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10 Best Fantasy Shows on Max Right Now

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HBO is known for some of the greatest dark fantasy drama shows ever made, and all of its content is available on HBO Max. From the very brilliant (until its last two seasons) fantasy series Game of Thrones and its prequel series House of the Dragon, we have picked out all of the best fantasy shows that are available on Max to binge right now.

Pushing Daisies

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Pushing Daisies is a fantasy comedy-drama series created by Bryan Fuller. The ABC series follows Ned, a pie-maker with the ability to bring the dead back to life with just a touch, but in turn, someone in the near vicinity dies, and if he touches the person a second time, they die for real. When Ned’s childhood crush dies in mysterious circumstances, he brings her back to life. Pushing Daisies stars Lee Pace, Anna Friel, Chi McBride, Field Cate, Ellen Greene, Swoosie Kurtz, and Kristin Chenoweth.

Carnivàle

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Carnivàle is a dark fantasy period drama series created by Daniel Knauf. The HBO series is set during the Great Depression in the United States Dust Bowl, and it revolves around a group of disparate people in a travelling carnival, but they soon find themselves in a battle between good and evil. Carnivàle stars Michael J. Anderson, Adrienne Barbeau, Patrick Bauchau, Clancy Brown, Debra Christofferson, Tim DeKay, and Clea DuVall.

Creature Commandos

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Creature Commandos is an adult animated superhero fantasy action series created by James Gunn. Based on DC Comics characters of the same name, the HBO Max series revolves around a team of monsters assembled by Amanda Waller to carry out covert operations for her. The voice cast of Creature Commandos includes Indira Varma, Sean Gunn, Alan Tudyk, Zoe Chao, David Harbour, and Frank Grillo.

His Dark Materials

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His Dark Materials is a British fantasy and mystery adventure drama series created by Jack Thorne. Based on a trilogy of fantasy novels of the same name by author Philip Pullman, the HBO series is set in an alternate world, and it follows the story of Lyra, a young orphan girl who grew up with the scholars of a college in Oxford, as she goes on a life-changing adventure to find her missing best friend. His Dark Materials stars Dafne Keen and Amir Wilson in the lead roles with Ruth Wilson, James McAvoy, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Will Keen, Ariyon Bakare, Anne-Marie Duff, Clarke Peters, James Cosmo, Ruta Gedmintas, and Andrew Scott starring in supporting roles.

True Blood

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True Blood is a fantasy horror drama series created by Alan Ball. Based on a novel series titled The Southern Vampire Mysteries by author Charlaine Harris, the HBO series is set in a world where vampires’ existence is known by the people, and it follows the story of Sookie Stackhouse, a barmaid in Louisiana who has the ability to read people’s minds as she gets involved with a 174-year-old vampire, Bill Compton. True Blood stars Anna Paquin, Stephen Moyer, Alexander Skarsgård, Sam Trammell, Ryan Kwanten, Rutina Wesley, Chris Bauer, Nelsan Ellis, Jim Parrack, Carrie Preston, Michael Raymond-James, William Sanderson, Lynn Collins, Lizzy Caplan, and Deborah Ann Woll.

The Vampire Diaries

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The Vampire Diaries is a supernatural fantasy teen drama series created by Kevin Williamson and Julie Plec. Based on a young adult vampire novel series of the same name by author L.J. Smith, The CW series follows the story of a teen girl who recently lost her parents as she meets Stefan and immediately falls for him. Soon, she finds out that Stefan is a vampire. The Vampire Diaries stars Nina Dobrev, Ian Somerhalder, and Paul Wesley in the lead roles, with Candice King, Kat Graham, Zach Roerig, Michael Trevino, Matthew Davis, and Steven R. McQueen starring in supporting roles.

Lovecraft Country

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Lovecraft Country is a period fantasy horror drama series created by Misha Green. Based on a 2016 novel of the same name by author Matt Ruff, the HBO series is set in the 1950s and it follows the story of Atticus Black, a young black man, as he sets out on a dangerous road trip in a racist America to find his missing father, but he is soon about to uncover something he could never have thought of. Lovecraft Country stars Jonathan Majors, Jurnee Smollett, and Courtney B. Vance in the lead roles with Michael Kenneth Williams, Wunmi Mosaku, Jada Harris, Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, Jamie Chung, Jordan Patrick Smith, and Abbey Lee starring in supporting roles.

Game of Thrones

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Game of Thrones is a fantasy action-adventure drama series created by David Benioff and D.B. Weiss. Based on a high fantasy novel series titled A Song of Ice and Fire by author George R.R. Martin, the HBO series follows nine noble families as they wage war against each other to gain control of the mythical land of Westeros. While the families are distracted by political backstabbing and wars, an imminent danger approaches which could mean the end of mankind. Game of Thrones stars Kit Harington, Emilia Clarke, Peter Dinklage, Lena Headey, Sophie Turner, Maisie Williams, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Iain Glen, John Bradley, Alfie Allen, Conleth Hill, Liam Cunningham, Gwendoline Christie, Aidan Gillen, and Richard Madden.

House of the Dragon

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House of the Dragon is a fantasy action-adventure drama series created by Ryan Conrad and George R. R. Martin. Based on Fire & Blood by author George R.R. Martin, the HBO series serves as a prequel series to HBO’s popular fantasy series Game of Thrones. Set 200 years before the events of the original, the prequel series revolves around the internal conflicts of the House of Targaryen, which led to its eventual downfall. House of the Dragon stars Matt Smith, Rhys Ifans, Steve Toussaint, Eve Best, Sonoya Mizuno, Fabien Frankel, Olivia Cooke, Ewan Mitchell, and Milly Alcock.

The Outsider

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The Outsider is a psychological crime thriller and horror fantasy series created by Richard Price. Based on a 2018 novel of the same name by author Stephen King, the HBO series follows the story of Detective Ralph Anderson as he investigates a grisly murder surrounded by bizarre incidents. The prime suspect in the murder is a suburban parent, but he has a solid alibi. The Outsider stars Jason Bateman, Ben Mendelsohn, Cynthia Erivo, Marc Menchaca, Paddy Considine, Jeremy Bobb, Bill Camp, and Julianne Nicholson, starring in supporting roles.

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