
Shows that feel likeFringe (2008–2013)
If you loved Fringe, the closest series we have are Sleepy Hollow (2013), The OA (2016) and Carnivàle (2003). All three share Fringe's cerebral and dreamlike feel, which is what we rank on before quality.
Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is Alchemy of Souls (2022).
If Fringe hit the spot, these will too

An odd pair chasing impossible cases from inside an official badge
The difference: Folklore and prophecy instead of lab science, with a lighter touch

Ordinary-seeming people insisting on a reality nobody else can see
The difference: Slow, mystical and unexplained — no procedure, no institution

Both land ideas and dream logic at once

An investigator trapped inside a mystery with impossible rules
The difference: A tight puzzle-box that burns through its answers quickly

Institutional secrecy and unsettling science done to human beings
The difference: Cold, controlled and slow, with no case of the week to break it up

Both are working the same pair: fbi, supernatural
The difference: Trades the stillness of Fringe for an angle of its own

Contemplative where it counts, twisty underneath

Cerebral sci-fi & fantasy, and it commits to that

Both lean on dream logic more than on drama

Mystery with a pulse of stillness, in both cases

One thread runs through both: supernatural

Twisty sci-fi & fantasy in both cases
The difference: Sits closer to action & adventure than Fringe does
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