These series incorporate magic, mystery, and crime to make for a unique blend of genres.
The series centers on a young man who attempts to uncover the mysteries behind his supernatural possessions.
The horror series ran for a total of two seasons until it was canceled in 2018.
Outcast got mostly positive reviews during its two-season run.
Preacher stars Dominic Cooper as Jesse Custer, with Joseph Gilgun, Ruth Negga, and Graham McTavish.
The crime procedural backbone of the show is something it has in common withEvil.
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The crime procedural backbone of the show is something it has in common withEvil.
The series begins with his imprisonment and escape from the clutches of a mortal.
Both series prioritize well-written female characters and spend time fleshing out their development.
Outcast is a Cinemax original series created by The Walking Dead’s Robert Kirkman. The series centers on a young man who attempts to uncover the mysteries behind his supernatural possessions. The horror series ran for a total of two seasons until it was canceled in 2018. Outcast got mostly positive reviews during its two-season run.
LikeEvil, there’s never any question inFringethat the existence of monsters and reality-bending technologies isn’t real.
Darkis a great follow-up after watchingEvilbecause it dives even further into the most sinister aspects of the show.
Searching for his missing father, they confront racial discrimination and supernatural horrors reminiscent of H.P.
Preacher follows Jesse Custer, a preacher from Texas with a criminal past who is gifted extraordinary powers after experiencing a crisis of faith. Setting out to quite literally find God, Jesse enlists the help of his volatile girlfriend Tulip and newfound vampire companion Cassidy. Preacher stars Dominic Cooper as Jesse Custer, with Joseph Gilgun, Ruth Negga, and Graham McTavish.
The X-files takes the police procedural formula and applies it to sci-fi mysteries. Conspiracy theorist Fox Mulder and skeptic Dana Scully team up to solve cases surrounding alien invasions and other unexplained, paranormal phenomena.
The Sandman is a 2022 adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s iconic comic series. The narrative follows Morpheus, the King of Dreams, who, after years of imprisonment, embarks on a quest across various realms to recover his stolen artifacts and regain his lost power.
Based on a comic book series by Beau Smith, Wynonna Earp tells the story of the titular heroine who is the great-great-granddaughter of Wyatt Earp. The series follows Wynonna’s return to her hometown, where she must do battle with the reanimated criminals previously killed by Earp. Aided by her sister, her great-great-grandfather’s immortal partner Doc Holiday, and a member of the US Marshals, Wynonna works to keep Purgatory safe from the revenants.
The Magicians follows a group of young adults who enroll at Brakebills University, a secretive institution devoted to teaching magic. As they engage in an unconventional education in spellcasting, they realize that a childhood fantasy world is indeed real and presents a significant threat to humanity.
Created and directed by Mike Flanagan, Midnight Mass follows the residents of an isolated fishing community whose lives are changed by the sudden appearance of a charismatic new priest, Father Paul Hill (Hamish Linklater). The residents of Crockett Island struggle to eke out a meager living, just barely surviving off the mainland, but the appearance of Hill changes everything. Attendance at the local church is at an all-time high, but cynical ex-con Riley Flynn doesn’t trust the priest, and sets out to uncover his dark secret.
This sci-fi procedural follows the FBI’s secretive Fringe Division and its agents Olivia Dunham, Walter Bishop, and Peter Bishop. Together, they investigate cases regarding strange events that threaten society, including cases of parallel universes, human experimentation, and other strange phenomena.
Netflix’s Dark is a sci-fi thriller that follows the populace of a German town on the search for a missing child that quickly spins into a time-traveling journey into the heart of a conspiracy. The show’s core follows four different families and follows them through different generations after they discover a wormhole near the local nuclear power plant.
Lovecraft Country follows Atticus Freeman as he embarks on a 1950s road trip across Jim Crow America with his friend Letitia and Uncle George. Searching for his missing father, they confront racial discrimination and supernatural horrors reminiscent of H.P. Lovecraft’s fiction.
