uncover, the greater the threat becomes to them — and the world.

    Netflix
    64
  • Poster for The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

    The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy 1981

    Don't Panic! The story of Arthur Dent, an average Englishman who life was spared by his friend, who turned out to be an alien, while the planet Earth is destroyed. His friend tells him about the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, a guide with anything you ever needed, and wanted to know. They travel across the galaxy, meeting friendly, and not so friendly characters in order to find the great question (the answer being 42).

    BBC Two
    79
  • Poster for The Frankenstein Chronicles

    The Frankenstein Chronicles 2015

    Inspector John Marlott investigates a series of crimes in 19th century London, which may have been committed by a scientist intent on re-animating the dead.

    ITV Encore
    69
  • Poster for The Colour of Magic

    The Colour of Magic 2008

    As Rincewind involuntarily becomes a guide to the naive tourist Twoflower, they find themselves forced to flee the city of Ankh-Morpork to escape a terrible fire, and begin on a journey across the Disc. Unknown to them, their journey and fate is being decided by the Gods playing a board game the whole time.

    Sky One
    74
  • Poster for Stan Lee's Lucky Man

    Stan Lee's Lucky Man 2016

    London cop and compulsive gambler Harry Clayton is on the verge of losing everything. On the night when his huge debts are to be called in, he meets the enigmatic Eve, who gives him a mysterious bracelet said to endow the wearer with immense luck. Harry's fortunes suddenly begin to shift, but he also soon finds himself sucked into a sinister crime wave sweeping through the city.

    Sky One
    71
  • Poster for The Fades

    The Fades 2011

    Seventeen-year old Paul can see the spirits of the dead. When one of these restless spirits crosses back into the living world, he is forced into a fight to prevent the apocalypse.

    BBC Three
    75
  • Poster for Origin

    Origin 2018

    A group of troubled passengers wake up on a damaged spaceship abandoned in deep space, each having left behind a dark past in search of a fresh start on a newly colonized planet. As their terrifying situation spirals into paranoia, they come to realize that the greatest threat to their dream of starting over – and indeed their lives – is something far darker than the pasts they were so desperate to escape.

    YouTube Premium
    70
  • Poster for Ashes to Ashes

    Ashes to Ashes 2008

    Crime drama series featuring Life On Mars' DCI Gene Hunt. After being shot in 2008, DI Alex Drake lands in 1981, where she finds herself in familiar company.

    BBC One
    80
  • Poster for The Letter for the King

    The Letter for the King 2020

    A young boy holds the fate of the kingdom in his hands when he embarks on a quest to deliver a secret message in this sweeping fantasy series.

    Netflix
    63
  • Poster for The Prisoner

    The Prisoner 1967

    After resigning, a secret agent is abducted and taken to what looks like an idyllic village, but is really a bizarre Kafkaesque prison. His warders demand information. He gives them nothing, but only tries to escape.

    ITV
    81