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Series like Dark Angel (2000) Finished Dark Angel and want that feeling again? These are ranked by what it is actually about — its themes, its pacing, the kind of person at the centre of it — rather than the genre it was filed under. Every match says what it shares with Dark Angel, and what it does not.
What did you love about Dark Angel? Pick up to 3, and the matches below will be ranked around them. Optional — leave it blank for the closest overall.
Genetic engineering Government surveillance Free will Sci-fi Dystopian Action thriller Female empowerment Identity Your best matches Ranked against what Dark Angel is actually about, not its genre labels.
69% Reverina match Top pick 2016 · Series · Animation · Mystery
Good match
Why it matches Also sci-fi at heart Watched for the same thing: action sequences and social commentary Built around the same identity and moral ambiguity More matches Each with the traits it shares with your pick.
Insurgent 2015 · 1h 59m
Watched for the same thing: emotional character development and action sequences Also action thriller at heart Algorithm anchor-3 · considered 133 candidates
Shares its high contrast and desaturated look What's different Not about female empowerment or government surveillance Not built around free will Commitment 2 seasons · ~10h
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Where it streams Netflix Netflix Standard with Ads Why this ranked above the others
Shares more of its specific themes than the others here when ranked against Dark Angel.
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2011 · Film · Drama · Action
Good match
Why it matches Watched for the same thing: emotional character development and action sequences Also sci-fi and action thriller at heart Built around the same identity Centres on the same rebel figure What's different Not about female empowerment or government surveillance Does not promise social commentary A film, so it resolves in one sitting Where it streams Hulu Why this ranked above the others
Shares more of its specific themes than the others here when ranked against Dark Angel.
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2012 · Series · Drama · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Good match
Why it matches Built around the same identity Shares its high contrast and desaturated look Centres on the same outsider figure Shares its tense and melancholic register What's different Not about female empowerment or government surveillance Does not promise social commentary or action sequences Commitment 4 seasons · ~49h
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Where it streams The CW Add to watchlist Not for me
The Peripheral 2022 · 1 season
Also sci-fi at heart Watched for the same thing: social commentary Blood+ 2005 · Limited series
Watched for the same thing: emotional character development and action sequences Built around the same identity and moral ambiguity Arcane 2021
Centres on the same rebel figure Built around the same moral ambiguity Pantheon 2022
Also sci-fi at heart Watched for the same thing: social commentary Claymore 2007
Built around the same identity Shares its desaturated look Loki 2021
Built around the same free will and identity Shares its high contrast look The Last Ship 2014
Watched for the same thing: action sequences Centres on the same rebel figure Tokyo Ghoul 2014
Built around the same identity Centres on the same outsider figure The Passage 2019
Shares its high contrast and desaturated look Built around the same moral ambiguity
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