If You Liked The Magicians, Watch These Next
Finished The Magicians (2015) and want more of the same? These 19 TV shows are what its fans watched next, ranked by how often people who liked it also liked these. Like The Magicians, most of them are drama, sci-fi & fantasy.
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19 titles · updated 2nd October 2026
1.Nancy Drew(2019)
7.7MysteryDramaSci-Fi & FantasyAlso drama and sci-fi & fantasy
Nancy Drew makes plans to leave her hometown for college, but finds herself drawn into a supernatural murder mystery instead.
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2.Gossip Girl(2007)
8.1DramaAlso drama
An exclusive group of privileged teens from a posh prep school on Manhattan's Upper East Side whose lives revolve around the blog of the all-knowing albeit ultra-secretive Gossip Girl.
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3.Hex(2004)
6.5Sci-Fi & FantasyDramaAlso sci-fi & fantasy and drama
Shy college student Cassie Hughes only wants to be accepted by others, but is only truly loved by her best friend Thelma Bates. Cassie later discovers that she possesses dangerous powers, and is being drawn into a world far beyond her control. And the man that she should fear the most manages to find a way into her…
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4.Looking for Alaska(2019)
7.9DramaAlso drama
Miles enrolls in a new boarding school seeking adventure. There, he befriends a group of quirky students led by the captivating and troubled Alaska. As they pull pranks and explore dark secrets, a night of celebration takes a tragic turn, forcing the group to grapple with loss and the complexities of growing up.
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5.Willow(2022)
6.6Sci-Fi & FantasyAction & AdventureDramaAlso sci-fi & fantasy and drama
Many years after the events of the original film, legendary sorcerer Willow leads a group of misfit heroes on a dangerous rescue mission through a world beyond their wildest imaginations.
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6.Birds of Prey(2002)
6.2DramaAction & AdventureSci-Fi & FantasyAlso drama and sci-fi & fantasy
The series is set in New Gotham City, several years after it has been apparently abandoned by Batman. In his absence, Huntress, Oracle and Dinah are now the protectors of New Gotham: the Birds of Prey, and had taken over his war on crime. They are joined by Alfred Pennyworth, who serves Helena as she is heir to the…
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7.Witches of East End(2013)
7.3Sci-Fi & FantasyDramaAlso sci-fi & fantasy and drama
The adventures of Joanna Beauchamp and her two adult daughters Freya and Ingrid -- both of whom unknowingly are their family's next generation of witches -- who lead seemingly quiet, uneventful modern day lives in Long Island's secluded seaside town of East Haven. When Freya becomes engaged to a young, wealthy…
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8.The Flash(2014)
7.7DramaSci-Fi & FantasyAlso drama and sci-fi & fantasy
After being struck by lightning, CSI investigator Barry Allen awakens from a nine-month coma to discover he has been granted the gift of super speed. Teaming up with S.T.A.R. Labs, Barry takes on the persona of The Flash, the Fastest Man Alive, to protect his city.
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9.Charmed(2018)
7.2DramaSci-Fi & FantasyAlso drama and sci-fi & fantasy
Set in the fictional college town of Hilltowne, Charmed follows the lives of three sisters, Macy, Mel and Maggie Vera who, after the tragic death of their mother, discover they are three of the most powerful witches of all time.
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10.Once Upon a Time in Wonderland(2013)
6.8Sci-Fi & FantasyDramaAlso sci-fi & fantasy and drama
In Victorian England, the young and beautiful Alice tells a tale of a strange new land that exists on the other side of a rabbit hole. Thinking Alice insane, her doctors aim to make her forget everything. While Alice is ready to put it all behind her, she knows this world is real. In the nick of time, the Knave of…
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11.Pretty Little Liars: The Perfectionists(2019)
7.7MysteryCrimeDramaAlso drama
In Beacon Heights, a seemingly perfect town, a group of three college friends struggle with the stress of being overachievers. In the aftermath of the town’s first murder, each Perfectionist hides behind a secret, a lie and an alibi.
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12.DC's Stargirl(2020)
7.7Sci-Fi & FantasyAction & AdventureDramaAlso sci-fi & fantasy and drama
Courtney Whitmore, a smart, athletic and above all else kind girl, discovers her step-father has a secret: he used to be the sidekick to a superhero. "Borrowing" the long-lost hero’s cosmic staff, she becomes the unlikely inspiration for an entirely new generation of superheroes.
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13.Roswell(1999)
7.7Sci-Fi & FantasyDramaAlso sci-fi & fantasy and drama
Bizarre things start happening in the little New Mexico town where UFOs were spotted in 1947. Cut to 1999, when a cute high-school student saves the life of a teenage waitress. Surrounded by cliques of clever, angst-filled classmates, the two form a bond that threatens the survival of a secret universe involving…
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14.The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power(2022)
7.2Action & AdventureDramaSci-Fi & FantasyAlso drama and sci-fi & fantasy
Beginning in a time of relative peace, we follow an ensemble cast of characters as they confront the re-emergence of evil to Middle-earth. From the darkest depths of the Misty Mountains, to the majestic forests of Lindon, to the breathtaking island kingdom of Númenor, to the furthest reaches of the map, these…
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15.WandaVision(2021)
8.2Sci-Fi & FantasyMysteryDramaAlso sci-fi & fantasy and drama
Wanda Maximoff and Vision—two super-powered beings living idealized suburban lives—begin to suspect that everything is not as it seems.
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16.The Gifted(2017)
7.6Sci-Fi & FantasyAction & AdventureDramaAlso sci-fi & fantasy and drama
A suburban couple's ordinary lives are rocked by the sudden discovery that their children possess mutant powers. Forced to go on the run from a hostile government, the family joins up with an underground network of mutants and must fight to survive.
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17.Marvel's Runaways(2017)
7.3Action & AdventureDramaSci-Fi & FantasyAlso drama and sci-fi & fantasy
Every teenager thinks their parents are evil. What if you found out they actually were? Six diverse teenagers who can barely stand each other must unite against a common foe – their parents.
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18.A Discovery of Witches(2018)
7.8Sci-Fi & FantasyDramaAlso sci-fi & fantasy and drama
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.
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19.The Pretender(1996)
7.4DramaMysterySci-Fi & FantasyAlso drama and sci-fi & fantasy
Raised in a secret facility built for experimenting on children, Jarod is a genius who can master any profession and become anyone he has to be. When he realizes as an adult that he's actually a prisoner and his captors are not as benevolent as he's been told, he breaks out. While trying to find his real identity,…
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