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Shows that feel likeGravity Falls (2012–2016)

Twin brother and sister Dipper and Mabel Pines are in for an unexpected adventure when they spend the summer helping their great uncle Stan run a tourist trap in the mysterious town of Gravity Falls, Oregon.

If you loved Gravity Falls, the closest series we have are A Series of Unfortunate Events (2017), Over the Garden Wall (2014) and Desperate Housewives (2004). All three share Gravity Falls' witty and playful feel, which is what we rank on before quality.

Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- (2016).

★ 8.9 IMDb ↗TMDB ↗2 seasons · Disney Channelcreated by Alex Hirschkineticepicwittyplayfulwarmtwisty
12 of 12 streaming nowNetflix · HBO Max · Amazon Prime Video
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If Gravity Falls hit the spot, these will too

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A Series of Unfortunate Events
2017–2019 · 3 seasons · Netflix
★ 7.7action & adventure · family · comedyNetflix

Kids decoding a conspiracy the adults around them refuse to see, told with a wink

The difference: The gloom is the joke — its rescue-and-ruin loop can wear thin

The orphaned Baudelaire children face trials, tribulations and the evil Count Olaf, all in their quest to uncover the secret of their parents' death.

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Over the Garden Wall
2014 · 1 season · Cartoon Network
★ 8.7mystery · sci-fi & fantasy · animationPrime VideoHulu

Two siblings lost somewhere folkloric, funny and quietly frightening

The difference: One short, perfect miniseries — autumnal and much sadder

Two brothers, Wirt and Greg, find themselves lost in the Unknown; a strange forest adrift in time. With the help of a wise old Woodsman and a foul-tempered bluebird named Beatrice, Wirt and Greg must travel across this strange land, in hope of finding their way home. Join them as they encounter surprises and obstacles on their journey through the wood.

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Desperate Housewives
2004–2012 · 8 seasons · ABC
★ 7.7mystery · drama · comedyPrime VideoHulu

Witty and playful in the same breath

The difference: Easier on the momentum than Gravity Falls

Looking down on her friends and family isn't a way of life for Mary Alice Young... it's a way of death. One day, in her perfect house, in the loveliest of suburbs, Mary Alice ended it all. Now she's taking us into the lives of her family, friends and neighbors, commenting from her elevated P.O.V.

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Fighting Spirit
2000–2014 · 3 seasons · Nippon TV
★ 8.8animation · comedy · dramaNetflix

The same mix in both: momentum, then scale

The difference: Takes it somewhere less twisty than Gravity Falls does

Makunouchi Ippo is an ordinary high school student in Japan. Since he spends most of his time away from school helping his mother run the family business, he doesn't get to enjoy his younger years like most teenagers. Always a target for bullying at school (the family fishing business grants him a distinct odor), Ippo's life is one of hardship. One of these after-school bullying sessions turns Ippo's life around for the better, as he is saved by a boxer named Takamura. He decides to follow in Takamura's footsteps and train to become a boxer, giving his life direction and purpose. Ippo's path to perfecting his pugilistic prowess is just beginning...

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Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World-
2016–2026 · 1 season · TV Tokyo
★ 8.3animation · mystery · action & adventureHulu

Playful fantasy trappings wrapped around time loops that turn genuinely dark

The difference: Far crueler — the deaths and trauma are real, not kid-safe

Natsuki Subaru, an ordinary high school student, is on his way home from the convenience store when he finds himself transported to another world. As he's lost and confused in a new world where he doesn't even know left from right, the only person to reach out to him was a beautiful girl with silver hair. Determined to repay her somehow for saving him from his own despair, Subaru agrees to help the girl find something she's looking for.

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Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia
2016–2018 · 3 seasons · Netflix
★ 8.4family · animation · action & adventureNetflix

A hidden world running underneath a very normal-looking town

The difference: Sincere del Toro fantasy quest, adventure-first and lighter on jokes

After uncovering a mysterious amulet, an average teen assumes an unlikely destiny and sets out to save two worlds.

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Stranger Things
2016–2025 · 5 seasons · Netflix
★ 8.6action & adventure · mystery · sci-fi & fantasyNetflix

Both are working the same pair: small town life, growing up

When a young boy vanishes, a small town uncovers a mystery involving secret experiments, terrifying supernatural forces, and one strange little girl.

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One Piece
1999– · 23 seasons · Fuji TV
★ 9action & adventure · comedy · animationNetflixHulu

Goofy comedy sitting right beside real adventure and real stakes

The difference: A vast, endless voyage of hundreds of episodes — no summer to end

Years ago, the fearsome Pirate King, Gol D. Roger was executed leaving a huge pile of treasure and the famous "One Piece" behind. Whoever claims the "One Piece" will be named the new King of the Pirates. Monkey D. Luffy, a boy who consumed a "Devil Fruit," decides to follow in the footsteps of his idol, the pirate Shanks, and find the One Piece. It helps, of course, that his body has the properties of rubber and that he's surrounded by a bevy of skilled fighters and thieves to help him along the way. Luffy will do anything to get the One Piece and become King of the Pirates!

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Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters
2000–2004 · 1 season · TV Tokyo
★ 8.2animation · action & adventurePrime VideoDisney+

One thread runs through both: magic

Bullies often target someone frail and weak—someone exactly like Yûgi Muto. He treasures his Millennium Puzzle, an ancient Egyptian artifact that was brought into his grandfather's game shop. Believing that solving the puzzle will grant him his wish, he completes the puzzle, unleashing a new personality within him, the soul of the "King of Games." The new personality named Yami Yûgi is the exact opposite of Yûgi. Upon any injustice toward him, Yami Yûgi takes over Yûgi's body and forces the opponent into a "Shadow Game".

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Kamisama Kiss
2012–2015 · 2 seasons · TV Tokyo
★ 8.1animation · comedy · sci-fi & fantasyNetflixHulu

A kid dropped into a strange place and adopted by its odd residents

The difference: Shoujo romance anime, gentle and school-bound

Nanami was just a normal high school girl down on her luck until a stranger’s lips marked her as the new Land God and turned her world upside down. Now, she’s figuring out the duties of a deity with the help of Tomoe, a reformed fox demon who reluctantly becomes her familiar in a contract sealed with a kiss. The new responsibilities—and boys—are a lot to handle, like the crow demon masquerading as a gorgeous pop idol and the adorable snake spirit who’s chosen the newly minted god to be his bride. As the headstrong Tomoe tries to whip her into shape, Nanami finds that love just might have cute, pointed fox ears. With romance in the air, will the human deity be able to prove herself worthy of her new title?

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Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated
2010–2013 · 2 seasons · Cartoon Network
★ 8.2animation · mystery · familyNetflix

Warm where it counts, twisty underneath

This incarnation of the popular cartoon series finds Scooby and the gang living in Crystal Cove, a small town with a long history of ghost sightings, monster tales and other mysteries ripe for the sleuths to solve once and for all. But the longstanding Crystal Cove residents, who bank on the town's reputation to attract tourists, are prepared to do what it takes to protect their turf.

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Pretty Little Liars
2010–2017 · 7 seasons · ABC Family
★ 7.3drama · mysteryMaxHulu

Mystery built on warmth, twice over

The difference: Sits closer to drama than Gravity Falls does

Based on the Pretty Little Liars series of young adult novels by Sara Shepard, the series follows the lives of four girls — Spencer, Hanna, Aria, and Emily — whose clique falls apart after the disappearance of their queen bee, Alison. One year later, they begin receiving messages from someone using the name "A" who threatens to expose their secrets — including long-hidden ones they thought only Alison knew.

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