Best Supernatural Television Shows
The supernatural genre often includes vampires, werewolves, shape-shifters, witches, warlocks, angels, demons, gods, ghost, apparitions, fairies, creatures from numerous folklore, legends, and stories... I have not included television shows about beings with superpowers (like Heroes) or zombies (like Walking Dead), although they could be classified as supernatural.
This list aims to compile all supernatural television shows (as described above), specifically those filmed in the English language and airing after 2000. While the list is a general compilation, the ranking is in part by general reception of the series and personal opinion.
Please leave comments! Let me know if I am missing any shows or if you agree/disagree with the rankings (and why)!
This list aims to compile all supernatural television shows (as described above), specifically those filmed in the English language and airing after 2000. While the list is a general compilation, the ranking is in part by general reception of the series and personal opinion.
Please leave comments! Let me know if I am missing any shows or if you agree/disagree with the rankings (and why)!
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- CreatorEric KripkeStarsJared PadaleckiJensen AcklesJim BeaverTwo brothers follow their father's footsteps as hunters, fighting evil supernatural beings of many kinds, including monsters, demons, and gods that roam the earth.with a focus on angels and demons, it touches on everything supernatural (vampires, werewolves, shape-shifters, gods, witches, ghosts, and much more!)
9 seasons and counting - CreatorAlan BallStarsAnna PaquinStephen MoyerSam TrammellTelepathic waitress Sookie Stackhouse encounters a strange new supernatural world when she meets the mysterious Bill Compton, a southern Louisiana gentleman and vampire.with a focus on vampires, it touches on just about everything supernatural (werewolves, fairies, shape-shifters, witches, ghosts, and more!)
7 seasons - CreatorJulie PlecKevin WilliamsonStarsNina DobrevPaul WesleyIan SomerhalderThe lives, loves, dangers and disasters in the town, Mystic Falls, Virginia. Creatures of unspeakable horror lurk beneath this town as a teenage girl is suddenly torn between two vampire brothers.with a focus on vampires, it touches on witches, ghosts, werewolves, and more
6 seasons and counting? - CreatorJeff DavisStarsTyler PoseyHolland RodenDylan O'BrienAn average high school student and his best friend get caught up in some trouble causing him to receive a werewolf bite. As a result they find themselves in the middle of all sorts of dramas in Beacon Hills.with a focus on werewolves, it touches on many supernatural beings such as banshees, dark spirits, and more
5 seasons and counting? - CreatorBrian McGreevyLee ShipmanStarsFamke JanssenBill SkarsgårdLandon LiboironSecrets are just part of daily life in the small Pennsylvania town of Hemlock Grove, where the darkest evils hide in plain sight.with a focus on werewolves, upirs (vampire/demon/dragon), psychics
2 seasons - CreatorBrad FalchukRyan MurphyHalley FeifferStarsLady GagaKathy BatesAngela BassettAn anthology series centering on different characters and locations, showcasing different aspects of horror.with a focus on ghosts, witches, and other supernatural beings
4 seasons and counting? - CreatorJohn LoganStarsJosh HartnettTimothy DaltonEva GreenExplorer Sir Malcolm Murray, American gunslinger Ethan Chandler, scientist Victor Frankenstein and medium Vanessa Ives unite to combat supernatural threats in Victorian London.with a focus on vampires, and other supernatural beings (monsters, ghosts, demons, werewolves, etc.)
2 seasons and counting? - CreatorJulie PlecStarsJoseph MorganDaniel GilliesClaire HoltA family of power-hungry thousand-year-old vampires look to take back the city that they built and dominate all those who have done them wrong.with a focus on vampires, it touches on witches and werewolves
2 seasons and counting? - CreatorBrannon BragaAdam SimonStarsJanet MontgomeryShane WestSeth GabelSupernatural horror loosely based on Salem's 17th century witch trials.with a focus on witches
2 seasons and counting? - CreatorVaun WilmottStarsChristopher EganTom WisdomRoxanne McKeeFollows the perilous journey of a rebellious young soldier who discovers he's the unlikely savior of humanity.with a focus on angles (different classifications of angels: archangels, lesser angels, etc.)
