His Dark Materials

Series Similar to His Dark Materials

If you enjoyed His Dark Materials, these series share similar themes, tone, and quality. Each recommendation is scored on genre overlap, tonal match, and critical acclaim.

1. Shadow and Bone

   2021 · Action, Adventure, Fantasy · ended

   Recommended for similar Adventure / Fantasy profile.

   Dark forces conspire against orphan mapmaker Alina Starkov when she unleashes an extraordinary power that could change the fate of her war-torn world.

2. The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance

   2019 · Drama, Adventure, Fantasy · ended

   Recommended for similar Adventure / Fantasy profile.

   When three Gelfling discover the horrifying secret behind the Skeksis' power, they set out on an epic journey to ignite the fires of rebellion and try to save their world.

3. Game of Thrones

   2011 · Drama, Adventure, Fantasy · ended

   Recommended for similar Adventure / Fantasy profile, highly rated (8.9).

   Based on the bestselling book series A Song of Ice and Fire by George R.R. Martin, this sprawling new HBO drama is set in a world where summers span decades and winters can last a lifetime. From the scheming south and the savage eastern lands, to the frozen north and ancient Wall that protects the realm from the mysterious darkness beyond, the powerful families of the Seven Kingdoms are locked in a battle for the Iron Throne. This is a story of duplicity and treachery, nobility and honor, conquest and triumph. In the Game of Thrones, you either win or you die.

4. The Witcher

   2019 · Drama, Action, Fantasy · returning

   Recommended for similar Fantasy profile.

   Based on the best-selling fantasy series, The Witcher is an epic tale of fate and family. Geralt of Rivia, a solitary monster hunter, struggles to find his place in a world where people often prove more wicked than beasts. But when destiny hurtles him toward a powerful sorceress, and a young princess with a dangerous secret, the three must learn to navigate the increasingly volatile Continent together.

5. House of the Dragon

   2022 · Drama, Action, Fantasy · returning

   Recommended for similar Fantasy profile.

   Set 200 years before the events of Game of Thrones, House of the Dragon tells the history of House Targaryen as they fight through a civil war.

6. The Wheel of Time

   2021 · Drama, Adventure, Fantasy · ended

   Recommended for similar Adventure / Fantasy profile.

   The Wheel of Time is set in a sprawling, epic world where magic exists, but only women can use it safely. Meaning that in this series — women hold the keys to power. The story follows Moiraine, a member of the shadowy and influential all-female organization called the ‘Aes Sedai' as she embarks on a dangerous, world-spanning journey with five young men and women. Moiraine's interested in these five because she believes one of them might be the reincarnation of an incredibly powerful individual, whom prophecies say will either save humanity or destroy it. The series draws on numerous elements of European and Asian culture and philosophy, most notably the cyclical nature of time found in Buddhism and Hinduism. 

7. The Sandman

   2022 · Drama, Fantasy · ended

   Recommended for similar Fantasy profile.

   A rich blend of modern myth and dark fantasy in which contemporary fiction, historical drama and legend are seamlessly interwoven, The Sandman follows the people and places affected by Morpheus, the Dream King, as he mends the cosmic — and human — mistakes he's made during his vast existence.

8. The Magicians

   2015 · Drama, Adventure, Fantasy · ended

   Recommended for similar Adventure / Fantasy profile.

   Based upon Lev Grossman's best-selling books, The Magicians centers around Brakebills University, a secret institution specializing in magic. There, amidst an unorthdox education of spellcasting, a group of twenty-something friends soon discover that a magical fantasy world they read about as children is all too real - and poses grave danger to humanity.

9. The Shannara Chronicles

   2016 · Drama, Adventure, Fantasy · ended

   Recommended for similar Adventure / Fantasy profile.

   The Shannara Chronicles is a new TV series based on the best-selling fantasy novels by Terry Brooks. Set thousands of years after the destruction of our civilization, the story follows an Elven Princess, Amberle, a half-human half-elf, Wil, and a human, Eretria, as they embark on a quest to stop a Demon army from destroying the Four Lands.

10. The 10th Kingdom

    2000 · Drama, Adventure, Fantasy · ended

    Recommended for similar Adventure / Fantasy profile, highly rated (8).

    Mixing the universal themes of European folklore and mythology with a healthy dose of contemporary storytelling results in this fantastic fable in which two worlds come together for one fantastic adventure.