6 Greatest Fantasy Series On Prime Video With 2 Or More Seasons

Published Oct 18, 2026, 6:30 PM EDT

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Prime Video is hitting its stride as a platform for great fantasy, with some of its flagship TV shows going from strength to strength, proving that a balance can be struck between an innovative approach to the genre and fan service. Fantasy might be a subjective and extremely versatile genre ranging from gritty urban fantasy largely set in our world to epic high fantasy that shares DNA with The Lord of the Rings, but there are many ways to get the genre right, and when all of these elements come together, the result is often a timeless fantasy TV masterpiece.

Whether the series has the kind of immense budget that Game of Thrones worked with or is being made with virtually no money, the more important factor is immersion. The best fantasy TV shows of all time can build an entire world that feels believable despite the presence of magic, strange creatures, and more, and this is done through a well-written story and compelling characters. Great high fantasy heroes and villains are some of the most popular character archetypes, and Prime Video is proving that there are many ways to write them.

Undone

The urban fantasy Undone is one of the most unusual TV shows in recent years. After surviving a near-fatal car crash, Alma finds that she has a new and complicated relationship with time as her past and present memories begin to merge. Rather than dragons and evil queens, the looming villain that frightens her at first is the fear that she cannot trust her own mind. However, she gets a guide in the form of her deceased father, and this adds to the show's ambiguity, which soon becomes its standout quality.

Undone has a 97% positive critics' rating on Rotten Tomatoes.

Undone is so perfect that it demands a second watch to make sense of exactly what is happening to Alma, with many possibilities on the table. The show does not offer viewers easy answers, allowing us to make up our own minds, and a second watch allows us to appreciate the surreal animation style that is so ideally suited for a show like this. Undone is, at its core, about dealing with the past, and is a much more powerful journey than many other great works of fantasy. While the show has two short seasons, its impact may last longer.

Carnival Row

Carnival Row polarized audiences and critics, resulting in a 79% positive audience score on Rotten Tomatoes, while critics were much less impressed, giving it a 48% score. That said, the show combined tried-and-tested fantasy tropes with an entirely new setting, resulting in a visually stunning version of Victorian Europe, where a strange creature prowls at night, faeries are treated as second-class citizens, and a detective tries to solve a string of brutal murders. The series stars Orlando Bloom as detective Rycroft Philostrate, who begins a dangerous relationship with refugee faerie Vignette Stonemoss (Cara Delevingne.)

Many fantasy TV shows are canceled too soon, and after a promising first season, Carnival Row's filming was affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. This resulted in skyrocketing costs and delays, with a lot of storylines being fit into the second and final season, when the series should have had a third and was clearly written to incorporate extensive lore. That said, rather than allow the show to end on a cliffhanger, Carnival Row wraps up most of its main storylines, which will satisfy many viewers who would otherwise be put off by unresolved endings.

The Wheel Of Time

The Wheel of Time was one of the most ambitious fantasy series created for Prime Video. An adaptation of Robert Jordan's series of the same name, each season of the show was growing in confidence and quality, with the third reaching a 98% positive score from Rotten Tomatoes critics. Unfortunately, The Wheel of Time was then canceled due to low viewership, leaving many fans who had followed the entire show with the feeling that another season could have encouraged new viewers to give the series a chance despite its rocky start.

This leaves us with a show that is still a good watch in its own right, with standout acting from Rosamund Pike and Joshua Stradowski, especially in season 3 which tightened the pacing. People unfamiliar with the books tended to have a more positive reaction to The Wheel of Time, praising its impressive visuals and worldbuilding, with the story centering on a group of young villagers who discover that one of them might be central to an ancient prophecy that will see them either saving the world or ending it.

The Rings Of Power

Creating a TV show based on J. R. R. Tolkien's groundbreaking fantasy epic The Lord of the Rings was always going to be a challenge, especially considering Peter Jackson's movie trilogy is arguably the greatest fantasy movie masterpiece of the past 100 years. With the rights to Tolkien's other published works belonging to his estate, this left creators and writers with the appendices and existing characters to work with, creating an ambitious series set roughly 3000-5000 years before the events in The Lord of the Rings. Critics were instantly impressed, and now The Rings of Power is winning over fans.

The show's visual scale is extraordinary, while the story offers us a look at another side of some of the most iconic characters in The Lord of the Rings as well as places like Númenor that had not been seen onscreen before The Rings of Power. The show follows the creation of the rings of power seen at the beginning of the Lord of the Rings trilogy, and Sauron's many attempts to gain power before his banishment to Mordor. The show returns on November 11 2026, and is planned for a five-season run.

Good Omens

Based on the book of the same name written by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman, the Good Omens TV series has transcended its source material, with the chemistry between David Tennant and Michael Sheen driving the show. Centering on the initially reluctant partnership between the demon Crowley (Tennant) and the angel Aziraphale (Sheen,) the two combine forces to prevent the end of the human world, which they have become attached to. Good Omens is one of Prime Video's most underrated fantasy shows and while the first season works on its own, the second and third seasons are well worth watching.

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The show is hilarious, while exploring deep questions about human nature through the lens of British eccentricity. While clearly fitting within the fantasy genre, Good Omens also incorporates a coming of age story, a cozy mystery, and a Biblical commentary without ever taking itself too seriously. The series is so good that even people who would not normally be drawn to fantasy will likely enjoy it because of the dynamic between Tennant and Sheen, with Jon Hamm's cameos as a spectacularly out of touch Archangel Gabriel being another highlight.

The Legend Of Vox Machina

The Legend of Vox Machina has a well-deserved 100% critics' rating on Rotten Tomatoes and is still going strong, with a fifth and final season planned to conclude the story. Based on the first campaign of the Dungeons & Dragons web series Critical Role, the story follows a band of unlikely heroes known as Vox Machina as they begin a quest to save the realm of Exandria from dark forces and powerful entries. Initially beginning as reluctant mercenaries, the show follows their journey to becoming real champions, learning that they are capable of more than getting into trouble.

The high fantasy epic has been so well-received that many have compared The Legend of Vox Machina to The Lord of the Rings for its scale and theme of everyday people triumphing over evil. With Tolkien's influence on the world of Dungeons & Dragons being well-documented, it may not be surprising that the series feels Tolkienesque, though the series has a very different tone. The Legend of Vox Machina works as a comedy as well as a fantasy, giving it a unique place in the genre.