36 TV series for those who lack mysticism and miracles

2024 Author: Malcolm Clapton | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 03:44

Fantastic creatures, time travel, chilling stories and a bit of black humor.

This collection includes series with a good rating on IMDb (at least 7) and a mystical plot with an admixture of other genres.

Mystical and Adventure

1. Doctor Who

• Adventure, drama, family.
• UK, 2005.
• Duration: 11 seasons.
• IMDb: 8, 7.

The series, whose history began in 1963, was included in the Guinness Book of Records as the longest running sci-fi series in the world.

The alien traveler who calls himself the Doctor roams time and space in the TARDIS, a time machine that looks like a 60s British police box. The doctor and his assistants fight the villains and save the earth from enemy attacks.

2. Stay Alive

• Adventure, drama, fantasy.
• USA, 2004.
• Duration: 6 seasons.
• IMDb: 8, 4.

The plane crashes on a mysterious island. 48 passengers will have to fight for survival while waiting to be rescued. Hostile unexplored lands, schisms within the formed community, mysterious incidents - all these are the daily challenges of the heroes.

This iconic American TV series gained worldwide fame, was nominated for many awards and still remains on the list of favorite TV shows for many.

3. Once upon a time

• Adventure, fantasy, melodrama.
• USA, 2011.
• Duration: 7 seasons.
• IMDb: 7, 8.

On the 28th birthday, 10-year-old Henry appears on the doorstep of Emma Swan - the son she once abandoned. The heroine takes the boy home to Storybrooke. On the way, Henry tells Emma that all the inhabitants of the town are fairy-tale characters whom the Evil Queen brought from the wizarding world. Naturally, they do not remember their past.

The boy insists that Emma must save them and break the curse. At first, she is skeptical, thinking that this is just fiction. Forced to stay in Storybrooke for a while, Emma begins to believe the story is true.

4. Legend of the Seeker

• Action, adventure, drama.
• USA, New Zealand, 2008.
• Duration: 2 seasons.
• IMDb: 7, 7.

Richard Cypher was destined to become the Seeker of Truth and, according to the prophecy, kill the tyrant Darken Rahl. But will young Richard be able to carry this burden?

The series is based on the novels by Terry Goodkind from the Sword of Truth series.

5. Wizards

• Drama, fantasy.
• USA, 2015.
• Duration: 3 seasons.
• IMDb: 7, 5.

Quentin enters a college of magic and realizes that the world of magic is real and extremely dangerous. In the meantime, his girlfriend Julia was not accepted into the educational institution. And she starts looking for magic elsewhere.

The series is based on a series of novels by Lev Grossman.

6. The Chronicles of Shannara

• Adventure, fantasy, science fiction.
• USA, New Zealand, 2016.
• Duration: 2 seasons.
• IMDb: 7, 3.

300 years after the Race War, the ancient Elkris tree dies. But this cannot be allowed, because only Elkris protects the Four Lands from demons. Amberlee and Will are the only ones who can save the world and revive elven magic.

7. Great Merlin

• Action, adventure, drama.
• USA, UK, 1998.
• Duration: 1 season.
• IMDb: 7, 1.

A mini-series about magic and the eternal confrontation between good and evil. The wizard Merlin will have to defeat the dark queen Mab, save his beloved from the dragon and raise the king and future knight of the Round Table Arthur.

Mystical and Comedic

1. Tenth kingdom

• Adventure, Comedy, Family.
• Great Britain, Germany, USA, 2000.
• Duration: 1 season.
• IMDb: 8, 4.

Virginia and her father Anthony live in New York. Miraculously, they find themselves in a magical world where fabulous creatures live. There are Snow White, and Cinderella, and the Evil Queen with troll minions. In search of a way home, Virginia is waiting for incredible adventure and true love.

2. Garbage

• Comedy, drama, fantasy.
• UK, 2009.
• Duration: 5 seasons.
• IMDb: 8, 3.

A group of troubled teenagers are serving their sentences in community service. A sudden thunderstorm changes their lives: after being struck by lightning, they discover that they are endowed with superpowers. Now young criminals are tormented by one question: what to do with this force?

