Uploaded January 2022 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago
The best fantasy and supernatural series based on books need to not only captivate any old audience but should win over the original fans as well. When fantastical lands and creatures have been living in full color in readers' heads for years, it can be hard to compete as a TV show. Even so, the best fantasy series based on books do more than just bring the magic to life, they bring more folks to the fold who may never have even heard of the books before. Such is the power of the best fantasy adaptations.
Some of the most popular fantasy shows adapted from books are based on book series, such as Game of Thrones, Outlander, and Shadowhunters. The range of shows and styles is beautifully broad when it comes to fantasy book adaptations - with supernatural series like the Sookie Stackhouse books (True Blood), literary classics such as The Legend of Sleepy Hollow or Dracula, and more traditional high fantasy like The Witcher. The faithfulness of the adaptation to the original text may vary for each series but each one of these shows was born from a book.
Which of these shows based on supernatural and fantasy books is the best? Vote up the best fantasy series below - whether because they nailed the adaptation or because they were top-notch, quality programming in their own right.
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0:00:08 - Sleepy Hollow
0:00:18 - American Gods
0:00:28 - True Blood
0:00:35 - Game of Thrones
0:00:42 - Outlander
0:00:51 - Good Omens
0:01:18 - The Witcher
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The best fantasy and supernatural series based on books need to not only captivate any old audience but should win over the original fans as well. When fantastical lands and creatures have been living in full color in readers' heads for years, it can be hard to compete as a TV show. Even so, the best fantasy series based on books do more than just bring the magic to life, they bring more folks to the fold who may never have even heard of the books before. Such is the power of the best fantasy adaptations.
Some of the most popular fantasy shows adapted from books are based on book series, such as Game of Thrones, Outlander, and Shadowhunters. The range of shows and styles is beautifully broad when it comes to fantasy book adaptations - with supernatural series like the Sookie Stackhouse books (True Blood), literary classics such as The Legend of Sleepy Hollow or Dracula, and more traditional high fantasy like The Witcher. The faithfulness of the adaptation to the original text may vary for each series but each one of these shows was born from a book.
Which of these shows based on supernatural and fantasy books is the best? Vote up the best fantasy series below - whether because they nailed the adaptation or because they were top-notch, quality programming in their own right.
...more
0:00 - Intro
0:00:08 - Sleepy Hollow
0:00:18 - American Gods
0:00:28 - True Blood
0:00:35 - Game of Thrones
0:00:42 - Outlander
0:00:51 - Good Omens
0:01:18 - The Witcher
▶️ MUSIC BY: bit.ly/DreamHeaven
🌠About Topopedia----------
Topopedia works for you, we made interesting, diverse, fun tops of events, performers, actors, politicians, places, and much more. don't miss everyday updates
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🌠Big thanks for free music goes to DreamHeaven----------
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