Sapphire and Steel

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

1. Limetown

   2019 · Science-Fiction, Thriller, Mystery · ended

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   Limetown follows Lia Haddock, a journalist for American Public Radio (APR), as she unravels the mystery behind the disappearance of over 300 people at a neuroscience research facility in Tennessee.

2. Journeyman

   2007 · Drama, Science-Fiction, Mystery · ended

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   Journeyman is a romantic mystery-drama about Dan Vasser, a San Francisco newspaper reporter and family man who inexplicably begins to travel through time and change the course of people's lives. Along the way, he must also deal with the difficulties and strife at work and home brought on by his sudden disappearances. His freewheeling travels through the decades reunite him with his long-lost fiance Livia--which complicates his blissful, present-day life with his vivacious wife Katie and son.

3. The Langoliers

   1995 · Horror, Science-Fiction, Mystery · ended

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   On a red eye flight to Boston from LA 10 people wake up to a shock. All the other passengers and crew have vanished but all sorts of personal possessions remain. When they try to contact the ground they make no connections. They land the plane only to discover that things haven't changed. But its like the world is dead.

4. Sanctuary

   2007 · Drama, Science-Fiction, Mystery · ended

   Recommended for similar Science-Fiction / Mystery profile, hidden gem.

   Who will protect you from the things that lurk in the dark corners of the world? Or, more importantly, who will protect the dark corner dwellers from you? Dr. Helen Magnus runs an organization called The Sanctuary, dedicated to the discovery, protection, and study of unknown species living virtually undetected amongst humans all over the world. This groundbreaking web series lasted only 8 short episodes (under 20 minutes each) before being purchased by SyFy Channel, rewritten, and re-shot as a full length series.

5. The Twilight Zone

   1959 · Science-Fiction, Mystery, Supernatural · ended

   Recommended for similar Science-Fiction / Mystery profile, highly rated (8.9).

   A groundbreaking series by Rod Serling, this half-hour anthology featured tales of the strange, the macabre, and the unusual. Some were science fiction, some were supernatural, and some defied easy categorization.This five-season series is best known for its twist endings. Many of the stories were written by Serling himself, others were crafted by Richard Matheson, Charles Beaumont, Earl Hammer Jr. and Ray Bradbury.

6. The Expanse

   2015 · Science-Fiction, Thriller, Mystery · ended

   Recommended for similar Science-Fiction / Thriller profile, highly rated (8.7).

   A thriller set two hundred years in the future, The Expanse follows the case of a missing young woman who brings a hardened detective and a rogue ship's captain together in a race across the solar system to expose the greatest conspiracy in human history.

7. The Lost Room

   2006 · Drama, Science-Fiction, Thriller · ended

   Recommended for similar Science-Fiction / Thriller profile, highly rated (8).

   A mysterious event at the Sunshine Motel caused ordinary things in Room 10 to transform into indestructible objects with extraordinary powers. Detective Joe Miller discovers the dangerous potential of these objects when his daughter becomes lost in the room. His only hope of saving her is to find The Key, but shadowy figures will stop at nothing to keep it - and the other objects - for themselves.

8. The Ray Bradbury Theater

   1985 · Fantasy, Horror, Science-Fiction · ended

   Recommended for similar Science-Fiction profile.

   This anthology series takes each episode from the short stories of fantasist Ray Bradbury, and present tales of horror, science fiction, and sometimes just everyday life. Bradbury opens each episode with a brief visit of his office, and in the earlier seasons provides opening narration as well.

9. Psi Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal

   1996 · Drama, Science-Fiction, Mystery · ended

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   Psi Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal is a Canadian sci-fi/drama television series about a fearless team of investigators from the covert Office of Scientific Investigation and Research (O.S.I.R.) who explore bizarre, top-secret cases inspired by real, documented events. As O.S.I.R. agents face the supernatural in their search for clues, their quest for truth is often stranger than fiction itself.

10. Automata

    2018 · Drama, Science-Fiction, Mystery · ended

    Recommended for similar Science-Fiction / Mystery profile, hidden gem.

    The noir world of Automata is a grim place for private detectives Sam Regal and Carl Swangee. Tasked with a murder investigation, they must not only contend with the dangers of their profession, but the prejudices unearthed by a recent prohibition against sentient machines. Sentient machines like Carl...