3. Ministry of Time

• Adventure, comedy, fantasy.
• Spain, 2015.
• Duration: 3 seasons.
• IMDb: 8, 3.

The secret government organization, the Ministry of Time, makes sure that guests from the past do not penetrate into the present, in order to then change the course of history in their favor. A warrior from the 16th century, the first female student from the 19th century, and a nurse from our time join the ministry and help them fulfill their mission. Despite the unusual nature of the organization, its employees have quite common problems: low salaries, vacation planning, and dissatisfaction with their superiors.

4. In a better world

• Comedy, drama, fantasy.
• USA, 2016.
• Duration: 2 seasons.
• IMDb: 8, 1.

A better world is a place where good people go after death. In a word, paradise. The young woman Eleanor gets there, but realizes that this is an accident - she certainly does not deserve to be there. She tries to correct her mistakes in order to truly earn her place in paradise.

5. Preacher

• Adventure, drama, fantasy.
• USA, 2016.
• Duration: 3 seasons.
• IMDb: 8, 1.

The priest Jesse, who has lost his faith and a drinker, gains powerful power when Genesis, the result of the connection between the Angel and the Demon, enters his body. Jesse, along with his ex-girlfriend Tulip and the vampire Cassidy, go in search of the missing God.

6. Kevin will save the world. If possible

• Comedy, drama, fantasy.
• USA, 2017.
• Duration: 1 season.
• IMDb: 7, 8.

Kevin wants to rethink his life after a series of failures and moves in with his sister Amy and her daughter Reese. On his head falls Yvette - a guardian angel sent by God to entrust Kevin with a mission to save the world. Apart from him, no one sees Yvette, so the two of them have to move step by step towards the goal - the salvation of humanity.

7. My wife bewitched me

• Comedy, family, fantasy.
• USA, 1964.
• Duration: 8 seasons.
• IMDb: 7, 6.

The 60s series tells the story of the family life of the good witch Samantha and advertising agent Darrin. Darrin learns about his wife's amazing abilities after the wedding and asks her not to use magic. Samantha, of course, agrees, but keeping the promise is quite difficult.

Contrary to the agreement, she uses magic to solve everyday issues. To complicate matters further, Samantha's mother, the witch of Endor, who at every opportunity lets go of barbs about Darrin's human nature.

Mystical and detective

1. Twin Peaks

• Crime, drama, mysticism.
• USA, 1990.
• Duration: 3 seasons.
• IMDb: 8, 8.

The legendary TV series of the 90s, which received a sequel in 2017, is familiar to almost everyone. Federal Agent Cooper travels to the provincial town of Twin Peaks to investigate the murder of high school student Laura Palmer.

Seeming at first glance calm and quiet, Twin Peaks, along with its inhabitants, keeps many secrets that are revealed to the viewer. Agent Cooper must figure it out and find out who killed Laura Palmer.

2. X-Files

• Drama, mysticism, fantasy.
• Canada, 1993.
• Duration: 11 seasons.
• IMDb: 8, 7.

Another popular TV series of the 90s. Agent Mulder, a talented detective who believes in mysticism, and his partner Agent Scully, a skeptic and a supporter of logic, together investigate mysterious cases and try to uncover a government conspiracy. They have different views of the world, but gradually a mutual understanding develops between them, which develops into friendship and, perhaps, something more.

3. Edge

• Drama, mysticism, fantasy.
• USA, Canada, 2008.
• Duration: 5 seasons.
• IMDb: 8, 4.

FBI Special Agent Olivia joins forces with scientists Walter and Peter to investigate anomalous events beyond her understanding. They have to find the source of the anomalies in order to prevent catastrophic consequences.

4. Space

• Drama, mysticism, fantasy.
• USA, Canada, 2015.
• Duration: 3 seasons.
• IMDb: 8, 3.

Detective Joseph Miller is assigned to investigate the case of the missing girl - the daughter of an influential person. Everything would be fine, but it happens in the distant future, in 200 years. The solar system is colonized, and the detective himself was born in the asteroid belt. An ordinary disappearance case turns into a conspiracy that threatens all of humanity.

