If You Liked Fringe, Watch These Next
Finished Fringe (2008) and want more of the same? These 20 TV shows are what its fans watched next, ranked by how often people who liked it also liked these. Like Fringe, most of them are sci-fi & fantasy, drama, mystery.
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20 titles · updated 2nd October 2026
1.The X-Files(1993)
8.4MysterySci-Fi & FantasyCrimeAlso mystery and sci-fi & fantasy
The exploits of FBI Special Agents Fox Mulder and Dana Scully who investigate X-Files: marginalized, unsolved cases involving paranormal phenomena. Mulder believes in the existence of aliens and the paranormal while Scully, a skeptic, is assigned to make scientific analyses of Mulder's discoveries that debunk…
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2.Stitchers(2015)
6.8MysterySci-Fi & FantasyAlso mystery and sci-fi & fantasy
A young woman is recruited into a secret government agency to be “stitched” into the minds of the recently deceased, using their memories to investigate murders.
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3.Torchwood(2006)
7.3Sci-Fi & FantasyAction & AdventureDramaAlso sci-fi & fantasy and drama
The exploits of a team of people whose job is to investigate the unusual, the strange and the extraterrestrial.
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4.Millennium(1996)
7.7CrimeDramaMysteryAlso drama and mystery
A retired FBI serial-profiler joins the mysterious Millennium Group, a team of underground ex-law enforcement experts dedicated to fighting against the ever-growing forces of evil and darkness in the world.
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5.The Twilight Zone(2019)
6.7Sci-Fi & FantasyMysteryDramaAlso sci-fi & fantasy and mystery
Tales of science fiction, fantasy and the occult, exploring humanity's hopes, despairs, prides and prejudices in metaphoric ways. Next stop ahead The Twilight Zone.
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6.Eleventh Hour(2008)
6.6DramaMysteryCrimeAlso drama and mystery
Dr. Jacob Hood is a brilliant biophysicist and special science advisor to the government who investigates scientific crises and oddities. His crusade is to protect the substance of science against those who would abuse and misuse scientific discoveries for their own gain.
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7.Kyle XY(2006)
7.0Sci-Fi & FantasyDramaAlso sci-fi & fantasy and drama
A suburban family that takes in a mysterious teen naive to the world around him. As Kyle begins to show signs of brilliance, solving the mystery of his origin and potential abilities becomes the family's mission.
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8.The OA(2016)
7.5Sci-Fi & FantasyMysteryDramaAlso sci-fi & fantasy and mystery
Seven years after vanishing from her home, a young woman returns with mysterious new abilities and recruits five strangers for a secret mission.
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9.Tales from the Loop(2020)
7.0Sci-Fi & FantasyMysteryDramaAlso sci-fi & fantasy and mystery
The story of the town and people who live above “The Loop,” a machine built to unlock and explore the mysteries of the universe – making things possible that were previously relegated only to science fiction.
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10.3 Body Problem(2024)
7.5Sci-Fi & FantasyMysteryDramaAlso sci-fi & fantasy and mystery
Across continents and decades, five brilliant friends make earth-shattering discoveries as the laws of science unravel and an existential threat emerges.
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11.Joan of Arcadia(2003)
7.4Sci-Fi & FantasyMysteryDramaAlso sci-fi & fantasy and mystery
Joan Girardi has begun acting a little strange since her family moved to the city of Arcadia. No one knows that various people keep introducing themselves as God, and then giving the teenager specific directions to do things. Unsure of what God wants, and if she's even sane, Joan tentatively begins to follow God's…
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12.The Outer Limits(1995)
7.7DramaSci-Fi & FantasyAlso drama and sci-fi & fantasy
Anthology series composed of distinct story episodes, sometimes with a plot twist at the end, with occasional recurring story elements that were often tied together during season-finale clip shows.
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13.Tru Calling(2003)
7.3Sci-Fi & FantasyDramaMysteryAlso sci-fi & fantasy and drama
A university graduate working in the city morgue is able to repeat the same day over again to prevent murders or other disasters.
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14.Black Mirror(2011)
8.3Sci-Fi & FantasyDramaMysteryAlso sci-fi & fantasy and drama
Twisted tales run wild in this mind-bending anthology series that reveals humanity's worst traits, greatest innovations and more.
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15.Touch(2012)
6.6Sci-Fi & FantasyMysteryDramaAlso sci-fi & fantasy and mystery
Martin Bohm, a widower and single father, is haunted by an inability to connect to his autistic, mute 11-year-old son, Jake. Their relationship and their lives take an extraordinary turn when he discovers his gifted son has the ability to see things that no one else can and the patterns that connect seemingly…
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16.666 Park Avenue(2012)
6.1Sci-Fi & FantasyDramaMysteryAlso sci-fi & fantasy and drama
What would you do to have everything you desire? Step inside 666 Park Avenue, New York's most seductive address. We all have some burning needs, desires and ambitions. For the residents of The Drake, the premier apartment building on Manhattan's Upper East Side, these will all be met – for a price – courtesy of the…
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17.Humans(2015)
7.5Sci-Fi & FantasyDramaMysteryAlso sci-fi & fantasy and drama
In a parallel present where the latest must-have gadget for any busy family is a 'Synth' - a highly-developed robotic servant that's so similar to a real human it's transforming the way we live.
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18.War of the Worlds(2019)
7.2Sci-Fi & FantasyDramaAlso sci-fi & fantasy and drama
When astronomers detect a transmission from another galaxy, it is definitive proof of intelligent extra-terrestrial life. The world’s population waits for further contact with bated breath. They do not have to wait long. Within days, mankind is all but wiped out by a devastating attack; pockets of humanity are left…
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19.Penny Dreadful: City of Angels(2020)
6.8Sci-Fi & FantasyDramaCrimeAlso sci-fi & fantasy and drama
Rooted in the conflict between characters connected to the deity Santa Muerte and others allied with the Devil, this saga explores an exciting mix of the supernatural and the combustible reality of 1938 Los Angeles, a time and place deeply infused with Mexican-American folklore and social tension.
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20.The Blacklist(2013)
7.6DramaCrimeMysteryAlso drama and mystery
Raymond "Red" Reddington, one of the FBI's most wanted fugitives, surrenders in person at FBI Headquarters in Washington, D.C. He claims that he and the FBI have the same interests: bringing down dangerous criminals and terrorists. In the last two decades, he's made a list of criminals and terrorists that matter the…
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