We offer you a selection of the most popular mystery series.
Hotel Del Luna
- Rating IMDB – 8.2
- Genre: Melodrama, fantasy
- Production South Korea / 2019
- Director Oh Chung-hwan, Kim Jong-hyun
- Cast: Lee Ji-eun, Yeo Jin-gu, Cho Hyun-chul, Park Yoon-na, Shin Jong-geun, Bae Hae-sung, Pyo, Kang Mi-na, Jung Dong-hwan, Seo Yi-sook
Through no fault of his own, Koo Chang-sung gets a job at the old Hotel Del Luna, which has long lost its popularity among Koreans. But real people are not the most expected guests at this place. Its main guests are ghosts, the only beings to whom the hotel’s true luxury view is available. And the establishment is run by a cold and rude woman for whom the hotel has served as a prison for a thousand years.
In 2020 it was announced that Dragon Studios had begun filming an American remake of the series.
Twin Peaks
- Rating IMDB – 8.5
- Genre: Thriller, detective, fantasy, drama, crime
- US production / 2017
- Director David Lynch
- Cast: Kyle MacLachlan, Sheryl Lee, Michael Horse, Christa Bell Züht, Miguel Ferrer, David Lynch, Robert Forster, Kimmy Robertson, Naomi Watts, Laura Dern
In 1989, the small town of Twin Peaks was rocked by shocking news – Laura Palmer was found dead. The girl’s death entailed a series of mysterious events whose mystery FBI special agent Dale Cooper dared to uncover. Twenty-five years pass. Agent Cooper’s life has changed dramatically and he has to return to a distant provincial town. The story, which began with Laura, is not over yet, and again reminds us of itself.
Unlike the first seasons, the action of the 2017 series extends beyond Twin Peaks, taking the viewer to South Dakota and Las Vegas. David Lynch noted that he could make another season of the series, but it would take a long time.
The Haunting of Hill House
- Rating IMDB – 8.6
- Genre: Drama, horror
- US production / 2018
- Director Mike Flanagan
- Cast: Michiel Huisman, Carla Gugino, Henry Thomas, Elizabeth Reaser, Oliver Jackson-Cohen, Kate Siegel, Victoria Pedretti, Lulu Wilson, Mckenna Grace, Paxton Singleton
The series is based on the novel of the same name by Shirley Jackson. Twenty-six years ago, the Crane family moved into an old mansion. Hugh Crane planned to restore the house and sell it for a profit. But after the first night, everyone realized that the house had been taken over by hostile otherworldly forces.
After his wife’s accident, Hugh and the children leave the cursed place. But the ghosts of the past force the family to return to the house to find out what happened back then.
Interestingly, one of the daughters, Shirley was named after the author of the original and represents anger. The other children similarly represent the stages of grief – denial, bargaining, depression and acceptance.
Stranger Things
- Rating IMDB – 8.7
- Genre: Horror, science fiction, fantasy, thriller, drama, detective
- US production / 2016
- Directed by Matt Duffer, Ross Duffer, Shawn Levy
- Cast: Winona Ryder, David Harbour, Finn Wolfhard, Millie Bobby Brown, Gaten Matarazzo, Caleb McLaughlin, Natalia Dyer, Charlie Heaton, Joe Keery, Kara Buono
1980s Hawkins. Under mysterious circumstances, teenager Will goes missing. The boy’s mother senses her son is in trouble and begins her investigation, enlisting the support of the local sheriff. Will’s friends do not sit still. Following in their friend’s footsteps, they meet a girl named Odie. It is she who can solve the mystery of the disappearance of people and tell what was done in a secret laboratory near Hawkins.
‘Very Stranger Things’ is one of the best mystery series of the twentieth century, with many references to 80s pop culture. The writers originally wanted to do a remake of Stephen King’s ‘It’ at all, but dropped the idea.
