The Twilight Zone is one of the most brilliant and trippy series ever made. Created by Rod Serling, the CBS series is a virtual and psychologically thrilling trip into the unknown. The Twilight Zone premiered over six decades ago, and it still holds up very well as far as the stories and the visual experience go. Maybe that’s why the Jordan Peele reboot failed: it couldn’t capture the same magic as the Serling series did. So, if you loved the trippy stories, inventive settings, and compelling characters in The Twilight Zone, here are some similar shows you should check out next.
Severance (Apple TV+ & Prime Video Add-On)
Severance is a sci-fi mystery psychological thriller dark comedy-drama series created by Dan Erickson. The Apple TV+ series is set in a world where a biotechnology corporation has developed a way to separate its employees’ memories into two parts: work and non-work memories. It revolves around a group of severed employees who begin to question the work they do for the company. Severance stars Adam Scott, Britt Lower, Zach Cherry, Tramell Tillman, Patricia Arquette, John Turturro, Dichen Lachman, Michael Chernus, Christopher Walken, and Sarah Bock.
Black Mirror (Netflix & Rent on Prime Video)
Black Mirror is a sci-fi thriller drama anthology series created by Charlie Brooker. The Channel 4 and later Netflix series consists of 1-hour episodes with standalone stories, and it revolves around a speculative piece of technology and how it affects the people who use it. Black Mirror stars Bryce Dallas Howard, Cristin Milioti, Hayley Atwell, Jesse Plemons, Andrew Scott, Toby Kebbell, Alex Lawther, and Jesse Plemons.
Electric Dreams (Prime Video)
Electric Dreams is a dystopian sci-fi thriller anthology series created by Ronald D. Moore and Michael Dinner. Based on the works of Philip K. Dick, the Prime Video consists of 50-minute episodes with standalone stories, and it follows new sets of characters in a futuristic setting. Electric Dreams stars Bryan Cranston, Richard Madden, Terrence Howard, Timothy Spall, Steve Buscemi, Juno Temple, Greg Kinnear, Jack Reynor, and Benedict Wong.
Love, Death + Robots (Netflix)
Love, Death + Robots is an adult animated sci-fi fantasy horror and dark comedy-drama series created by Tim Miller. The Netflix series consists of standalone stories in each episode, and all of the series are usually a blend of two or more genres, like sci-fi and horror, with different animation styles. Love, Death + Robots’ voice cast includes John DiMaggio, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Elodie Yung, and Fred Tatasciore.
Undone (Prime Video)
Undone is an adult animated sci-fi psychological mystery comedy-drama series created by Kate Purdy and Raphael Bob-Waksberg. The Prime Video series follows Alma Winograd-Diaz, a young Mexican American woman who develops the ability to traverse through time and uses her newfound power to investigate the death of her father. Undone stars Rose Salazar, Angelique Cabral, Constance Marie, Siddarth Dhananjay, Daveed Diggs, and Bob Odenkirk.
Twin Peaks (Paramount+, Pluto TV & Rent on Prime Video)
Twin Peaks is a surreal psychological mystery-horror drama series created by Mark Frost and David Lynch. The ABC and later Showtime series is set in the small town of Twin Peaks, and it follows FBI Special Agent Dale Cooper as he comes to town to investigate the murder of Laura Palmer, a local teenager. He soon finds himself caught up in supernatural phenomena and surreal melodrama. Twin Peaks stars Kyle MacLachlan, Michael Ontkean, Mädchen Amick, Dana Ashbrook, Richard Beymer, and Lara Flynn Boyle.
Room 104 (Max & Rent on Prime Video)
Room 104 is a horror thriller and dark comedy-drama anthology series created by Mark and Jay Duplass. The HBO series is set in a single room of a roadside motel, and it follows a new set of characters as they visit the room in each episode. Room 104 stars Jay Duplass, Natalie Morales, Karan Soni, Orlando Jones, Adam Foster, and Sarah Hay.
Legion (Hulu & Rent on Prime Video)
Legion is a superhero sci-fi psychological thriller drama series created by Noah Hawley. Based on the Marvel Comics character of the same name by Chris Claremont and Bill Sienkiewicz, the FX series follows David Haller, who was diagnosed with schizophrenia at a young age and was admitted into a psychiatric hospital. He soon discovers that he has superhuman powers with the help of a fellow patient, Syd Barrett. Legion stars Dan Stevens, Rachel Keller, Aubrey Plaza, Bill Irwin, Jeremie Harris, Amber Midthunder, Katie Aselton, and Jean Smart.
The Twilight Zone (Prime Video)
The Twilight Zone is a sci-fi fantasy horror thriller drama anthology series created by Rod Serling. Based on Serling’s 1959 series of the same name, the CBS series consists of 1-hour episodes with a self-contained story. It usually revolves around people who find themselves trapped in mysterious situations. The Twilight Zone stars Jordan Peele, Adam Scott, Taissa Farmiga, Damon Wayans Jr., Jacob Tremblay, Sara Amini, and Kumail Nanjiani.
Inside No. 9 (Britbox & Prime Video Add-On)
Inside No. 9 is a British horror dark comedy anthology series created by Reece Shearsmith and Steve Pemberton. The BBC Two series consists of 30-minute episodes with a self-contained story with a new set of characters, and it sets out to explore dark themes through various stories. Inside No. 9 stars Reece Shearsmith, Steve Pemberton, Katherine Parkinson, Tim Key, Philip Glenister, Derek Jacobi, Jessica Raine, and Aimee-Ffion Edwards.
The OA (Netflix)
The OA is a sci-fi fantasy mystery thriller drama series created by Brit Marling and Zal Batmanglij. The Netflix series follows Prairie Johnson, a young adopted blind woman who mysteriously disappears for seven years. When she reappears, she doesn’t say anything about the time when she was missing, even to her adoptive parents and the FBI, and what’s more confusing is that she has her sight back. The OA stars Brit Marling, Emory Cohen, Scott Wilson, Phyllis Smith, Alice Krige, Patrick Gibson, Brendan Meyer, Brandon Perea, Ian Alexander, Jason Isaacs, Sharon Van Etten, and Paz Vega.