20 best shows like The Originals (2013)


List of the best shows and series like The Originals (2013): Legacies, Grimm, Witches of East End, Supernatural, Chambers, Bitten, The Witcher, The Gates, Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, Penny Dreadful.

Markimdb: 7.5
Genrehorror, fantasy, drama, adventure, detective
CountryUSA

In a place where young witches, vampires, and werewolves are nurtured to be their best selves in spite of their worst impulses, Klaus Mikaelson’s daughter, 17-year-old Hope Mikaelson, Alaric Saltzman’s twins, Lizzie and Josie Saltzman, among others, come of age into heroes and villains at The Salvatore School for the Young and Gifted.

Markimdb: 7.8
Genrehorror, fantasy, drama, detective
CountryUSA
Duration00:43

After Portland homicide detective Nick Burkhardt discovers he's descended from an elite line of criminal profilers known as "Grimms," he increasingly finds his responsibilities as a detective at odds with his new responsibilities as a Grimm.

Markimdb: 7.5
Genrehorror, fantasy, comedy, drama, detective
CountryUSA
Duration00:43

Based on Melissa de la Cruz's best-selling novel, "Witches of East End" centers on the adventures of Joanna Beauchamp and her two adult daughters Freya and Ingrid -- both of whom unknowingly are their family's next generation of witches -- who lead seemingly quiet, uneventful modern day lives in Long Island's secluded seaside town of East Haven. When Freya becomes engaged to a young, wealthy newcomer, a series of events forces Joanna to admit to her daughters they are, in fact, powerful and immortal witches.

Markimdb: 8.4
Genrehorror, thriller, fantasy, drama, detective
CountryUSA, Canada
Duration00:43

    When they were boys, Sam and Dean Winchester lost their mother to a mysterious and demonic supernatural force. Subsequently, their father raised them to be soldiers. He taught them about the paranormal evil that lives in the dark corners and on the back roads of America ... and he taught them how to kill it. Now, the Winchester brothers crisscross the country in their '67 Chevy Impala, battling every kind of supernatural threat they encounter along the way.

    Markimdb: 6.5
    Genrehorror, thriller, fantasy, drama, detective
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:54

    Consumed by the mystery surrounding the donor heart that saved her life, a young patient starts taking on sinister characteristics of the deceased.

    Markimdb: 6.9
    Genrehorror, fantasy, drama, detective
    CountryCanada
    Duration00:43

    Elena Micheals thought she left the world of supernatural behind when she left Stonehaven behind 'for good this time' she thought. Until the night she got the mysterious call from her pack leader asking her to come back. So now she is heading back, leaving her life as a normal photographer in Toronto for the moment to re-enter the world of werewolves, rules about protect the pack and a man she has spent years trying to get out of her system. Oh and did she mention she was the only living female werewolf in existence?

    Markimdb: 8.2
    Genrehorror, fantasy, drama, adventure
    CountryUSA, Poland
    Duration00:60

    Geralt of Rivia, a mutated monster-hunter for hire, journeys toward his destiny in a turbulent world where people often prove more wicked than beasts.

    Markimdb: 7.2
    Genrethriller, fantasy, drama, crime, detective
    CountryUSA
    Duration09:19

    Like most families that settle inside The Gates, the Monahans are unmoored from a complicated life they abandoned in Chicago. There's something very different about this place, almost... haunting. Named the new police chief of The Gates, Nick Monahan is about to be tangled up in a mystery where he will begin to piece together the dark truth about their new home, and the supernatural elements that lurk behind the shadows of The Gates.

    Markimdb: 7.4
    Genrehorror, thriller, fantasy, drama, detective
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:36

    As her 16th birthday nears, Sabrina must choose between the witch world of her family and the human world of her friends. Based on the Archie comic.

    Markimdb: 8.2
    Genrehorror, fantasy, drama
    CountryRepublic of Ireland, United Kingdom, USA
    Duration01:00

    Some of literature's most terrifying characters, including Dr. Frankenstein, Dorian Gray, and iconic figures from the novel Dracula are lurking in the darkest corners of Victorian London. Penny Dreadful is a frightening psychological thriller that weaves together these classic horror origin stories into a new adult drama.

    Markimdb: 7.3
    Genrefantasy, drama, detective
    CountryUSA
    Duration03:00

    Welcome to a place where being normal is really quite strange. In a remote Texas town no one is who they seem. From vampires and witches to psychics and hit men, Midnight is a mysterious safe haven for those who are different. As the town members fight off outside pressures from rowdy biker gangs, ever-suspicious cops and their own dangerous pasts, they band together and form a strong and unlikely family.

    Markimdb: 7.1
    Genrehorror, thriller, fantasy, drama, crime, detective
    CountryUSA, Canada
    Duration00:45

    A horror anthology series inspired by “Creepypasta” online tales.

