American TV series about alternative reality

List of the best American TV series about alternative reality according to viewers: The Plot Against America, Motherland: Fort Salem, Touch, Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams, Axe Cop, For All Mankind, DC's Legends of Tomorrow, The Man in the High Castle, Black Mirror, Timeless.

In the top there are new series of 2022, a plot description and trailers for series that have already been released.

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Markimdb: 7.3
Genrethriller, drama
CountryUSA

An alternate American history told through the eyes of a working-class Jewish family in New Jersey, as they watch the political rise of Charles Lindbergh, an aviator-hero and xenophobic populist, who becomes president and turns the nation toward fascism.

Markimdb: 7.1
Genrefantastic, thriller, fantasy, drama
CountryUSA, Canada

Set in an alternate America where witches ended their persecution over 300 years ago by cutting a deal with the government to fight for their country, the series follows three young women from basic training in combat magic into early deployment.

Markimdb: 7.3
Genrefantastic, drama, detective
CountryUSA
Duration00:43

Martin Bohm, a widower and single father, is haunted by an inability to connect to his autistic, mute 11-year-old son, Jake. Their relationship and their lives take an extraordinary turn when he discovers his gifted son has the ability to see things that no one else can and the patterns that connect seemingly unrelated events.

Markimdb: 7.2
Genrefantastic, drama
CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
Duration01:04

A diverse anthology of ambitious, moving tales inspired by Philip K Dick's short stories.

Markimdb: 7.3
Genrefantastic, action, comedy, cartoon
CountryUSA

Axe Cop is an animated series based on the webcomic of the same name. It premiered on Fox on July 21, 2013, as a part of the channel's Animation Domination HD programming block. The series aired 6 11-minute episodes in its first season, which will later expand to half-hour episodes should the show be renewed for a second season.

Markimdb: 7.9
Genrefantastic, drama
CountryUSA

Explore an aspirational world where NASA and the space program remained a priority and a focal point of our hopes and dreams as told through the lives of NASA astronauts, engineers, and their families.

Markimdb: 6.8
Genrefantastic, action, drama, adventure
CountryUSA
Duration03:57

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 of both heroes and villains to confront an unstoppable threat — one in which not only is the planet at stake, but all of time itself. Can this ragtag team defeat an immortal threat unlike anything they have ever known?

Markimdb: 8
Genrefantastic, thriller, drama
CountryUSA, United Kingdom, Canada
Duration01:35

Based on Philip K. Dick's award-winning novel, The Man in the High Castle explores what it would be like if the Allied Powers had lost WWII, and Japan and Germany ruled the United States.

Markimdb: 8.8
Genrefantastic, thriller, drama, detective
CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
Duration00:43

    A contemporary British re-working of The Twilight Zone with stories that tap into the collective unease about our modern world.  Over the last ten years, technology has transformed almost every aspect of our lives before we've had time to stop and question it. In every home; on every desk; in every palm - a plasma screen; a monitor; a smartphone - a black mirror of our 21st Century existence.

    Markimdb: 7.6
    Genrefantastic, action, drama, adventure
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:16

    A mysterious criminal steals a secret state-of-the-art time machine, intent on destroying America as we know it by changing the past. Our only hope is an unexpected team: a scientist, a soldier and a history professor, who must use the machine's prototype to travel back in time to critical events. While they must make every effort not to affect the past themselves, they must also stay one step ahead of this dangerous fugitive. But can this handpicked team uncover the mystery behind it all and end his destruction before it's too late?

    Markimdb: 7.5
    Genrecomedy, drama, family, sport
    CountryUSA

    In present day Minnesota, the Mighty Ducks have evolved from scrappy underdogs to an ultra-competitive, powerhouse youth hockey team. After 12-year-old Evan is unceremoniously cut from the Ducks, he and his mom Alex set out to build their own ragtag team of misfits to challenge the cutthroat, win-at-all-costs culture of competitive youth sports.

    Markimdb: 2.7
    Genrecomedy, drama, family
    CountryUSA

    A 14-year-old Persian boy desperately tries to fit in, cope with his mother's dating life, and figure out his cultural identity.

    Markimdb: 6.8
    Genrecomedy
    CountryUSA
    Duration00:35

    A veteran comedian is reluctantly paired with a younger, edgier comedian for a late-night comedy sketch show.

    Markimdb: 8
    Genremelodrama, drama
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:08

    A new arrival at a boarding school falls in love with a beguiling female student.

    Markimdb: 7.1
    Genrecomedy
    CountryUSA

    A group of single parents lean on each other to help raise their 7-year-old kids and maintain some kind of personal lives outside of parenthood.

    Markimdb: 6.7
    Genrecomedy, drama
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:19

    A raw and honest comedic look at a single, 20-something from Southie whose desires for relationships, sex, and a career collide with the realities of young, single motherhood.

