TV series and fantasy films are an easy way to feel the atmosphere of magical worlds
TV series and fantasy filmswhat they attract viewers and film lovers. It is likely that each person will have their own answer: for magic, dissimilarity with reality, interesting plot moves, unpredictable plot and the like.
In turn, we would like to emphasize that the fantasy genre is very specific, and recently there is no specific definition and norms. Because of this, make a selection "TV series and fantasy films" it’s difficult to do, because you don’t want to offend anyone without mentioning your favorite movie. We deliberately did not include film adaptations that are on everyone's lips. Be it Game of Thrones, The Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit or Harry Potter.
As a result, we have selected the following series and fantasy films for you:
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
Year: 2005
Country: USA, UK
Director: Andrew Adamson
Cast: Georgie Henley, Skandar Keynes, William Moseley, Anna Popplewell, Tilda Swinton, James McAvoy, Jim Broadbent
Four children are sent by their parents from London to the countryside, to an old professor, a family friend. In his house, the children discover a mysterious wardrobe, through which they enter the fairy-tale land of Narnia, where fantastic people, animals and creatures live.
It turns out that this peaceful country is under the rule of an evil Sorceress, because of which there is eternal winter. Children must help King Aslan (the Great Lion who founded Narnia many centuries ago) defeat the Witch, break the spells and free the people of Narnia...
Sequel: The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian, The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
Warcraft / Warcraft
Year: 2016
Country: China, Canada, Japan, USA
Director: Duncan Jones
Cast: Daniel Wu, Toby Kebbell, Dominic Cooper, Ben Foster, Paula Patton, Travis Fimmel, Ruth Negga and others.
For centuries, magic and impregnable walls have protected people from any misfortune. But an ancient evil, defeated and forgotten millennia ago, has awakened.
A dark portal opened in the heart of the kingdom, and a race of unseen creatures flooded the lands of Azeroth. Thus began the events designed to forever change the fate of this world.
The Golden Compass
Year: 2007
Country: USA, UK
Director: Chris Weitz
Cast: Nicole Kidman, Daniel Craig, Dakota Blue Richards, Ben Walker, Freddie Highmore, Ian McKellen, Eva Green and others.
Twelve-year-old Lyra embarks on an amazing journey to the North Pole to rescue her kidnapped friend. The northern witches led by the beautiful Serafina Pekkala and a huge armored bear come to the aid of the girl. The ominous Mrs. Coulter and her army of monsters stand in their way.
Stardust / Stardust
Year: 2007
Country: UK, USA, Iceland
Director: Matthew Vaughn
Cast: Charlie Cox, Claire Danes, Michelle Pfeiffer, Robert De Niro, Mark Strong, Jason Flemyng, Rupert Everett, Kate Magowan and others.
A small English village is separated by an ancient wall from a supernatural parallel universe where magic and sorcery reign. Young Tristan Thorne recklessly promises the most beautiful girl in the village that he will bring her a star that has flown from the sky and fallen on the other side of the wall.
On his way, in the footsteps of ancient legends, Tristan will meet the conspiring sons of the all-powerful king, a powerful witch, a pirate ship captain and a cunning merchant, and will also find his true love, the key to understanding his essence and destiny, which he could only dream of.
Eragon / Eragon
Year: 2006
Country: USA, UK, Hungary
Director: Stephen Fangmeyer
Starring: Edward Speleers, Jeremy Irons, Sienna Guillory, Robert Carlisle, John Malkovich, Garrett Hedlund, Alan Armstrong and others.
The action takes place in the magical country of Alagesia, which is inhabited by elves, gnomes and other fairy-tale characters. The protagonist is a 17-year-old village boy Eragon, the last of the once powerful dragon riders.
One day he finds a dragon egg. So, Eragon is destined to raise and educate the dragon Saphira; take part in the great war; in search of the elven city of Ellesmere, go through unprecedented lands filled with beauty and danger; fight with sorcerers and monsters; descend to the heart of the mountain in the kingdom of the dwarves, to become the first Free Warrior, not dependent on either the king of horsemen or the leader of the Varden.
Inkheart / Inkheart
Year: 2007
Country: Germany, UK, USA
Director: Ian Softley
Starring: Brendan Fraser, Paul Bettany, Eliza Bennett, Andy Serkis, Helen Mirren, Sienna Guillory, Jim Broadbent and others.