    Markimdb: 6.1
    Genrehorror, action, thriller, fantasy, drama, adventure, crime, detective
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:40

    Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders is a drama about the specialized International Division of the FBI tasked with solving crimes and coming to the rescue of Americans who find themselves in danger while abroad.

    Markimdb: 6.7
    Genrehorror, fantasy, drama
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:06

    Out to avenge his mother's death, a college student pledges a secret order and lands in a war between werewolves and practitioners of dark magic.

    Markimdb: 6
    Genrehorror, thriller, fantasy, drama, crime, detective
    CountryUSA

    Rooted in the conflict between characters connected to the deity Santa Muerte and others allied with the Devil, this saga explores an exciting mix of the supernatural and the combustible reality of 1938 Los Angeles, a time and place deeply infused with Mexican-American folklore and social tension.

    Markimdb: 6.2
    Genrehorror, fantastic, thriller, fantasy, comedy, drama, adventure, detective
    CountryUSA

    Each episode transports the audience to worlds of wonder through the lens of today’s most imaginative filmmakers, directors and writers. A reimagining of the original anthology series by Steven Spielberg.

    Markimdb: 8.7
    Genrehorror, fantastic, thriller, fantasy, drama, detective
    CountryUSA
    Duration03:09

    When a young boy vanishes, a small town uncovers a mystery involving secret experiments, terrifying supernatural forces, and one strange little girl.

    Markimdb: 6.6
    Genrehorror, fantasy, drama, detective
    CountryUSA
    Duration00:42

    Young Nancy Drew makes plans to leave her hometown for college after high school graduation, but finds herself drawn into a supernatural murder mystery.

    Markimdb: 7.5
    Genrehorror, fantasy, drama
    CountryCanada, USA
    Duration00:43

    Three paranormal roommates, a ghost, a vampire, and a werewolf, struggle to keep their dark secrets from the world, while helping each other navigate the complexities of living double lives.

    Markimdb: 8.3
    Genrefantastic, fantasy, drama, crime, detective
    CountryUSA
    Duration00:40

    Doctor Henry Morgan, New York City’s star medical examiner, has a secret. He doesn't just study the dead to solve criminal cases, he does it to solve the mystery that has eluded him for 200 years—the answer to his own inexplicable immortality. This long life has given Henry remarkable observation skills which impresses his new partner, Detective Jo Martinez. Each week, a new case and their budding friendship will reveal layers of Henry’s long and colorful past. Only his best friend and confidant, Abe knows Henry’s secret.

    Markimdb: 7.2
    Genrehorror, fantasy, melodrama, drama, detective
    CountryCanada
    Duration00:43

    Blood Ties is a Canadian television series based on the Blood Books by Tanya Huff; the show was created by Peter Mohan. It is set in Toronto, Canada and has a similar premise to an earlier series also set in Toronto, Forever Knight, in which a vampire assists police in dealing with crime. It premiered in the United States on March 11, 2007 on Lifetime Television, and during fall of 2007 on Citytv and Space in Canada. In May 2008, Lifetime declined to renew the series.

    Markimdb: 8.3
    Genrefantastic, thriller, fantasy, drama, adventure, detective
    CountryUSA
    Duration00:43

    Stripped of everything, the survivors of a horrific plane crash must work together to stay alive. But the island holds many secrets.

    Markimdb: 7.1
    Genrehorror, fantasy, drama
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:05

    A small town that is turned upside down when several local people, who have long been presumed dead, suddenly reappear; their presence creates both positive and negative consequences. As families are reunited, the lives of those who were left behind are challenged both physically and emotionally.

    Markimdb: 5.6
    Genrehorror, thriller, fantasy, drama, detective
    CountryUSA

    In this fantasy anthology series, encounters with mermaids, fallen angels and other strange beasts drive broken people to desperate acts in an attempt to repair their lives, ultimately showing there is a thin line between man and beast.

    Markimdb: 6.6
    Genrefantastic, thriller, drama, detective
    CountryUSA
    Duration00:43

    Under the Dome is based on the novel of the same name by Stephen King. It tells the story of the residents of the small town of Chester's Mill in Maine, where a massive, transparent, indestructible dome suddenly cuts them off from the rest of the world. With no Internet access, no mobile signals and limited radio communication, the people trapped inside must find their own ways to survive with diminishing resources and rising tensions. While military forces, the government and the media positioned outside of this surrounding barrier attempt to break it down, a small group of people inside attempt to figure out what the dome is, where it came from, and when (and if) it will go away.

    Markimdb: 8.1
    Genrehorror, fantasy, drama, detective
    CountryFrance
    Duration00:52

    In the shadow of an enormous hydraulic dam, the lives of the residents of a small French town are changed to their core when hundreds of previously dead relatives all return home on the same day.