    Markimdb: 7.7
    Genrehorror, comedy
    CountryUSA

    Tim and Eric's dark comedy anthology series.

    Markimdb: 8.3
    Genredrama
    CountryUSA

    A behind-the-scenes look at the lives of the people who help America wake up in the morning, exploring the unique challenges faced by the men and women who carry out this daily televised ritual.

    Markimdb: 7.4
    Genrehorror, comedy, cartoon
    CountryUSA

    The Goodman family lives with their lovable pet dog, Mr. Pickles, a deviant border collie with a secret satanic streak.

    Markimdb: 5.3
    Genrefantasy, comedy, drama, detective
    CountryUSA

    Featuring an all-star cast, this genre-bending anthology series weaves together eight darkly comedic feminist fables that take unexpected approaches to subjects like gender roles, autonomy, and identity.

    Markimdb: 6.6
    Genrethriller, fantasy, detective
    CountryUSA, United Kingdom
    Duration00:45

    Members of a secret society chase immortality by seeking refuge in the bodies of others.

    Markimdb: 8.4
    Genrefantastic, thriller, drama, detective
    CountryUSA, Canada
    Duration00:43

    FBI Special Agent Olivia Dunham, brilliant but formerly institutionalized scientist Walter Bishop and his scheming, reluctant son Peter uncover a deadly mystery involving a series of unbelievable events and realize they may be a part of a larger, more disturbing pattern that blurs the line between science fiction and technology.

    Markimdb: 6.9
    Genreaction
    CountryUSA

    The Treadstone project, having created super spy Jason Bourne, turns its attention on a new protocol to develop unstoppable superhuman assassins.

    Markimdb: 8.3
    Genreaction, comedy, drama, crime
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:58

    A hit man from the Midwest moves to Los Angeles and gets caught up in the city's theatre arts scene.

    Markimdb: 7.9
    Genreaction, thriller, drama, detective
    CountryUSA

    Navy SEAL Commander James Reece turns to vengeance as he investigates the mysterious forces behind the murder of his entire platoon. Free from the military’s command structure, Reece applies the lessons he’s learned from nearly two decades of warfare to hunt down the people responsible.

    Markimdb: 7.4
    Genreaction, thriller, drama, crime
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:00

    Working for the FBI's Deep Cover Operations division, Martin Odum can transform himself into a different person -- whether it's an assignment as a Serbian extremist, a corrupt Chicago police officer, a British special forces colonel, or a legendary computer hacker. But when he learns that his life, itself, may be a lie, he faces the demands of his job and a desire to solve the mystery of his identity. And given the choice between the two, Odum doesn't always make the right decision. From the producers of "Homeland," "Legends" is based on Robert Littell's award-winning book.

    Markimdb: 7.5
    Genrethriller, drama, crime
    CountryUSA

    A hyper-noir story that follows a relentless femme fatale who, after being left for dead, sets out to take revenge against her brother and his bombastic gang of gear-heads.

    Markimdb: 6.8
    Genrefantastic, drama, crime, detective
    CountryUSA

    A young woman is recruited into a secret government agency to be “stitched” into the minds of the recently deceased, using their memories to investigate murders.

    Markimdb: 6.1
    Genrehorror, fantastic, fantasy, drama
    CountryUSA

    An anthology series of stand alone episodes delving into horror myths, legends and lore.

    Markimdb: 7.9
    Genrethriller, drama, crime, history
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:36

    The harrowing true story of the 1993 standoff between the FBI, ATF and the Branch Davidians, a spiritual sect led by David Koresh in Waco, TX that resulted in a deadly shootout and fire.

    Markimdb: 7.2
    Genrethriller, drama, crime, detective
    CountryAustralia, USA

    When family man Nick Brewer is abducted in a crime with a sinister online twist, those closest to him race to uncover who is behind it and why.

    Markimdb: 7.9
    Genredocumentary, military, history
    CountryUSA

    The story of three decades of war told through the eyes of various men who were its key players: Roosevelt, Hitler, Patton, Mussolini, Churchill, Tojo, DeGaulle and MacArthur. The series examines the two wars as one contiguous timeline starting in 1914 and concluding in 1945 with these unique individuals coming of age in World War I before ultimately calling the shots in World War II.

    Markimdb: 6.9
    Genrecomedy
    CountryUSA

    If you think the steamy sex, sensational scandals and heart wrenching heartbreak on Latino soap operas are a little extreme, just wait until you see what happens behind the scenes! Eva Longoria stars in this new comedy about Ana Sofia, a sizzling TV superstar, and her lively family of cast and crew all competing to steal the spotlight. When the cameras turn off, the drama turns up as Ana battles pesky network execs, drunken scriptwriters, narcissistic co-stars and an unfortunately familiar new on-screen love interest.

