Hannibal

Series Similar to Hannibal

If you enjoyed Hannibal, these series share similar themes, tone, and quality. Each recommendation is scored on genre overlap, tonal match, and critical acclaim.

1. Bates Motel

   2013 · Drama, Horror, Thriller · ended

   Recommended for similar Horror profile, highly rated (8).

   Bates Motel is a contemporary prequel to the genre-defining film Psycho, and gives viewers an intimate portrayal of how Norman Bates' psyche unravels through his teenage years.Following the tragic death of her husband, Norma Bates buys a motel on the outskirts of the idyllic coastal town of White Pine Bay, seeking a fresh start. As Norma and Norman get ensconced in their new home, they discover this town isn't quite what it seems, and the locals aren't so quick to let them in on their secrets. But the Bates' are done being pushed around and will do whatever it takes to survive - and will do whatever it takes to protect their own secrets.

2. The Haunting of Hill House

   2018 · Drama, Horror, Mystery · ended

   Recommended for similar Horror profile, highly rated (8.3).

   The Haunting of Hill House is a modern reimagining of Shirley Jackson's classic 1959 novel. Flashing between past and present, a fractured family confronts haunting memories of their old home and the terrifying events that drove them from it.

3. The Exorcist

   2016 · Drama, Horror, Supernatural · ended

   Recommended for similar Horror profile, highly rated (8).

   The Exorcist is a propulsive psychological thriller following two very different priests tackling one family's case of horrifying demonic possession. Father Tomas Ortega is the new face of the Catholic Church: progressive, ambitious and compassionate. He runs a small, but loyal, parish in the suburbs of Chicago. He has no idea that his quiet life is about to change forever. Deep in the slums of Mexico City, another priest has found himself locked in a life-and-death struggle with evil. Father Marcus Keane is a modern-day Templar Knight, an orphan raised since childhood by the Vatican to wage war against its enemies. Father Marcus is everything Father Tomas is not: relentless, abrasive and utterly consumed by his mission - and he constantly butts heads with his adversary within the church, Father Bennett.

4. The Outsider

   2020 · Drama, Crime, Horror · ended

   Recommended for similar Crime / Horror profile.

   The Outsider follows police detective Ralph Anderson, as he sets out to investigate the mutilated body of 11-year-old Frankie Peterson found in the Georgia woods. The mysterious circumstances surrounding this horrifying crime leads Ralph, still grieving the recent death of his own son, to bring in unorthodox private investigator Holly Gibney, whose uncanny abilities he hopes will help explain the unexplainable.

5. Carnivàle

   2003 · Drama, Fantasy, Horror · ended

   Recommended for similar Horror profile, highly rated (8).

   Carnivàle is 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.

6. The Frankenstein Chronicles

   2015 · Drama, Crime, Horror · ended

   Recommended for similar Crime / Horror profile.

   In The Frankenstein Chronicles, Inspector John Marlott investigates a series of crimes in 19th Century London, which may have been committed by a scientist intent on re-animating the dead.

7. Dracula

   2020 · Drama, Horror · ended

   Recommended for similar Horror profile.

   In Transylvania in 1897, the blood drinking Count is drawing his plans against Victorian London. And be warned: the dead travel fast.

8. Penny Dreadful

   2014 · Horror, Thriller, Supernatural · ended

   Recommended for similar Horror profile, highly rated (8.2).

   Some of literature's most terrifying characters, including Dr. Frankenstein and his monster, Dorian Gray, and iconic figures from the novel Dracula are lurking in the darkest corners of Victorian London. They are joined by a core of original characters in a complex, frightening new narrative. Penny Dreadful is a psychological thriller filled with dark mystery and suspense, where personal demons from the past can be stronger than vampires, evil spirits and immortal beasts.

9. IT: Welcome to Derry

   2025 · Drama, Horror · returning

   Recommended for similar Horror profile.

   Taking place in the ‘60s, the show explores the origins of the curse that would haunt the small Maine town for the next 27 years — as well as the origin story of Pennywise the Clown.

10. The Fall of the House of Usher

    2023 · Drama, Horror · ended

    Recommended for similar Horror profile.

    To secure their fortune — and future — two ruthless siblings build a family dynasty that begins to crumble when their heirs mysteriously die, one by one.