Penny Dreadful
- Rating IMDB – 8.2
- Genre: Horror, fantasy, drama
- Production Ireland, UK, USA / 2014
- Budget: £1,000,000
- Director Damon Thomas, James Hawes, Brian Kirk
- Cast: Eva Green, Timothy Dalton, Harry Treadaway, Josh Hartnett, Reeve Carney, Danny Sapani, Billie Piper, Rory Kinnear, Olivia Llewelyn, Alan Armstrong
The action of the series takes the viewer to Victorian London. For a long time, the streets of the city are not safe, everywhere ruthless and insatiable evil lurks. Day and night they hunt down victims, terrifying the inhabitants of London.
Hunters have become aware of this scourge. In particular, Sir Malcolm Murray and the psychic Vanessa are interested in the hunt for the evil spirits, and they have teamed up to rescue Mina Harker from vampire captivity. They will be aided in this effort by the gunman Ethan Chandler and the famous Dr. Victor Frankenstein.
The original name of the series was used in the old days to refer to cheap popular literature about detectives and the supernatural.
Servant
- Rating IMDB – 7.5
- Genre: Thriller, drama, detective, fantasy
- US production / 2019
- Worldwide gross: $375,252
- Directed by M. Night Shyamalan, Nimrod Antal, Alexis O. Korichinski
- Cast: Lauren Ambrose, Toby Kebbell, Nell Tiger Free, Rupert Grint, Mason Belford, Julius Belford, Phillip James Brannon, Molly Griggs, Tony Revolori, Matilda Day
Sean and Dorothy Turner are a successful American family. He is a talented cook who does not even need to leave the house to work, she works for a local TV station. Their life is enviable, except for the fact that the couple recently lost their child. Dorothy never got over the loss.
Now a doll lives in their house, in which the woman sees her dead baby. Unable to cope with the tasks of motherhood, she hires a nanny, and she does not seem to notice that she is taking care of the doll. With the arrival of the servant, more strange things began to happen in the house.
For the filming of the series, the special doll was created, which at first strongly resembled a living child, so it had to be remade.
Les Revenants
- Rating IMDB – 8.1
- Genre: Horror, fantasy, drama, detective
- Production France / 2012
- Directed by Fabrice Gobert, Frédéric Goupil, Frédéric Mermoux
- Cast: Anne Cosigny, Clotilde Esme, Frédéric Pierrot, Celine Sallette, Gregory Gadebois, Guillaume Gouy, Pierre Perrier, Yara Pilarz, Jean-Francois Civadieu, Ana Girardot
A group of people simultaneously return to a small French town hidden in the Alps. They don’t yet realize that they died years ago. All they long for is to find their loved ones. Except that those people don’t expect them at all and don’t understand how to behave with the people they had time to bury and let go. Interaction with the resurrected ones is complicated by the fact that not all of them came to the living with good intentions.
The series is based on the 2004 film The Departed. Similarities are also found in the 1971 Brazilian novel The Antares Incident by Erico Verissimo.
The Exorcist
- Rating IMDB – 8.0
- Genre: Horror, thriller, drama, detective
- US production / 2016
- Director Jason Ensler, Michael Nankin, Bill Johnson
- Cast: Alfonso Herrera, Ben Daniels, Kurt Aegiawan, Hanna Kasulka, Brianna Howey, Li Jun Li, Brianna Hildebrand, Alan Ruck, John Cho, Geena Davis
One day, a young and pragmatic priest Tomás Ortega is confronted with a strange request from local parishioner Angela Rance. The woman is convinced she has a demon in her house and needs the priest’s help to perform an exorcism. Discouraged by the parishioner’s words, Ortega seeks the advice of Father Marcus Keene.
Together they become convinced that Rance was telling the truth: furniture is moving in the house and muffled voices can be heard behind the walls. The two priests will have to confront a great evil, which, as it turns out, has much bigger plans and is not limited to one family.
The series is based on the 1973 film of the same name, which was based on the book by William Peter Blatty.
Preacher
- Rating IMDB – 7.9
- Genre: Horror, fantasy, drama, detective, adventure
- US production / 2016
- Directed by Michael Slovis, Evan Goldberg, Seth Rogen
- Cast: Dominic Cooper, Joseph Gilgun, Ruth Negga, Ian Colletti, Graham McTavish, Pip Torrance, Noah Taylor, Julie Ann Emery, Malcolm Barrett, Mark Harelik
In the present, Jesse Custer is a Catholic priest in a provincial town, but in the past, this man has done things that not only the church but also society did not approve of. By the will of fate, he becomes a vessel for the powerful being Genesis, who appeared after the connection between an angel and a demon.
