Shows Like The Underground Railroad

If you liked The Underground Railroad (2021), a drama and sci-fi & fantasy 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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Underground (2016)
★ 6.7/10Also drama
A group of slaves plan a daring 600-mile escape from a Georgia plantation. Along the way, they are aided by a secret abolitionist couple running a station on the Underground Railroad as they attempt to evade the people…
2
The OA (2016)
★ 7.5/10Also sci-fi & fantasy and drama
Seven years after vanishing from her home, a young woman returns with mysterious new abilities and recruits five strangers for a secret mission.
3
Snowpiercer (2020)
★ 7.3/10Also sci-fi & fantasy and drama
More than seven years after the world has become a frozen wasteland, the remnants of humanity inhabit a gigantic, perpetually-moving train that circles the globe as class warfare, social injustice and the politics of…
4
The Institute (2025)
★ 7.5/10Also sci-fi & fantasy
When 14 year old genius Luke Ellis is kidnapped, he awakens at The Institute, a facility full of children who all got there the same way he did, and who are all possessed of unusual abilities. In a nearby town, haunted…
5
The Changeling (2023)
★ 6.3/10Also drama and sci-fi & fantasy
Apollo and Emma's love story is a fairy tale—until Emma mysteriously vanishes. Bereft, Apollo finds himself on a death-defying odyssey through a New York City he didn't know existed.
6
The Terror (2018)
★ 7.4/10Also drama and sci-fi & fantasy
A chilling anthology series featuring stories of people in terrifying situations inspired by true historical events.
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Tales from the Loop (2020)
★ 7/10Also sci-fi & fantasy and drama
The story of the town and people who live above “The Loop,” a machine built to unlock and explore the mysteries of the universe – making things possible that were previously relegated only to science fiction.
8
The Outer Limits (1995)
★ 7.7/10Also drama and sci-fi & fantasy
Anthology series composed of distinct story episodes, sometimes with a plot twist at the end, with occasional recurring story elements that were often tied together during season-finale clip shows.
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The Leftovers (2014)
★ 7.7/10Also sci-fi & fantasy and drama
When 2% of the world's population abruptly disappears without explanation, the world struggles to understand just what they're supposed to do about it. This is the story of the people who didn't make the cut.
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Outcast (2016)
★ 7.1/10Also drama and sci-fi & fantasy
Kyle Barnes has been plagued by possession since he was a child. Now an adult, he embarks on a spiritual journey to find answers, but what he uncovers could mean the end of life on Earth as we know it.
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Unchosen (2026)
★ 6.8/10Also drama
When a young mother from a sheltered cult crosses paths with a mysterious stranger, she embarks on a risky affair that awakens desires and dark secrets.
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NOS4A2 (2019)
★ 7.3/10Also sci-fi & fantasy and drama
A young Victoria "Vic" McQueen discovers she has the power to unlock portals that help her find lost objects. As she delves further into this hidden universe, she encounters many other "inscape travelers" - some…
13
The Twilight Zone (2019)
★ 6.7/10Also sci-fi & fantasy and drama
Tales of science fiction, fantasy and the occult, exploring humanity's hopes, despairs, prides and prejudices in metaphoric ways. Next stop ahead The Twilight Zone.
14
Tell Me a Story (2018)
★ 7.1/10Also drama
The world's most beloved fairy tales reimagined as a dark and twisted psychological thriller.
15
The Testaments (2026)
★ 8.3/10Also drama
Growing up in Gilead is all they have ever known. As a new generation of young women grapple with the bleak future that awaits them, they will be forced to search for allies, new and old, to help in their fight for…
16
Travelers (2016)
★ 7.6/10Also drama and sci-fi & fantasy
Hundreds of years from now, the last surviving humans discover the means of sending consciousness back through time, directly into people in the 21st century. These "travelers" assume the lives of seemingly random…
17
Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams (2017)
★ 7/10Also sci-fi & fantasy and drama
A diverse anthology of ambitious, moving tales inspired by Philip K Dick's short stories.
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Superstition (2017)
★ 5.9/10Also sci-fi & fantasy and drama
The Mosley family keeps the secrets and dark history of a town located on the outskirts of New Orleans that is also a landing patch for the world's darkest manifestations of fear, guided into the world by a mysterious…
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Tell Me Lies (2022)
★ 7.5/10Also drama
When Lucy Albright and Stephen DeMarco meet at college, they are at that formative age when seemingly mundane choices lead the way to irrevocable consequences. They quickly fall into an addictive entanglement that will…
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Tales from the Darkside (1984)
★ 7.2/10Also drama and sci-fi & fantasy
Tales from the Darkside is an anthology horror TV series created by George A. Romero, each episode was an individual short story that ended with a plot twist. The series' episodes spanned the genres of horror, science…