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Shows that feel likeBuffy the Vampire Slayer (1997–2003)

Into every generation a slayer is born: one girl in all the world, a chosen one. She alone will wield the strength and skill to fight the vampires, demons, and the forces of darkness; to stop the spread of their evil and the swell of their number. She is the Slayer.

If you loved Buffy the Vampire Slayer, the closest series we have are Angel (1999), Charmed (1998) and Misfits (2009). All three share Buffy the Vampire Slayer's contemplative and cerebral feel, which is what we rank on before quality.

Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is The King of Queens (1998).

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If Buffy the Vampire Slayer hit the spot, these will too

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Angel
1999–2004 · 5 seasons · The WB
★ 7.9sci-fi & fantasy · dramaHulu

The same world and the same voice, carried into adult work and old regrets

The difference: Noirish and gloomier, set in offices and alleys instead of a school

The vampire Angel, cursed with a soul, moves to Los Angeles and aids people with supernatural-related problems while questing for his own redemption. A spin-off from Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

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Charmed
1998–2006 · 8 seasons · The WB
★ 7.2comedy · drama · mysteryPrime VideoHulu

Women fighting demons on a schedule while trying to hold down normal lives

The difference: Cozier and more formulaic; the sting and the wordplay are not there

Three sisters (Prue, Piper and Phoebe) reunite and unlock their powers to become the Charmed Ones, the most powerful good witches of all time, whose prophesied destiny is to protect innocent lives from evil beings such as demons and warlocks. Each sister possesses unique magical powers that grow and evolve, while they attempt to maintain normal lives in modern day San Francisco.

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Misfits
2009–2013 · 5 seasons · E4
★ 8.1sci-fi & fantasy · drama · comedyHuluPeacock

Outcasts handed powers, and the jokes they crack to survive them

The difference: Rougher and cruder, with no mentor, no mission and no moral center

When five young outsiders on Community Service get caught in a strange storm, they discover that they have developed superpowers.

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What We Do in the Shadows
2019–2024 · 6 seasons · FX
★ 8.5comedy · sci-fi & fantasyHulu

Vampire lore handled with real affection and real jokes

The difference: Mockumentary comedy — no slayer, and nothing at stake

A documentary-style look into the daily (or rather, nightly) lives of a group of vampires in Staten Island who have “lived” together for hundreds and hundreds of years.

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I Am Not Okay with This
2020 · 1 season · Netflix
★ 7.5drama · comedy · sci-fi & fantasyNetflix

A teenage girl whose powers show up while everything else is going wrong

The difference: Small, wry and over in a few episodes, with no ensemble to lean on

Angsty Syd navigates high school awkwardness, family drama and an unrequited crush on her best friend while trying to rein in her budding superpowers.

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Firefly
2002 · 1 season · FOX
★ 8.9drama · action & adventure · sci-fi & fantasyPrime VideoHulu

Joss Whedon working the same nerve twice

The difference: Trades the wit of Buffy the Vampire Slayer for an angle of its own

In the year 2517, the universe is a vast frontier where lawlessness reigns and adventure awaits! Join Captain Malcolm Reynolds and his ragtag crew aboard the spaceship Serenity as they navigate the fringes of society, battling the oppressive Alliance and facing off against ruthless bounty hunters.

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Teen Wolf
2011–2017 · 6 seasons · MTV
★ 7.7sci-fi & fantasy · drama · comedyNetflixPrime Video

High school where the social terror and the monsters are the same thing

The difference: Straighter and sexier, and much less interested in being funny

Scott McCall, a high school student living in the town of Beacon Hills has his life drastically changed when he's bitten by a werewolf, becoming one himself. He must henceforth learn to balance his problematic new identity with his day-to-day teenage life. The following characters are instrumental to his struggle: Stiles, his best friend; Allison, his love interest who comes from a family of werewolf hunters; and Derek, a mysterious werewolf with a dark past. Throughout the series, he strives to keep his loved ones safe while maintaining normal relationships with them.

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Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
1996–2003 · 7 seasons · ABC
★ 6.7comedy · family · sci-fi & fantasyHuluParamount+

A teenage girl handed magic and still expected to do her homework

The difference: Sitcom laughs and a talking cat — no apocalypse

On her sixteenth birthday, Sabrina Spellman discovers she has magical powers. She lives with her 600-year-old aunts Hilda and Zelda as well as talking cat Salem in the fictional town of Westbridge, Massachusetts.

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Curb Your Enthusiasm
2000–2024 · 12 seasons · HBO
★ 8.8comedyMax

Witty and playful in the same breath

The difference: Takes it somewhere less contemplative than Buffy the Vampire Slayer does

The off-kilter, unscripted comic vision of Larry David, who plays himself in a parallel universe in which he can't seem to do anything right, and, by his standards, neither can anyone else.

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The King of Queens
1998–2007 · 9 seasons · CBS
★ 7.4comedyParamount+Peacock

Comedy with a pulse of wit, in both cases

Life’s good for deliveryman Doug Heffernan, until his newly widowed father-in-law, Arthur, moves in with him and his wife Carrie. Doug is no longer the king of his domain, and instead of having a big screen television in his recently renovated basement, he now has a crazy old man.

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Danny Phantom
2004–2007 · 3 seasons · Nickelodeon
★ 7.2animation · comedy · sci-fi & fantasyParamount+

A secret double life fought out between classes

The difference: A cartoon for kids, with none of the grief

Danny Fenton was once your typical kid until he accidentally blew up his parents' laboratory and became ghost-hunting superhero Danny Phantom. Now half-ghost, Danny's picked up paranormal powers, but only his sister, Jazz, and best friends, Samantha and Tucker, know his secret. Danny's busy fighting ghosts, saving Casper High and hiding his new identity all while trying to graduate.

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The IT Crowd
2006–2010 · 4 seasons · Channel 4
★ 8.5comedyPrime Video

Playful drama, and it commits to that

The comedic misadventures of Roy, Moss, and their grifting supervisor Jen, a 'motley crew' of IT support workers at a large corporation headed by a hotheaded yuppie.

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