Harper's Island

Series Similar to Harper's Island

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

1. The Haunting of Hill House

   2018 · Drama, Horror, Mystery · ended

   Recommended for similar Horror / Mystery 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.

2. Bates Motel

   2013 · Drama, Horror, Thriller · ended

   Recommended for similar Horror / Thriller 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.

3. Penny Dreadful

   2014 · Horror, Thriller, Supernatural · ended

   Recommended for similar Horror / Thriller 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.

4. The Haunting of Bly Manor

   2020 · Drama, Horror, Mystery · ended

   Recommended for similar Horror / Mystery profile.

   From the creator of "The Haunting of Hill House" comes a gothic romance ghost story based on the stories of Henry James.

5. The Strain

   2014 · Drama, Horror, Thriller · ended

   Recommended for similar Horror / Thriller profile.

   The Strain is 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, Goodweather, his team, and an assembly of everyday New Yorkers wage war for the fate of humanity itself.

6. Wolf Creek

   2016 · Drama, Horror, Thriller · ended

   Recommended for similar Horror / Thriller profile.

   Wolf Creek is a psychological thriller set in the world that fans of the films will recognize - but this time things are different. At first the pattern is familiar: Mick Taylor targets an American tourist family to terrorize and destroy. But the tables are turned when 19-year-old Eve survives the massacre and starts to rebuild her shattered existence by embarking on a mission of revenge.

7. Scream: The TV Series

   2015 · Horror, Mystery · ended

   Recommended for similar Horror / Mystery profile.

   Scream: The TV Series is based on the eponymous, international hit horror franchise. After a cyber-bullying incident results in a brutal murder, the shocking violence stirs up memories of a killing spree from the past that has haunted some, intrigued others and maybe just inspired a new killer. A group of teens - with two old friends struggling to reconnect at its heart - become lovers, enemies, suspects, targets and victims of a killer who's out for blood.

8. Midnight Mass

   2021 · Drama, Horror, Mystery · ended

   Recommended for similar Horror / Mystery profile.

   The arrival of a charismatic young priest brings glorious miracles, ominous mysteries and renewed religious fervor to a dying town desperate to believe.

9. American Horror Story

   2011 · Drama, Horror, Thriller · returning

   Recommended for similar Horror / Thriller profile.

   American Horror Story is an horror television anthology series. Each season is conceived as a self-contained miniseries, following a disparate set of characters and settings, and a storyline with its own beginning, middle, and end. While some actors appear for more than one year, they play completely different roles in each season.

10. Castle Rock

    2018 · Drama, Horror, Thriller · ended

    Recommended for similar Horror / Thriller profile.

    A psychological-horror series set in the Stephen King multiverse, Castle Rock combines the mythological scale and intimate character storytelling of King's best-loved works, weaving an epic saga of darkness and light, played out on a few square miles of Maine woodland. The fictional Maine town of Castle Rock has figured prominently in King's literary career: Cujo, The Dark Half, IT and Needful Things, as well as novella The Body and numerous short stories such as Rita Hayworth and The Shawshank Redemption are either set there or contain references to Castle Rock. Castle Rock is an original suspense/thriller — a first-of-its-kind reimagining that explores the themes and worlds uniting the entire King canon, while brushing up against some of his most iconic and beloved stories.