Shows like 11.22.63
15 picks with a similar feel
What defines 11.22.63, going by its Boxlist taste profile: An otherworldly, smart fantasy series: polished and inventive. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday. Its strongest markers on Boxlist are themes of culture clash, mysteries that are not what they seem and love against the odds, plus tags such as kennedy assassination, love sickness and alternate history.
Here are 15 shows with a similar feel, ranked by how closely they match that profile. Treat them as picks to try, not a definitive list.
Based on 11.22.63 (2016).
- 1
Travelers (2016)
TV7.6
Why it's like 11.22.63: Also heightened and intricate, with themes of culture clash and mysteries that are not what they seem. Common ground: time travel.
- 2
The Time Traveler's Wife (2022)
TV8.0
Why it's like 11.22.63: Also heightened and intricate, with themes of culture clash. Common ground: time travel.
- 3
12 Monkeys (2015)
TV7.4
Why it's like 11.22.63: Also heightened and intricate, with themes of culture clash and mysteries that are not what they seem. Common ground: time travel.
- 4
Outlander (2014)
TV8.2Lighter option
Why it's like 11.22.63: Also heightened and intricate, with themes of culture clash. Common ground: time travel.
- 5
Dark (2017)
TV8.4Darker
Why it's like 11.22.63: Also heightened and intricate, with themes of culture clash and mysteries that are not what they seem. Common ground: time travel.
- 6
The 4400 (2004)
TV7.2
Why it's like 11.22.63: Also heightened and intricate, with themes of culture clash and mysteries that are not what they seem. Common ground: time travel.
- 7
American Horror Stories (2021)
TV7.9Darker
Why it's like 11.22.63: Also heightened and intricate, with themes of mysteries that are not what they seem. Common ground: horror.
- 8
The OA (2016)
TV7.6
Why it's like 11.22.63: Also heightened and intricate, with themes of mysteries that are not what they seem.
- 9
The Society (2019)
TV7.8Easier to follow
Why it's like 11.22.63: Also heightened and weighty, with themes of mysteries that are not what they seem.
- 10
The Peripheral (2022)
TV7.8
Why it's like 11.22.63: Also heightened and intricate, with themes of mysteries that are not what they seem.
- 11
Stranger Things (2016)
TV8.6Faster-paced
Why it's like 11.22.63: Also heightened and intricate, with themes of mysteries that are not what they seem. Common ground: horror.
- 12
Dark Matter (2024)
TV7.8
Why it's like 11.22.63: Also heightened and inventive, with themes of culture clash.
- 13
From (2022)
TV8.3Easier to follow
Why it's like 11.22.63: Also heightened and weighty, with themes of mysteries that are not what they seem. Common ground: horror.
- 14
Mr. Mercedes (2017)
TV7.2
Why it's like 11.22.63: Also heightened and intricate, with themes of mysteries that are not what they seem.
- 15
Severance (2022)
TV8.4
Why it's like 11.22.63: Also heightened and intricate, with themes of mysteries that are not what they seem.
Boxlist compares 11.22.63 with every show in its catalogue on ten taste scores (pace, tone, weight, realism and more), story themes, genres and TMDB keywords, and ranks the closest. Every pick has a TMDB rating of 7.2 or more from at least 150 votes, new releases wait until their ratings settle, and only one title per franchise makes the list. It is an approximation of feel, so treat it as a starting point. Ratings are TMDB audience scores out of 10.
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- What should I watch if I like 11.22.63?
- Picks with a similar feel include Travelers, The Time Traveler's Wife, 12 Monkeys and Outlander. Each shares part of 11.22.63's taste profile, themes or tags; the full list has 15 shows.
- How are these shows like 11.22.63 chosen?
- Boxlist compares 11.22.63 with every show in its catalogue on ten taste scores (pace, tone, weight, realism and more), story themes, genres and TMDB keywords, and ranks the closest. Every pick has a TMDB rating of 7.2 or more from at least 150 votes, new releases wait until their ratings settle, and only one title per franchise makes the list. It is an approximation of feel, so treat it as a starting point.
- Is there a lighter show like 11.22.63?
- Outlander has a similar feel but scores lighter on Boxlist's weightiness scale.