Best tv shows like Siren
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Plot Summary:
The coastal town of Bristol Cove is known for its legend of once being home to mermaids. When the arrival of a mysterious girl proves this folklore all too true, the battle between man and sea takes a very vicious turn as these predatory beings return to reclaim their right to the ocean.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 15000
Genere: Drama, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: exciting, enigmatic, suspense, suspenseful, tense, captivating, grindhouse, bleak, queer cinema
Best tv shows and movies like Siren (2018):
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Sirens (2017)
Plot Summary:
They are mythological creatures with captivating beauty. Sirens have come out onto the mainland to give a future to their species, enchanting men with their magic. Playfully and charming but deeply vulnerable if they lack water, four sirens enter Naples, the city built by sirens, to conquer the hearts of men and mankind on their mission to save the world from selfishness. But when Marica and her three daughters Yara, Irene and Daria are looking to find Yara's fiancé, they are settling by chance in the flat of good looking teacher Salvatore. A light-hearted, endearing romantic series where the sea and the land are involved in the oldest battle ever: male versus female. But then, the Napolitan, life-affirming men - and "life-affirming" all over. - will amaze them with their passionate nature.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 175
Genere: Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Country: Italy
Duration: 120 min
Plot tags: humorous, captivating, entertaining
Similar in 76%
Mermaid Down (2019)
Plot Summary:
A mermaid is ripped from the Pacific, her tail is chopped off and she's thrown into a mental home where no one believes she is a mermaid.
IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 11000
Genere: Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: enigmatic, bleak, exciting, captivating, scary, dark, fantasy adventure, queer horror, weird
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Miss the Dragon (2021)
Plot Summary:
A young maidservant named Liu Ying saves a snake on behalf of her young mistress in a chance encounter. However, the snake turns out to be a thousand year ancient dragon named Yuchu Longyan, who now wants to marry her to repay her kindness. The two's lives then becomes entangled with each another as their love transcends over three lifetimes.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 376
Genere: Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: China
Duration:
Plot tags: tense, captivating, disturbing, xianxia
Similar in 81%
The Four (2015)
Plot Summary:
The Four is the story of four young men – Cold Blood, Chaser, Heartless, and Iron Fist – who each excel in different martial arts practices and use their expertise to bring down corruption and establish justice.~~ Based on the wuxia series by Wen Ruian.
IMDB Rating: 7.8
IMDB Votes: 54
Genere: Drama, Fantasy
Country: China
Duration: 45 min
Plot tags: exciting, tense, captivating, suspense, disturbing
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The Essex Serpent (2022)
Plot Summary:
London widow Cora Seaborne moves to Essex to investigate reports of a mythical serpent. She forms an unlikely bond with the village vicar, but when tragedy strikes, locals accuse her of attracting the creature.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Drama, Fantasy, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 288 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, disturbing, gothic, spiritual, costume drama, period drama, beautiful
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The Watch (2020)
Plot Summary:
A group of misfit cops rise up from decades of helplessness to save their corrupt city from catastrophe. Inspired by the characters created by Sir Terry Pratchett’s famous “Discworld” novels.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Fantasy
Country: UK, USA
Duration:
Plot tags: captivating, tense, suspenseful, disturbing, semi serious, detective
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The Legend of the Blue Sea (2016)
Plot Summary:
How can a mermaid from the Joseon era survive in modern-day Seoul? Shim Chung is a mermaid who finds herself transplanted to modern times. She is caught by Heo Joon Jae, a charming but cold con artist who is the doppelgänger for Kim Moon, the son of a nobleman from the Joseon Dynasty. But in the present time, Joon Jae works with Jo Nam Doo, a skilled conman who guides Joon Jae to become a genius scammer. But Joon Jae’s friend, Cha Shi Ah, who works as a researcher at KAIST, may be Chung’s only hope for surviving in her strange new world.