Book healer Mortimer "Mo" Volhart and his 12-year-old daughter Maggie love books. But besides this common passion, they also have an amazing gift - to revive the characters from the pages of books they read aloud. But not everything is so simple, because when the hero from the book comes to life, his place on the book pages must be taken by a real person.
The Brothers Grimm / The Brothers Grimm
Year: 2005
Country: USA, Czech Republic, UK
Director: Terry Gilliam
Cast: Matt Damon, Heath Ledger, Lena Headey, Peter Stormare, Monica Bellucci, Jonathan Pryce, Mackenzie Crook, Anna Rust and others.
Once upon a time, there were two adventurer brothers Will and Jacob Grimm, who later became famous storytellers. But before that, they traveled around the villages, collecting folklore and “chasing away evil spirits” for money ... They came to the village, convinced the inhabitants that a witch had settled in their mill, and then - for a reward - they successfully “expelled” her. In the next village, it was the troll under the bridge, and so on.
But once the fame of the "exorcists" reached the Napoleonic authorities, who ordered the brothers to investigate a series of mysterious disappearances of young girls in the forest on the border of France and Germany. This is where our heroes come face to face with real evil spirits - an evil sorceress ... Will and Jacob will have to show all their outstanding abilities, because in case of failure, the unfortunate detectives will face a guillotine ...
Alice in Wonderland / Alice in Wonderland
Year: 2010
Country: USA
Director: Tim Burton
Cast: Johnny Depp, Mia Wasikowska, Helena Bonham Carter, Anne Hathaway, Crispin Glover, Matt Lucas, Michael Sheen and others.
The life of 19-year-old Alice Kingsley takes an unexpected turn. At a Victorian party held in her honor, Alice is proposed to by Hamish, the wealthy but foolish son of Lord and Lady Ascot. Without giving an answer, the girl runs away and follows the rabbit she saw on the lawn. The rabbit is like a rabbit, only he is dressed in a doublet and looks at his pocket watch all the time.
Alice chases the White Rabbit across the meadow and sees him disappear down the rabbit hole. Then, unexpectedly, Alice falls into it herself, flies down a strange, fabulous tunnel and lands in a round hall with many doors. After drinking from a bottle with the inscription "DRINK ME", it decreases in size, and after taking a bite from a cake with the inscription "EAT ME", it grows. Finally, having passed a series of misadventures, Alice finds herself through one of the doors into a wonderful fantasy world, which its inhabitants call the Underground Country.
Continued: Alice in the Mirror
Maleficent / Maleficent
Year: 2014
Country: USA
Director: Robert Stromberg
Starring: Angelina Jolie, Elle Fanning, Sharlto Copley, Sam Riley, Isobel Molloy, Leslie Manville, Imelda Staunton and others.
The young sorceress Maleficent led a secluded life in an enchanted forest, surrounded by fabulous creatures, but one day everything changed... People invaded her world, bringing destruction and chaos with them, and Maleficent had to stand up for her subjects, calling for help from powerful dark forces.
Spiderwick Chronicles / The Spiderwick Chronicles
Year: 2008
Country: USA
Director: Mark Waters
Starring: Freddie Highmore, Mary-Louise Parker, Nick Nolte, Sarah Bolger, Andrew McCarthy, Joan Plowright and others.
When the Grace family moves into an old house on the outskirts, strange things begin to happen. Trying to figure out what's wrong, Jared discovers Arthur Spiderwick's diary and discovers the incredible truth about the estate: there is a mysterious country hidden from view, inhabited by fantastic creatures! Seeking to protect their secret, Jared, his sister and twin brother have an unforgettable adventure.
Seventh Son
Year: 2014
Country: USA, UK, Canada, China
Director: Sergei Bodrov
Cast: Ben Barnes, Jeff Bridges, Julianne Moore, Alicia Vikander, Antje Traue, Olivia Williams, John DeSantis
The story in the film will be about a guy who, as it happened, became the seventh son of the seventh son. And only such a person can become a witcher. But this is not enough to call yourself that - you need to go through a lot of training, as well as study hard. After all, the witcher's main weapon is his mind. Although the people do not like them, but someone is obliged to kill evil spirits, keep the earth from the forces of evil and do all the dirty work? Young Tom Ward will try to become the witcher's apprentice.
