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Shows that feel likeUnder the Dome (2013–2015)

A small town is suddenly and inexplicably sealed off from the rest of the world by an enormous transparent dome. While military forces, the government and the media positioned outside of this surrounding barrier attempt to break it down, a small group of people inside attempt to figure out what the dome is, where it came from, and when (and if) it will go away.

If you loved Under the Dome, the closest series we have are Wayward Pines (2015), Locke & Key (2020) and Sleepy Hollow (2013). All three share Under the Dome's contemplative and twisty feel, which is what we rank on before quality.

Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is Lanterns (2026).

★ 6.5 IMDb ↗TMDB ↗3 seasons · CBScreated by Brian K. Vaughancontemplativetwistycerebraldreamlike
11 of 12 streaming nowNetflix · HBO Max · Amazon Prime Video
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If Under the Dome hit the spot, these will too

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

A picture-perfect town you cannot leave, and neighbours who stop making sense

The difference: Tighter and stranger — two short seasons instead of a long siege

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

Uncanny rules learned by trial and error in a place that keeps its secrets

The difference: Softer and family-sized — wonder in a house rather than dread over a town

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

A small town where the impossible arrives and only a few people believe it

The difference: Case-of-the-week mythology, not one town sealed under mounting pressure

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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Lanterns
2026– · 1 season · HBO
★ 7.8drama · mystery · sci-fi & fantasyMax

A heartland small town where one strange case cracks open something vast

The difference: Prestige-slow character study — answers arrive at Lindelof pace

Two intergalactic cops, new recruit John Stewart and Lantern legend Hal Jordan, are drawn into a dark, Earth-based mystery as they investigate a murder in the American heartland.

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Manifest
2018–2023 · 4 seasons · NBC
★ 7sci-fi & fantasy · mystery · dramaNetflix

An unexplained event picks a group at random and slowly reorders their lives

The difference: Everyone can walk around freely — the cage is time, not a physical wall

After landing from a turbulent but routine flight, the crew and passengers of Montego Air Flight 828 discover five years have passed in what seemed like a few hours. As their new realities become clear, a deeper mystery unfolds and some of the returned passengers soon realize they may be meant for something greater than they ever thought possible.

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Chilling Adventures of Sabrina
2018–2020 · 2 seasons · Netflix
★ 7.4mystery · sci-fi & fantasy · dramaNetflix

Quiet American streets with an occult undertow the adults keep managing

The difference: Witchcraft played bold and stylish, not one baffling event studied for years

Magic and mischief collide as half-human, half-witch Sabrina navigates between two worlds: mortal teen life and her family's legacy, the Church of Night.

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2022– · 4 seasons · Epix
★ 7.8mystery · drama · sci-fi & fantasy

Strangers stuck inside a boundary they cannot cross, rationing hope by the day

The difference: Genuine horror — nights bring monsters, not just town-hall politics

Unravel the mystery of a nightmarish town in middle America that traps all those who enter. As the unwilling residents fight to keep a sense of normalcy and search for a way out, they must also survive the threats of the surrounding forest – including the terrifying creatures that come out when the sun goes down.

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The OA
2016–2019 · 2 seasons · Netflix
★ 7.8sci-fi & fantasy · mystery · dramaNetflix

Contemplative where it counts, twisty underneath

Seven years after vanishing from her home, a young woman returns with mysterious new abilities and recruits five strangers for a secret mission.

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Ragnarok
2020–2023 · 3 seasons · Netflix
★ 7.3sci-fi & fantasy · drama · mysteryNetflix

Both land ideas and dream logic at once

A small Norwegian town experiencing warm winters and violent downpours seems to be headed for another Ragnarök -- unless someone intervenes in time.

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Devs
2020 · 1 season · Hulu
★ 7.6sci-fi & fantasy · drama · mysteryHulu

Drama with a pulse of stillness, in both cases

Young computer engineer Lily Chan investigates the secretive development division of her employer, a cutting-edge tech company based in San Francisco, which she believes is behind the murder of her boyfriend.

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Fringe
2008–2013 · 5 seasons · FOX
★ 8.4sci-fi & fantasy · drama · mysteryPrime VideoHulu

Twisty mystery in both cases

FBI Special Agent Olivia Dunham, brilliant but formerly institutionalized scientist Walter Bishop and his scheming, reluctant son Peter uncover a deadly mystery involving a series of unbelievable events and realize they may be a part of a larger, more disturbing pattern that blurs the line between science fiction and technology.

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Terra Nova
2011 · 1 season · FOX
★ 6.7sci-fi & fantasy · mystery · action & adventure

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

The difference: Trades the stillness of Under the Dome for an angle of its own

In the year 2149, the world is dying. The planet is overdeveloped and overcrowded, with the majority of plant and animal life extinct. The future of mankind is in jeopardy, and its only hope for survival is in the distant past. An ordinary family goes on an extraordinary journey back in time to prehistoric Earth as a part of a massive expedition to save the human race.

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