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Game of Thrones - Season 8 (TV Series) (2019)
- The struggle for the iron throne continues in the eight and final season of the rightly acclaimed HBO series derived from George R.R. Martin's…
His Dark Materials (TV Series) (2019)- Feat. Dafne Keen, Ruth Wilson, Anne-Marie Duff…
- TV adaptation of the acclaimed fantasy novels by Phillip Pullman, thankfully much darker and more detailed than 2007's perfunctory feature THE GOLDEN…
A Discovery of Witches (TV Series) (2018)- Dir. Juan Carlos Medina
Feat. Teresa Palmer, Matthew Goode, Malin Buska… - A romantic thriller series adapted from Deborah Harkness' trilogy of novels that uncovers a secret underworld of vampires, witches and daemons hiding…
New Legends of Monkey, The (TV Series) (2018)- Feat. Chai Hansen, Luciane Buchanan
- A 10–episode spin–off to the highly regarded cult TV series MONKEY, co–produced by TVNZ. Featuring the same beloved characters…
Requiem (TV Mini-series) (2018)- Feat. Lydia Wilson, Joel Fry, James Frecheville
- 6–part British supernatural thriller following the mysterious connection between a toddler who disappeared from a Welsh village in 1994, and…
Britannia (TV Series) (2017)- Feat. David Morrissey, Kelly Reilly, Nikolaj Lie Kaas…
- A historical fiction series set in 43AD, following the Roman conquest of Britain and it's opposition by the wild warrior women and powerful Druids of…
Game of Thrones - Season 7 (TV Series) (2017)- The struggle for the iron throne continues in the seventh season of the rightly acclaimed HBO series derived from George R.R. Martin's fantasy novels.
Gifted, The (TV Series) (Marvel's The Gifted) (2017)- Feat. Stephen Moyer, Amy Acker
- TV series set in the X–Men universe, but in a timeline in which the X–Men have all but disappeared, as mutants are treated with derision…
Legion (TV Series) (2017)- Feat. Dan Stevens, Rachel Keller, Aubrey Plaza…
- The first TV Series based on the X–Men franchise follows Haller, the mutant son of Charles Xavier, who was diagnosed with schizophrenia from a…
Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia (TV Series) (2017)- Animated TV series created by Guillermo Del Toro, following the adventures of an ordinary teenager who becomes endowed as a Trollhunter after…
Game of Thrones - Season 6 (TV Series) (2016)- The struggle for the iron throne continues in the sixth season of the rightly acclaimed HBO series derived from George R.R. Martin's fantasy novels.
Lucifer (TV Series) (2016)- Feat. Tom Ellis, Lauren German, D.B. Woodside…
- Dark fantasy series based on the Neil Gaiman comic has a bored devil set up shop in Los Angeles running a piano bar and aiding the L.A.P.D. in the…
Lucky Man (TV Series) (Stan Lee's Lucky Man) (2016)- Feat. James Nesbitt, Amara Karan, Sienna Guillory…
- CONTRABAND TITLE. Not legally available for sale, rent or trade in New Zealand unless submitted for approval to the NZ Office of Film & Literature…
Luke Cage (TV Series) (2016)- Feat. Mike Colter, Mahershala Ali, Simone Missick…
- Marvel series launching black superhero Luke Cage, who tries to rebuild his regular life in Harlem after a sabotaged experiment bestows him super…
Shannara Chronicles, The (TV Series) (2016)- Feat. Austin Butler, Manu Bennett
- Filmed in New Zealand fantasy series follows a group of heroes as they battle to stop an evil Demon army from destroying the universe. Based on Terry…
Wynonna Earp (TV Series) (2016)- Feat. Melanie Scrofano, Shamier Anderson, Tim Rozon…
- Canadian supernatural Western series based on the IDW Comic, that follows Wyatt Earp's great granddaughter as she battles demons and other creatures…
Game of Thrones - Season 5 (TV Series) (2015)- Feat. Peter Dinklage
- The struggle for the iron throne continues in the fifth season of the rightly acclaimed HBO series derived from George R.R. Martin's fantasy…
Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell (TV Series) (2015)- Feat. Eddie Marsan, Bertie Carvel, Marc Warren…
- Ripping historical fantasy based on the Susanna Clarke novel, concerns the adventures of two magicians during the Napoleonic wars.
