The Best TV Shows About Magic, Ranked

The show Shadow and Bone is actually based on two series of books, the Shadow and Bone trilogy as well as the Six of Crows duology. Alina Starkov discovers she is a gifted Grisha, and one that is fated to address a dire need in the universe. As word spreads, many try to kidnap or kill her as Alina must come to terms with her powers and decide who to trust.

Originally planned as a six book series, The Wheel of Time now spans 14 volumes along with companion texts. The TV series follows Moiraine, a member of a powerful organization of women that can channel the One power. She seeks the reincarnation of the Dragon, a powerful channeler who broke the world. This reincarnation has been prophesied to either save the world or destroy it once again.

Executive produced by Tim Burton, Wednesday holds the record of most hours viewed in a week for an English-language Netflix series with a total 341.2 million hours watched in its first week of release, eclipsing Stranger Things. The plot follows Wednesday Addams after she is expelled from school after dumping piranhas in the school pool. Enrolling in a new school for outcasts, Wednesday uses her inherited psychic abilities to solve a murder mystery.

Mayfair Witches is the second entry in Rice’s Immortal Universe after Interview with the Vampire and an anticipated addition to the other witch TV shows on this list. The series centers on neurosurgeon Dr. Rowan Fielding when she learns she his the heiress to a dynasty of powerful witches. She must now enter battle with an evil presence that has haunted her family for generations.

Luz Noceda is a teenage girl who accidentally stumbles upon a portal to the Demon Realm. Even though she doesn’t have any special powers, she decides to become a witch, serving as Eda Clawthorne’s apprentice. The Owl House is notable for being the first Disney property to feature a gay couple in leading roles and won a Peabody in 2021, becoming one of the most popular TV series about witches and magic.