Best tv shows like Powers
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Plot Summary:
Two homicide detectives, Christian Walker and Deena Pilgrim, are assigned to investigate cases involving people with superhuman abilities, referred to as “Powers.” Set amidst today’s paparazzi culture, Powers asks the questions, what if the world was full of superheroes who aren't actually heroic at all? What if all that power was just one more excuse for mischief, mayhem, murder, and endorsement deals?.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 42 min
Plot tags: exciting, captivating, tense, scenic, detective, serious, suspenseful
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Rush Hour (2016)
Plot Summary:
The series follows Detective Carter, a radical LAPD detective, and Detective Lee, a by-the-book detective from Hong Kong, as they are forced into forming an unlikely partnership.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 43 min
Plot tags: exciting, captivating, tense, light, detective
Similar in 78%
The Crow: Stairway to Heaven (1998)
Plot Summary:
The Crow: Stairway to Heaven was a 1998 Canadian television series created by Bryce Zabel spun off from the The Crow film series starring Mark Dacascos in the lead role as Eric Draven, reprising the role originally played by Brandon Lee in the 1994 film The Crow.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 43 min
Plot tags: gothic, dark fantasy, cliffhanger, slasher, rough, serious, suspenseful, gloomy, neo noir
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Painkiller Jane (2007)
Plot Summary:
Painkiller Jane is an American-Canadian science fiction and action television series based on the comic book character of the same name. Airing on the Sci Fi Channel in the US starting April 13, 2007 and Global in Canada, it starred Kristanna Loken as the titular character. On August 15, 2007, it was canceled after one season of 22 episodes.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Action, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 44 min
Plot tags: suspenseful, exciting, serious, disturbing, action adventure, thrilling
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No Ordinary Family (2010)
Plot Summary:
After their plane crashes into the Amazon River, each member of the Powell family starts to show signs of new, unique and distinct super powers.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 17000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: semi serious, exciting, humorous, enigmatic, sweet, bad ending, anime, nostalgic
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The Phantom (2009)
Plot Summary:
Before Superman, Spider-Man, and Batman, there was The Phantom, the greatest legend in the annals of 20th century comic-book crime fighting. Now, the immortal superhero returns to strike terror in the hearts of villains around the world - and to inspire a new generation to believe in the Ghost Who Walks.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Crime, Fantasy
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 170 min
Plot tags: exciting, captivating, tense, suspense, entertaining, saga, serious, suspenseful
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The Thundermans (2013)
Plot Summary:
Meet The Thundermans, a typical suburban family that happens to have astounding superpowers. At the center of the action are the 14-year-old Thunderman twins, who share the same bathroom, the same school, and the same annoying little siblings. Their only difference? The sister is a super student with a super sunny disposition who super looks forward to being a superhero someday, and her twin brother is a super villain.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Family, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 23 min
Plot tags: feel good, entertaining, humorous, sitcom, exciting, captivating, semi serious, sincere, teen comedy, nostalgic
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Mutant X (2001)
Plot Summary:
Mutant X is a science fiction television series that debuted on October 6, 2001. The show was created by Avi Arad, and it centers around Mutant X, a team of "New Mutants" who possess extraordinary powers as a result of genetic engineering. The members of Mutant X were used as test subjects in a series of covert government experiments. The mission of Mutant X is to seek out and protect their fellow New Mutants. The series was filmed in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Even though the series had high ratings and was meant to be renewed for a fourth season, it was abruptly canceled in 2004 after the dismantling of Fireworks Entertainment, one of the show's production companies, ending the show on a cliffhanger.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: exciting, stylized, anime, fast, serious, suspenseful, telenovela
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Alphas (2011)
Plot Summary:
Five ordinary people with superhuman physical and mental abilities are brought together to form one extraordinary team of Alphas. Operating within the U.S. Department of Defense, the team investigates cases that point to others with Alpha abilities.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 30000
Genere: Action, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 44 min
Plot tags: serious, exciting, suspenseful, suspense, captivating, cliffhanger, detective, action adventure, thrilling
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The Flash (1990)
Plot Summary:
The Flash is a 1990 American television series that starred John Wesley Shipp as the superhero, the Flash, and co-starred Amanda Pays. The series was developed from the DC Comics characters by the writing team of Danny Bilson and Paul De Meo, and produced by their company, Pet Fly Productions, in association with Warner Bros. Television. Composer Danny Elfman wrote the show’s title theme, and Stan Winston Studios built the costume.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Action, Crime, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 48 min
Plot tags: exciting, semi serious, tense, captivating, epic, saga, detective, humorous
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Knight Rider (1982)
Plot Summary:
Michael Long, an undercover police officer, is shot while investigating a case and left for dead by his assailants. He is rescued by Wilton Knight, a wealthy, dying millionaire and inventor who arranges life-saving surgery, including a new face and a new identity--that of Michael Knight. Michael is then given a special computerized and indestructible car called the Knight Industries Two Thousand (nicknamed KITT), and a mission: apprehend criminals who are beyond the reach of the law. The series depicts Michael's exploits as he and KITT battle the forces of evil on behalf of the Foundation for Law and Government.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 37000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 46 min
Plot tags: exciting, suspenseful, tense, touching, erotic, retro, soap opera, action adventure, serious, fast
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Agent Carter (2015)
Plot Summary:
It's 1946, and peace has dealt Peggy Carter a serious blow as she finds herself marginalized when the men return home from fighting abroad. Working for the covert SSR (Strategic Scientific Reserve), Peggy must balance doing administrative work and going on secret missions for Howard Stark all while trying to navigate life as a single woman in America, in the wake of losing the love of her life - Steve Rogers.
