Shows like His Dark Materials
10 picks with a similar feel
What defines His Dark Materials, going by its Boxlist taste profile: An otherworldly fantasy series that is fresh, stylish and pacy. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday. Its strongest markers on Boxlist are themes of coming of age and resilience and survival, plus tags such as airship, alternate universe and parallel universe.
Here are 10 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 His Dark Materials (2019).
- 1
Shadow and Bone (2021)
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Why it's like His Dark Materials: Also heightened and glossy, with themes of coming of age. Common ground: magic.
- 2
The Magicians (2015)
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Why it's like His Dark Materials: Also heightened and glossy, with themes of coming of age. Common ground: magic.
- 3
Shadowhunters (2016)
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Why it's like His Dark Materials: Also heightened and inventive, with themes of coming of age. Common ground: magic.
- 4
TV8.4Slower burn
Why it's like His Dark Materials: Also heightened and glossy, with themes of coming of age and resilience and survival. Common ground: witch.
- 5
Caminantes (2020)
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Why it's like His Dark Materials: Also heightened and inventive, with themes of resilience and survival.
- 6
Motherland: Fort Salem (2020)
TV8.2Slower burn
Why it's like His Dark Materials: Also heightened and inventive. Common ground: witch, magic.
- 7
The Vampire Diaries (2009)
TV8.3Slower burn
Why it's like His Dark Materials: Also heightened and inventive, with themes of coming of age and resilience and survival. Common ground: witch.
- 8
The Witcher (2019)
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Why it's like His Dark Materials: Also heightened and glossy. Common ground: magic.
- 9
Legacies (2018)
TV8.5Easier to follow
Why it's like His Dark Materials: Also heightened and glossy. Common ground: witch.
- 10
Agatha All Along (2024)
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Why it's like His Dark Materials: Also heightened and inventive. Common ground: witch, magic.
Boxlist compares His Dark Materials 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 His Dark Materials?
- Picks with a similar feel include Shadow and Bone, The Magicians, Shadowhunters and Chilling Adventures of Sabrina. Each shares part of His Dark Materials's taste profile, themes or tags; the full list has 10 shows.
- How are these shows like His Dark Materials chosen?
- Boxlist compares His Dark Materials 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.