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Shows that feel likeTrue Blood (2008–2014)

Thanks to a Japanese scientist's invention of synthetic blood, vampires have progressed overnight from legendary monsters to fellow citizens. And while humans have been safely removed from the menu, many remain apprehensive about these creatures "coming out of the coffin." Religious leaders, government officials, and vampire fundamentalists around the world have chosen their sides. But in the small Louisiana town of Bon Temps, the jury is still out.

If you loved True Blood, the closest series we have are Agatha All Along (2024), Six Feet Under (2001) and Tales from the Crypt (1989). All three share True Blood's darkly funny feel, which is what we rank on before quality.

Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is Wayward Pines (2015).

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If True Blood hit the spot, these will too

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Agatha All Along
2024 · 1 season · Disney+
★ 7.2sci-fi & fantasy · mysteryDisney+

Campy supernatural mischief that knows exactly how silly it's being

The difference: PG-13 Marvel scale — naughtiness implied rather than indulged

Agatha Harkness gathers a coven of witches and sets off down, down, down The Witches' Road.

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Six Feet Under
2001–2005 · 5 seasons · HBO
★ 8.7dramaMax

Alan Ball's fingerprints — death, desire and family, darkly funny

The difference: No supernatural out — mortality here is strictly literal

When death is your business, what is your life? For the Fisher family, the world outside of their family-owned funeral home continues to be at least as challenging as—and far less predictable than—the one inside.

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Tales from the Crypt
1989–1996 · 7 seasons · HBO
★ 8comedy · mystery · sci-fi & fantasy

Horror served with a leer and a punchline, gleefully unashamed

The difference: Standalone twist-ending morsels — nobody sticks around to love

Cadaverous scream legend the Crypt Keeper is your macabre host for these forays of fright and fun based on the classic E.C. Comics tales from back in the day. So shamble up to the bar and pick your poison. Will it be an insane Santa on a personal slay ride? Honeymooners out to fulfill the "til death do we part" vow ASAP?

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The Originals
2013–2018 · 5 seasons · The CW
★ 8.2sci-fi & fantasy · drama · mysteryPrime VideoPeacock

Vampire dynasties treating a Louisiana city as their personal kingdom

The difference: CW gloss — the sex, gore and camp are all dialed way down

The Vampire Diaries spin-off that follows the Mikaelsons, a family of millennia-old, power-hungry vampires who want to reclaim the city they built, New Orleans, and dominate all those who have wronged them.

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Black Mirror
2011– · 7 seasons · Channel 4
★ 8.7sci-fi & fantasy · drama · mysteryNetflix

One thread runs through both: dark comedy

Twisted tales run wild in this mind-bending anthology series that reveals humanity's worst traits, greatest innovations and more.

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Wayward Pines
2015–2016 · 2 seasons · FOX
★ 7.3drama · mystery · sci-fi & fantasyHulu

A picture-perfect small town rotting from a secret underneath

The difference: Chilly and sexless — a puzzle box, not a fever dream

Imagine the perfect American town... beautiful homes, manicured lawns, children playing safely in the streets. Now imagine never being able to leave. You have no communication with the outside world. You think you're going insane. You must be in Wayward Pines.

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Ghost Whisperer
2005–2010 · 5 seasons · CBS
★ 6.5sci-fi & fantasy · mystery · dramaPrime Video

The dead have unfinished business, and the living get tangled in it

The difference: Gentle network procedural — a hug where True Blood is a bite

Newlywed Melinda Gordon tries to help the dead communicate with loved ones, but sometimes the messages she receives are intense and confusing. Most of Melinda's efforts involve resolving conflicts that are preventing the spirits from passing over.

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The Strain
2014–2017 · 4 seasons · FX
★ 7.3sci-fi & fantasy · drama · mysteryHulu

Vampirism spreading through a community with gruesome momentum

The difference: Played as outbreak horror — no romance, no humor, no heat

A high concept thriller that tells the story of Dr. Ephraim Goodweather, the head of the Center for Disease Control Canary Team in New York City. He and his team are called upon to investigate a mysterious viral outbreak with hallmarks of an ancient and evil strain of vampirism. As the strain spreads, Eph, his team, and an assembly of everyday New Yorkers, wage war for the fate of humanity itself.

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Gen V
2023–2025 · 2 seasons · Prime Video
★ 7.6action & adventure · drama · sci-fi & fantasyPrime Video

Both are built on the same subject: dark comedy

The difference: Easier on the twists than True Blood

At America's only college for superheroes, gifted students put their moral boundaries to the test, competing for the university's top ranking, and a chance to join The Seven, Vought International's elite superhero team. When the school's dark secrets come to light, they must decide what kind of heroes they want to become.

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Locke & Key
2020–2022 · 3 seasons · Netflix
★ 7.3sci-fi & fantasy · drama · mysteryNetflix

Small-town secrets where the supernatural keeps forcing the issue

The difference: Family-friendly YA register — none of the blood-soaked appetite

After their dad's murder, three siblings move with their mom to his ancestral estate, where they discover magical keys that unlock powers — and secrets.

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The Order
2019–2020 · 2 seasons · Netflix
★ 6.7drama · mystery · sci-fi & fantasyNetflix

Werewolves, magic and hormones tangled into secret-society intrigue

The difference: Cheap-looking and slight next to HBO's full-bodied excess

Out to avenge his mother's death, a college student pledges a secret order and lands in a war between werewolves and practitioners of dark magic.

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Sleepy Hollow
2013–2017 · 4 seasons · FOX
★ 7.3drama · mystery · sci-fi & fantasyHulu

The same preoccupation in both: small town life

The difference: Trades the dark humor of True Blood for an angle of its own

Ichabod Crane is resurrected and pulled two and a half centuries through time to unravel a mystery that dates all the way back to the founding fathers.

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