IMDB Rating: 7.8
IMDB Votes: 88000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 42 min
Plot tags: semi serious, tense, captivating, exciting, suspenseful, saga, detective, period piece, deep, fast
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Marvel's Runaways (2017)
Plot Summary:
Every teenager thinks their parents are evil. What if you found out they actually were? Six diverse teenagers who can barely stand each other must unite against a common foe – their parents.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 28000
Genere: Action, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: captivating, entertaining, tense, futuristic, queer cinema
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Supergirl (2015)
Plot Summary:
Twenty-four-year-old Kara Zor-El, who was taken in by the Danvers family when she was 13 after being sent away from Krypton, must learn to embrace her powers after previously hiding them. The Danvers teach her to be careful with her powers, until she has to reveal them during an unexpected disaster, setting her on her journey of heroism.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 128000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 43 min
Plot tags: exciting, suspenseful, humorous, sad, saga, emotional, serious, entertaining, light
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Cloak & Dagger (2018)
Plot Summary:
Two teenagers from very different backgrounds awaken to newly acquired superpowers which mysteriously link them to one another.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 22000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 44 min
Plot tags: captivating, exciting, tense, bleak, anime
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The Messengers (2015)
Plot Summary:
When a mysterious object crashes to Earth, a group of seemingly unconnected strangers die from the energy pulse, but then awaken to learn that they have assigned the task of preventing the impending Apocalypse.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 9000
Genere: Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: exciting, serious, captivating, suspenseful, bleak, apocalyptic, action adventure, demonic
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Misfits (2009)
Plot Summary:
When five young outsiders on Community Service get caught in a strange storm, they discover that they have developed superpowers.
IMDB Rating: 8.2
IMDB Votes: 106000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: exciting, witty, cynical, humorous, semi serious, surreal, feel good, social, sitcom, erotic
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Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (2013)
Plot Summary:
Agent Phil Coulson of S.H.I.E.L.D. (Strategic Homeland Intervention, Enforcement and Logistics Division) puts together a team of agents to investigate the new, the strange and the unknown around the globe, protecting the ordinary from the extraordinary.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 224000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 45 min
Plot tags: exciting, suspenseful, stylized, semi serious, intellectual, epic, saga, teen, serious, heroic
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The Nine Lives of Chloe King (2011)
Plot Summary:
Chloe King is looking forward to celebrating her birthday with her friends and single mother, just like every other year... that is until she starts developing heightened abilities and discovers she's being pursued by a mysterious figure. Chloe soon learns she's part of an ancient race which has been hunted by human assassins for millennia —and that she may be their only hope for ultimate survival.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 11000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 441 min
Plot tags: captivating, suspenseful, exciting, enigmatic, teen, serious, cliffhanger, anime, fast
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Charmed (1998)
Plot Summary:
Three sisters (Prue, Piper and Phoebe) reunite and unlock their powers to become the Charmed Ones, the most powerful good witches of all time, whose prophesied destiny is to protect innocent lives from evil beings such as demons and warlocks. Each sister possesses unique magical powers that grow and evolve, while they attempt to maintain normal lives in modern day San Francisco.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 90000
Genere: Drama, Fantasy, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 42 min
Plot tags: feel good, enigmatic, exciting, humorous, supernatural thriller, colorful, erotic, fairy tale, gothic, heroic
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Grimm (2011)
Plot Summary:
After Portland homicide detective Nick Burkhardt discovers he's descended from an elite line of criminal profilers known as "Grimms," he increasingly finds his responsibilities as a detective at odds with his new responsibilities as a Grimm.
