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Shows that feel likeThe Promised Neverland (2019–2021)

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.

If you loved The Promised Neverland, the closest series we have are Akame ga Kill! (2014), The Silent Sea (2021) and 1899 (2022). All three share The Promised Neverland's contemplative and bleak feel, which is what we rank on before quality.

Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is Violet Evergarden (2018).

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If The Promised Neverland hit the spot, these will too

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Akame ga Kill!
2014 · 1 season · TOKYO MX
★ 7.7animation · drama · action & adventure

Both are working the same pair: dystopia, murder

The difference: Easier on the twists than The Promised Neverland

Young Tatsumi travels to the capital of the Empire in order to earn money for his starving people and encounters a world of unimaginable depravity, dominated by the ruthless Prime Minister who controls the child Emperor. Tatsumi is recruited by Night Raid, a group of assassins dedicated to eliminating corruption by mercilessly killing officials and privileged nobles.

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The Silent Sea
2021 · 1 season · Netflix
★ 6.9drama · sci-fi & fantasy · mysteryNetflix

Common ground: dystopia

The difference: Takes it somewhere less warm than The Promised Neverland does

During a perilous 24-hour mission on the moon, space explorers try to retrieve samples from an abandoned research facility steeped in classified secrets.

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1899
2022 · 1 season · Netflix
★ 7.3mystery · drama · sci-fi & fantasyNetflix

The same mix in both: stillness, then twists

When mysterious events change the course of an immigrant ship headed for New York in 1899, a mind-bending riddle unfolds for its bewildered passengers.

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Tokyo Ghoul
2014–2018 · 4 seasons · TOKYO MX
★ 7.7animation · drama · sci-fi & fantasy

The same preoccupation in both: tragedy

Ken Kaneki, a bookworm college student, meets Rize, a girl his own age with whom he shares many interests.

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Snowpiercer
2020–2024 · 4 seasons · TNT
★ 6.9sci-fi & fantasy · dramaPrime VideoHulu

Both are built on the same subject: rebellion

More than seven years after the world has become a frozen wasteland, the remnants of humanity inhabit a gigantic, perpetually-moving train that circles the globe as class warfare, social injustice and the politics of survival play out.

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Violet Evergarden
2018 · 1 season · TOKYO MX
★ 8.4animation · drama · sci-fi & fantasyNetflix

One thread runs through both: orphan

The difference: Sits closer to war & politics than The Promised Neverland does

The war is over, and Violet Evergarden needs a job. Scarred and emotionless, she takes a job as a letter writer to understand herself and her past.

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The Man in the High Castle
2015–2019 · 4 seasons · Prime Video
★ 7.9sci-fi & fantasy · dramaNetflixPrime Video

Both land ideas and dream logic at once

Explore what it would be like if the Allied Powers had lost WWII, and Japan and Germany ruled the United States. Based on Philip K. Dick's award-winning novel.

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War of the Worlds
2019–2022 · 3 seasons · Canal+
★ 6.5sci-fi & fantasy · drama

Both keep coming back to the same thing: survival

When astronomers detect a transmission from another galaxy, it is definitive proof of intelligent extra-terrestrial life. The world’s population waits for further contact with bated breath. They do not have to wait long. Within days, mankind is all but wiped out by a devastating attack; pockets of humanity are left in an eerily deserted world. As aliens hunt and kill those left alive, the survivors ask a burning question – who are these attackers and why are they hell-bent on our destruction?

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Cyberpunk: Edgerunners
2022– · 2 seasons · Netflix
★ 8.3animation · action & adventure · sci-fi & fantasyNetflix

One thread runs through both: revenge

In a dystopia riddled with corruption and cybernetic implants, a talented but reckless street kid strives to become a mercenary outlaw — an edgerunner.

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The Rain
2018–2020 · 3 seasons · Netflix
★ 6.3sci-fi & fantasy · dramaNetflix

One thread runs through both: survival

After a brutal virus wipes out most of the population, two young siblings embark on a perilous search for safety. A Scandinavian thriller series.

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Silo
2023– · 4 seasons · Apple TV
★ 8.1sci-fi & fantasy · dramaApple TV+

Bleak drama in both cases

In a ruined and toxic future, thousands live in a giant silo deep underground. After its sheriff breaks a cardinal rule and residents die mysteriously, engineer Juliette starts to uncover shocking secrets and the truth about the silo.

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12 Monkeys
2015–2018 · 4 seasons · Syfy
★ 7.7sci-fi & fantasy · dramaPrime Video

Contemplative sci-fi & fantasy, and it commits to that

The provocative story of Cole, a time traveler from a decimated future in a high-stakes race against the clock. Utilizing a dangerous and untested method of time travel, he journeys from 2043 to the present day on a mission to locate and eradicate the source of a deadly plague that will all but annihilate the human race.

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