The Prisoner

Series Similar to The Prisoner

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

1. Max Headroom

   1987 · Drama, Science-Fiction · ended

   Recommended for similar Science-Fiction profile.

   It is the day after tomorrow, and television networks rule the planet. The TV sets themselves do not turn off, and the programming is designed to keep citizens in a state of complacency. Society is in a shambles, with poverty rampant. In the shadows of the Networks, untold millions live on the streets with only a TV to their names, and many can only make their living by selling dead bodies on the organ transplant black market. The one ray of hope is Edison Carter, investigative reporter for Network 23. Edison covers the stories that matter, and he is the voice of the people who have no other. Edison, of course, winds up on the wrong side of some very bad men who try their best to have him killed. An attempt to find out what he knows by reading his brain with a computer inadvertently creates a stuttering, manic computer simulation of Edison that calls itself Max.

2. Warehouse 13

   2009 · Drama, Science-Fiction, Mystery · ended

   Recommended for similar Science-Fiction / Mystery profile, highly rated (8.3).

   After saving the life of the President, two Secret Service agents find themselves abruptly transferred to Warehouse 13 -- a massive, top-secret storage facility in windswept South Dakota that houses every strange artifact, mysterious relic, fantastical object and supernatural souvenir ever collected by the U.S. government. The Warehouse's caretaker Artie charges Pete and Myka with chasing down reports of supernatural and paranormal activity in search of new objects to cache at the Warehouse, as well as helping him to control the warehouse, itself. Rounding out the team is technology specialist Claudia and former ATF Steve Jinks.

3. Prisoner

   1979 · Drama · ended

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

   Prisoner is an Australian soap opera, set in the Wentworth Detention Centre, a fictional women's prison. In the United States and United Kingdom it was billed as Prisoner: Cell Block H, and in Canada as Prisoner: Cell Block H and/or Caged Women. The series was produced by the Reg Grundy Organisation in Australia, and aired on Network Ten, running 692 episodes from 27 February 1979 to 11 December 1986, after originally only devised as a 16 part series.

4. Masters of Science Fiction

   2007 · Drama, Science-Fiction · ended

   Recommended for similar Science-Fiction profile.

   Six thought-provoking tales of present and future Earth are brought to life in the all-new anthology series, featuring a stellar lineup of actors and directors, and narrated by acclaimed physicist Professor Stephen Hawking. Masters of Science Fiction, from Starz Media in association with Industry Entertainment and its Vancouver partner, Reunion Pictures, is based on some of the genre's most popular and highly regarded short stories.

5. Silo

   2023 · Drama, Science-Fiction, Mystery · returning

   Recommended for similar Science-Fiction / Mystery profile, highly rated (8.1).

   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.

6. Circle: Two Worlds Connected

   2017 · Science-Fiction, Mystery · ended

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

   Taking place in both the present year and in the year 2037, an allien approaches earth who thinks that the emotion of humans should be controlled or they will have no future to continue, until he gets involved with them.

7. Severance

   2022 · Drama, Science-Fiction, Mystery · returning

   Recommended for similar Science-Fiction / Mystery profile.

   Mark Scout leads a team at Lumon Industries, whose employees have undergone a severance procedure, which surgically divides their memories between their work and personal lives. This daring experiment in "work-life balance" is called into question as Mark finds himself at the center of an unraveling mystery that will force him to confront the true nature of his work… and of himself.

8. Eleventh Hour

   2006 · Drama, Science-Fiction · ended

   Recommended for similar Science-Fiction profile, highly rated (8), hidden gem, also on ITV1.

   Follow the adventures of Professor Ian Hood, Special Advisor to the government's Joint Sciences Committee, who troubleshoots threats stemming from or targeting "scientific endeavour". He is joined by Rachel Young, a Special Branch operative who acts primarily as his bodyguard, as Hood has made powerful enemies through his work.

9. The After

   2014 · Drama, Science-Fiction, Mystery · ended

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

   From Chris Carter, creator of The X-Files. Eight strangers are thrown together by mysterious forces and must help each other survive in a violent world that defies explanation.

10. The Outer Limits

    1963 · Drama, Science-Fiction · ended

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

    "There is nothing wrong with your television set. Do not attempt to adjust the picture. We are controlling transmission".This 60s anthology series from the minds of Leslie Stevens and Joseph Stefano pushed the boundaries of television and viewers minds by using intelligent science fiction to frighten and entertain viewers.