
Shows that feel likeThe Sandman (2022–2025)
If you loved The Sandman, the closest series we have are DC's Stargirl (2020), Marvel's Runaways (2017) and Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (2013). All three share The Sandman's cerebral and dreamlike feel, which is what we rank on before quality.
Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is The Gifted (2017).
If The Sandman hit the spot, these will too

Inherited power and the weight of a legacy somebody else built
The difference: Small-town teen superheroics, bright and earnest — no myth, no dread

Young people discovering the powers that shaped their lives
The difference: Teen Marvel drama, grounded and much smaller

Ancient powers turning up in the ordinary world
The difference: Network Marvel, procedural and much lighter

Ordinary lives torn open by powers nobody in them asked for
The difference: A family-on-the-run thriller, contemporary and small in scope

Comic-book figures treated as damaged adults with long histories
The difference: Grimy street-level action rather than cosmology and dream logic

Parallel worlds taken seriously, with theology as a genuine threat
The difference: A children's quest at heart, gentler and more literal-minded

Powerful beings meddling with the basic shape of reality
The difference: A deliberately goofy time-travel romp, tonally the opposite of solemn

Common ground: superhero

Both are built on the same subject: superhero

A legend retold with new emphasis and a great deal of atmosphere
The difference: Arthurian YA, action-led and far less strange

A powerful figure pulled back into duty by a world needing order
The difference: Grounded family and community drama, political rather than mythic

An immortal figure and the family that grew up in his shadow
The difference: Superheroes and boardrooms, with no myth to it
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