"Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell": The Best Fantasy TV Show No One Remembers

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The history of fantasy on television is a pretty rich one, especially in the post-2000, peak TV landscape. Fans of the genre have a swath of options when it comes to picking their favorites, from high fantasy classics such as Game of Thrones or The Wheel of Time to urban enterprises like Shadowhunters and Chilling Adventures of Sabrina . There are even some examples right there in the middle, such as the prematurely cancelled Shadow and Bone . The point is that there is no scarcity of magical storytelling and amazing worldbuilding to choose from. However, there is a fantasy show that rarely makes the lists of best of the genre, even though it is a beautiful series with a unique approach to fantastical elements. We are talking about the 2015 British miniseries Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell .