From Game of Thrones to His Dark Materials , some truly great fantasy shows deserve to be seen more than once. Fantasy shows get a bad reputation sometimes, thanks to their intense buy-in. Often, there is a lot of world-building required to make a fantasy show’s universe feel truly real, and this can result in big budgets and lots of exposition.

However, the best fantasy shows can be as re-watchable as any classic thriller series and just as lithe, propulsive, and fast-paced, too. Make no mistake, there are plenty of plodding fantasy shows that take forever to get to the interesting stuff and waste a lot of screen time. However, the classics of the genre are well worth revisiting.

From a sitcom full of undead characters to a supernatural spin on the police procedural formul

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