    Markimdb: 7.5
    Genrehorror, fantastic, thriller, fantasy, drama, crime, detective
    CountryCanada, USA
    Duration00:43

    FBI agent Audrey Parker arrives in the small town of Haven, Maine to solve a murder and soon discovers the town's many secrets—which also hold the key to unlocking the mysteries of her lost past.

    Markimdb: 7.6
    Genrefantasy, drama, detective
    CountryUSA, Canada
    Duration01:33

    Brakebills University is a secret institution specializing in magic. There, amidst an unorthodox education of spellcasting, a group of twenty-something friends soon discover that a magical fantasy world they read about as children is all too real— and poses grave danger to humanity.

    Markimdb: 7.4
    Genrehorror, action, thriller, fantasy, drama, adventure, crime, detective
    CountryUSA
    Duration00:43

    Ichabod Crane is resurrected and pulled two and a half centuries through time to unravel a mystery that dates all the way back to the founding fathers.

    Markimdb: 7.3
    Genrehorror, thriller, fantasy, drama
    CountryUSA, Canada, Mexico
    Duration00:43

      A high concept thriller that tells the story of Dr. Ephraim Goodweather, the head of the Center for Disease Control Canary Team in New York City. He and his team are called upon to investigate a mysterious viral outbreak with hallmarks of an ancient and evil strain of vampirism. As the strain spreads, Eph, his team, and an assembly of everyday New Yorkers, wage war for the fate of humanity itself.

      Markimdb: 6.6
      Genrehorror, fantasy, drama, detective
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:28

      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 benevolent, and some who have been corrupted by their power. When Vic encounters Charlie Manx, an immortal who stays that way by feeding off of the souls of children, she makes a sworn enemy of Manx.

      Markimdb: 5.8
      Genrehorror, fantastic, thriller, drama, detective
      CountryUSA
      Duration02:03

      In the year 2093, a team of scientists aboard the Nightflyer, the most advanced ship ever built, embarks on a journey to find other life forms. Their mission takes them to the edge of the solar system, and to the edge of insanity, as they realize true horror isn't waiting for them in outer space—it's already on their ship.

      Markimdb: 6.9
      Genrefantastic, fantasy, drama, detective
      CountryUSA, Canada
      Duration01:56

      A brilliant surgeon searches for proof of life after death.

      Markimdb: 7.2
      Genrehorror, fantastic, action, thriller, fantasy, drama, adventure, detective
      CountryUSA
      Duration03:35

      A post-apocalyptic story about a botched U.S. government experiment that turns a group of death row inmates into highly infectious vampires, and an orphan girl who might be the only person able to stop the ensuing crisis.

      Markimdb: 7.2
      Genrehorror, thriller, fantasy, drama, detective
      CountrySpain

      Father Vergara—an exorcist, boxer and ex-convict—lives in a remote village in Spain. Hoping to be lost and forgotten, Vergara’s demons catch up to him.

      Markimdb: 3.5
      Genrefantasy, drama, detective
      CountryIndia

      Naagin (shape shifting female snake) is a story of love and revenge. Naagin delves into the life of Ritik. Shivanya is stuck between two extreme emotions -- love and vengeance. Shivanya's friend, Sesa is her support system, but she has an ulterior motive that no one knows about. The constant conflict between love and revenge drive these protagonists together as their lives clash in a coming together of their past histories.

      Markimdb: 4.5
      Genrefantasy, drama, detective
      CountryUSA
      Duration03:56

      Set in the fictional college town of Hilltowne, Charmed follows the lives of three sisters, Macy, Mel and Maggie Vera who, after the tragic death of their mother, discover they are three of the most powerful witches of all time.

      Markimdb: 7.3
      Genrehorror, fantasy, melodrama, drama
      CountryUSA, Canada
      Duration00:43

      After her mother dies in a fire, Cassie Blake moves in with her grandmother in the beautiful small town of Chance Harbor, Washington. As Cassie gets to know her high school classmates, including sweet-natured Diana and her boyfriend Adam, brooding loner Nick, mean-girl Faye and her sidekick Melissa, strange and frightening things begin to happen.  They are all descended from powerful witches, and they've been waiting for Cassie to join them and complete a new generation of the Secret Circle. What Cassie and the others don't yet know is that darker powers are at play, powers that might be linked to the adults in the town - and that Cassie's mother's death might not have been an accident.