Magicians, The (TV Series) (2015)- Feat. Jason Ralphs, Stella Maeve, Olivia Taylor Dudley
- Fantasy series about a group of twenty–somethings studying magic in New York discover a world that poses a great threat to humanity in this…
Supergirl (TV Series) (2015)- Feat. Melissa Benoist
- Enjoyable new take on the adventures of Supergirl sent to Earth to watch over her younger cousin.
Resurrection (TV Series) (2014)- Feat. Omar Epps, Frances Fisher
- A small Missouri town is the site of a number of unexplained resurrections in this thought–provoking drama, reminiscent of – though…
Witches of East End (TV Series) (2014)- Feat. Julia Ormond, Madchen Amick
- TV series about a family of witches who live in the seaside town of East End. Based on the book of the same name by Melissa de la Cruz.
Atlantis (TV Series) (2013)- Feat. Jack Donnelly, Mark Addy, Juliet Stevenson
- An epic drama based around the stories of Greek mythology and the lost city of Atlantis. Jason, is sucked into a vortex and transported back to the…
Game of Thrones - Season 3 (TV Series) (2013)- Feat. Peter Dinklage, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Michelle Fairley…
- Further episodes from the justifiably acclaimed HBO medieval series, with realism and violence dictating its dark hued, anti–romantic take on…
Nowhere Boys (TV Series) (2013)- Feat. Darci McDonald, Dougie Baldwin, Joel Lok…
- Australian fantasy action–adventure series that follows four teenage boys who get lost in the forest and discover, when they return home, that…
Game of Thrones - Season 2 (TV Series) (2012)- Feat. Peter Dinklage, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Michelle Fairley…
- Further episodes from the justifiably acclaimed HBO medieval series, with realism and violence dictating its dark hued, anti–romantic take on…
Sinbad (TV Series) (2012)- Feat. Elliot Knight, Naveen Andrews, Timothy Spall…
- Spiffy swashbuckling version of the Sinbad legend harnesses the best of blockbuster–style action and above–average special effects to…
Game of Thrones - Season 1 (TV Series) (2011)- Feat. Sean Bean, Mark Addy, Michelle Fairley…
- Justifiably acclaimed medieval series applies the magic HBO touch to the often–ridiculed world of sword and sorcery, with realism and violence…
Once Upon a Time (TV Series) (2011)- Feat. Ginnifer Goodwin, Jennifer Morrison, Joshua Dallas…
- A mature, densely layered serial based on popular folklore, set in a fictional seaside town where characters from various fairy tales have been…
Alice (TV Mini-Series) (2009)- Dir. Nick Willing
Feat. Caterina Scorsone, Andrew Lee Potts, Matt Frewer… - Modernist re–imagining of the Lewis Carroll classic with wonderland portrayed as a dystopian netherworld that sucks the emotions from the 'real…
Kings (TV Series) (2009)- Feat. Ian McShane, Christopher Egan, Susanna Thompson…
- A bold and enjoyably bizarre drama fantasy series loosely based on the biblical story of King David (played by Chris Egan), but set in a kingdom that…
Adventures Of Merlin, The (TV Series) (2008)- Feat. Colin Morgan, Angel Coulby, Bradley James…
- Ambitious drama series loosely based on the legend of King Arthur, following a young Merlin's arrival in Camelot where he must face great danger…
Being Human (TV Series) (2008)- Feat. Russell Tovey, Lenora Crichlow, Aidan Turner
- Supernatural sitcom has three British twenty–somethings struggling with their respective alter–egos as a vampire, ghost and werewolf.
