15 best TV series about good and dangerous witches

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

From resourceful high school student Sabrina Spellman to Yennefer of Vengerberg.

1. My wife bewitched me

• USA, 1964-1972.
• Fantasy sitcom.
• Duration: 8 seasons.
• IMDb: 7, 5.

A young and not yet very experienced witch Samantha marries an ordinary mortal Darrin. The problem is that her domineering mother, the sorceress Endora, along with the Council of Witches, is doing all sorts of intrigues to the newlyweds.

A very kind sitcom by William Asher (I Love Lucy, The Twilight Zone) with charismatic and bright actors. Moreover, the main role in the series was played by the director's wife - the magnificent Elizabeth Montgomery.

2. Sabrina - the little witch

• USA, 1996-2003.
• Fantasy sitcom.
• Duration: 7 seasons.
• IMDb: 6, 6.

A young girl, Sabrina Spellman, lives with her aunts Hilda and Zelda, but at the age of 16 she finds out that she has magical powers, like most of her relatives. Often, because of the magic, the heroine gets into awkward situations, but usually everything quickly falls into place.

Sabrina first appeared in 1962 in graphic novels about the adventures of Archie Andrews. The character then got his own comic book series. After that, they released a good witchcraft show for teenagers, of which the audience most remembered the sarcastic talking cat Salem.

3. Enchanted

• USA, 1998-2006.
• Mystical drama, detective.
• Duration: 8 seasons.
• IMDb: 7, 1.

Sisters Prue, Piper and Phoebe Halliwell are ordinary girls living in San Francisco who one day become witches and acquire magical powers. Now they must fight evil and in parallel solve the most ordinary, non-magical problems.

"Charmed" achieved phenomenal success due to the fact that the creators were able to successfully combine family drama with magic and at the same time move away from the stereotypical images of medieval witches as much as possible. The adventures of the Halliwell sisters even went beyond television: you could also read about the heroines on the pages of fiction books and comics.

4. Eastwick

• USA, 2009-2010.
• Fantasy drama.
• Duration: 1 season.
• IMDb: 6, 4.

Three young girls discover in themselves the beginnings of the abilities of the most real medieval witches. At the same time, a mysterious stranger named Darryl Van Horn arrives in the city, who takes turns trying to charm the heroines.

The project based on the novel of the same name by John Updike was closed a month after the premiere due to low ratings. However, showrunner Maggie Friedman did not give up and later created another serial drama about witches - The Witches of the East End.

5. American Horror Story

• USA, 2011 - present.
• Horror, mysticism, drama.
• Duration: 9 seasons.
• IMDb: 8, 1.

The old school of witchcraft in New Orleans is going through hard times. But everything changes after the Supreme Witch Fiona realizes that somewhere nearby her potential rival is gaining strength.

In the third season of American Horror Story, we are talking about a coven disguised as an elite boarding house. The charismatic sorcerers were played by Jessica Lange, Sarah Paulson and other wonderful actresses. Moreover, most of the characters from "Sabbat" returned in the eighth season, where they tried to prevent the apocalypse.

Thanks to the TV series, the phrase “On Wednesdays we wear black” became popular for some time on the Internet - an allusion to another famous movie quote “On Wednesdays we wear pink” (as the heroines of the movie “Mean Girls” said).

6. Once upon a time

• USA, 2011–2018.
• Fantasy drama.
• Duration: 7 seasons.
• IMDb: 7, 7.

An ordinary girl, Emma Swan, once meets a boy named Henry, who claims to be her son. Together they travel to the city of Storybrooke, where fairytale characters enchanted by the Evil Queen live. Emma is the chosen one and can save everyone.

All the characters in the series were once the characters of fairy tales, but they were transported to a world without magic and do not remember anything about themselves. Among them, for example, the Blind Witch from the fairy tale "Hansel and Gretel", the Green Witch Zelena from "The Wizard of Oz" and even Maleficent, Ursula and Cruella. The last three are known to many from Disney film adaptations, but here their fate turns out to be more confusing and even tragic.

7. Witches of the East End

• USA, 2013–2014.
• Fantasy drama.
• Duration: 2 seasons.
• IMDb: 7, 6.

At the center of events is a family of hereditary witches - Joanna Beauchamp and her two adult daughters Ingrid and Freya. The latter do not suspect that they have a lot of powerful enemies, as they grew up not knowing about their magical abilities.

In her next project, Maggie Friedman relied on the drama and the relationship of the heroines with the world of ordinary people, telling about all the understandable problems, joys and sufferings. But fans of mysticism, mysteries and unpredictable plot twists, "East End Witches" will surely like it too.

8. Salem

• USA, 2014-2017.
• Mystical historical drama.
• Duration: 3 seasons.
• IMDb: 7, 1.

