
Shows that feel likeThe Flash (2014–2023)
If you loved The Flash, the closest series we have are DC's Stargirl (2020), Titans (2018) and Marvel's Jessica Jones (2015). All three share The Flash's contemplative and cerebral feel, which is what we rank on before quality.
Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is Doom Patrol (2019).
If The Flash hit the spot, these will too

A young hero, a mentor and a makeshift family in a basement
The difference: Small-town and gentler, with a period feel

DC heroes working out how to be a team without adults
The difference: Grim on purpose, with none of the warmth

Powers that arrived through an accident nobody asked for
The difference: Marvel noir, adult and far bleaker

Powers born from accidents, worn with heart
The difference: Weirder, sadder, R-rated

Ordinary people discovering powers and a world that fears them
The difference: Persecution drama, humourless and much heavier

A base, a team and a case of the week with a season arc behind it
The difference: Spy plotting rather than superheroics

A hero with a gift, a corporation and a city to defend
The difference: Flat, joyless and much less likeable

Both are working the same pair: superhero, masked superhero
The difference: Takes it somewhere less contemplative than The Flash does

Gifted young adults learning power's real price
The difference: Adult fantasy grad school

Comic-book lore played out weekly in one city
The difference: Gothic crime opera, grim and much darker

The same mix in both: stillness, then ideas

Ordinary people waking up extraordinary
The difference: Ensemble mystery sprawl
In the mood for more contemplative?
all contemplative shows →The best-reviewed series that share The Flash’s defining feeling.