      Markimdb: 6.2
      Genrehorror, action, thriller, fantasy, drama, adventure, crime, detective
      CountryUSA
      Duration00:43

      Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior was a short-lived American police procedural drama that aired on CBS. The show debuted in 2011 as a spin-off from the successful Criminal Minds, which had premiered in 2005. This edition's profiling team also worked for the Federal Bureau of Investigation's Behavioral Analysis Unit in Quantico, Virginia. In an April 2010 episode of Criminal Minds, during the show's fifth season, the original team met the new team and worked with them to find a San Francisco serial killer. This episode served as the new series' backdoor pilot. Just like the parent series, CBS owned the underlying North American rights, while ABC owned the international rights. The series premiered on February 16, 2011, and filled the Wednesday 10 pm time slot, airing immediately after the original Criminal Minds. CBS cancelled the series on May 17, 2011. The series ends with a cliffhanger. On September 6, 2011 CBS DVD released the complete series as a 4 disc-set. It is packaged as "The DVD Edition". There are numerous special features and two episode commentaries with the cast and crew. The set includes the backdoor pilot from season five of the original show.

      Markimdb: 7.8
      Genrethriller, fantasy, melodrama, drama, detective
      CountryUSA
      Duration00:53

      True Blood is an American television drama series created and produced by Alan Ball. It is based on The Southern Vampire Mysteries series of novels by Charlaine Harris, detailing the co-existence of vampires and humans in Bon Temps, a fictional, small town in northwestern Louisiana. The series centers on the adventures of Sookie Stackhouse, a telepathic waitress with an otherworldly quality.

      Markimdb: 6.5
      Genrehorror, fantastic, comedy, melodrama, drama, adventure, detective
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:15

      Inspired by the Internet’s “404” error code, Dimension 404 aims to evoke that 3 AM feeling of wandering onto the weird side of the web, stumbling upon stories that cannot be explained in the world that we know.

      Markimdb: 7.1
      Genrehorror, fantastic, thriller, fantasy, drama, detective
      CountryUSA
      Duration00:50

      One cannot quench his all-consuming thirst. The other cannot tame the beast clawing its way out. In the sleepy Pennsylvania village of Hemlock Grove, two young men struggle to accept painful truths: about family, themselves, the mystery of the White Tower - and a terrifying new threat so powerful it will turn them from predators into prey.

      Markimdb: 7.1
      Genrefantastic, fantasy, drama, crime, detective
      CountryUSA, United Kingdom
      Duration00:42

      Cassie Bedford has visions... whether she likes it or not. Sometimes she encounters unsettled spirits who need her help. When her father, Detective Tom Hackett, and his new partner, former FBI agent Damien Asante, need assistance, Cassie reluctantly uses her abilities and helps solve some of the city’s most challenging cases.

      Markimdb: 5.8
      Genrehorror, fantastic, thriller, fantasy, drama, detective
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:35

      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.

      Markimdb: 8.4
      Genrethriller, fantasy, drama, detective
      CountryUSA
      Duration00:55

      Carnivàle is an American television series set in the United States during the Great Depression and Dust Bowl. In tracing the lives of two disparate groups of people, its overarching story depicts the battle between good and evil and the struggle between free will and destiny; the storyline mixes Christian theology with gnosticism and Masonic lore, particularly that of the Knights Templar.

      Markimdb: 7.6
      Genrehorror, thriller, fantasy, drama, detective
      CountryUSA
      Duration02:01

      Based on the stories of Stephen King, the series intertwines characters and themes from the fictional town of Castle Rock.

      Markimdb: 7.3
      Genrehorror, thriller, fantasy, drama
      CountryCanada, USA
      Duration04:17

      Storm of the Century, alternatively known as Stephen King's Storm of the Century, is a 1999 horror TV miniseries written by Stephen King and directed by Craig R. Baxley. Unlike many other King mini-series, Storm of the Century was not based upon a Stephen King novel—King wrote it as a screenplay from the beginning. The screenplay was published in February 1999.

      Markimdb: 7.1
      Genrehorror, thriller, fantasy, drama, adventure, family, detective
      CountryCanada

      This three-part, self-contained limited series is about the newest member of the Midnight Society, her first scary tale, and what happens to the group when the terrifying events of her story start to actually happen in their small town.

      Markimdb: 6.6
      Genreaction, fantasy, drama, detective
      CountryFrance

      1787, France. While investigating a series of mysterious murders, Joseph Guillotin - the future inventor of the world famous ‘Guillotine’ - uncovers an unknown virus: the Blue Blood. The disease quickly spreads amongst the French aristocracy, driving them to murder ordinary people and soon leads to a rebellion.

      Markimdb: 7.7
      Genrehorror, fantastic, action, thriller, fantasy, drama, detective
      CountryUnited Kingdom, Canada
      Duration00:50

      Torchwood is a British science fiction television programme created by Russell T Davies. The series is a spin-off from the 2005 revival of the long-running science fiction programme Doctor Who. Torchwood follows the exploits of a small team of alien hunters, who make up the Cardiff branch of the fictional Torchwood Institute, which deals mainly with incidents involving extraterrestrials.




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