10 Recent TV Shows About Magic and Wizards You Definitely Overlooked
We all need some magic sometimes, and don’t worry: lately, there have been many TV shows that scratch that itch beyond Wednesday and, well, Rings of Power.
10. Just Add Magic: Mystery City (2020)
There are two things every child loves regardless of their age: yummies and magic. It just so happened that three young girls once found one of their grandma’s cookbook — but when they tried out the recipes, it turned out that food was magical. Better yet, the cookbook led them to a mysterious city where someone waited for them.
Watch Just Add Magic: Mystery City on Apple TV and Prime Video.
9. Invisible City (2021–2023)
“The myths and legends have been right all along” is a phrase that sounds about as exciting as its implications, but only before you feel them, personally. A depressed detective who can’t overcome the death of his wife suddenly finds himself in the center of an ancient fight between two worlds — humans’ and monsters’.
Watch Invisible City on Netflix.
8. Supernatural Academy (2022)
Siblings separated since birth is a tragic yet classic story. What if they’re twins, though, and magically gifted ones? What if they can’t stand each other’s guts once they reunite but are both distrusted by others because there’s a dark prophecy about them? And how will their fates unfold once they decide to go against their Fate itself?
Watch Supernatural Academy on Apple TV and Netflix.
7. Dragon Age: Absolution (2022–Now)
The world of Dragon Age is vast and largely unexplored yet, and Absolution tries to fix this issue. The animated series takes us to the Tevinter Empire, the oldest human state in the world, setting up the events of the upcoming Dragon Age game as we traverse the endangered realm alongside its rebel mages and petty thieves.
Watch Dragon Age: Absolution on Netflix.
6. The Witcher: Blood Origin (2022)
To many, it has always been a point of frustration that we almost always see the world of The Witcher through the eyes of, well, the Witcher himself — Geralt of Rivia. Blood Origin takes the action away from him, a thousand years into the past, and follows six outcast elves in their daring quest to throw off an unstoppable empire.
Watch The Witcher: Blood Origin on Netflix.
5. Spellbound (2023–Now)
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Every teenager wants to be special, and being special comes in a variety of ways. For a young American girl, her relocation to Paris to study ballet feels like a magical adventure — but the concentration of magical things only keeps increasing from there as her lessons and an old family book unlock a hidden potential in her.
Watch Spellbound on Hulu and Netflix.
4. The Gryphon (2023–Now)
Being an outcast is not fun, and it doesn’t exactly endear you to people. But when something even less fun approaches in the form of the old evil, the Gryphon, threatening the entire world, old grievances must be forgotten. A young man has to confront his family’s dark past and enter the Black Tower to prevent the catastrophe.
Watch The Gryphon on Prime Video.
3. My Magic Closet (2023–Now)
People say that everything has been done before. But you know what hasn’t been done before, ever? A mix-and-match of Narnia and every teenage girl’s K-pop dream. That’s right: when her life takes a turn for the worst, a young orphaned girl finds out that her closet holds a portal that takes her straight to her favorite idols.
Watch My Magic Closet on Prime Video.
2. Mayfair Witches (2023–Now)
When your career as a neurosurgeon is going splendidly, there are only so many things that can ruin everything. Discovering that you’re an apparent heir to a dynasty of witches is one of them. Suddenly, instead of focusing on your job, you have to deal with your “legacy”: a sinister and insidious force that haunts your family line.
Watch Mayfair Witches on BBC, AMC, Apple TV, and Prime Video.
1. Sanctuary: A Witch's Tale (2024–Now)
To this day, small towns like Sanctuary largely depend on their witches to solve unorthodox problems — and to this day, they fear the supernatural all the same. When a young kid’s body is found, it looking like an accident doesn’t prevent the kid’s mother from starting a new witch hunt on her town’s most magical resident.
Watch Sanctuary: A Witch's Tale on AMC and Prime Video.