1 season and counting? - CreatorStephen CarpenterDavid GreenwaltJim KoufStarsDavid GiuntoliRussell HornsbySilas Weir MitchellA homicide detective discovers he is a descendant of hunters who fight supernatural forces.with a focus on mythological creatures
4 seasons and counting? - CreatorMaggie FriedmanStarsJulia OrmondJenna DewanRachel BostonTwo sisters, bartender and librarian, discover as adults that they're witches with magical powers. They, their mom and her sister, all witches, are up against a mortal enemy.with a focus on witches
2 seasons and counting? - CreatorToby WhithouseStarsLenora CrichlowRussell ToveyAidan TurnerA werewolf, a vampire, and a ghost try to live together and get along.with a focus on werewolves, vampires, and ghosts, it touches on various other supernatural beings
5 seasons - CreatorJeremy CarverAnna FrickeStarsSam WitwerMeaghan RathSam HuntingtonThree twenty-somethings share a house and try to live a normal life despite being a ghost, a werewolf, and a vampire.with a focus on werewolves, vampires, and ghosts, it touches on various other supernatural beings
4 seasons - CreatorMichael KarnowZak PennStarsDavid StrathairnRyan CartwrightWarren ChristieAlphas is a science fiction drama focusing on a team that investigates people with supernatural abilities.
- CreatorMichelle LovrettaStarsAnna SilkKris Holden-RiedZoie PalmerWhen a succubus finds it difficult to adapt with her unusual traits inspite of being born in a human family, she sets off on a journey to find out the truth of her origin.with a focus on the fae, it touches on various other supernatural beings
- StarsJemima RooperJamie DavisAmber SainsburyCassie is a shy and lonely student who is only really loved by her best friend Thelma.with a focus on angels, it touches on witches, succubi/incubi, ghosts, and more
- CreatorCole HaddonStarsJonathan Rhys MeyersJessica De GouwThomas KretschmannDracula travels to London, with dark plans for revenge against those who ruined his life centuries earlier. However, his plan is complicated when he falls in love with a woman who seems to be a reincarnation of his dead wife.
- CreatorDaniel CeroneDavid S. GoyerStarsMatt RyanHarold PerrineauCharles HalfordA man struggling with his faith who is haunted by the sins of his past is suddenly thrust into the role of defending humanity from the gathering forces of darkness.
- CreatorRobert RodriguezStarsD.J. CotronaZane HoltzJesse GarciaA Texas Ranger is in hot pursuit of the infamous Gecko brothers and their hostages. They all end up trapped in a desert bar secretly run by vampires and discover a vampire conspiracy.
- StarsLaura VandervoortGreyston HoltGreg BrykElena navigates her life between the human world and the werewolf world as the only female of the species.
- CreatorAlfred GoughMiles MillarStarsTom WellingMichael RosenbaumAllison MackA young Clark Kent struggles to find his place in the world as he learns to harness his alien powers for good and deals with the typical troubles of teenage life in Smallville, Kansas.
- CreatorJennifer PertschTom McGillisStarsMatthew KnightVanessa MorganAtticus MitchellEthan Morgan, his half-vampire babysitter and pals battle against creatures from their nightmares.
- CreatorMaggie FriedmanStarsJaime Ray NewmanLindsay PriceRebecca RomijnA mysterious man bestows unique powers to three women.
- CreatorAndrew MillerStarsBritt RobertsonThomas DekkerPhoebe Tonkin16 year old Cassie Blake moves to Chance Harbor, Washington to live with her grandmother after her mother mysteriously dies. She discovers she's a witch along with 5 other teens.with a focus on witches
1 season - cancelled - CreatorJoseph DoughertyOliver GoldstickI. Marlene KingStarsNicole Gale AndersonTyler BlackburnSteven CabralFive strangers are connected by the curse that has plagued Ravenswood for generations.with a focus on ghosts
1 Season - cancelled - StarsKristen HagerJessica Parker KennedyEric BalfourA teen girl's brother is murdered at Valemont, an elite college on the east coast. Disguised as a student, the girl works undercover to unravel Valemont's dark secrets from within.with a focus on vampires
1 season - StarsPhoebe FoxHannah TointonNina Toussaint-WhiteThe adventures of a group of witches living in the city.with a focus on witches
1 season - cancelled - CreatorMarc SilvestriMichael TurnerStarsYancy ButlerDavid ChokachiAnthony CistaroNYPD Det. Sara Pezzini has a supernatural weapon and abilities to help her fight evil.2 seasona - cancelled
- CreatorJohn LeekleyStarsLou Diamond PhillipsTim MathesonPaul WesleySet in the Pacific Northwest, this suspense thriller explores what happens when werewolves overtake a small Seattle suburb.with a focus on werewolves
1 season - cancelled - CreatorHans BeimlerRobert Hewitt WolfeStarsPaul BlackthorneValerie CruzTerrence MannHarry Dresden is a wizard, the only one listed in the Chicago phone book. He's got a handle on the crimes that can't be solved by anyone else. Paranormal? No problem. Dresden deals in all matters of supernatural threats.with a focus on magic, it touches on wizards, vampires, werewolves, etc.