5. Black Lagoon

• Mystic.
• Spain, 2007.
• Duration: 7 seasons.
• IMDb: 8, 2.

After the disappearance of their parents, Marcos and his younger sister Paula find themselves in the elite boarding school "Black Lagoon". They are looked after by the founder of the boarding school and their legal guardian. Marcos soon learns that the school keeps secrets associated with his family. Together with new friends, he wants to get to the point, but it becomes more difficult to survive every day.

6. Grimm

• Drama, fantasy, horror.
• USA, 2011.
• Duration: 6 seasons.
• IMDb: 7, 8.

Portland detective Nick Burkhardt imagines scenes of brutal murders. Trying to figure out the reason for the visions, he learns that he is a descendant of certain Grimm hunters, from whom he inherited the ability to detect supernatural beings. The last of its kind, he continues the work of his ancestors and tries to protect every living soul that is in danger.

The series is based in part on the fairy tales of the Brothers Grimm.

7. Pines

• Drama, mysticism, fantasy.
• USA, 2015.
• Duration: 2 seasons.
• IMDb: 7, 5.

Ethan Burke, a Secret Service agent, travels to Wayward Pines to find two missing federal agents. During the investigation, Ethan is confronted with a terrifying reality and realizes that everything will not be the same. What's wrong with a quiet town?

Mystical and creepy

1. Very strange things

• Drama, fantasy, horror.
• USA, 2016.
• Duration: 2 seasons.
• IMDb: 8, 9.

In a quiet town, the teenager Will disappears under strange circumstances. His family, along with the sheriff, are throwing all their strength into the search, and Will's best friend Mike begins his own investigation. He will have to fight with otherworldly forces and unravel the mystery of the appearance of a girl named Eleven.

2. Scary tales

• Drama, fantasy, horror.
• USA, Ireland, UK, 2014.
• Duration: 3 seasons.
• IMDb: 8, 2.

Traveler Malcolm Murray is looking for companions to save his daughter, kidnapped by the supreme evil. He recruits the American Ethan Chandler, the young medical genius Victor Frankenstein and the mysterious medium Vanessa Ives.

The series contains well-known images of popular characters: there is a demonically beautiful Dorian Gray, and Count Dracula, thirsty for blood, and a fighter against evil spirits Van Helsing. The gloomy atmosphere of Victorian England escalates the tension, and the dark alleys of London are more dangerous than ever.

3. At the call of sorrow

• Drama, fantasy, horror.
• France, 2012.
• Duration: 2 seasons.
• IMDb: 8, 2.

The inhabitants of a small town in the mountains are shocked. One day, several locals who died years ago appear in their homes. They do not yet know that they are dead and that no one else is waiting for them. In their attempts to take their place in a world that is already foreign to them, they discover that others have returned from the dead as well. What is the plan for their sudden return?

4. Sleepy Hollow

• Adventure, drama, fantasy.
• USA, 2013.
• Duration: 4 seasons.
• IMDb: 7, 4.

On the battlefield during the War of Independence, Ichabod Crane kills the Horseman of Death by chopping off his head and dies himself. Almost 200 years later, in a place called Sleepy Hollow, the terrible Headless Horseman rises from the dead, and with him Ichabod. Dazed by what is happening, he joins forces with Lieutenant Abby Mills to resist evil and save the lives of innocent people.

5. Salem

• Drama, fantasy, thriller.
• USA, 2014.
• Duration: 3 seasons.
• IMDb: 7, 2.

In the center of the narration is the story of the witch hunt in the town of Salem. Fear settled in the souls of women. They need to be more careful, because for any little thing they can be fatally punished. And real witches have to hide their essence even more carefully.

Mystical and dramatic

1. World of the Wild West

• Drama, mysticism, fantasy.
• USA, 2016.
• Duration: 2 seasons.
• IMDb: 8, 9.