The young soldier John returns to the small town of Salem. Having reached his native place, the man realizes that the entire local population is fanatically hunting witches. Moreover, among the witches, he discovers his former lover.

The authors claim to have drawn inspiration from real-life Salem lawsuits. The result is a very atmospheric and dark series, the best part of which is actress Janet Montgomery, the show's main witch.

9. Scary tales

• Great Britain, USA, 2014-2016.
• Mystical drama, horror, fantasy.
• Duration: 3 seasons.
• IMDb: 8, 2.

The famous traveler Lord Malcolm Murray believes that his daughter Mina was kidnapped by vampires. To save her, the researcher assembles an eccentric team, which includes the clairvoyant Vanessa Ives, the skilled marksman Ethan Chandler, and the genius physician Victor Frankenstein.

The series actively exploits Victorian mystical themes, various monsters, spirits, werewolves and other folklore characters regularly appear in it. Evil sorcery was also not ignored: for example, in the second season, on the instructions of the Devil, a witch hunt was arranged for Vanessa Ives. In the minds of the creators, these creatures look like ordinary women who, at the right time, can change their appearance to a very frightening one.

10. The Good Witch

• USA, Canada, 2015 - present.
• Comedy drama.
• Duration: 5 seasons.
• IMDb: 7, 3.

Divorced doctor Sam Radford, along with his son Nick, moves to the small town of Middleton from New York. Very soon, the man finds out that because of his neighbor Cassie Nightingale, the doctors in Middleton do not stay, because the residents prefer to be treated with her herbs and infusions.

The series was preceded by full-length films, the first of which was released in 2008. The Hallmark Channel then decided to relaunch the story as a serial show. Here, viewers will not find any potions, spells and battles with monsters - magic serves only as a background for the story of relationships between people, friendship, love and mutual assistance.

11. The worst witch

• UK, 2017 - present.
• Comedy fantasy.
• Duration: 3 seasons.
• IMDb: 7, 4.

The main character, Mildred Hubble, enters the school of wizardry, but gets the nickname "The worst witch" due to the fact that she constantly manages to get into all kinds of trouble.

The series is based on the popular book series by British writer Jill Murphy. At first glance, the plot resembles "Harry Potter", but "The Worst Witch" is much simpler: here the heroines do not save the world and do not fight the forces of evil.

12. Midnight, Texas

• USA, 2017–2018.
• Mystical thriller.
• Duration: 2 seasons.
• IMDb: 7, 4.

Medium Manfred Bernardo arrives in Midnight to hide from creditors. He soon realizes that he was in a very unusual place where witches, demons, vampires, werewolves, fallen angels and other strange creatures live.

The show was based on the books of the American writer Charlene Harris, her other works formed the basis of the television series True Blood. The creators previously worked on projects such as Once Upon a Time and Lucifer. But after two seasons, NBC canceled the promising project.

13. Chilling Adventures of Sabrina

• USA, 2018 - present.
• Fantasy drama, detective, horror.
• Duration: 2 seasons.
• IMDb: 7, 6.

Young Sabrina is preparing to celebrate her sixteenth birthday with friends, but it turns out that the girl must give up her usual life in favor of serving the devil. True, the closer the date, the more Sabrina doubts that this is a good idea.

The new "Sabrina" cannot be called a remake of the well-known sitcom. Strictly speaking, this is an adaptation of a dark comic book based on it. The series is generously flavored with bloody satanic symbols, and the masters of make-up and decorations were able to create a truly frightening atmosphere.

14. Discovery of witches

• UK, 2018 - present.
• Fantasy, drama, melodrama.
• Duration: 1 season.
• IMDb: 8, 1.

A young historian and hereditary witch Diana Bishop accidentally finds an enchanted manuscript in the library. In addition, the heroine falls in love with the ancient vampire Matthew Claremont, who helps her understand the mystery of the old manuscript.

The series based on the books of the writer Deborah Harkness simultaneously resembles "Harry Potter" by J. K. Rowling, "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer, "The Da Vinci Code" by Dan Brown and "The Vampire Chronicles" by Anne Rice. Moreover, the Sky One TV channel has already extended the show for two whole seasons.

15. The Witcher

• USA, Poland, 2019 - present.
• Fantasy thriller.
• Duration: 1 season.
• IMDb: 8, 3.

The monster hunter Geralt of Rivia travels, fulfilling orders for the extermination of evil spirits. Fate brings him together with the powerful sorceress Yennefer and the young princess Ciri, who is in trouble.

The authors of the fantasy series The Witcher based on Andrzej Sapkowski's book cycle expanded the universe by adding something of their own. So, the witch Yennefer from Vengerberg received a detailed background that was not in the original source.