2016 • Series • Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Mystery, Action & Adventure
These picks mirror Stranger Things with Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Mystery, Action & Adventure energy while adding fresh angles. Expect balanced pacing, curated availability, and spoiler-free highlights.
About Stranger Things: When a young boy vanishes, a small town uncovers a mystery involving secret experiments, terrifying supernatural forces, and one strange little girl.
This list balances Series that echo Stranger Things's core energy with fresher angles. Expect highlights like Action, Mystery, Science Fiction and releases spanning 2005–2022.
Most picks are streamable on Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV — check the availability badges for direct links and regional options.
We leaned into themes such as Action, Mystery, Science Fiction, Thriller, Sci-Fi & Fantasy to keep the experience coherent while still surfacing a few wildcard surprises.
Generated with Recomeai’s hybrid AI pipeline — semantic vectors, full-text search, reranking, and diversity balancing.
MovieA teenager with no memory of his past finds himself among a group of boys living in a walled enclosure surrounded by a massive, ever-changing maze. As he struggles to adapt to their rules and society, he begins to uncov…
SeriesAfter crash-landing on an alien planet, the Robinson family fights against all odds to survive and escape. But they're surrounded by hidden dangers.
SeriesA missing child causes four families to help each other for answers. What they could not imagine is that this mystery would be connected to innumerable other secrets of the small town.
SeriesFollow the voyages of Starfleet on their missions to discover new worlds and new life forms, and one Starfleet officer who must learn that to truly understand all things alien, you must first understand yourself.
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SeriesIn the aftermath of a hurricane the Florida Park Ranger and his family deal with strange occurrences, including luminescent creatures in the water. People in the town start to act different, who can you trust?
SeriesFour teenage boys get lost in the forest and discover, when they return home, that they are in an alternate world identical to theirs except for one startling difference - they were never born.
Series12-year-old Griffin Campbell and his family move to the small town of Sulphur Springs and take ownership of an abandoned hotel rumored to be haunted by the ghost of a girl who disappeared decades ago. Griffin befriends…
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SeriesA young boy's horror comic book comes to life in this anthology series of terrifying tales.
AMC+ Amazon ChannelIf you enjoyed Stranger Things, this cinematic pick balances mystery with action elements and delivers a resonant character arc that stays with you afterward.
If you enjoyed Stranger Things, this serialized pick balances sci-fi & fantasy with action & adventure elements and delivers tight suspense that keeps the momentum.
If you enjoyed Stranger Things, this serialized pick balances sci-fi & fantasy with crime elements and delivers emotional tension that invites reflection later.
If you enjoyed Stranger Things, this serialized pick balances sci-fi & fantasy with action & adventure elements and delivers rich worldbuilding that sparks fresh conversations.
If you enjoyed Stranger Things, this serialized pick balances action & adventure with mystery elements and delivers inventive imagery that feels remarkably personal.
If you enjoyed Stranger Things, this serialized pick balances sci-fi & fantasy with mystery elements and delivers rich worldbuilding that sparks fresh conversations.
If you enjoyed Stranger Things, this serialized pick balances action & adventure with sci-fi & fantasy elements and delivers a resonant character arc that stays.
If you enjoyed Stranger Things, this serialized pick balances mystery with family elements and delivers layered character work that rewards attentive viewers.
If you enjoyed Stranger Things, this serialized pick balances action & adventure with animation elements and delivers inventive imagery that feels remarkably personal.
If you enjoyed Stranger Things, this serialized pick balances mystery with sci-fi & fantasy elements and delivers inventive imagery that feels remarkably personal.
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