IMDB Rating: 8.1
IMDB Votes: 12000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: romantic, humorous, captivating, dorama, light, visually appealing, romantic drama, entertaining
Similar in 89%
Charmed (2018)
Plot Summary:
Set in the fictional college town of Hilltowne, Charmed follows the lives of three sisters, Macy, Mel and Maggie Vera who, after the tragic death of their mother, discover they are three of the most powerful witches of all time.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 18000
Genere: Drama, Fantasy, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 43 min
Plot tags: captivating, enigmatic, suspense, gothic, semi serious, humorous, exciting, stylized, supernatural thriller, entertaining
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Mako Mermaids (2013)
Plot Summary:
Real-life mermaids, Sirena, Nixie and Lyla are part of a mermaid pod, which lives in the waters of Mako Island. As young members of the pod, it is their job to protect the Moon Pool and guard it from trespassers. But on the night of a full moon, the mischievous mermaid girls neglect their duties. Sixteen-year-old land-dweller Zac enters the Moon Pool and forms a special connection with Mako. Zac is given a fish-like tail and amazing powers. The mermaid pod is forced to leave Mako, leaving behind the three mermaid girls, cast out of the pod. They know there's only one way they will be allowed to rejoin the pod: They must get legs, venture onto land and take back Zac's powers – or risk being outcasts forever.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Romance
Country: Australia
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: exciting, semi serious, entertaining, humorous, sentimental, nostalgic
Similar in 78%
H2O: Just Add Water (2006)
Plot Summary:
When three normal teenage girls stumble upon a ancient cave they undergo a transformation that will change their lives forever. H20 - Just Add Water, sees three very different girls facing everyday teen problems with an added twist - they're mermaids with incredible powers over water.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 18000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Romance
Country: Australia
Duration: 23 min
Plot tags: exciting, light, enigmatic, captivating, sitcom, juvenile, teen, semi serious, feel good, humorous
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Perfume (2018)
Plot Summary:
While in boarding school, a group of six become friends through their intense passion for scent. When one is brutally murdered years later, disturbing secrets about the group are revealed when the police investigates each as a suspect.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Drama, Thriller
Country: Germany
Duration: 45 min
Plot tags: bleak, bloody, suspense, suspenseful, exciting, tense, captivating, feel good, dark, detective
Similar in 87%
Happy Town (2010)
Plot Summary:
The residents of Haplin, Minnesota - also known as "Happy Town" - have enjoyed an uneasy peace while haunted by a number of unsolved kidnappings. Now facing a disturbing new crime that brings unresolved fears to the surface, Haplin's most prominent citizens come under scrutiny as their own secrets are revealed.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: tense, realistic, atmospheric, serious, suspenseful, detective, sweet, offbeat
Similar in 85%
The Dresden Files (2007)
Plot Summary:
A Chicago-based wizard works as a private investigator.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 11000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: exciting, serious, stylized, detective, anime, mystic, spooky, suspenseful, urban fantasy
Similar in 82%
Believe (2014)
Plot Summary:
Believe is about an unlikely relationship between a gifted young girl and a man sprung from prison who has been tasked with protecting her from the evil elements that hunt her power.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 15000
Genere: Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 43 min
Plot tags: exciting, serious, suspenseful, captivating, tense, spooky, stylized
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The Rook (2019)
Plot Summary:
After waking in a park with total amnesia — and surrounded by dead bodies, all wearing latex gloves — a young woman must fight to uncover her past, and resume her position at the head of Britain’s most secret (supernatural) service before the traitors who stole her memory can finish what they started.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 50 min
Plot tags: atmospheric, enigmatic, disturbing, suspense, suspenseful, urban fantasy
Similar in 86%
Wayward Pines (2015)
Plot Summary:
Imagine the perfect American town... beautiful homes, manicured lawns, children playing safely in the streets. Now imagine never being able to leave. You have no communication with the outside world. You think you're going insane. You must be in Wayward Pines.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 59000
Genere: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: tense, mind bending, serious, captivating, psychological thriller, exciting, retro, surprise ending, thought provoking, mysterious
Similar in 79%
The Order (2019)
Plot Summary:
Out to avenge his mother's death, a college student pledges a secret order and lands in a war between werewolves and practitioners of dark magic.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 32000
Genere: Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: exciting, suspenseful, captivating, tense, suspense, mythical, supernatural thriller, spooky, teen horror, urban fantasy
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The Outpost (2018)
Plot Summary:
Talon, the lone survivor of a race called the Blackbloods, sets off to the edge of civilisation to track her family's killers. On her journey she discovers she has supernatural powers which she must learn to harness in order to achieve her goals.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 9000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 44 min
