TV: The Dragon Prince (Netflix)

As an animated series ostensibly made for children, "The Dragon Prince" on Netflix has sneakily become one of the best epic fantasy shows out there:

The conflict in "The Dragon Prince" seems simple at first: humans are on one side of the continent of Xadia, exiled for their use of dark magic, and the dragons and elves are on the other side. But no one is really "good" or "evil" here. There are competing factions and shades of grey everywhere; even the archetypal villain characters have believable motivations and people they care about.

The main characters of "The Dragon Prince" are Callum and his younger half-brother Ezran, two princes from the human kingdom of Katolis who are joined by mysterious elven assassin named Rayla. The three become unlikely travelling partners in a quest to save the titular Dragon Prince and prevent Xadia from being consumed by all-out war. My favorite character though is General Amaya, Callum and Ezran's sword-wielding badass aunt who just happens to be deaf.