IMDB Rating: 7.9
IMDB Votes: 128000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 45 min
Plot tags: fairy tale, captivating, exciting, scary, suspenseful, serious, detective, neo noir, dread, atmospheric
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Heroes (2006)
Plot Summary:
Common people discover that they have super powers. Their lives intertwine as a devastating event must be prevented.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 249000
Genere: Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 45 min
Plot tags: suspenseful, exciting, psychological thriller, intellectual, bad ending, saga, dramatic, apocalyptic, anime, mythical
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The Gifted (2017)
Plot Summary:
A suburban couple's ordinary lives are rocked by the sudden discovery that their children possess mutant powers. Forced to go on the run from a hostile government, the family joins up with an underground network of mutants and must fight to survive.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 37000
Genere: Action, Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 43 min
Plot tags: exciting, atmospheric, stylized, spiritual, anime
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Black Lightning (2017)
Plot Summary:
Jefferson Pierce is a man wrestling with a secret. As the father of two daughters and principal of a charter high school that also serves as a safe haven for young people in a New Orleans neighborhood overrun by gang violence, he is a hero to his community.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 27000
Genere: Action, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 43 min
Plot tags: serious, suspenseful, exciting, neo noir, humorous, queer cinema
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Luke Cage (2016)
Plot Summary:
Given superstrength and durability by a sabotaged experiment, a wrongly accused man escapes prison to become a superhero for hire.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 138000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 55 min
Plot tags: serious, exciting, suspenseful, stylized, captivating, psychotronic, bleak, cliffhanger, sexy, political
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Daredevil (2015)
Plot Summary:
Lawyer-by-day Matt Murdock uses his heightened senses from being blinded as a young boy to fight crime at night on the streets of Hell’s Kitchen as Daredevil.
IMDB Rating: 8.6
IMDB Votes: 466000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 54 min
Plot tags: exciting, suspenseful, neo noir, spectacular, epic, saga, serious, inspirational, thought provoking, brutal
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Titans (2018)
Plot Summary:
A team of young superheroes led by Nightwing (formerly Batman's first Robin) form to combat evil and other perils.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 111000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 45 min
Plot tags: tense, exciting, captivating, action adventure, suspenseful, anime, bleak, sad, teen, spectacular
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Birds of Prey (2002)
Plot Summary:
Huntress, Dinah, Oracle are determined to carry on Batman's fight for justice against the ruthless criminals of New Gotham City.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: suspenseful, stylized, semi serious, exciting, epic, neo noir, heroic, anime, thrilling, black comedy
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The Flash (2014)
Plot Summary:
After a particle accelerator causes a freak storm, CSI Investigator Barry Allen is struck by lightning and falls into a coma. Months later he awakens with the power of super speed, granting him the ability to move through Central City like an unseen guardian angel. Though initially excited by his newfound powers, Barry is shocked to discover he is not the only "meta-human" who was created in the wake of the accelerator explosion -- and not everyone is using their new powers for good. Barry partners with S.T.A.R. Labs and dedicates his life to protect the innocent. For now, only a few close friends and associates know that Barry is literally the fastest man alive, but it won't be long before the world learns what Barry Allen has become...The Flash.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 365000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 43 min
Plot tags: exciting, suspenseful, thought provoking, humorous, epic, saga, action adventure, fast, serious, surprise ending
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The Umbrella Academy (2019)
Plot Summary:
A dysfunctional family of superheroes comes together to solve the mystery of their father's death, the threat of the apocalypse and more.
IMDB Rating: 7.9
IMDB Votes: 268000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: exciting, tense, captivating, suspense, anime, disturbing, funny, atmospheric, offbeat, feel good
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The Boys (2019)
Plot Summary:
A group of vigilantes known informally as “The Boys” set out to take down corrupt superheroes with no more than blue-collar grit and a willingness to fight dirty.
IMDB Rating: 8.7
IMDB Votes: 611000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: entertaining, tense, bloody, satirical, black comedy, funny, political, dark, captivating, dark comedy