The Twilight Zone

Series Similar to The Twilight Zone

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

1. Tales from the Darkside

   1984 · Fantasy, Horror, Supernatural · ended

   Recommended for similar Supernatural profile.

   Each week presents another standalone story of horror fantasy, and/or science fiction. Some episodes are gruesome, a few are of a lighter comedic style.

2. Love, Death & Robots

   2019 · Horror, Science-Fiction, Thriller · returning

   Recommended for similar Science-Fiction profile, highly rated (8.2).

   Love, Death and Robots is an animated anthology series, aimed towards adults with stories that go across every genre from science fiction, comedy, fantasy and horror, including imaginative characters such as sentient dairy products, werewolf soldiers and robots gone wild.

3. Tales of the Unexpected

   1979 · Drama, Horror, Thriller · ended

   Recommended for highly rated (8).

   Tales of the Unexpected is a British television series originally aired between 1979 and 1988, made by Anglia Television for ITV. The series was an anthology of different tales. Initially episodes were based on the short stories collected in the books Tales of the Unexpected, Kiss Kiss and Someone Like You by Roald Dahl. The stories were sometimes sinister, sometimes wryly comedic, and usually had a twist ending. The upbeat theme music for the series was written by the prolific film and television composer Ron Grainer.

4. The Outer Limits

   1995 · Drama, Horror, Science-Fiction · ended

   Recommended for similar Science-Fiction profile.

   Like the classic 1960's series of the same name, each episode is an imaginative exploration of humanity's greatest hopes and darkest fears and include special guest appearances by Alyssa Milano, Ryan Reynolds, Rae Dawn Chong, Beau Bridges, Rebecca De Mornay and Robert Patrick. Winner of the Cable Ace Award for best Dramatic Series, this Emmy® nominated show deals with the consequences of such controversial and thought-provoking topics as genetic manipulation, alien visitation and life after death.

5. Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction

   1997 · Science-Fiction, Thriller, Mystery · ended

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

   "Within this hour we will tell you five stories, some real, some fake, you decide. Your call". This weekly series first premiered in May 1997. Back then with host, James Brolin. He then left, and Jonathan Frakes, made it very interesting as host there on after. This series has been on and off, with 'burnoffs' that included over 1997/1998, where they just brought it back for one day on Friday, which made people confused because it didn't air the week after that. But again, FOX revived it was brought back for the Summer 2002. Creepy true stories like the boy vanishing in the closet, and false stories, like the dog coming back to life, and the couple struggling with money finds the Gone with the Wind dresses in their closet. Watch Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction? on the Sci-Fi Channel every Wednesday at 7:00pm EST. Also check out the Marathon on Wednesday, Oct. 27th starting at 8:00am.

6. Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams

   2017 · Drama, Science-Fiction, Mystery · ended

   Recommended for similar Science-Fiction / Mystery profile.

   A diverse anthology of ambitious, moving tales inspired by Philip K. Dick's short stories, featuring an all-star cast and taking a thrilling, audacious journey into the far reaches of the imagination.

7. 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.

8. Tales from the Crypt

   1989 · Comedy, Fantasy, Horror · ended

   Recommended for highly rated (8).

   Cadaverous scream legend/all-around punster the Crypt Keeper hosts these forays of fright and fun based on classic E.C. Comics tales from back in the day – and drawing on the talents of top filmmakers Richard Donner, Walter Hill, Joel Silver, Robert Zemeckis and others. So belly up to the bar and name your poison. Is it a deranged Santa on a personal slay ride? A man surgically implanted with as many lives (and deaths) as a cat? Honeymooners who each want the other to fulfill the 'til-death vow pronto? These and more terror-rific tales await. Ghoul love 'em!

9. Black Mirror

   2011 · Drama, Science-Fiction, Thriller · returning

   Recommended for similar Science-Fiction profile, highly rated (8.4).

   Over the last ten years, technology has transformed almost every aspect of our lives before we've had time to stop and question it. In every home; on every desk; in every palm - a plasma screen; a monitor; a smartphone--a black mirror of our 21st Century existence. Black Mirror is a contemporary British re-working of The Twilight Zone with stories that tap into the collective unease about our modern world.

10. Gortimer Gibbon's Life on Normal Street

    2014 · Drama, Mystery, Supernatural · ended

    Recommended for similar Mystery / Supernatural profile, highly rated (8), hidden gem.

    Life is anything but normal for Gortimer and his two best friends, Ranger and Mel, as they navigate Normal Street - an ordinary suburb that has a hint of something magical just beneath the surface.