Genesis is both good and evil, and his power allows Caster to confront God himself. Teaming up with an Irish vampire Cassidy and former lover Tulip, Custer intends to seek out the Almighty.
The series is based on the comic book series of the same name and is the fourth Vertigo adaptation of the work: Constantine, Lucifer and I Are a Zombie.
Fringe
- Rating IMDB – 8.4
- Genre: Fantasy, thriller, drama, detective
- Production USA, Canada / 2008
- Budget: $4,000,000
- Directed by Joe Chappelle, Brad Anderson, Fred Tua
- Cast: Anna Torv, Joshua Jackson, John Noble, Jessica Nicole, Lance Reddick, Blair Brown, Michael Cerveris, Kirk Acevedo, Seth Gable, Leonard Nimoy
After a series of strange occurrences, FBI agent Olivia Dunham is forced to turn to scientists to find out the cause of increasing paranormal phenomena. In her investigation, she is aided by mad scientist Walter Bishop and his brilliant son Peter.
Investigating one after another mysterious incident, they realize that in addition to their world, there is a parallel reality. And in that world, there are the same Olivia, Walter and Peter, a meeting with whom does not bode well.
During the series, the number 47 appears frequently, which is related to J.J. Abrams’ participation in the ‘Star Trek’ reboot. The film argues that the series mentions this number too often.
American Gods
- Rating IMDB – 7.7
- Genre: Fantasy, drama, detective
- US production / 2017
- Directed by David Slade, Adam Kane, Chris Byrne
- Cast: Ricky Whittle, Emily Browning, Yetide Badaki, Bruce Langley, Ian McShane, Omid Abtahi, Crispin Glover, Demore Barnes, Pablo Schreiber, Orlando Jones
The series is based on the novel of the same name by Neil Gaiman. After serving his due time, Shadow Moon is released from prison. He hoped he could return to a normal life with his wife Laura, but the day before his release he is informed of his wife’s death.
On his way to the funeral, he meets a mysterious man who introduces himself as Mr. Wednesday. And for a stranger, this man knows all too much about The Shadow. The man does not yet know that after this meeting he will have to engage in a real war between the ‘new’ and the ‘old’ pantheon of gods.
The role of Mr. Wednesday could have been played by Nicolas Cage, but he had to decline the offer because he was busy.
What do We do in the Shadows?
- Rating IMDB – 8.6
- Genre: Comedy, horror
- US production / 2019
- Directed by Yana Gorskaya, Kyle Newachek, Jemaine Clement
- Cast: Kayvan Novak, Matt Berry, Natasia Demetriou, Harvey Guillen, Mark Proksch, Kristen Schaal, Doug Jones, Anthony Atamaniuk, Veronica Slovikowska, Jake McDorman
An old house on Staten Island is shared by unusual neighbors – real vampires Nandor, Laszlo and Nadia, and energy vampire Colin Robinson, who even his neighbors can’t stand. The supernatural life is not easy: they have to deal with domestic issues, deal with the local werewolves, witches and witch hunters, and most importantly, they still need blood.
No fewer problems fall to the lot of Nandor Guillermo’s familiar, who wants to become a vampire. But instead, he is forced to fulfil all the whims of the vampires in the hope that his efforts will be appreciated.
The series is based on the 2014 film Real Ghouls, which also has a spin-off, Paranormal Wellington.
American Horror Story
- Rating IMDB – 8.0
- Genre: Horror, thriller, drama
- US production / 2011
- Directed by Bradley Booker, Alfonso Gomez-Rejon, Michael Uppendahl
- Cast: Evan Peters, Sarah Paulson, Denis O’Hare, Lily Rabe, Kathy Bates, Frances Conroy, Jessica Lange, Angela Bassett, Emma Roberts, Cheyenne Jackson
Among all foreign mystery series, ‘American Horror Story’, which is an anthology of unrelated stories, is particularly and unremittingly popular. Each season of the series takes the viewer to a different place, be it a haunted house, a freak circus or a summer camp. And the horror-inducing characters are not always ghosts and other evil creatures – sometimes the antagonists of the series are ordinary, but far from innocent people.
Many of the actors return in subsequent seasons but in a different roles. Evan Peters and Sarah Paulson have appeared in all but season nine.
The Leftovers
- Rating IMDB – 8.3
- Genre: Fantasy, drama, detective
- US production / 2014
- Directed by Mimi Leder, Carl Franklin, Keith Gordon
- Cast: Justin Theroux, Amy Brenneman, Christopher Eccleston, Liv Tyler, Chris Zylka, Margaret Qualley, Carrie Coon, Emily Meade, Amanda Warren, Ann Dowd
On October 14, 2011, 2% of the world’s population disappeared without a trace. Three years had passed, but people had never recovered from the sudden loss. Many religious movements collapsed and were replaced by the untrustworthy ‘The Leftovers’ and Saint Wayne, who fancies himself a second Jesus Christ.
The series will center on two families, Garvey and Murphy, who will deal with the aftermath of October 14 in different ways and confront their inner demons.
The first season of the series is based on the novel of the same name by Tom Perrotta, while the second and third seasons are based on the original script by the show’s writers.
The Haunting of Bly Manor
- Rating IMDB – 7.4
- Genre: Drama, melodrama, horror
- US production / 2020
- Directed by Kieran Foy, Liam Gavin, Ben Howling
- Cast: Victoria Pedretti, Benjamin Evan Ainsworth, Amelie Smith, T’Nia Miller, Amelia Eve, Rahul Qoli, Tahira Sharif, Oliver Jackson-Cohen, Henry Thomas, Alexandra Esso
In 2020, a creation from the creator of ‘The Haunting of the House on the Hill,’ ‘The Haunting of Bly Manor’ was added to the list of mystery series. After the death of their parents, Miles and Flora move to live at the country residence of their guardian Lord Henry Wingrave.
But the busy lord has no time to look after the children, so he hires Dani Clayton to take on the role of nanny. At first, the children seem nice and well-mannered girls, but the more time she spends with them, the more strange things she notices.
The series is based on the novel The Turn of the Screw by Henry James, and series is named after the ghost stories by the same author.
The Outsider
- Rating IMDB – 7.7
- Genre: Thriller, detective, crime
- US production / 2020
- Directed by Andrew Bernstein, Jason Bateman, Charlotte Brandstrom
- Cast: Ben Mendelsohn, Bill Camp, Jeremy Bobb, Mare Winningham, Paddy Considine, Yul Vazquez, Julianne Nicholson, Mark Menchaca, Cynthia Erivo, Derek Cecil
Another new 2020 mystery series is based on the novel by horror king Stephen King. An ordinary teacher’s life collapses in an instant when he is accused of the gruesome murder of a young boy. Without waiting for the results of the investigation, Detective Anderson hangs the stigma of ‘murder’ on the teacher, making him an outsider in his hometown.
But, as in many of King’s works, the case turns out to be no simple murder. The characters have to face otherworldly forces and make sure that many nightmares are quite real.
One of the heroines of the series, Holly Gibney is a favourite King character. Previously, viewers could see her in the series ‘Mr. Mercedes’, but played by a different actress.
Locke & Key
- Rating IMDB – 7.4
- Genre: Fantasy, thriller, drama, horror
- Production Canada, USA / 2020
- Directed by Mark Tonderai, Mairzi Almas, Michael Morris
- Cast: Darby Stanchfield, Connor Jessup, Emilia Jones, Jackson Robert Scott, Petrice Jones, Lysla De Oliveira, Griffin Gluck, Hallea Jones, Genevieve Keng, Aaron Ashmore
After an accident, the Locke family moves to the town of Matheson to an estate known as the ‘Key House.’ The house hides many secret doors that can only be opened with magic keys. The owner of the key gets superpowers, but the price for them is high. After all, the keys are hunted by a demonic entity that will stop at nothing to pursue its interests.
The series is based on the comic book series of the same name by Gabriel Rodriguez and Joe Hill, son of Stephen King. In the original, the characters move to the town of Lovecraft, named after Howard Lovecraft, but the name has been changed in the series as a tribute to the writer Richard Matheson.
Hemlock Grove
- Rating IMDB – 7.1
- Genre: Horror, science fiction, fantasy, thriller, drama, detective
- US production / 2013
- Budget: $52,000,000
- Directed by David Straiton, Deran Sarafyan, Russell Lee Fine
- Cast: Famke Janssen, Bill Skarsgard, Landon Liboiron, Joel de la Fuente, Kanyechtio Horn, Dougray Scott, Madeleine Martin, Penelope Mitchell, Freya Tingley, Laurie Fortier
The small Pennsylvania town of Hemlock Grove is home to influential rich people and poor people who can barely make ends meet. One day, the Rumancek gipsy family comes to town, after which, by a strange coincidence, mysterious murders of teenagers begin to occur.
Suspicion falls on young Peter Rumancek. To save his reputation, the boy begins his investigation, aided by Roman, the spoiled heir to the Godfrey family.
‘Hemlock Grove’ is the first Netflix original series in the genre to be nominated for an Emmy.
The Gates
- Rating IMDB – 7.1
- Genre: Fantasy, thriller, drama, crime, detective
- US production / 2010
- Directed by David Barrett, Fred Gerber, Terry McDonough
- Cast: Rhona Mitra, Frank Grillo, Marisol Nichols, Luke Mably, Travis Caldwell, Skyler Samuels, Chandra West, Colton Haynes, Janina Gavankar, Justin Miles
Life in noisy and bustling Chicago has bored detective Nick Monahan. He has long dreamed of leaving everything and going to a small, but cozy and friendly town. Finally, Nick makes up his mind and moves with his family to the remote settlement of Gateway.
At first, he was confused by the four-meter fence around the town, but the general atmosphere of friendliness quickly put the detective’s vigilance to sleep. However, very soon the locals will drop their masks and show the newcomers who their neighbors are.
It is interesting, that some actors literally ‘stuck’ to the image of a supernatural creature, for example, Rona Mitra already played a vampire in ‘Another World’, and Colton Haynes returned to the role of a werewolf in the TV series ‘Wolfman’.
El Jardin de Bronce
- Rating IMDB – 7.9
- Genre: Horror, thriller, drama, crime, detective
- Production Argentina / 2017
- Directed by Pablo Fendrik, Hernan A. Golfrid
- Cast: Joaquin Furriel, Julieta Silberberg, Luis Luque, Norma Aleandro, Daniel Fanego, Mario Pasik, Ivan Steinhardt
Fabian and Lila Danubio live in Buenos Aires with their four-year-old daughter. Their life was peaceful and quiet when suddenly Danubio’s daughter disappeared without a trace in the subway. The parents immediately contacted the local police, but the search yielded no results.
They soon began to suspect that this was no ordinary kidnapping since no ransom demands had been made. In an attempt to find their daughter, the couple begins their investigation into this mysterious case, discovering more and more shocking details.
The series is entirely Argentine production. They have four nominations, including an Emmy, and five wins at the international Telly Awards.
Evil
- Rating IMDB – 7.7
- Genre: Horror, thriller, drama, crime, detective
- US production / 2019
- Directed by Nelson McCormick, John Dahl, Robert King
- Cast: Katya Herbers, Mike Colter, Michael Emerson, Aasif Mandvi, Brooklyn Shaq, Skylar Grey, Maddie Crocco, Dahlia Knapp, Christine Lati, Marty Matulis
Kristen Bouchard is highly regarded in the field of forensic psychology. She relies on science for everything and can figure out any liar trying to justify himself by implicating the interference of paranormal forces. But one incident makes her question her former beliefs.
The girl quits her former job and meets a priest David Acosta, a specialist in possessions. They soon form a duo whose combined skills allow them to tell exactly where insanity is concerned and where the supernatural is involved.
The show is also notable for the fact that each episode of the show, except for the pilot, contains puzzles that are glimpsed in a particular frame.
