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Series like The Expanse (2015) Finished The Expanse 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 The Expanse, and what it does not.
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Human nature Political thriller Corporate greed Space opera Power corruption Social inequality Power struggle Mystery Your best matches Ranked against what The Expanse is actually about, not its genre labels.
65% Reverina match Top pick 2004 · Series · Drama · Action & Adventure
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Why it matches Also space opera at heart Watched for the same thing: moral ambiguity Shares its desaturated look More matches Each with the traits it shares with your pick.
Algorithm anchor-3 · considered 134 candidates
Told the same way, epistolary What's different Not about power struggle or corporate greed Not really mystery or political thriller Commitment 4 seasons · ~54h
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1980 · Film · Adventure · Action
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Why it matches Also space opera at heart Also about power struggle Shares its desaturated and stylised look Centres on the same antihero figure What's different Does not promise moral ambiguity or space exploration Not really mystery or political thriller Heavier emotionally Where it streams Disney Plus YouTube TV Why this ranked above the others
The least obvious pick of the set when ranked against The Expanse.
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2008 · Series · Drama · Mystery
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Why it matches Also mystery at heart Centres on the same investigator figure Shares its desaturated and high contrast look Shares its tense and unsettling register What's different Not about power struggle or corporate greed Does not promise moral ambiguity or space exploration Where it streams Hulu Why this ranked above the others
The closest tonal match of the set when ranked against The Expanse.
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Watched for the same thing: complex politics and space exploration Also political thriller and space opera at heart Foundation 2021
Built around the same human nature and survival Watched for the same thing: space exploration and moral ambiguity The Shield 2002
Also about power struggle Watched for the same thing: moral ambiguity The Capture 2019
Watched for the same thing: moral ambiguity Centres on the same investigator figure Paradise 2025
Also mystery at heart Watched for the same thing: moral ambiguity Dune 2021 · 2h 35m
Also political thriller and space opera at heart Also about power struggle Oz 1997
Also about power struggle Watched for the same thing: moral ambiguity Power 2014
Watched for the same thing: moral ambiguity Centres on the same investigator figure Travelers 2016
Built around the same survival Told the same way, epistolary
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