Shows like Shadow and Bone
10 picks with a similar feel
What defines Shadow and Bone, going by its Boxlist taste profile: An otherworldly, stylish fantasy series: expansive and fast. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday. Its strongest markers on Boxlist are themes of coming of age, plus tags such as power, young woman and soldier.
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 Shadow and Bone (2021).
- 1
The Wheel of Time (2021)
TV7.7Slower burn
Why it's like Shadow and Bone: Also heightened and glossy. Common ground: power, magic.
- 2
His Dark Materials (2019)
TV8.0
Why it's like Shadow and Bone: Also heightened and glossy, with themes of coming of age. Common ground: magic.
- 3
Fate: The Winx Saga (2021)
TV8.3Slower burn
Why it's like Shadow and Bone: Also heightened and glossy. Common ground: power, magic.
- 4
Shadowhunters (2016)
TV7.5Darker
Why it's like Shadow and Bone: Also heightened and glossy, with themes of coming of age. Common ground: magic.
- 5
The Magicians (2015)
TV7.7
Why it's like Shadow and Bone: Also heightened and glossy, with themes of coming of age. Common ground: magic.
- 6
The Witcher (2019)
TV8.2
Why it's like Shadow and Bone: Also heightened and glossy. Common ground: magic.
- 7
Gen V (2023)
TV7.7Easier to follow
Why it's like Shadow and Bone: Also heightened and glossy, with themes of coming of age.
- 8
Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997)
TV8.2Darker
Why it's like Shadow and Bone: Also heightened and glossy, with themes of coming of age. Common ground: magic.
- 9
Amazing Stories (2020)
TV7.5
Why it's like Shadow and Bone: Also heightened and glossy. Common ground: magic.
- 10
Teen Wolf (2011)
TV8.6Easier to follow
Why it's like Shadow and Bone: Also heightened and glossy, with themes of coming of age.
Boxlist compares Shadow and Bone 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 Shadow and Bone?
- Picks with a similar feel include The Wheel of Time, His Dark Materials, Fate: The Winx Saga and Shadowhunters. Each shares part of Shadow and Bone's taste profile, themes or tags; the full list has 10 shows.
- How are these shows like Shadow and Bone chosen?
- Boxlist compares Shadow and Bone 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.