7 underrated fantasy shows you need to watch

From new to old, from campy to serious, from Netflix to HBO and beyond, here are seven underrated fantasy gems to binge.

Months have passed since the world went into lockdown. The Netflix queues are wearing down and the reading lists grow smaller. As yet more days pass with no end to the coronavirus siege in sight, it’s time to start scanning the horizon for newer and more obscure adventures.

A while back, we talked about some of the best science fiction and fantasy shows that can help entertain people through the long night…but let’s be real: by now, even the least determined viewer could have gone through most of what anyone has suggested to them. There’s a lot of time to binge in lockdown.

But have no fear. Even if you’ve watched all the best shows on all the streaming platforms, we’re fortunate to live in an age of nearly limitless entertainment options. Some absolute gems are bound to have slips through the cracks.

We’re here to help you find those diamonds in the rough. We’ve rounded up seven of the most underrated fantasy shows out there. Here there be dragons and pirates; a monkey king and a cadre of liquor-swilling magicians. But first, a fantasy world to rival anything from the pages of J.R.R. Tolkien or Robert Jordan: