Shows like IT: Welcome to Derry
15 picks with a similar feel
What defines IT: Welcome to Derry, going by its Boxlist taste profile: A serious, original mystery series: smart and larger-than-life. Best if you like depth over escapism. Its strongest markers on Boxlist are themes of troubled leads, mysteries that are not what they seem and an all-consuming quest, plus tags such as children in danger, joyous and questioning.
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 IT: Welcome to Derry (2025).
- 1
Servant (2019)
TV7.7
Why it's like IT: Welcome to Derry: Also weighty and inventive, with themes of troubled leads and mysteries that are not what they seem. Common ground: horror.
- 2
Yellowjackets (2021)
TV7.6Easier to follow
Why it's like IT: Welcome to Derry: Also weighty and dark, with themes of troubled leads and mysteries that are not what they seem. Common ground: horror.
- 3
The Haunting of Hill House (2018)
TV8.1Easier to follow
Why it's like IT: Welcome to Derry: Also heightened and weighty, with themes of mysteries that are not what they seem and resilience and survival. Common ground: haunted house, horror.
- 4
Clickbait (2021)
TV7.4
Why it's like IT: Welcome to Derry: Also weighty and inventive, with themes of troubled leads and mysteries that are not what they seem. Common ground: horror.
- 5
Cruel Summer (2021)
TV7.6Faster-paced
Why it's like IT: Welcome to Derry: Also weighty and inventive, with themes of troubled leads and mysteries that are not what they seem.
- 6
Marianne (2019)
TV7.7Easier to follow
Why it's like IT: Welcome to Derry: Also heightened and weighty, with themes of mysteries that are not what they seem and resilience and survival. Common ground: horror.
- 7
Stranger Things (2016)
TV8.6Faster-paced
Why it's like IT: Welcome to Derry: Also heightened and inventive, with themes of troubled leads and mysteries that are not what they seem. Common ground: horror.
- 8
Luther (2010)
TV7.9
Why it's like IT: Welcome to Derry: Also weighty and intricate, with themes of troubled leads and mysteries that are not what they seem.
- 9
Castle Rock (2018)
TV7.2
Why it's like IT: Welcome to Derry: Also heightened and inventive, with themes of mysteries that are not what they seem and resilience and survival. Common ground: horror.
- 10
Them (2021)
TV7.6Faster-paced
Why it's like IT: Welcome to Derry: Also weighty and inventive, with themes of mysteries that are not what they seem and resilience and survival. Common ground: horror.
- 11
Dexter (2006)
TV8.2Faster-paced
Why it's like IT: Welcome to Derry: Also weighty and inventive, with themes of troubled leads and mysteries that are not what they seem.
- 12
From (2022)
TV8.3Easier to follow
Why it's like IT: Welcome to Derry: Also heightened and weighty, with themes of mysteries that are not what they seem and resilience and survival. Common ground: supernatural horror, horror, small town.
- 13
American Horror Stories (2021)
TV7.9
Why it's like IT: Welcome to Derry: Also heightened and inventive, with themes of mysteries that are not what they seem and resilience and survival. Common ground: horror.
- 14
Bates Motel (2013)
TV8.1
Why it's like IT: Welcome to Derry: Also weighty and intricate, with themes of mysteries that are not what they seem and resilience and survival. Common ground: prequel, horror, small town.
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You (2018)
TV8.1Warmer in tone
Why it's like IT: Welcome to Derry: Also weighty and inventive, with themes of troubled leads and mysteries that are not what they seem.
Boxlist compares IT: Welcome to Derry 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 IT: Welcome to Derry?
- Picks with a similar feel include Servant, Yellowjackets, The Haunting of Hill House and Clickbait. Each shares part of IT: Welcome to Derry's taste profile, themes or tags; the full list has 15 shows.
- How are these shows like IT: Welcome to Derry chosen?
- Boxlist compares IT: Welcome to Derry 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.