Bonekickers (TV Series) (2008)- Feat. Hugh Bonneville, Julie Graham, Adrian Lester
- From the creators of LIFE ON MARS comes this hybrid of INDIANA JONES and THE DA VINCI CODE as a crack team of archaeologists are thrust into various…
Legend of the Seeker, The (TV Series) (2008)- Feat. Craig Horner, Bridget Regan, Bruce Spence…
- Sword–and–Sorcery coming–of–age journey with The Seeker as he joins forces with a mysterious woman and a wise, powerful…
Lost in Austen (TV Mini-Series) (2008)- Feat. Jemima Rooper, Alex Kingston, Hugh Bonneville…
- Fizzy twist on PRIDE AND PREJUDICE has an ardent Jane Austen fan, living in present day London, swapping places with Austen's fictional creation…
Rosario + Vampire (TV Series) (Rozario To Banpaia) (2008)- Tskune accidentally gets on a bus to a school of monsters.
John From Cincinnati (TV Series) (2007)- Feat. Rebecca De Mornay, Greyson Fletcher, Bruce Greenwood
- Short–lived oddity from the creator of DEADWOOD set amongst a surfing community in California, where a stranger with mysterious powers shakes…
Masters Of Science Fiction (TV Series) (A Clean Escape, Jerry Was A Man, The Awakening, Little Brother, Watchbird, The Discarded.) (2007)- Dir. Mark Rydell, Michael Petroni, Darnell Martin
Feat. Judy Davis, Sam Waterston, Anne Heche… - Collection of six stories from the world's top sci–fi writers brought to life by a top–notch cast and hosted by Professor Stephen…
Wizards of Waverly Place, The (TV Series) (2007)- Feat. Selena Gomez, David Henrie, Jake T. Austin
- Bland cash–in on the HARRY POTTER series centers on the Russo children, three young wizards in training. Broad comedy with a 'twist' is…
Black Blood Brothers (TV Series) (2006)- Remnants of a vampire clan that wanted to rule the world alone, but got defeated in a war by joined forces of other vampires and humans, kidnap the…
Killian Curse, The (TV Series) (2006)- Local fantasy–horror series in which the 21 students of Room 21, must each defeat a demon sent by the spirit of their long–dead school…
Carnivale - Season 2 (TV Series) (2005)- Further episodes from this unusual TV series which continues a running duel between two quasi–supernatural figures (Stahl and Brown) in the…
Angels in America (TV Mini Series) (2004)- Dir. Mike Nichols
Feat. Al Pacino, Meryl Streep, Emma Thompson… - An ambitious, multi–leveled portrait of the fractures, politics and metaphysical crises of 1980s America based on the stageplay by Tony…
Elfen Lied (2004)- Dir. Mamoru Kanbe
- Anime TV series adapting the earlier part of a manga of the same name by Lynn Okamoto that was considered edgy in its time due to being pretty dark…
Carnivale - Season 1 (TV Series) (2003)- Feat. Nick Stahl, Clancy Brown, John Savage…
- A most unusual TV series which sets a running duel between two quasi–supernatural figures (Stahl and Brown) in the Oklahoma dustbowl during the…
10th Kingdom, The (Mini-series) (2000)- Dir. David Carson, Herbert Wise
Feat. Kimberley Williams, Scott Cohen, John Larroquette… - Elaborate, 7–hour fairy–tale extravaganza is engaging and imaginative family fare made under the 'Hallmark' television banner, and is…
Arabian Nights (Mini-Series) (2000)- Dir. Steve Barron
Feat. Jason Scott Lee, Rufus Sewell, Mili Avital… - Visually stunning retelling of One Thousand and One Nights, in which a mad Sultan weds his childhood friend, planning to execute her the following…
Gormenghast (TV Mini-series) (2000)- Dir. Andy Wilson
Feat. Christopher Lee, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Ian Richardson… - Immaculately designed – if somewhat overstated – BBC rendition of Mervyn Peake's cult novel set in an immense castle where the…
Lost World, The (TV Series) (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's The Lost World) (1999-2002)- Feat. Peter McCauley, William Snow, Rachel Blakely
- Enjoyably cheesy Antipodean TV show based loosely on Arthur Conan Doyle's fantasy–adventure set at the dawn of the 20th century where a band of…
