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How could you accomplish with infinite ability? This is the core inquiry posed by all best sci-fi as well as fantasy stories. Imagine if you gained extraordinary powers? Perhaps stumbled upon a miraculous drug? What about every single person was wholly committed to your personal satisfaction? Would you use that influence for the greater good, or succumb to your darker instincts?

The series ranked herein all confront that very concept in unique manners (aside from one key exclusion). Presented below is a ranking of the ten top installments of science fiction and fantasy TV from the past year.

10. Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man

Despite more than 60 years of stories, Spider-Man remains reimagined by fresh creative voices. Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man presents a refreshing perspective at the character's formative years, skillfully combining classic comic elements with influences from other adaptations to create something that feels simultaneously fresh and deeply engaging.

Rather than operating solo or having Iron Man as a guide, this version of Peter Parker develops a complex partnership with Norman Osborn, who here is merely the CEO of Oscorp. Through their interactions, Peter grows into his own man, internalizing the signature lesson of power and great responsibility.

9. Hazbin Hotel Season 2

Showrunner Vivienne Medrano's audacious adult musical-comedy show, which originated as a fan-funded short, truly hit its stride in its sophomore installment. Building on the game-changing events of the first season, the narrative broadens considerably, centering on the scheming TV demon Vox who seizes control of the situation, sparking a chain of increasingly explosive confrontations that naturally culminate in elaborate song.

Although it may lack a single viral hit on the level of the first season's "Loser, Baby," this is due to each element in season 2 being increasingly complex. The action, personal arcs, and above all the music are all elevated. The season moves the overarching storyline forward while providing plenty of bizarre, unhinged, and simply entertaining fantasy.

8. Daredevil: Born Again

As a successor to the acclaimed Netflix show, Daredevil: Born Again faced enormous shoes to fill. After significant production challenges, the resulting show proves to be worthy of the wait. The plot follows Matt Murdock after his dual life as Daredevil is publicly revealed, making him vulnerable to enemies both past and new threats in a refreshed version of his well-known setting.

The premiere is explosive, evoking the intense feeling fans loved from the prior incarnation. While the middle episodes explore some different narrative ground, the first season concludes on a strong note, leaving viewers keenly awaiting a follow-up season.

7. Common Side Effects

A surprising this year's highlight, this show is essentially a crime saga filtered through a sensibility of a suburban satire. Helmed by an Adult Swim veteran and writer Steve Hely, it tells the saga of a mild-mannered mycologist who discovers a curative mushroom and quickly finds himself pursued by everyone from unscrupulous pharmaceutical CEOs to federal authorities.

Despite being a parody, the show plays out with the serious atmosphere of a classic conspiracy thriller. Enhanced by trippy animation and an unnerving score, the story explores deeper mysteries about the substance's full effects. It's a intelligent, beautifully animated, and completely gripping first season.

6. Fallout Season 2

This acclaimed series of the iconic video game franchise returned with a second season of episodes that deepened its epic lore and broadened its nuclear wasteland setting. While it ventures in the direction of the fan-favorite location of New Vegas, the season is not a direct adaptation of that title; instead, it further explore themes of control and autonomy.

It skillfully juggles several narrative threads and points of view, from the protagonist's quest for answers to Maximus's struggle with the ideology of the his faction. The result is a rich detailed and utterly engaging chapter to the ever-growing wasteland saga.

5. Invincible Season 3

This bloody and emotionally charged animated show continues its powerful streak in its third outing. The hero faces immense challenges on all fronts: training for a coming Viltrumite threat, guiding his young brother, and clashing with his shadowy GDA. The story once again features some of the most brutally brutal fight scenes the show has ever delivered.

The protagonist's bodily and psychological endurance are repeatedly pushed. He must contend with foes stronger than he is, the aftermath of his battles, and the ethical weight of his choices. Standout storylines for supporting characters like Cecil Stedman and Rex Splode complete a fantastic installment.

4. Peacemaker Season 2

The director's offbeat anti-hero show came back with elevated importance within the revamped DC canon, and it delivers on that count. Although it successfully establishes foundations for future DCU stories, it also tells a resonant and self-contained {