10 Shows ‘Stranger Things’ Fans Should Watch
If You Love Stranger Things Try These Shows!
If you love Stranger Things, this list brings you shows with the same mix of mystery, friendship, sci-fi twists, and supernatural fun. These picks will keep you hooked. Here are the best shows with similar vibes!
The Umbrella Academy
The Umbrella Academy is about a family of siblings who have superpowers but struggle to get along. They are brought back together to solve problems and stop big threats. The show has humor, action, and emotional moments in a way that feels easy to follow. Like Stranger Things, it focuses on a group trying to work as a team despite personal issues.
Raising Dion
Raising Dion tells the story of a young boy who begins showing mysterious superpowers and a mother who desperately tries to protect him. As she looks for answers about where his abilities came from, she must keep them secret from people who might want to use him. The show brings in family drama with sci-fi mystery, similar to how Stranger Things balances adult storylines with the kids’ adventures.
Locke & Key
If the Upside Down captured your imagination, Locke & Key offers another twisty world of supernatural secrets. After moving into their ancestral home, the Locke siblings discover magical keys that unlock strange powers and darker dangers. The show brings in family drama, mystery, and fantasy in a way that has the heart and horror of Stranger Things.
Dead Boy Detectives
Dead Boy Detectives follows two teen ghosts who spend their afterlife solving mysteries. Even though they’re dead, they have a more playful vibe than the Hawkins kids. Set in Neil Gaiman’s Sandman world, the boys help other spirits who get stuck between worlds. They also team up with a few living friends who help them deal with problems only humans can handle.
Wayward Pines
Before creating Stranger Things, the Duffer Brothers lent their writing talents to Wayward Pines, a psychological sci-fi thriller produced by M. Night Shyamalan. The series opens with Secret Service agent Ethan Burke arriving in a strange small town while investigating two missing colleagues. Since the Duffer Brothers worked on it before creating Stranger Things, fans may notice similar elements involving secrets and unusual towns.
The X-Files
The X-Files is a classic sci-fi show that inspired many series that came after it, including Stranger Things. It follows FBI agents Mulder and Scully as they investigate unexplained, paranormal cases ranging from government cover-ups to strange creatures. While each episode tells a different story, some deal with kids who have unusual powers.
The OA
The OA begins with Prairie, a young woman who returns home after disappearing for seven years. She comes back calling herself “The OA” and claims to have gained mysterious new abilities. She gathers a small group of teens to share the unbelievable story of where she has been. It’s darker and more mature than Stranger Things, but fans who enjoy tales about missing kids, secret powers, and strange dimensions will be hooked.
The Institute
The Institute is based on Stephen King’s story about a boy named Luke, who is kidnapped and taken to a secret facility holding children with psychic abilities. The kids are tested and controlled by the staff, and they must rely on each other to survive. The setup is similar to Eleven’s time at Hawkins Lab, but the story is easy to follow and stays focused on the children’s point of view.
Paper Girls
Set in 1988, Paper Girls follows four newspaper delivery girls who suddenly find themselves pulled through time and caught in a war between rival factions fighting for control of history. While the time-travel chaos is exciting, the heart of the show lies in the bond between its young leads; the same element that makes Stranger Things more special.
All of Us Are Dead
All of Us Are Dead drops a group of teenagers into a nightmare when a zombie virus spreads through their school. With no adults around to save them, the students must rely on each other to survive. Much like the Hawkins kids fighting monsters and conspiracies, these teens must work together, strategize, and survive wave after wave of relentless threats.