Faun's Labyrinth / El laberinto del fauno
Year: 2006
Country: Spain, Mexico, USA
Directed by: Guillermo del Toro
Cast: Ivana Baquero, Sergi Lopez, Maribel Verdu, Doug Jones, Ariadna Gil, Alex Angulo, Manolo Solo and others.
Spain, 1944 A group of rebels fight the Nazis in the mountain forests of northern Navarre. Ophelia, a 10-year-old lonely and dreamy girl, moves with her pregnant mother Carmen to the military camp of her stepfather, Captain Vidal. Vidal is an arrogant and cruel officer in Franco's army who must clear the area of rebels at all costs. Ophelia, fascinated by fairy tales, discovers an old abandoned labyrinth not far from her house. The fairy leads her to the center of the labyrinth, where she meets Faun, the owner of the dungeon. The faun claims to know her true fate and her secret destiny.
It turns out Ophelia is the missing princess of the magical kingdom, which her father has been looking for for many centuries. The faun offers her the opportunity to return to the magical kingdom. But first, she must pass three trials before the full moon. Nobody should know about it.
Solomon Kane / Solomon Kane
Year: 2009
Country: Czech Republic, UK, France
Director: Michael J. Bassett
Starring: James Purefoy, Max von Sydow, Ian White, Jason Flemyng, Rachel Hurd-Wood, Pete Postlethwaite, Alice Krige and others.
Based on stories by Robert Irwin Howard. Solomon Kane is an English soldier of the XNUMXth century who realized that his inhuman and cruel deeds damned his soul forever. Intending to atone for his sins, Kane vows to live in peace and virtue, but when dark forces step on the earth, he has no choice but to fight.
Bridge to Terabithia
Year: 2006
Country: USA
Directed by: Gabor Csupo
Starring: Josh Hutcherson, AnnaSophia Robb, Zooey Deschanel, Robert Patrick, Bailey Madison, Kate Butler, Devon Wood and others.
Fifth grader Jess Aaron's hopes of becoming the fastest runner in the class were shattered after rookie Leslie Burke won the event.
Jess and Leslie have more than enough grounds for hostility towards each other, and yet a friendship is struck between them. How can you not make friends here if you have to be king and queen in a magical kingdom discovered in the forest?
Van Helsing / Van Helsing
Year: 2004
Country: USA, Czech Republic
Director: Stephen Sommers
Cast: Hugh Jackman, Kate Beckinsale, Richard Roxburgh, David Wenham, Shuler Hensley, Elena Anaya, Will Kemp and others.
Deep in the Carpathians lies the mysterious country of Transylvania, a world where evil is found at every turn, a world where danger comes to life at sunset, and where the monsters that live in the depths of human nightmares take shape. The legendary monster hunter Van Helsing, born on the pages of the novel "Dracula" by Bram Stoker, enters this world.
In his continuous battle against the forces of evil and for the liberation of the world from the creatures of hell, Van Helsing, on the instructions of a secret society, goes to Transylvania to cross weapons with the deadly Count Dracula, endowed with unknown powers. The fearless Anna Valerie suddenly comes to his aid, setting out to save her family from the age-old curse imposed by the murdered vampire.
Fantasy series:
Tenth Kingdom / The 10th Kingdom
Year: 1999 (Season 1)
Country: UK, Germany, USA
New York cafe waitress Virginia once rescues a dog who turns out to be the bewitched Prince Wendel, who escaped from the Land of the Nine Kingdoms to our world, fleeing from the evil Queen Stepmother. The Prince is Snow White's grandson and is the direct heir to the throne, but the Queen has a different plan.
She sends ugly and evil trolls to kill the prince, and they also move to our world. So, unexpectedly for herself, an ordinary modern girl finds herself in the very center of incredible and fantastic events.
Merlin / Merlin
Year: 2008 - 2012 (5 seasons)
Country: United Kingdom
Arriving in the kingdom of Camelot, the young wizard Merlin learns that King Pendragon has issued a decree banning magic. Anyone who dares to break the new law will face certain death. In the dungeon of the royal palace, Merlin meets the Great Dragon, who reveals to the young man his destiny - to protect Prince Arthur from his many enemies with the help of magic.
