In this post, I will provide some suggestions for series (Netflix and other channels)
Each person will obviously have their own personal preferences, some will like certain series, and others will not, but the objective was to list the various series that address the occult and paranormal.
In reality, spells and rituals don't work as quickly or as well as they do on TV, but these shows are always interesting to watch.
Sometimes they teach important tips on mythology, contain quotes from books, or subliminal messages, and whoever is a keen observer will absorb these messages.
Charmed:
The series of three witch sisters was fun and full of mysticism, and aired on TV between 1998 and 2006. It had 8 seasons, and was produced by The WB Network (short for Warner Brothers). A remake was released in 2018, but it lacks the same fun and becomes monotonous.
Supernatural:
This series is a classic, it aired for several years and has 15 seasons.
Although the series has a lot of fantasy, the Winchester brothers are monster hunters and investigators of the paranormal. Some interesting points I found:
In one of the series the type logo was a hexagram used in thelema. That symbol appeared in immense books and at the beginning of the series, there is still the demon Crowley who ruled hell. Crowley was the demon who ruled hell. In the end of the 14th season we can see that "God" is a little perverse, for him, we are just another world created by him, a type of game for him to pass the time, I got the feeling that they want to convey that this god who created the our world is the false god of gnosis: Demiurge.
Once Upon a Time:
It premiered in October 2011, ending in May 2018, and had 7 seasons. The series is about several fairy tale characters who were brought into the real world and had their original memories stolen by a powerful curse.
The Originals:
Premiered in October 2013, with 5 seasons in all, this very good series tells the story of the original vampire family (the Mikaelson).
It was a spin-off of The Vampire Diaries that was made by The CW. Throughout the series, there are many occult and witchcraft that takes place in New Orleans, where there are witches and voodoo practitioners. The series contains some elements of fantasy, witches against vampires and werewolves, engaging stories and some philosophical quotes from books.
Legacies:
This series is a spin-off of "The Originals", as it tells the story of the teenage Hope Mikaelson, daughter of the vampire Klaus. Hope has supernatural powers and is a hybrid witch.
The series premiered on "The CW" in October 2018. Hope Mikalson is a teenager who has supernatural powers and goes to a school called "Salvatore School" where more students with psychic powers, vampires, werewolves, etc. appear. There are already 4 season’s.
Chilling Adventures of Sabrina:
Famous Netflix series, follows the same wave of Legacies, but here this blonde teenager is a witch who, belonging to a family of witches and had to sign the book of shadows (blood pact) with the darkness lord, she will try to fight evil in the name of love and friendship.
The series has a lot of allusion to Satanism, black and blood magick quite often and necromancy too, the figurine of Baphomet appears frequently in their coven "Church of Night", so much so that "The Satanic Temple" in real life wanted to claim compensation Netlfix for image rights.
This series is inspired by the comic books, the series was produced by Warner Brothers in association with Berlanti Productions. Four seasons.
Salem:
It premiered in April 2014 on the WGN channel, it was one of my favorite series, it depicts the village of Salem where many witches were chased and burned in the 17th century. Series full of engaging mysticism, witchcraft, has had three seasons and unfortunately has not been renewed.
Mary Sibley, one of the main and powerful witch, in the last season had to face the son she had begotten (John), who was archangel Samael reincarnated. The series has interesting quotes and philosophies about Eden, the origin of humanity, God, the forces of good and evil.
Constantine:
Series based on the comic "Hellblazer" created by Alan Moore, maybe in the movie Constantine too. The series (as happened to many) had a season , but was later canceled for renewal, but this character Constantine appeared in several episodes of the series "DC legends of Tomorrow" season 4.
When he starts making invocations in Latin and tracing luminous magickal sigils in the air, he resembles "Dr Strange" from the Marvel movies.
Penny Dreadful:
This British HBO series has had 2 seasons, it is said that there will be another.
The name is inspired by old horror newspapers that were sold in England, in the 19th century, and cost 1 cent, hence the name "penny" (cent) and Dreadful (terrible, scary). The series shows famous fictional characters such as dr Frankenstein, Van Helsing, Dorian Gray, among others, also appear witches, werewolves.
Light as a Feather:
It is an American supernatural thriller web series, based on the book of the same name by Zoe Aarsen, which debuted on October 12, 2018, on Hulu. The series was created by R. Lee Fleming, Jr .. It reminds us a little of the movie "The craft", which also had teenage girls who got involved with the occult and witchcraft.
Five teenage girls as they deal with the supernatural consequences of an innocent game “Light as a Feather, Stiff as a Board.” When they begin to die exactly as predicted, survivors must find out why they are being hit - and if the force of evil that hunts them is one of them. It has 2 seasons so far.
Midnight Texas:
American supernatural series broadcast by NBC, based on books by author Charlaine Harris. It started in July 2017.
It portrays the life of the inhabitants of a small town inhabited by vampires, witches, assassins, a fallen angel and other individuals with supernatural origins. Manfred Bernardo is a psychic and constantly sees the spirit of his deceased grandmother, who gives him information. He has the power to repel supernatural entities. It ended in December 2018 having only 2 seasons.
Diablero:
Aired in December 2018, the name Diablero is Mexican, or Latin for a wizard, exorcist, sorcerer.
It is a kind of Mexican "Constantine", Diablero Elvis Infante tries to avoid the apocalypse. The supernatural Mexican series was broadcast on Netflix, based on Francisco Haghenbeck's book "El Diablo me obligó" (the Devil forced Me). At the moment 2 seasons are known, it is not known if there will be another one.