Goosebumps (TV Series) (1996)- Ghoulish anthology series based on R. L. Stine's popular kidult horror novels. Bound to raise goosebumps on the younger ones. Season One Episodes:…
Neverwhere (Mini-series) (1996)- Dir. Dewi Humphreys
Feat. Laura Fraser, Gary Bakewell - Highly worthwhile sci–fi confection from the pen of fantasy writer Neil Gaiman (MIRRORMASK), in which an 'ordinary' Londoner (Bakewell) one day…
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (TV Series) (1993-1997)- Feat. Dean Cain, Teri Hatcher
- Popular T V serialisation of the 'Superman' story, with Cain playing the superhero who doubles as meek journalist Clark Kent, and Hatcher playing his…
Eerie Indiana (TV Series) (1991-1992)- Feat. Omri Katz, Justin Shenkarow
- Short–lived, cult TWIN PEAKS–offshoot follows the arrival of a young boy to Eerie, Indiana, a town overrun with urban legends, a living…
Rugrats (TV Series) (1991-2004)- Cartoon series that has a special place in the heart of many 90s kids, following the adventures of babies Tommy, Chuckie, Phil and Lil, and Tommy's…
Beauty and the Beast (TV Series) (1987)- Feat. Linda Hamilton, Ron Perlman
- Distinctively 80s drama series is a twist on the classic tale, where 'Beast' (Perlman) is a noble–man living in New York's hidden underworld of…
Life and Loves of a She-Devil, The (1986)- Dir. Philip Saville
Feat. Julie T Wallace, Dennis Waterman, Patricia Hodge… - Splendidly ripe BBC adaptation of Fay Weldon's quasi–feminist satire in which a housewife (Wallace) discovers her husband's (Waterman)…
Highway to Heaven (TV Series) (1984)- Feat. Michael Landon, Victor French
- Feelgood, down–to–earth fantasy series for the whole family, starring Michael Landon (Little House on the Prairie) as a "probational"…
Robin of Sherwood (TV Series) (1984-1986)- Feat. Michael Praed, Ray Winstone
- A serious–minded retelling of the 'Robin Hood' legend with Michael Praed playing the handsome 'Robin of Loxley' who copes not only the…
Doctor Who: The Five Doctors (1983)- Feat. Peter Davison, Patrick Troughton, Jon Pertwee…
- 25th Anniversary Edition of this Sci–Fi classic featuring five embodiments of the doctor. Most of the doctors find themselves transported to…
Worzel Gummidge (TV Series) (1979-1981)- Feat. Jon Pertwee, Una Stubbs, Geoffrey Bayldon
- Oddball and much–loved children's TV series about a living, grubby and rather bad–tempered scarecrow (Pertwee) who muddles through life…
Monkey! (TV Series) (Volumes 1-6) (1978- 1979)
- Feat. Masaaki Sakai, Toshiyuki Nishida, Shiro Kishibe…
- Colourful, supernatural adventures in feudal Japan with the invincible Monkey, Pigsy, Sandy and Tripitaka! This Japanese tele show became a favourite…
Wonder Woman, The New Adventures of (TV Series) (1977-1979)- Feat. Lynda Carter, Lyle Waggoner
- Charles Moulon’s 1940s comic strip updated to the feminist 70s, his superheroine fighting terrorist and subversive elements for undercover…
Lidsville (TV Series) (1971)- Feat. Charles Nelson Reilly, Butch Patrick, Billie Hayes
- Kookiest and perhaps the most hilarious of the Sid & Marty Krofft children's productions about a teenager who gets lost in a fantasy world of…
Ghost and Mrs. Muir, The (TV Series) (1968)- Feat. Hope Lange, Edward Mulhare
- Fondly remembered sitcom based on the R. A. Dick novel (itself made into a 1947 film) about a young widow and family who befriend a ghost haunting…
Ultraman (TV Series) (1966)- When the world is threatened by aloien invaders and giant prehistoric monsters, There is only one agency equipped with the high tech weaponry to…
Bewitched (TV Series) (1964-1972)- Feat. Elizabeth Montgomery, Dick York, Dick Sargent
- Sublime fantasy sitcom, anchored by the adorable Elizabeth Montgomery as witchy housewife, Samantha Stephens, who is married to mere mortal, Darren,…
Adventures of Superman (TV Series) (1952-1958)- Feat. George Reeves, Phyllis Coates
- The first ever 'Superman' TV series, this was an immensely popular rendition of the comicbook tale of the Man of Steel, whose life as…
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