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The Twilight Zone
1959
Sci-Fi · Mystery · Drama
An anthology series containing drama, psychological thriller, fantasy, science fiction, suspense, and/or horror, often concluding with a macabre or unexpected twist.
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The Twilight Zone1959
Sci-Fi · Mystery · Drama
An anthology series containing drama, psychological thriller, fantasy, science fiction, suspense, and/or horror, often concluding with a macabre or unexpected twist.
For All Mankind2019
Drama · Sci-Fi · War & Politics
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.
Inside No. 92014
Comedy · Mystery · Crime
An anthology of darkly comic twisted tales, each one taking place behind a door marked 'number 9'.
The Outer Limits1963
Sci-Fi
The Outer Limits is an anthology tv series of self-contained sci-fi-horror stories, sometimes with a plot twist at the end.
Tales from the Crypt1989
Comedy · Mystery · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Cadaverous scream legend the Crypt Keeper is your macabre host for these forays of fright and fun based on the classic E.C. Comics tales from back in the day. So shamble up to the bar and pick your poison. Will it be an insane Santa on a personal slay ride? Honeymooners out to fulfill the "til death do we part" vow ASAP?
Alfred Hitchcock Presents1955
Mystery · Drama · Crime
A television anthology series hosted by Alfred Hitchcock featuring dramas, thrillers, and mysteries.
Black Mirror2011
Sci-Fi · Drama · Mystery
Twisted tales run wild in this mind-bending anthology series that reveals humanity's worst traits, greatest innovations and more.
Severance2022
Drama · Mystery · Sci-Fi
Mark leads a team of office workers whose memories have been surgically divided between their work and personal lives. When a mysterious colleague appears outside of work, it begins a journey to discover the truth about their jobs.
Watchmen2019
Drama · Crime · Sci-Fi
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.
Andor2022
Sci-Fi · Action · Drama
In an era filled with danger, deception and intrigue, Cassian Andor will discover the difference he can make in the struggle against the tyrannical Galactic Empire. He embarks on a path that is destined to turn him into a rebel hero.
My Lady Jane2024
Drama · Comedy · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Gird your loins for the tragic tale of Lady Jane Grey, the young Tudor noblewoman who was Queen of England for nine days and then beheaded, back in good ol’ 1553. Actually... f*ck that. We’re retelling history the way it should have happened: the damsel in distress saves herself. This is an epic tale of true love and high adventure set in an alt-universe of action, history, fantasy, comedy, romance, and rompy-pompy. Buckle up.
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds2022
Sci-Fi · Drama
Follow Captain Christopher Pike, Science Officer Spock and Number One in the years before Captain Kirk boarded the U.S.S. Enterprise, as they explore new worlds around the galaxy.
11.22.632016
Drama · Sci-Fi
An English teacher travels back in time to prevent the Kennedy assassination, but discovers he is attached to the life he has made in a bygone era.
American Crime2015
Drama · Crime · Mystery
An anthology drama focusing on all aspects of the U.S. criminal justice system dealing with crimes committed in America.
Cyberpunk: Edgerunners2022
Animation · Action · Sci-Fi
In a dystopia riddled with corruption and cybernetic implants, a talented but reckless street kid strives to become a mercenary outlaw — an edgerunner.
The Man in the High Castle2015
Sci-Fi · Drama
Explore what it would be like if the Allied Powers had lost WWII, and Japan and Germany ruled the United States. Based on Philip K. Dick's award-winning novel.
Bridgerton2020
Drama
Wealth, lust, and betrayal set in the backdrop of Regency era England, seen through the eyes of the powerful Bridgerton family.
Devs2020
Sci-Fi · Drama · Mystery
Young computer engineer Lily Chan investigates the secretive development division of her employer, a cutting-edge tech company based in San Francisco, which she believes is behind the murder of her boyfriend.
Infinity Train2019
Animation · Sci-Fi · Action
Passengers on board the mysterious Infinity Train must explore a series of endless cars that each contain unique worlds and puzzles to solve in order to unravel the mysteries of the train - and within themselves - to open the doorway home.
Motherland: Fort Salem2020
Sci-Fi · Drama · Action
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.
Silo2023
Sci-Fi · Drama
In a ruined and toxic future, thousands live in a giant silo deep underground. After its sheriff breaks a cardinal rule and residents die mysteriously, engineer Juliette starts to uncover shocking secrets and the truth about the silo.
Star Trek: Picard2020
Sci-Fi & Fantasy · Action & Adventure · Drama
Set twenty years after the events of Star Trek Nemesis, we follow the now-retired Admiral Picard into the next chapter of his life.
The Plot Against America2020
Sci-Fi & Fantasy · Drama
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.
Fallout2024
Action · Sci-Fi · Drama
The story of haves and have-nots in a world in which there's almost nothing left to have. 200 years after the apocalypse, the gentle denizens of luxury fallout shelters are forced to return to the irradiated hellscape their ancestors left behind — and are shocked to discover an incredibly complex, gleefully weird, and highly violent universe waiting for them.
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About this deck
The series come from published “best of” lists for this mood, checked by hand and ordered by how often they're recommended. The list above names the top 24. Picks include The Twilight Zone, For All Mankind, and Inside No. 9.
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