Wynonna Earp:
It premiered in April 2016 on the Syfy channel. This series I find difficult to describe, it seems to me a mixture of "Supernatural" that had two demon hunters brothers, here are two sisters, and it has some similarities with the series " Van Helsing " that was a hunter of vampires and demons . But Wynonna is a kind of western, a badass gunfighter that has a "peacemaker" pistol that manages to send demons to Hell, the city where they live is Purgatory. The series is interesting, engaging, has had 4 seasons.
Emerald City:
Fantasy series broadcast by NBC based on the OZ book series (Wizard of Oz, Land of Oz).
It premiered in January 2017. I found the series interesting, the actress Adria Arjona (playing nurse Dorothy Gale) went to a parallel world in another dimension; Emerald City, where meets the wizard of Oz. In the series there is a witch of the North "Glinda" and the witchcraft scenes have very interesting special effects, I liked the story of the series, unfortunately there were no more seasons. There was only one season, they say the problem was the audiences, but there are rumors that there were differences between the production and Josh Friedman.
American Gods:
American series from the Starz channel, based on the novel by Neil Gaiman. It debuted in April 2017, had two nominations for Primetime Emmy Awards.
The series focuses on Shadow Moon, a man serving three years in prison. With a few days to go until his sentence ends, Shadow ends up being released unexpectedly after his beloved wife, Laura, is killed. Later, Shadow finds himself next to a man named Wednesday (who is actually the god Odin).
In this series, several mythological gods emerge, these ancient gods are losing power because humanity ceases to worship them and starts to worship technology as a kind of new divinity (internet, television, the media, technical boy and mr World). Ancient gods and entities appear as an Irish leprechaun (Mad Sweeney), Bilquis appears who is a Jinn from Arab mythology (Queen of Sheba), Czernobog who in Slavic mythology is a divinity of light and sun (Bielebog), among others.
Shadowhunters:
This series was very good, with an excellent soundtrack, good effects, and a great ending. Beautiful actresses.
It debuted in January 2016 and had 4 seasons, based on the literary series The Mortal Instruments by Cassandra Clare, developed for television by Ed Decter. It portrays the life of the young Clary Fray completely changes when she discovers that she is part of a race of humans that hunt demons and have angel blood, the Shadow Hunters (there was also the film) have magical runes tattooed on their bodies, each rune awakens a power.
The series is filled with vampires, werewolves, witches, wizards and other characters.
The opening song is "This Is the Hunt" performed by Ruelle, and written by Maggie Eckford and Jeff Bowman especially for the series. In December 2015, Netflix acquired worldwide rights to show Shadowhunters, excluding the U.S., making the series available as an original series the day after its North American debut.
The Order:
The Order is an American television series of supernatural horror and drama created by Dennis Heaton and Shelley Eriksen that premiered on Netflix on March 7, 2019.
Student Jack Morton joins an initiatory order: Hermetic Order of the Blue Rose. As Jack delves into the organization's history, he discovers dark family secrets and an underground battle between werewolves and the arts of magical darkness. A second season has been announced. The series will not be renewed.
Being Human:
I didn't see the British series, only the American, so it is this version of the American remake that I will talk about. Broadcast on the Syfy channel.
A vampire, a ghost and a werewolf share the same apartment. The series uses a little comedy and drama to show the three characters trying to live in harmony in a "normal" way, in a world that disowns them.
I particularly liked the story of Sally Malik, the girl who was a spirit, who was trapped in the house without being able to get out, she was unable to manipulate matter (move objects) and had to learn to be noticed. Later he met a ghost Tony, who taught him some tricks, and teleport to other places.
Locke & Key:
This series has Netflix quality and good effects, premiered in February 2020, but is already involved in controversy and accused of copying another series (The Haunting of Hill House).
In its first episodes, it mixes horror and fantasy classics.
The series follows the journey of the Locke family, who moves to Key House, an old mansion located in Massachusetts, after the assassination of Patriarch Rendell. Facing the strangeness of arriving in a new place after losing a loved one, mother Nina and her children discover that their home is full of magical keys that confer supernatural powers on those who use them. However, these powers wake up an old evil that starts to haunt the new residents. Adaptation of the comic of Joe Hill and drawn by Gabriel Rodriguez.
Dracula:
2020 miniseries. Developed by Mark Gatiss and Steven Moffat, based on the novel of the same name by Bram Stoker.
I found it quite interesting to have made a remake of Dracula, the story is interesting, good special effects, it is only worth having three episodes only, but they are long (about an hour and a half) which is equivalent to five or six episodes of another series (which have 40-minute episodes).
The series was broadcast and released on BBC One and Netflix. Now, as it is fashionable to have lesbians and gays in all series, this dracula was a bit bisexual, as he converted a attorney Jonathan Harker into a undead and called him a bride.
Luna Nera:
Another series aired on Netflix. The Italian series was filmed in Rome and reflects the times of witchcraft in the 17th century, premiered in January 2020.
The story is based on the book Luna Nera by Tiziana Triana. The Netflix production follows a 16-year-old midwife named Ade who is accused of witchcraft after the death of a newborn. Afraid, Ade flees to the forest and finds a refuge and shelter in a witch community.
The plot mixes elements of fantasy, science fiction and terror. The first season has six episodes. I leave a final tip, before watching a series do not rely on the negative reviews that some famous websites (or newspapers) write. Decide for yourself, watch the s series and formulate your own opinion. Many of them are worth watching.