Legend of the Seeker
Year: 2008 - 2010 (2 seasons)
Country: USA, New Zealand
Yesterday, young Richard Cypher was just a forest guide, and now he has fallen to the lot of the Seeker of Truth. Difficult, because magic does not bring joy, and for truth, as well as for power, they pay dearly. Difficult - for the Seeker of Truth must enter into a deadly fight with the greatest of the black magicians of the three kingdoms, the ruthless Darken Rahl, the lord of D'Hara ...
Wizard's First Rule says: "People are stupid. People are stupid, and if you explain it plausibly, almost everyone will believe anything. People are stupid and may believe a lie because they want to believe it is true or because they are afraid to know the truth. People's heads are full of all kinds of knowledge and beliefs, most of which are false, but still people believe in it. People are stupid: they can rarely distinguish truth from lies, but they do not doubt that they are capable of it. The easier it is to fool them."
Once upon a time \ Once Upon a Time
Year: 2011 - ...
Country: USA
The plot of fantasy unfolds in two worlds - modern and fabulous. 28-year-old Emma Swan's life changes when her 10-year-old son Henry, whom she abandoned many years ago, finds Emma and announces that she is the daughter of Prince Charming and Snow White. It goes without saying that the boy has no doubts that an alternative fairy-tale world exists parallel to ours - the city of Storybrooke, in which Emma ends up.
Gradually, the heroine becomes attached to an unusual boy and a strange city, whose inhabitants "forgot" who they were in the past. And all because of the curse of the Evil Queen (part-time Henry's adoptive mother), with the help of which the sorceress stopped time in a fairy-tale land. However, it is worth stretching out your hand - and the fairy tale will come to life. An epic battle for the future of the two worlds begins, but in order to win, Emma must accept her fate...
The Shannara Chronicles
Year: 2016 - ...
Country: USA, New Zealand
The events of the series take place in the distant future. The wars divided North America into 4 parts. One of them is inhabited by elves, another by humans, a third by trolls, and a fourth by dwarves.
The main characters of the series will be the offspring of an ancient kind of elves - Shannara. It is on them that the future fate of the planet will depend ...
Witcher / Wiedzmin
Year: 2002
Country: Poland
In ancient times, when giants and gnomes roamed the earth, and insidious dragons kidnapped beautiful princesses, fearless witchers protected the world from monsters that threatened people.
Among them was Geralt of Rivia, a pupil of the wise druids, who swore to help everyone who was in trouble, not interfering in worldly affairs. But the bloody royal strife and human cruelty forced him to take the side of the small kingdom of Cintra, which fell victim to the superhuman race, conquering neighboring countries with blood and sword.
Now the brave Geralt must go around half the world to find the kidnapped Queen Ciri, for only she can restore peace and order in her native Cintra. Defending the truth and punishing evil, the brave witcher with a heavy sword and great magic will free his native lands from the shadow of the invaders and return the long-awaited peace and tranquility to the inhabitants of the ancient lands.
Penny Dreadful / Penny Dreadful
Year: 2014 - 2016 (3 seasons)
Country: USA, Ireland, UK
Victorian London. There has never been safety and tranquility here. Citizens are busy exclusively with everyday affairs, not noticing signs of future changes. However, they should have become more attentive, because on the streets of the British capital, evil spirits of various kinds are gathering, capable of terrifying anyone.
You have long been familiar with many of the representatives of this evil spirit: here you have the demonic youth Dorian Gray from the novel by Oscar Wilde, and the wise doctor Jekyll, along with his alter ego Mr. Hyde, and the German Frankenstein "under the arm" with his monstrous creation, and thirsty for blood the magnificent Count Dracula from Transylvania, as well as his vampire henchmen and other no less sinister entities.
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell
Year: 2015 (Season 1)
Country: United Kingdom
The story begins in an alternate XNUMXth century England during the Napoleonic Wars. English magic once lost is back thanks to the conservative Gilbert Norrell and brash newcomer Jonathan Strange. Mr. Norrell resurrects the fiancee of a high-ranking government official by making a deal with otherworldly forces, thus setting off a series of unpredictable and tragic events.