1 season - cancelled - CreatorAndrew MarshallStarsRichard CoyleSamantha WomackIan RichardsonJohn Strange is an ex-priest who had dedicated his life to hunting down demons and the darker side of the church, a task which some of his former bosses stand in the way of.with a focus on demons
1 season - cancelled - StarsVic ReevesBob MortimerEmilia FoxRandall and Hopkirk are detective partners with a difference: one of them is a ghost.with a focus on ghosts
2 seasons - CreatorCharles PiccoCraig WallaceAnthony LeoStarsAlex HouseMaggie CastleBill TurnbullA stoner metalhead named Todd Smith, his crushee Jenny, his best friend Curtis, and the geeky Hannah, search their high school for a mayhem-causing Satanic spell book, while being opposed by Atticus, the evil guidance councillor.with a focus on magic
1 season - cancelled - CreatorRon KoslowTrevor MunsonStarsAlex O'LoughlinSophia MylesJason DohringAn immortal vampire and private investigator struggles to exist after he was bitten 60 years ago by his vampire bride. He is also internally tormented as he falls in love with one he should not.with a focus on vampires
1 season - cancelled - CreatorGlenn Gordon CaronStarsPatricia ArquetteMiguel SandovalJake WeberSuburban mom Allison DuBois attempts to balance family life with solving mysteries using her special gift. The dead send her visions of their deaths or other crimes while she sleeps.
- CreatorHoward OvermanStarsNathan Stewart-JarrettJoe GilgunIwan RheonA group of young offenders doing community service gets struck by lightning during a storm and start to develop superpowers.
- StarsAlex KingstonDean AndrewsShelley ConnA supernatural drama telling the story of three different families living in the same house in 1968, 1987 and the present day, linked by the spirit of the young daughter of the 1960s family, who drowned in mysterious circumstances.
- StarsDakota Blue RichardsSophie ThompsonKris MarshallA tragic death in 1944 sends ghostly ripples down the years ensuring that the truth will eventually surface, whatever the cost.*follow up to Marchlands
- CreatorStephen TolkinKenneth BillerStarsCraig HornerBridget ReganBruce SpenceAfter the mysterious murder of his father, a son's search for answers begins a momentous fight against tyranny.2 seasons - cancelled
- CreatorJohn GrayStarsJennifer Love HewittDavid ConradCamryn ManheimMelinda Gordon, a newly married woman, possesses the gift of communicating with the dead. With her best friend Andrea's assistance, she helps the earthbound spirits to find peace and cross over.
- CreatorGrant ScharboRichard HatemStarsRhona MitraFrank GrilloMarisol NicholsA metropolitan police officer becomes chief of police in a gated suburban neighborhood where vampires, werewolves, witches, and other supernatural entities reside.with a focus on vampires, werewolves, witches, and succubus, it touches on various other supernatural beings
1 season - cancelled - CreatorJack ThorneStarsLily LovelessTom EllisDaniel KaluuyaPaul has apocalyptic dreams, and sees spirits of the dead called The Fades. He must stop them before they destroy humanity.with a focus on ghosts
1 season - CreatorSherri Cooper-LandsmanRon KoslowJennifer LevinStarsKristin KreukJay RyanNina LisandrelloA beautiful detective falls in love with an ex-soldier who goes into hiding from the secret government organization that turned him into a mechanically charged beast.
- CreatorDavid GreenwaltJoss WhedonStarsDavid BoreanazCharisma CarpenterAlexis DenisofThe vampire Angel, cursed with a soul, moves to Los Angeles and aids people with supernatural-related problems while questing for his own redemption.
- CreatorJohnny CappsJulian JonesJake MichieStarsJohn HurtColin MorganBradley JamesThese are the brand new adventures of Merlin, the legendary sorcerer as a young man, when he was just a servant to young Prince Arthur on the royal court of Camelot, who has soon become his best friend, and turned Arthur into a great king and a legend.