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Shows that feel likeOuter Banks (2020–2026)

On a North Carolina island of haves and have-nots, John B and his tight-knit crew of friends find mystery and adventure while hunting for lost treasure.

If you loved Outer Banks, the closest series we have are The Day of the Jackal (2024), The Night Agent (2023) and The Boat (2011). All three share Outer Banks' kinetic and epic 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).

★ 7.5 IMDb ↗TMDB ↗5 seasons · Netflixcreated by Josh Patekineticepictwisty
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If Outer Banks hit the spot, these will too

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The Day of the Jackal
2024– · 1 season · Sky Atlantic
★ 8.1drama · action & adventure · mysteryPeacock

High-stakes pursuit across gorgeous locations

The difference: Assassin cat-and-mouse

An unrivalled and highly elusive lone assassin, the Jackal, makes his living carrying out hits for the highest fee. But following his latest kill, he meets his match in a tenacious British intelligence officer who starts to track down the Jackal in a thrilling cat-and-mouse chase across Europe, leaving destruction in its wake.

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The Night Agent
2023– · 4 seasons · Netflix
★ 7.4action & adventure · drama · mysteryNetflix

Ordinary people running from a conspiracy's muscle

The difference: DC thriller machinery

Brought together by a midnight phone call, an FBI agent and a cybersecurity expert must unravel an ever-growing web of political conspiracies.

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The Boat
2011–2013 · 3 seasons · Antena 3
★ 7.2action & adventure · mystery · drama

Young castaways and a mystery bigger than them

The difference: Shipboard apocalypse

A global cataclysm, caused by a fatal accident in Geneva (Switzerland) during the implementation of the particle accelerator will lead to the crew and students of the school-ship Polar Star to live the greatest adventure of their lives. Isolated and aware that we only have each other, the ship will become their only home.

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Alchemy of Souls
2022–2023 · 2 seasons · tvN
★ 8.7drama · sci-fi & fantasy · action & adventureNetflix

A hidden inheritance dragging young people into somebody else's war

The difference: Korean fantasy romance, ornate and much slower

She was named Naksu because wherever she went, a trail of heads followed. She performs the alchemy of souls, magic that can change people's bodies and souls, which is forbidden in Daeho, and ends up being chased. Naksu hurriedly abandons her body and attempts the alchemy of souls on a woman passing by. Jang Wook, the son of the King of Daeho, realizes that Mudeok's soul has been changed and helps her. Jang Wook wants to learn Naksu's martial arts and become a sorcerer, and Naksu, in the body of Mudeok, stays by his side so she can recover her strength.

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One of Us Is Lying
2021–2022 · 2 seasons · Peacock
★ 6.9drama · mysteryPeacock

Mystery with a pulse of twists, in both cases

The difference: Easier on the momentum than Outer Banks

The story of what happens when five high schoolers walk into detention and only four make it out alive. Everyone is a suspect, and everyone has something to hide.

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NCIS: Los Angeles
2009–2023 · 14 seasons · CBS
★ 6.8action & adventure · drama · crime

Sun-soaked action where the chase matters more than plausibility

The difference: A 14-season case-of-the-week machine — no treasure, no teen crew

The exploits of the Los Angeles–based Office of Special Projects (OSP), an elite division of the Naval Criminal Investigative Service that specializes in undercover assignments.

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Jupiter's Legacy
2021 · 1 season · Netflix
★ 6.7sci-fi & fantasy · action & adventure · dramaNetflix

A legacy handed down that turns out to be mostly trouble

The difference: Superheroes and boardrooms, slow and humourless

As the world's first generation of superheroes (who received their powers in the 1930s) become the revered elder guard in the present, their superpowered children struggle to live up to the legendary feats of their parents.

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Terra Nova
2011 · 1 season · FOX
★ 6.7sci-fi & fantasy · mystery · action & adventure

Kinetic and epic in the same breath

The difference: Leans harder into sci-fi & fantasy than Outer Banks does

In the year 2149, the world is dying. The planet is overdeveloped and overcrowded, with the majority of plant and animal life extinct. The future of mankind is in jeopardy, and its only hope for survival is in the distant past. An ordinary family goes on an extraordinary journey back in time to prehistoric Earth as a part of a massive expedition to save the human race.

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Money Heist: Korea - Joint Economic Area
2022 · 1 season · Netflix
★ 5.9action & adventure · crime · dramaNetflix

A crew improvising through a plan that keeps going wrong

The difference: Adult heist thriller, tense and political

Disguised under the shadows of a mask, a crew of desperados band together under the leadership of a criminal mastermind known only as “The Professor” to pull off the biggest heist Korea has ever seen.

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The Boarding School: Las Cumbres
2021–2023 · 3 seasons · Prime Video
★ 6.5drama · mysteryPrime Video

Both lean on twists more than on action & adventure

The difference: Takes it somewhere less kinetic than Outer Banks does

In an inaccessible place between the mountains and isolated from the world, a school is located next to an old monastery. The students are rebellious and problematic young people who live under the strict and severe discipline imposed by the center to reintegrate them into society. The surrounding forest is home to ancient legends, threats that are still valid and that will immerse them in terrifying adventures.

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The Watcher
2022– · 1 season · Netflix
★ 6.5drama · mysteryNetflix

Twisty mystery in both cases

Ominous letters. Strange neighbors. Sinister threats. A family moves into their suburban dream home, only to discover they've inherited a nightmare.

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Moon Knight
2022 · 1 season · Disney+
★ 7.3sci-fi & fantasy · mystery · action & adventureDisney+

Treasure-hunt adventure with layered mysteries

The difference: Egyptology superhero

When Steven Grant, a mild-mannered gift-shop employee, becomes plagued with blackouts and memories of another life, he discovers he has dissociative identity disorder and shares a body with mercenary Marc Spector. As Steven/Marc’s enemies converge upon them, they must navigate their complex identities while thrust into a deadly mystery among the powerful gods of Egypt.

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