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Series like Evil (2019) Finished Evil 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 Evil, and what it does not.
What did you love about Evil? Pick up to 3, and the matches below will be ranked around them. Optional — leave it blank for the closest overall.
Faith vs science Spiritual exploration Existential crisis Psychological horror Supernatural drama Crime procedural Human nature Procedural Your best matches Ranked against what Evil is actually about, not its genre labels.
65% Reverina match Top pick 2021 · Series · Drama · Mystery
Good match
Why it matches Also psychological horror at heart Told the same way, mockumentary Also about moral ambiguity More matches Each with the traits it shares with your pick.
The Fall 2013
Also crime procedural at heart Told the same way, procedural Algorithm anchor-3 · considered 131 candidates
Shares its unsettling and contemplative register
What's different Not about trauma or faith vs science Not really supernatural drama or crime procedural Heavier emotionally Where it streams Netflix Netflix Standard with Ads Why this ranked above the others
The least obvious pick of the set when ranked against Evil.
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1979 · Film · Drama · War
Good match
Why it matches Built around the same human nature Also about moral ambiguity Shares its tense and unsettling register Builds as slowly What's different Not about trauma or faith vs science Not really supernatural drama or crime procedural Heavier emotionally Where it streams Plex Why this ranked above the others
The closest tonal match of the set when ranked against Evil.
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2004 · Series · Animation · Drama
Worth a look
Why it matches Also about trauma and moral ambiguity Shares its tense and unsettling register Builds as slowly Also filed as Drama and Crime What's different Not really supernatural drama or crime procedural Not built around human nature or existential crisis Heavier emotionally Where it streams Netflix Netflix Standard with Ads Why this ranked above the others
The closest tonal match of the set when ranked against Evil.
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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit 1999 · 28 seasons
Told the same way, procedural Also about trauma and moral ambiguity Torchwood 2006
Told the same way, procedural Centres on the same believer figure The Killing 2011
Told the same way, procedural and mockumentary Also about trauma and moral ambiguity Another 2012
Also psychological horror at heart Also about trauma Hell Girl 2005
Also supernatural drama at heart Built around the same human nature Elfen Lied 2004
Shares its tense and unsettling register Builds as slowly Servant 2019
Also psychological horror at heart Also about trauma The Outsider 2020
Told the same way, procedural and mockumentary Also about trauma and moral ambiguity Hannibal 2013
Also about trauma and moral ambiguity Shares its unsettling register
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