Westworld is not your typical amusement park. This is a futuristic ride for wealthy clients, in which visitors bring incredible fantasies to life with the help of androids. If an android is killed, it is reprogrammed and sent back to indulge the guests. But sooner or later you have to pay for everything, because robots are not as insensitive as they seemed.

2. Darkness

• Crime, drama, mysticism.
• Germany, 2017.
• Duration: 1 season.
• IMDb: 8, 7.

The lives of four family members collapse when two children disappear in the German town of Wieden. Terrible secrets creep out, shedding light on the dark past.

3. Outlander

• Drama, fantasy, melodrama.
• USA, UK, 2014.
• Duration: 3 seasons.
• IMDb: 8, 5.

Claire Randall, a military nurse from the 40s, is mysteriously transported back in time 200 years ago to 1743. The unknown world is fraught with danger, and Claire needs to try very hard to survive. She is forced to marry the Scottish warrior Jamie Fraser, a young man with a great sense of humor. A spark jumps between them. Everything would be fine, but at home Claire is waiting for a real husband.

The series is based on the novel series of the same name by Diana Gabaldon.

4. Carnival

• Drama, fantasy, mysticism.
• USA, 2003.
• Duration: 2 seasons.
• IMDb: 8, 5.

1934, Oklahoma, dust storm season. The fugitive Ben Hawkins finds refuge in a nomadic circus, in which there is a bearded woman, and Siamese twins, and a fortune-teller. The establishment is run by a mysterious Master who knows that Ben hides an amazing gift: he can heal people and raise the dead. But the price is great: to save one life, you have to give another.

Ben has prophetic visions, and California preacher Justin Crowe has the same vision. A conflict flares up between them - a confrontation between good and evil, where only one can win.

5. Eighth sense

• Drama, mysticism, fantasy.
• USA, 2015.
• Duration: 2 seasons.
• IMDb: 8, 4.

The series of the Wachowski sisters tells the story of eight strangers from different parts of the world who suddenly found themselves emotionally connected. Now they have to find out the nature of this phenomenon.

A mysterious man named Jonas tries to help strangers, while a certain Mr. Wispers hopes to hunt them down to destroy them. Each episode is dedicated to a different character.

6. Dark child

• Action, drama, fantasy.
• Canada, 2013.
• Duration: 5 seasons.
• IMDb: 8, 3.

Sarah witnesses the suicide of a girl who is incredibly similar to her. She takes the place of the deceased in the hope that this will save her from life's difficulties. But instead of being calm, Sarah finds herself in even more problems. So what is the mystery of their striking similarity?

7. Abandoned

• Drama, fantasy, mysticism.
• USA, 2014.
• Duration: 3 seasons.
• IMDb: 8, 2.

More than one hundred million people disappeared without a trace. Scientists have not established the reasons, and religious fanatics took this for the ascension of righteous souls. Three years later, in a small New York state town, a police chief is trying to restore order and keep the city under the law.

8. OA

• Drama, fantasy, mysticism.
• USA, 2016.
• Duration: 1 season.
• IMDb: 7, 8.

Prairie Johnson disappeared seven years ago. Suddenly she returned home. It would seem that this is a reason for joy, but there is also something frightening in this. No one knows where she has been missing all this time, and Prairie is in no hurry to tell. Another strange circumstance does not give rest: she was completely blind, and returned with a newfound ability to see.

9. Siren

• Drama, fantasy.
• USA, 2018.
• Duration: 1 season.
• IMDb: 7, 2.

A mysterious girl appears in the coastal town of Bristol Bay. Its inhabitants believe in mermaids who allegedly lived here in ancient times. The myth turns out to be true: ancient creatures return to claim their right to the ocean.

10. Charmed

• Drama, fantasy, mysticism.
• USA, 1998.
• Duration: 8 seasons.
• IMDb: 7, 1.

The late 90s series about the three witch sisters Prue, Piper and Phoebe won the hearts of viewers around the world. Unaware of their magical origins, the sisters find the Book of Mysteries in the attic, and this event dramatically changes their lives. They fulfill their destiny, fight demons and save innocents, while trying not to forget about their personal lives.