Terry Pratchett's The Colour of Magic

Series Similar to Terry Pratchett's The Colour of Magic

If you enjoyed Terry Pratchett's The Colour of Magic, these series share similar themes, tone, and quality. Each recommendation is scored on genre overlap, tonal match, and critical acclaim.

1. Fallen

   2007 · Adventure, Fantasy · ended

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   Aaron Corbett is the son of a fallen Angel. Aaron is part human and part Angel, which makes him a nephilim. Aaron doesn't know that he's a nephilim till his 18th birthday. Finding out his new destiny. He will have to help the fallen angels before him.

2. Sinbad

   2012 · Action, Adventure, Fantasy · ended

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   Sinbad is a young man on a quest for redemption, condemned to keep searching for a way to lift the curse that chains him to the seas, until he can find the goodness in himself. Sinbad provides for himself and his family by fighting for money, but inadvertently kills a man, causing him to escape to sea as a stowaway. The 8th century Arabia is a melting pot of cultures, faiths and creatures; full of life and color, but also threatening and volatile. Before their journey is over, Sinbad and his crew of outcasts will not only have to brave their own demons, but some of the most dangerous enemies imaginable.

3. Terry Pratchett's Going Postal

   2010 · Comedy, Fantasy, Mystery · ended

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   Based on Terry Pratchett's 33rd Discworld novel involves a skillful con artist Moist Von Lipwig who finds the tables turned and it's he himself who conned into becoming the Ankh-Morpork Postmaster General. A position that has not been filled in years.

4. Terry Pratchett's Hogfather

   2006 · Comedy, Family, Fantasy · ended

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   As Hogswatch, the Discworld equivalent of Christmas, approaches, an unlikely group of figures must band together to, not only save the Hogfather, but to save the world as well. Join Death, his assistant Albert, Death's grand-daughter Susan, the staff of Unseen University and a magical computer on a fascinating and magical ride through the Discworld.

5. Being Erica

   2009 · Drama, Comedy, Fantasy · ended

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   Being Erica is a one-hour series that explores the life of Erica Strange, a woman who has been given a wonderful gift. Every episode, Erica goes back to relive a regret from her past, in order to come back and make a positive change in her present.

6. The Almighty Johnsons

   2011 · Drama, Comedy, Fantasy · ended

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   The Almighty Johnsons is a South Pacific Pictures comedy-drama series about four brothers, raised in heartland New Zealand, who also happen to be the living incarnations of Norse Gods. They even have their own super-god-powers. Sort of - it's just that their powers aren't actually all that powerful. Well, not yet - but that could all change soon.

7. Wonderfalls

   2004 · Drama, Comedy, Fantasy · ended

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   From the producer of Angel and Firefly comes Wonderfalls. Although a recent graduate of Brown University, Jaye Tyler decides to ignore her degree, live in a trailer and work at a tourist gift shop in Niagara Falls called Wonderfalls—-much to the despair of her well-to-do family. But Jaye's aimless life takes a startling turn after a lion figurine begins talking to her. Her family calls it an "episode," but Jaye knows better.Fearing for her sanity, Jaye nevertheless starts doing exactly what an increasing number of inanimate objects tell her to do and is amazed when her outrageous actions begin changing people's lives in unexpected ways.

8. Alice

   2009 · Adventure, Fantasy · ended

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   Abandoned by her father as a child, Alice is accustomed to men being unpredictable, but Jack Chase is on a completely different level. Just moments after surprising her with a rare family ring, he's suddenly kidnapped by two thugs and expelled into the ether. Alice is then confronted by a sharply dressed stranger who answers to the name White Rabbit, and who promises to reveal all of Jack's secrets. Alice follows him through the enormous liquid glass of an ornate mirror and ends up in Wonderland, an outlandish underground city of twisted towers and parapets conceived of in a Dali-like dream.

9. Legend of the Seeker

   2008 · Action, Adventure, Fantasy · ended

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   In a mythical land, one man, Richard Cypher, discovers his true destiny as he, a mysterious young woman, a wise old wizard and a magical sword are all that stand between the evil tyrant Darken Rahl and his quest for total domination.Based on The Sword of Truth series of books by Terry Goodkind.

10. Northpole

    2014 · Comedy, Family, Fantasy · ended

    Recommended for similar Fantasy profile, hidden gem.

    Santa (Robert Wagner) and Mrs. Claus's (Jill St. John) magical home, Northpole, has grown into a huge city powered by the magic of holiday happiness around the world. Yet the city is in trouble, as people everywhere are too busy to enjoy festive time together. One of these stressed-out souls is Chelsea (Tiffani Thiessen), a single mom who is trying to get noticed at her new reporting job while helping her ten-year-old son Kevin (Max Charles) adjust to a new school. When he starts talking about real elves and actual sleigh rides, she worries that his imagination has gotten out of control. With a little added help from Kevin's charming teacher Ryan (Josh Hopkins), a mysterious elf, Clementine (Bailee Madison), and a gospel singer named Josephine (Candice Glover), Chelsea may learn that even chasing down the facts can lead to holiday magic.Discover the next chapter in the Northpole story with "Northpole: Open for Christmas," starring Bailee Madison, Lori Loughlin, and Dermot Mulroney!