Fringe is a sci-fi paranormal mystery thriller drama series created by J.J. Abrams, Alex Kurtzman, and Roberto Orci. The Fox series follows FBI Agent Olivia Dunham, who is assigned to work with mad scientist Walter Bishop and his jack-of-all-trades son Peter Bishop, to investigate cases involving fringe science. Fringe stars Anna Torv, Joshua Jackson, John Noble, Lance Reddick, Kirk Acevedo, Blair Brown, Jasika Nicole, Mark Valley, and Seth Gabel. So, if you loved the mind-bending storylines, thrilling mysteries, and compelling characters in Fringe, here are some similar shows you should check out next.
The X-Files (Hulu & Rent on Prime Video)
The X-Files is a sci-fi mystery horror thriller drama series created by Chris Carter. The Fox series follows FBI Special Agents Fox Mulder and Dana Scully, who investigate various cases involving paranormal phenomena. The X-Files stars David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson, Robert Patrick, Annabeth Gish, and Mitch Pileggi.
Counterpart (Rent on Prime Video)
Counterpart is a sci-fi espionage thriller created by Justin Marks. The Starz series follows Howard Silk, a mild-mannered bureaucrat working in the Office of Interchange. He soon discovers that his agency controls the gateway to a new dimension, and his alternate version wants to come into his world. Counterpart stars J.K. Simmons, Olivia Williams, Harry Lloyd, Nazanin Boniadi, Sara Serraiocco, Ulrich Thomsen, Nicholas Pinnock, Betty Gabriel, and James Cromwell.
Dark (Netflix)
Dark is a sci-fi mystery thriller drama series created by Baran Bo Odar and Jantje Friese. The Netflix series is set in a small German town, and it follows a teen boy who finds himself stuck in a time travel conspiracy that could bring about the end of the world. Dark stars Louis Hofmann, Lisa Vicari, Gina Stiebitz, Maja Schöne, Oliver Masucci, Andreas Pietschmann, Antje Traue, and Karoline Eichhorn.
Warehouse 13 (Prime Video)
Warehouse 13 is a sci-fi fantasy mystery drama series created by Jane Espenson and D. Brent Mote. The Syfy series follows U.S. Secret Service Agents Myka Bering and Pete Lattimer as they are assigned to the mysterious Warehouse 13. They soon discover that their new job entails investigating psychic activity and retrieving lost paranormal artifacts. Warehouse 13 stars Eddie McClintock, Joanne Kelly, Saul Rubinek, Genelle Williams, Simon Reynolds, Allison Scagliotti, and Aaron Ashmore.
Eureka (Prime Video)
Eureka is a sci-fi comedy-drama series created by Andrew Cosby and Jaime Paglia. The Syfy series is set in the town of Eureka, and it follows Sheriff Jack Carter as he moves to town, where he discovers that Eureka is inhabited by brilliant scientists working on cutting-edge technologies. Eureka stars Colin Ferguson, Salli Richardson-Whitfield, Joe Morton, Debrah Farentino, Jordan Danger, Ed Quinn, Erica Cerra, Neil Grayston, and Matt Frewer.
Flashforward (Prime Video)
Flashforward is a sci-fi drama series created by Brannon Braga and David S. Goyer. Based on the 1999 novel of the same name by Robert J. Sawyer, the ABC series revolves around a global event that caused everyone in the world to lose consciousness for two minutes and seventeen seconds, during which they see into the future. To investigate this phenomenon, an elite FBI task force was formed. Flashforward stars Joseph Fiennes, John Cho, Jack Davenport, Zachary Knighton, Peyton List, Dominic Monaghan, Brian F. O’Byrne, Courtney B. Vance, Sonya Walger, and Christine Woods.
The OA (Netflix)
The OA is a sci-fi fantasy mystery drama series created by Brit Marling and Zal Batmanglij. The Netflix series follows Prairie Johnson, a young woman who suddenly resurfaces seven years after she went missing. Her return seems very suspicious as her blindness is miraculously cured, and she refuses to answer any questions about the time she is missing. The OA stars Brit Marling, Emory Cohen, Scott Wilson, Phyllis Smith, Alice Krige, Patrick Gibson, Brendan Meyer, Brandon Perea, Ian Alexander, Jason Isaacs, and Sharon Van Etten.
Twin Peaks (Paramount+, Pluto TV & Rent on Prime Video)
Twin Peaks is a mystery horror drama series created by Mark Frost and David Lynch. The ABC series is set in the town of Twin Peaks, and it follows FBI Special Agent Dale Cooper as he arrives in town to investigate the mysterious death of a local teenage girl. Twin Peaks stars Kyle MacLachlan, Michael Ontkean, Mädchen Amick, Dana Ashbrook, Richard Beymer, Lara Flynn Boyle, Sherilyn Fenn, Warren Frost, Peggy Lipton, James Marshall, Everett McGill, and Jack Nance.
Stranger Things (Netflix)
Stranger Things is a sci-fi mystery horror drama series created by The Duffer Brothers. The Netflix series is set in the 1980s in a small town in Indiana, and it follows a group of young kids who suddenly go missing after one of their friends goes missing. Soon, they meet a young girl with superpowers who doesn’t even have a name, and they discover that there is a hostile alternate dimension, and that’s where their friend is. Stranger Things stars Winona Ryder, David Harbour, Finn Wolfhard, Millie Bobby Brown, Gaten Matarazzo, Caleb McLaughlin, Natalia Dyer, Charlie Heaton, and Joe Keery.
Lost (Netflix, Hulu & Rent on Prime Video)
Lost is a sci-fi mystery adventure drama series created by Jeffrey Lieber, J.J. Abrams, and Damon Lindelöf. The ABC series follows a group of plane crash survivors trapped on a mysterious island in the South Pacific Ocean. Soon, they realize that the island harbors some dangerous secrets just like their own. Lost stars Matthew Fox, Naveen Andrews, Emilie de Ravin, Jorge Garcia, Josh Holloway, Malcolm David Kelley, Daniel Dae Kim, Yunjin Kim, Evangeline Lily, and Dominic Monaghan.