Shows Like Misfits of Science

If you liked Misfits of Science (1985), a action & adventure and comedy series, here are 20 shows with a similar feel, based on TMDB's recommendations. Each one links to its cast, trailer and where it's streaming.

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Harley Quinn (2019)
★ 8.3/10Also action & adventure and comedy
Harley Quinn has finally broken things off once and for all with the Joker. Now, she's trying to make it on her own as the criminal Queenpin of Gotham City, with help from Poison Ivy and a ragtag crew of DC castoffs.
2
Black Lightning (2018)
★ 6.9/10Also action & adventure and sci-fi & fantasy
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…
3
Heroes (2006)
★ 7.4/10Also sci-fi & fantasy and drama
Common people discover that they have super powers. Their lives intertwine as a devastating event must be prevented.
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Marvel's Cloak & Dagger (2018)
★ 7.1/10Also action & adventure and drama
Two teenagers from very different backgrounds awaken to newly acquired superpowers which mysteriously link them to one another.
5
Krypton (2018)
★ 7.1/10Also action & adventure and drama
Set two generations before the destruction of the legendary Man of Steel’s home planet, Krypton follows Superman’s grandfather — whose House of El was ostracized and shamed — as he fights to redeem his family’s honor…
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The Tick (2016)
★ 7/10Also comedy and sci-fi & fantasy
In a world where superheroes have been real for decades, an accountant with zero powers comes to realize his city is owned by a super villain. As he struggles to uncover this conspiracy, he falls in league with a…
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Gen V (2023)
★ 7.6/10Also action & adventure and drama
At America's only college for superheroes, gifted students put their moral boundaries to the test, competing for the university's top ranking, and a chance to join The Seven, Vought International's elite superhero…
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Titans (2018)
★ 7.8/10Also drama and action & adventure
A team of young superheroes led by Nightwing (formerly Batman's first Robin) form to combat evil and other perils.
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Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (2013)
★ 7.5/10Also drama and sci-fi & fantasy
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…
10
Watchmen (2019)
★ 7.6/10Also drama and sci-fi & fantasy
Set in an alternate history where “superheroes” are treated as outlaws, “Watchmen” embraces the nostalgia of the original groundbreaking graphic novel while attempting to break new ground of its own.
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The Imperfects (2022)
★ 6.9/10Also action & adventure and drama
After an experimental gene therapy turns them into monsters, three twenty-somethings band together to hunt down the scientist responsible and force him to make them human again.
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Helstrom (2020)
★ 6.7/10Also action & adventure and sci-fi & fantasy
Daimon and Ana Helstrom are the son and daughter of a mysterious and powerful serial killer. The siblings have a complicated dynamic as they track down the terrorizing worst of humanity — each with their attitude and…
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DC's Legends of Tomorrow (2016)
★ 7.2/10Also action & adventure and sci-fi & fantasy
When heroes alone are not enough ... the world needs legends. Having seen the future, one he will desperately try to prevent from happening, time-traveling rogue Rip Hunter is tasked with assembling a disparate group…
14
The Tomorrow People (2013)
★ 6.9/10Also drama and sci-fi & fantasy
The story of several young people from around the world who represent the next stage in human evolution, possessing special powers, including the ability to teleport and communicate with each other telepathically…
15
Smallville (2001)
★ 8.2/10Also sci-fi & fantasy and action & adventure
The origins of the world’s greatest hero–from Krypton refugee Kal-el’s arrival on Earth through his tumultuous teen years to Clark Kent’s final steps toward embracing his destiny as the Man of Steel.
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Supacell (2024)
★ 7.4/10Also action & adventure and sci-fi & fantasy
When five ordinary South Londoners discover they have extraordinary powers, it's down to just one man to bring them together to save the woman he loves.
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Legion (2017)
★ 7.5/10Also action & adventure and sci-fi & fantasy
David Haller, AKA Legion, is a troubled young man who may be more than human. Diagnosed as schizophrenic, David has been in and out of psychiatric hospitals for years. But after a strange encounter with a fellow…
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Extraordinary (2023)
★ 7.3/10Also comedy and action & adventure
In a world where everyone develops a power on their 18th birthday, Jen didn't. She's turning 25 and is still waiting to get hers. Adrift in a big, confusing world and armed with nothing but a bit of hope and a lot of…
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Peacemaker (2022)
★ 8.2/10Also action & adventure and sci-fi & fantasy
The continuing story of Peacemaker, a vainglorious superhero/supervillain who believes in peace at any cost — no matter how many people he has to kill. After a miraculous recovery from his duel with Bloodsport…
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The Mighty Nein (2025)
★ 8.2/10Also action & adventure and sci-fi & fantasy
When a powerful arcane relic known as 'The Beacon' falls into nefarious hands, a group of fugitives and outcasts, bound by secrets and scars, must learn to work together to save the realm and stop reality as they know…