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Series like Penny Dreadful (2014) Finished Penny Dreadful 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 Penny Dreadful, and what it does not.
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Gothic horror Social isolation Period detail Anthology Trauma Morality Dark fantasy Moral ambiguity Your best matches Ranked against what Penny Dreadful is actually about, not its genre labels.
69% Reverina match Top pick 2020 · Series · Drama · Mystery
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Why it matches Watched for the same thing: gothic horror and gothic horror Shares its period detail look Also about trauma and trauma More matches Each with the traits it shares with your pick.
Algorithm anchor-3 · considered 134 candidates
Told the same way, nonlinear What's different Not built around identity or morality Not really psychological thriller Much less frightening Commitment 1 season · ~7h
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Where it streams Netflix Netflix Standard with Ads Why this ranked above the others
The closest tonal match of the set when ranked against Penny Dreadful.
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2022 · Series · Drama · Action & Adventure
Good match
Why it matches Watched for the same thing: dark fantasy and dark fantasy Built around the same morality and identity Also psychological thriller at heart Told the same way, nonlinear What's different Not about trauma or trauma Does not promise gothic horror or gothic horror Much less frightening Where it streams Netflix Netflix Standard with Ads Add to watchlist Not for me
2004 · Series · Animation · Drama
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Why it matches Watched for the same thing: dark fantasy and dark fantasy Also about social isolation Built around the same morality and identity Also psychological thriller at heart What's different Not about trauma or trauma Does not promise gothic horror or gothic horror More violent Why this ranked above the others
The closest tonal match of the set when ranked against Penny Dreadful.
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The Fall of the House of Usher 2023 · Limited series
Watched for the same thing: gothic horror and gothic horror Shares its melancholic and unsettling register Castle Rock 2018
Watched for the same thing: dark fantasy and dark fantasy Told the same way, anthology and nonlinear Twin Peaks 1990
Also about trauma and trauma Told the same way, nonlinear Nosferatu 2024 · 2h 13m
Watched for the same thing: gothic horror and gothic horror Centres on the same outsider figure The Outsider 2020
Also about trauma and trauma Shares its melancholic and unsettling register Carnival Row 2019
Watched for the same thing: dark fantasy and dark fantasy Built around the same morality Sleepy Hollow 1999 · 1h 45m
Watched for the same thing: gothic horror and gothic horror Shares its melancholic and unsettling register Evil 2019
Also about trauma and trauma Shares its unsettling register Dark Shadows 1966
Watched for the same thing: gothic horror and gothic horror Told the same way, nonlinear 
