Shows that feel likeManifest (2018–2023)
If you loved Manifest, the closest series we have are Elementary (2012), Locke & Key (2020) and Ragnarok (2020). All three share Manifest's twisty and contemplative feel, which is what we rank on before quality.
Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is Lanterns (2026).
If Manifest hit the spot, these will too
Impossible-seeming puzzles worked patiently toward rational ends
The difference: Every answer is earthly — no destiny, no bigger design
A grieving family bound tighter by secrets only they can see
The difference: Magic with rules and keys — more YA adventure than cosmic riddle
Signs and omens piling up in a town pretending all is normal
The difference: Norwegian teen-drama scale — small cast, slow burn, subtitles
A big riddle you gnaw at, certain someone knows more than they say
The difference: It actually answers its mystery fast — then has to keep going
Cerebral and dreamlike in the same breath
Prophecy, resurrection, and a mystery centuries in the making
The difference: Plays its apocalypse for buddy-cop fun, not family drama
Common ground: time travel
The difference: Trades the stillness of Manifest for an angle of its own
Twisty where it counts, contemplative underneath
Cerebral sci-fi & fantasy, and it commits to that
Mystery with a pulse of dream logic, in both cases
Ordinary lives hijacked by a mission from somewhere beyond
The difference: Tighter sci-fi logic and a much colder, mission-first tone
New York slowly warping under a threat science can't explain
The difference: Full-on vampire horror — gruesome where this stays network-safe
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