Castle Rock
- Rating IMDB – 7.6
- Genre: Thriller, horror, fantasy, drama, detective
- US production / 2018
- Directed by Greg Yaitanes, Michael Uppendahl, Phil Abraham
- Cast: Bill Skarsgard, Andre Holland, Lizzy Caplan, Melanie Lynskey, Paul Sparks, Barkhad Abdi, Jane Levy, Yusra Warsama, Sissy Spacek, Elsie Fisher
On the eve of his retirement, Shawshank Prison Warden Dale Lacey decides to end his life. After a while, his place is taken by Teresa Porter, who learns many strange things about the prison. But most of all she is shocked by a mysterious young man who is found in a wing that has been closed since 1987.
All the inmates are still there, so who is this guy? No one knows who he is or how he got here, and the only clue becomes lawyer Henry Deaver. He will have to return to his hometown to find out what happened at Shawshank.
Based on the works of Stephen King, the series is related to other films based on the author’s books, such as ‘It,’ ‘Misery,’ and ‘The Green Mile.’
NOS4A2
- Rating IMDB – 6.7
- Genre: Horror, fantasy, drama, detective
- US production / 2019
- Directed by John Shiban, Hanel M. Culpepper, Kari Skogland
- Cast: Ashley Cummings, Olafur Darri Olafsson, Jakara Smith, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Virginia Kull, Zachary Quinto, Ashley Roman, Mattea Conforti, Jonathan Langdon, Dalton Harrod
Outside the world we are used to, there is another world, the one where lost things go. Few people can get there, but still, such ‘travelers’ exist. Victoria McQueen is just such a person. Once she found herself in an unusual place, she immediately began to study it. Some of the travelers she met were good, but some used the place in the worst possible way.
When she met Charlie Manx, the girl decided that this maniac had no place here, and she would make sure that he disappeared.
The original title of the series and the Joe Hill comic book on which the show is based is NOS4A2, which reads ‘Nosferatu.’
Braindead
- Rating IMDB – 8.1
- Genre: Horror, fantasy, thriller, drama, comedy
- US production / 2016
- Directed by Allan Arkouch, Felix Enriquez Alcala, Brooke Kennedy
- Cast: Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Daniel Pinault, Aaron Tveit, Tony Shalhoub, Nikki M. James, Johnny Gill, Paige Patterson, Jean Maxwell, Zach Grenier, Megan Hilty
Laurel Healy dreamed of building a career in documentary filmmaking, but fate led her to the U.S. Congress, where she would have to help her brother, a senator. The work turned out to be not an easy one, because not many people can calmly bear the eternal disputes between the Democrats and Republicans.
But this turned out to be the least of Laurel’s problems, because it turned out that American politicians were attacked by alien insects that eat people’s brains. The number of brainless politicians became more and more, from which the girl had to team up with conspiracy theorist Gustav Triplett to save the nation from a global decline in intelligence.
The next seasons of the series were to have touched Silicon Valley, Hollywood and Wall Street, but the show was shut down after the first arc.
Grimm
- Rating IMDB – 7.8
- Genre: Fantasy, horror, drama, detective
- US production / 2011
- Directed by Norberto Barba, Terrence O’Hara, Eric Laneuville
- Cast: David Giuntoli, Bitsie Tulloch, Silas Weir Mitchell, Russell Hornsby, Sasha Roiz, Reggie Lee, Claire Coffey, Bree Turner, Robert Blanche, Damien Packer
After his aunt dies, Detective Nick Burkhardt of Portland learns a shocking truth about himself and his family. They are hereditary evil hunters known as ‘Grimm.’ Only they discover the true face of the supernatural beings that lurk among mere mortals.
Discovering his true purpose, Nick sets out to hunt for bloodthirsty predators. And he will be helped in this by the Grimm brothers’ fairy tales, in which the messages to modern hunters are encoded.
During one of the Comic-Con festivals in San Diego, a fan of the show told the creators of the show that the descendants of the Brothers Grimm do live in Portland. For the show’s creators, this information was previously unknown.
