The Listener

Series Similar to The Listener

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

1. Forever

   2014 · Drama, Crime, Supernatural · ended

   Recommended for similar Crime / Supernatural profile, highly rated (8.1).

   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.

2. Grimm

   2011 · Drama, Crime, Supernatural · ended

   Recommended for similar Crime / Supernatural profile, highly rated (8.4).

   Grimm is a drama series inspired by the classic Grimm Brothers' Fairy Tales. 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.

3. Haven

   2010 · Drama, Crime, Supernatural · ended

   Recommended for similar Crime / Supernatural profile, highly rated (8).

   When FBI Special Agent Audrey Parker is dispatched to the small town of Haven, Maine, on a routine case, she soon finds herself increasingly involved in the return of "The Troubles", a plague of supernatural afflictions that have occurred in the town at least twice before. With an openness to the possibility of the paranormal, she also finds a more personal link in Haven that may lead her to the mother she has never known.She and her partner, police detective Nathan Wuornos, find themselves frequently facing problems caused by both the effects of the Troubles, as well as the activities of town folk who take more drastic measures against those who are Troubled.

4. Wolf Lake

   2001 · Drama, Crime, Supernatural · ended

   Recommended for similar Crime / Supernatural profile.

   Seattle police detective John Kanin, finds his world turned upsidedown when his girlfriend Ruby mysteriously disappears one night after leaving his apartment. After months of searching, an anonymous tip leads Kanin back to Ruby's hometown Wolf Lake, a place where the residents are hiding a dark secret.(Nine episodes were produced, but only five aired before the series was canceled by CBS. The full series, including the four unaired episodes, was later picked up and broadcast on UPN in April–May 2002.)

5. Lucifer

   2016 · Drama, Crime, Supernatural · ended

   Recommended for similar Crime / Supernatural profile, highly rated (8.3).

   The Devil has come to Los Angeles…Based upon the characters created by Neil Gaiman, Sam Kieth and Mike Dringenberg for DC Entertainment's Vertigo imprint, Lucifer is the story of the original fallen angel. Bored and unhappy as the Lord of Hell, Lucifer Morningstar has abandoned his throne and retired to L.A., where he owns Lux, an upscale nightclub.Charming, charismatic and devilishly handsome, Lucifer is enjoying his retirement, indulging in a few of his favorite things--wine, women and song-–when a beautiful pop star is brutally murdered outside of Lux. For the first time in roughly 10 billion years, he feels something awaken deep within him as a result of this murder. Compassion? Sympathy? The very thought disturbs him--as well as his best friend and confidante, Mazkeen aka Maze, a fierce demon in the form of a beautiful young woman.

6. Pushing Daisies

   2007 · Drama, Mystery, Supernatural · ended

   Recommended for similar Supernatural profile, highly rated (8.1).

   As a young boy Ned discovers that he can return the dead briefly back to life with just one touch. But his random gift isn't without deadly consequences, as he soon finds out. Grown up Ned puts his talent to good use by touching dead fruit and making it ripe with everlasting flavor. He opens a pie shop. But his gift leaves him wary of becoming close to anyone, as beautiful waitress Olive Snook finds out. His life as a pie maker gets more complicated when private investigator Emerson Cod finds out about Ned's secret. Emerson convinces the cash-strapped Ned to help him solve murder cases (and collect a hefty reward fee) by raising the dead and getting them to name their killers.

7. The Originals

   2013 · Drama, Romance, Supernatural · ended

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

   The Originals is a spin-off show from the supernatural drama The Vampire Diaries. It is based in the city of New Orleans where the originals represent the original vampires. The show is primarily based around conflict between vampires, werewolves and witches in the city.

8. Medium

   2005 · Drama, Crime, Supernatural · ended

   Recommended for similar Crime / Supernatural profile.

   Medium Allison DuBois is a strong-willed mother of three who has struggled since childhood to make sense of her visions of dead people. Hoping to prove to Allison that her dreams are stress induced, her scientist husband, Joe, sends descriptions of Allison's visions to a number of law enforcement agencies, expecting nothing to come of it. To his surprise, one of Allison's dreams bears an eerie similarity to a Texas homicide case involving a 17-year-old murder suspect. The case pits Allison against Capt. Kenneth Push, a cynical Texas Ranger who is suspicious of her psychic abilities. By the end of the investigation, Capt. Push has a new respect for Allison—and she makes a life-altering decision of her own.

9. Buffy the Vampire Slayer

   1997 · Drama, Action, Supernatural · ended

   Recommended for similar Supernatural profile, highly rated (8.5).

   "Into every generation, there is a chosen one. She alone will stand against the vampires, the demons, and the forces of darkness. She is the slayer."Buffy Summers is the latest in a line of young women known as "Vampire Slayers" who have to battle vampires, demons and other forces of evil, all while growing up and dealing with love and teenage angst in this iconic cult series. She and her "Scooby Gang" fight the good fight in a small town called Sunnydale.

10. Joan of Arcadia

    2003 · Drama, Family, Supernatural · ended

    Recommended for similar Supernatural profile, hidden gem.

    Joan Girardi is an average teenager living in the town of Arcadia. However, she soon discovers that she's much more when another teenager comes up to her and says that he's God. God continues to appear to Joan, each time wearing a different body, and has different missions for Joan to undertake.