    Markimdb: 5
    Genrecomedy
    CountryUSA

    A time in Mark Feuerstein's adult life when he lived in apartment 9K in the building he grew up in, sandwiched between his parents' apartment, 9J; and his brother, sister-in-law and their baby's apartment, 9L and his attempts to set boundaries with his intrusive but well-meaning family.

    Markimdb: 7.8
    Genrethriller, drama, crime
    CountryUSA

    Set in a small Michigan town where the only industry remaining are federal, state, and private prisons, the story follows the McClusky family, the power brokers between the police, criminals, inmates, prison guards and politicians, in a city completely dependent on prisons and the prisoners they contain.

    Markimdb: 8
    Genrefantastic, comedy, cartoon
    CountryUSA

    A family of aliens from a much better world must take refuge in middle America after the destruction of their planet. Their mission: protect the Pupa, a living super computer that will one day evolve into its true form, consume them and terraform the Earth.

    Markimdb: 7.2
    Genrecomedy, drama, crime
    CountryUSA
    Duration03:30

    In this mismatched buddy cop dramedy, an amazingly handsome, happy-go-lucky FBI agent is paired with a local, hard scrabble Michigan homicide detective. As they solve crimes together, their polar opposite methods only slightly outweigh their disdain for each other.

    Markimdb: 7.4
    Genrethriller, melodrama, drama
    CountryUSA

    Mary Jane Paul is a one-woman-show: a successful TV news anchor, and an entirely self-sufficient powerhouse who remains devoted to a family that doesn't share her motivation. Intense drama and unforgettable moments unfold as Mary Jane juggles her life, her relationships, her work, and commitments to her family.

    Markimdb: 7.1
    Genredocumentary, crime
    CountryUSA

    This docuseries explores the period between 1979 and 1981 when at least 30 African-American children and young adults disappeared or were murdered in Atlanta, Georgia.

    Markimdb: 6.7
    Genrehorror, fantastic, action, comedy, melodrama, drama
    CountryUSA
    Duration00:43

      Three years after the zombie virus has gutted the country, a team of everyday heroes must transport the only known survivor of the plague from New York to California, where the last functioning viral lab waits for his blood.

      Markimdb: 6.9
      Genrecomedy
      CountryUSA
      Duration02:09

      A loving (but immature) father is committed to co-parenting his two kids with his very-together ex-wife. While his misguided fatherly advice, unstoppable larger-than-life personality and unpredictable Internet superstardom might get in the way sometimes, for Marlon, family really always does come first - even if he's the biggest kid of all.

      Markimdb: 6.7
      Genrecomedy
      CountryUSA
      Duration00:15

      Nola Darling struggles to define herself and divide her time among her friends, job and three lovers. A new take on Spike Lee's film, in 10 episodes.

      Markimdb: 7.2
      Genredocumentary, crime, history
      CountryUSA

      A detailed account of the McDonald's Monopoly game scam during the 1990s as told by the participants in the case, including the prizewinners and the FBI agents who caught the security officer who orchestrated the entire scheme.

      Markimdb: 7.6
      Genrecomedy, drama, musical, music
      CountryUSA

      Eight stories celebrating family, faith, love and forgiveness come to life in this series inspired by Dolly Parton's iconic country music catalog.

      Markimdb: 6.9
      Genrecomedy, drama
      CountryUSA
      Duration02:50

      Twenty years after graduation, a tight-knit group of college friends reconnects and discovers that love hasn't gotten easier with age.

      Markimdb: 6.5
      Genrecomedy
      CountryUSA
      Duration00:31

      Four relationship-phobic people are unexpectedly thrust into one another's lives and form an unlikely bond in a townhouse in Queens, NY.

      Markimdb: 6.9
      Genrecomedy
      CountryUSA

      A TV series finds Jesus living in present day Compton, CA on a daily mission to spread love and kindness throughout the neighborhood with the help of his small but loyal group of downtrodden followers.

      Markimdb: 7.6
      Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
      CountryUSA
      Duration00:30

      Billy & Billie centers on two young adults as they fall in love. They face the usual barrage of attention from their friends and family, and the normal anxieties that come at the start of a new relationship-all further complicated by the fact that they're stepbrother and sister.

      Markimdb: 7.4
      Genredrama
      CountryUSA

      An immersive, behind-the-headlines account of the historically turbulent events surrounding the 2016 presidential election and its aftermath, which divided a nation. This two-part biopic tells the story of two powerful figures, Comey and Trump, whose strikingly different personalities, ethics and loyalties put them on a collision course.

      Markimdb: 6.9
      Genrecomedy
      CountryUSA
      Duration00:27

      In Silicon Valley, the right algorithm can make you a king. And these four friends think they've finally cracked the code.




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