If You Liked Tales of the Unexpected, Watch These Next
Finished Tales of the Unexpected (1979) and want more of the same? These 19 TV shows are what its fans watched next, ranked by how often people who liked it also liked these. Like Tales of the Unexpected, most of them are drama.
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19 titles · updated 2nd October 2026
1.Night Gallery(1970)
7.8Sci-Fi & FantasyMysteryDramaAlso drama
Rod Serling narrates an anthology of fantasy, horror and sci-fi stories from a set resembling a macabre museum. A chilling work of art serves as the connective link between the stories.
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2.R. L. Stine's The Haunting Hour(2010)
8.2FamilyDramaAlso drama
R. L. Stine's The Haunting Hour is a Canadian/American original anthology horror-fantasy series, with episodes each half an hour long. The series is based on The Haunting Hour: Don't Think About It Movie, and the books The Haunting Hour and Nightmare Hour anthology by R. L. Stine.
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3.Night Visions(2001)
7.1Sci-Fi & FantasyDramaMysteryAlso drama
Horror anthology series, with each episode comprising two half-hour stories dealing with themes of the supernatural or simply the dark side of human nature.
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4.The Alfred Hitchcock Hour(1962)
7.9CrimeMysteryDramaAlso drama
A continuation of the anthology series “Alfred Hitchcock Presents”, hosted by the master of suspense and featuring thrillers and mysteries.
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5.The Twilight Zone(2002)
7.2Sci-Fi & FantasyMysteryDramaAlso drama
A 2002 revival of Rod Serling's 1950/60s television series, The Twilight Zone, with actor Forest Whitaker assuming Serling's role as narrator and on-screen host.
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6.The Twilight Zone(1959)
8.5Sci-Fi & FantasyMysteryDramaAlso drama
An anthology series containing drama, psychological thriller, fantasy, science fiction, suspense, and/or horror, often concluding with a macabre or unexpected twist.
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7.Are You Afraid of the Dark?(1992)
8.2MysteryKidsDramaAlso drama
This spooky anthology series for kids recounts ghost stories told by the young members of the Midnight Society as they gather around a campfire. Each episode opens with members of the Midnight Society at their secret spot in the woods, where they prepare their fire and the night's storyteller announces the title of…
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8.The Storyteller(1988)
8.2Action & AdventureFamilySci-Fi & FantasyAlso drama
The Storyteller, aided by his cynical dog, narrates classic folk tales, fables, and legends.
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9.Psi Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal(1996)
6.9Sci-Fi & FantasyDramaAlso drama
Psi Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal is a Canadian science fiction television series that surrounds a scientific team that deals with all manner of paranormal phenomena around the world; from alien abductions to possessions. The organization depicted in the series is loosely inspired by a real-life scientific…
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10.The New Edition Story(2017)
7.8DramaAlso drama
Follow the story of R&B pioneers Michael Bivins, Ricky Bell, Ronnie Devoe, Bobby Brown, Ralph Tresvant and Johnny Gill as they navigate fame from their native Boston to Hollywood and beyond.
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11.Resurrection(2014)
7.3Sci-Fi & FantasyDramaAlso drama
The people of Arcadia, Missouri are forever changed when their deceased loved ones suddenly start to reappear.
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12.London Kills(2019)
6.5DramaCrimeAlso drama
With a documentary style delivery, this drama tells the story of a team of top murder detectives with each episode featuring a different murder while also following a serialized story involving the lead detective’s missing wife.
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13.Battlestar Galactica(1978)
7.1Sci-Fi & FantasyDramaAlso drama
When the 12 Colonies of Man are wiped out by a cybernetic race called the Cylons, Commander Adama and the crew of the battlestar Galactica lead a ragtag fleet of human survivors in search of a "mythical planet" called Earth.
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14.Dangerous Liaisons(2022)
6.4DramaAlso drama
A pair of scheming ex-lovers attempt to exploit others by using the power of seduction. TV adaptation of Pierre Choderlos de Laclos' classic 18th Century novel "Les Liaisons Dangereuses".
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15.Jack Irish(2016)
6.4DramaCrimeAlso drama
Jack Irish is a man getting his life back together again. A former criminal lawyer whose world imploded, he now spends his days as a part-time investigator, debt collector, apprentice cabinet maker, punter and sometime lover – the complete man really. An expert in finding those who don’t want to be found – dead or…
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16.Downton Abbey(2010)
8.1DramaAlso drama
A chronicle of the lives of the aristocratic Crawley family and their servants in the post-Edwardian era—with great events in history having an effect on their lives and on the British social hierarchy.
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17.Chesapeake Shores(2016)
7.8DramaAlso drama
A divorced mom deals with an old romance and complicated family issues when she returns to her hometown with her twin daughters.
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18.The Storyteller: Greek Myths(1991)
8.2DramaSci-Fi & FantasyAlso drama
A storyteller in a labyrinth tells his dog the stories of Perseus and Medusa, Icarus and Daedalus, Theseus and the Minotaur, and Orpheus and Euridyce.
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19.Masters of Science Fiction(2007)
6.2DramaSci-Fi & FantasyAlso drama
Masters of Science Fiction is an American television anthology series with each hour long episode taking the form of a separate short film adaptation of a story by a respected member of the science fiction community. The show is hosted by physicist Stephen Hawking.
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