Shows like The Sandman
15 picks with a similar feel
What defines The Sandman, going by its Boxlist taste profile: An otherworldly fantasy series that is polished, wide-ranging and morally murky. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday. Its strongest markers on Boxlist are themes of underdogs and resilience and survival, plus tags such as complex, mythology and intense.
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 The Sandman (2022).
- 1
The Boys (2019)
TV8.4
Why it's like The Sandman: Also heightened and glossy, with themes of underdogs. Common ground: superhero.
- 2
Peacemaker (2022)
TV8.3
Why it's like The Sandman: Also heightened and glossy, with themes of underdogs. Common ground: superhero.
- 3
The Umbrella Academy (2019)
TV8.7Faster-paced
Why it's like The Sandman: Also heightened and glossy, with themes of underdogs. Common ground: superhero.
- 4
Supacell (2024)
TV7.5Easier to follow
Why it's like The Sandman: Also heightened and glossy, with themes of underdogs. Common ground: superhero.
- 5
The Gifted (2017)
TV7.7Warmer in tone
Why it's like The Sandman: Also heightened and glossy, with themes of underdogs. Common ground: superhero.
- 6
TV7.7Warmer in tone
Why it's like The Sandman: Also heightened and glossy, with themes of underdogs. Common ground: superhero.
- 7
The Nevers (2021)
TV8.2
Why it's like The Sandman: Also heightened and glossy, with themes of underdogs.
- 8
Legion (2017)
TV7.6
Why it's like The Sandman: Also heightened and glossy, with themes of underdogs. Common ground: superhero.
- 9
Batwoman (2019)
TV7.3Warmer in tone
Why it's like The Sandman: Also heightened and glossy, with themes of underdogs. Common ground: superhero.
- 10
Gen V (2023)
TV7.7
Why it's like The Sandman: Also heightened and glossy, with themes of underdogs. Common ground: superhero.
- 11
Heroes (2006)
TV7.5Heavier option
Why it's like The Sandman: Also heightened and glossy, with themes of underdogs.
- 12
Marvel's Jessica Jones (2015)
TV7.6
Why it's like The Sandman: Also heightened and glossy, with themes of underdogs. Common ground: superhero.
- 13
The Walking Dead: Dead City (2023)
TV8.0Heavier option
Why it's like The Sandman: Also heightened and sweeping, with themes of underdogs and resilience and survival.
- 14
Lucifer (2016)
TV8.5Warmer in tone
Why it's like The Sandman: Also heightened and glossy, with themes of underdogs.
- 15
Watchmen (2019)
TV7.9
Why it's like The Sandman: Also heightened and glossy, with themes of underdogs.
Boxlist compares The Sandman 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 The Sandman?
- Picks with a similar feel include The Boys, Peacemaker, The Umbrella Academy and Supacell. Each shares part of The Sandman's taste profile, themes or tags; the full list has 15 shows.
- How are these shows like The Sandman chosen?
- Boxlist compares The Sandman 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.