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Shows that feel likeScooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated (2010–2013)

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.

If you loved Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated, the closest series we have are Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! (1969), The Promised Neverland (2019) and Pretty Little Liars (2010). All three share Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated's twisty and warm feel, which is what we rank on before quality.

Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is The Apothecary Diaries (2023).

★ 8.2 IMDb ↗TMDB ↗2 seasons · Cartoon Networkcreated by Tony Cervonetwistywarmcerebraldreamlike
10 of 12 streaming nowNetflix · HBO Max · Amazon Prime Video
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If Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated hit the spot, these will too

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Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!
1969–1978 · 3 seasons · ABC
★ 7.9animation · mystery · comedy

Common ground in both: detective and friendship

The difference: Played as comedy first

Fred, Daphne, Velma, Shaggy, and the talking dog, Scooby-Doo, travel on the Mystery Machine van, in search of weird mysteries to solve.

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The Promised Neverland
2019–2021 · 2 seasons · Fuji TV
★ 8.1animation · drama · mystery

Common ground: friendship

The difference: Leans further into drama

Emma, Norman and Ray are the brightest kids at the Grace Field House orphanage. And under the care of the woman they refer to as “Mom,” all the kids have enjoyed a comfortable life. Good food, clean clothes and the perfect environment to learn—what more could an orphan ask for? One day, though, Emma and Norman uncover the dark truth of the outside world they are forbidden from seeing.

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

The same mix in both: twists, then warmth

The difference: Goes its own way on the ideas

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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Behind Her Eyes
2021 · 1 season · Netflix
★ 7.2mystery · sci-fi & fantasy · dramaNetflix

Cerebral where it counts, dreamlike underneath

A single mother enters a world of twisted mind games when she begins an affair with her psychiatrist boss while secretly befriending his mysterious wife.

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

Both keep coming back to the same thing: friends

The difference: Lighter on twists

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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SKAM
2015–2017 · 4 seasons · NRK P3
★ 8.5drama

Animation built on warmth, twice over

The story of young teenagers and pupils from Hartvig Nissens upper secondary school in Oslo, and their troubles, scandals and everyday life. Each season is told from a different person's point of view.

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Dark Desire
2020–2022 · 2 seasons · Netflix
★ 6.5mystery · dramaNetflix

Mystery with a pulse of twists, in both cases

Married Alma spends a fateful weekend away from home that ignites passion, ends in tragedy and leads her to question the truth about those close to her.

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The Apothecary Diaries
2023– · 1 season · Nippon TV
★ 8.6animation · drama · mysteryNetflixHulu

Both are built on the same subject: detective

Maomao lived a peaceful life with her apothecary father. Until one day, she's sold as a lowly servant to the emperor's palace. But she wasn't meant for a compliant life among royalty. So when imperial heirs fall ill, she decides to step in and find a cure! This catches the eye of Jinshi, a handsome palace official who promotes her. Now, she's making a name for herself solving medical mysteries!

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Percy Jackson and the Olympians
2023– · 3 seasons · Hulu
★ 7action & adventure · sci-fi & fantasy · dramaNetflixDisney+

One thread runs through both: friends

Percy Jackson is on a dangerous quest. Outrunning monsters and outwitting gods, he must journey across America to return Zeus's master bolt and stop an all-out war. With the help of his friends Annabeth and Grover, Percy's journey will lead him closer to the answers he seeks: how to fit into a world where he feels out of place, and who he's destined to be.

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Resident Alien
2021–2025 · 4 seasons · USA Network
★ 8sci-fi & fantasyNetflixPeacock

Both lean on ideas more than on sci-fi & fantasy

Crash-landed alien Harry takes on the identity of a small-town Colorado doctor. Arriving with a secret mission, he starts off living a simple life…but things get a bit rocky when he’s roped into solving a local murder and realizes he needs to assimilate into his new world. As he does, he begins to wrestle with the moral dilemma of his mission and asking the big life questions like: “Are human beings worth saving?” and “Why do they fold their pizza before eating it?”

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Hunter x Hunter
2011–2014 · 3 seasons · Nippon TV
★ 9animation · action & adventure · sci-fi & fantasyNetflixPrime Video

Dreamlike family, and it commits to that

Gon, a young boy who lives on Whale Island, dreams of becoming a Hunter like his father, who left when Gon was still young.

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CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000–2015 · 15 seasons · CBS
★ 7.7crime · drama · mysteryHuluParamount+

The same preoccupation in both: criminal investigation

A Las Vegas team of forensic investigators are trained to solve criminal cases by scouring the crime scene, collecting irrefutable evidence and finding the missing pieces that solve the mystery.

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