Plot tags: exciting, suspense, captivating, semi serious, action adventure, historical drama, brutal, bleak
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The Shannara Chronicles (2016)
Plot Summary:
A young Healer armed with an unpredictable magic guides a runaway Elf in her perilous quest to save the peoples of the Four Lands from an age-old Demon scourge.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 63000
Genere: Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 42 min
Plot tags: exciting, captivating, serious, suspense, apocalyptic, entertaining, sexy, costume drama, cliffhanger
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Tidelands (2018)
Plot Summary:
Ex-con Cal McTeer's return to her hometown of Orphelin Bay blows the lid off a generations-long conspiracy of silence around murder, drugs and Sirens.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 9000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Fantasy
Country: Australia
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: atmospheric, enigmatic, captivating, tense, erotic, mystical
Similar in 77%
Ghost Whisperer (2005)
Plot Summary:
Newlywed Melinda Gordon tries to help the dead communicate with loved ones, 'but sometimes the messages she receives are intense and confusing.' Most of Melinda's efforts involve resolving conflicts that are preventing the spirits from passing over. The sentimental drama is 'inspired by the work of medium James Van Praagh.'.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 49000
Genere: Drama, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: captivating, atmospheric, serious, spiritual, dread, thrilling, suspenseful, whimsical, nostalgic
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The Magicians (2015)
Plot Summary:
Brakebills University is a secret institution specializing in magic. There, amidst an unorthodox education of spellcasting, a group of twenty-something friends soon discover that a magical fantasy world they read about as children is all too real— and poses grave danger to humanity.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 55000
Genere: Drama, Fantasy, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: exciting, captivating, disturbing, fairy tale, suspenseful, suspense, erotic, funny, spiritual, costume drama
Similar in 76%
Witches of East End (2013)
Plot Summary:
Based on Melissa de la Cruz's best-selling novel, "Witches of East End" centers on the adventures of Joanna Beauchamp and her two adult daughters Freya and Ingrid -- both of whom unknowingly are their family's next generation of witches -- who lead seemingly quiet, uneventful modern day lives in Long Island's secluded seaside town of East Haven. When Freya becomes engaged to a young, wealthy newcomer, a series of events forces Joanna to admit to her daughters they are, in fact, powerful and immortal witches.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 27000
Genere: Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: suspenseful, exciting, captivating, serious, feel good, fairy tale, anime, grindhouse, detective
Similar in 79%
Castle Rock (2018)
Plot Summary:
Based on the stories of Stephen King, the series intertwines characters and themes from the fictional town of Castle Rock.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 50000
Genere: Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: bleak, suspenseful, enigmatic, anthology, rough, supernatural thriller, suspense, spooky, psychological, psychological thriller
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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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Camelot (2011)
Plot Summary:
Camelot is a historical-fantasy-drama television series based on the Arthurian legend, was produced by Graham King, Morgan O'Sullivan and Michael Hirst.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 25000
Genere: Drama, Fantasy
Country: Ireland, USA, UK, Canada
Duration: 45 min
Plot tags: exciting, captivating, stylized, serious, arthurian, epic, costume drama, historical drama, sexual, erotic
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Beowulf: Return to the Shieldlands (2016)
Plot Summary:
Beowulf, a hero of the Geats, comes to the aid of Hrothgar, the king of the Danes, whose mead hall in Heorot has been under attack by a monster known as Grendel.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Country: UK
Duration: 44 min
Plot tags: exciting, tense, suspense, captivating, saga, costume drama
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Nancy Drew (2019)
Plot Summary:
Young Nancy Drew makes plans to leave her hometown for college after high school graduation, but finds herself drawn into a supernatural murder mystery.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 11000
Genere: Drama, Horror, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 44 min
Plot tags: captivating, enigmatic, tense, slasher, spooky, bleak, neo noir, suspense, detective, non-linear
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Blue My Mind (2017)
Plot Summary:
15-year-old Mia faces an overwhelming transformation which puts her entire existence into question. Her body is changing radically, and despite desperate attempts to halt the process, Mia is soon forced to accept that nature is far more powerful than she is.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery
Country: Switzerland
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: captivating, touching, suspense, suspenseful, erotic, realistic, neurotic, crying, weird, urban fantasy
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Stranger Things (2016)
Plot Summary:
When a young boy vanishes, a small town uncovers a mystery involving secret experiments, terrifying supernatural forces, and one strange little girl.
IMDB Rating: 8.7
IMDB Votes: 13000000
Genere: Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 51 min
Plot tags: exciting, captivating, suspenseful, sincere, disturbing, thought provoking, epic, psychological thriller, retro, spectacular