Sleepy Hollow
- Rating IMDB – 7.4
- Genre^ Horror, fantasy, action, thriller, drama, crime, detective, adventure
- US production / 2013
- Directed by Russell Lee Fine, Paul A. Edwards, Douglas Arniokoski
- Cast: Tom Mison, Nicole Bahari, Orlando Jones, Katya Winter, Lindy Greenwood, John Noble, Nikki Reed, Zach Appelman, Shannyn Sossamon, Lance Gross
Long before he died in the American War of Independence, Ichabod Crane had time to fight a horseman who lost his head during that battle. Two and a half centuries later, under strange circumstances, Ichabod came back to life in a town called Sleepy Hollow.
But along with him, his enemy, the Headless Horseman has risen. The villain is still out for blood and begins to hunt the locals. It is up to Ichabod to keep Lieutenant Abby Mills company to defeat the Horseman once again.
Many people mistakenly believe that Sleepy Hollow is a fictional place. This town exists and is located in New York State. It is where the author of The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, Washington Irving is buried.
Siren
- Rating IMDB – 7.0
- Genre: Fantasy, drama
- US production / 2018
- Directed by Joe Menendez, Nick Copus, Steve Adelson
- Cast: Alex Rowe, Eline Powell, Fola Evans-Akinbola, Ian Verdun, Rena Owen, Curtis Lume, David Cubitt, Sarah-Jane Redmond, Hanna Levien
Legend has it that the cove at Bristol Cove was once inhabited by mermaids. But as the years passed, fewer and fewer people believed in the old tales. Everything changes when a mysterious girl arrives in town to find her sister.
It’s up to Ben and Maddie to find out the true nature of the stranger’s origin. Plunging deeper and deeper into the mysteries of the sea bed, the heroes discover many surprising things about this coastal town.
According to the first idea, the series should have been called ‘The Depths’. Its plot is somewhat reminiscent of the Polish film, Daughters of the Dance (2015) about the mermaid sisters.
Supernatural
- Rating IMDB – 8.4
- Genre: Fantasy, horror, thriller, drama, detective
- Production USA, Canada / 2005
- Directed by Robert Singer, Philip Sgrikkia, John Showalter
- Cast: Jared Padalecki, Jensen Ackles, Misha Collins, Mark Sheppard, Jim Beaver, Alexander Calvert, Mark Pellegrino, Samantha Smith, Ruth Connell, Robert Patrick Benedict
On November 2, 1983, Mary Winchester died under mysterious circumstances, and her husband, John, vowed to find the demon that destroyed his family. Years went by, John disappeared, and his duties of hunting down the undead were passed on to his sons Dean and Sam.
Driven by a desire to avenge their mother’s death, they learn far more about the supernatural creatures that inhabit the world. And the longer they do the hunt, the harder it is to give it up and start a normal life because that is now their ‘family business.’
The authors originally wanted to make a show about a reporter investigating paranormal events, but later gave up in favor of a story about Dean and Sam, which is steadily leading the ratings of the cult mystery series.
Dark
- Rating IMDB – 8.8
- Genre: Thriller , fantasy , drama , crime , detective
- Production Germany , USA / 2017
- Directed by Baran bo Odar
- Cast: Louis Hofmann, Caroline Eichhorn, Lisa Vicary, Maya Schöne, Jordis Triebel, Andreas Pitschman, Stefan Kampwirth, Paul Luks, Christian Hutcherson, Oliver Mazucci
Deep in Germany near a nuclear power plant is the town of Winden. One day, the peaceful and measured life of the settlement changes when children mysteriously disappear from the town. The residents are worried because something similar has happened twice before: in 1986 and 1953, when they just started building a nuclear power plant near the town.
The dark secrets of the city have once again made themselves known, and this time the residents of Winden will not be able to turn a blind eye to what is happening.
‘Darkness’ is the third Netflix project is not in English. Initially, Netflix wanted to create a series based on the film ‘Who Am I’ (2014), but the authors of ‘Darkness’ did not express interest and insisted on their own original script.
Whisper
- Rating IMDB – 7.2
- Genre: Horror, fantasy, thriller, drama, detective
- US production / 2015
- Directed by Charles Beeson, Kenneth Fink, P.J. Pesce
- Cast: Lily Rabe, Barry Sloan, Milo Ventimiglia, Derek Webster, Kylie Rogers, Kyle Harrison Breitkopf, Kristen Connolly, David Andrews, Catalina Denis, Abby Ryder Fortson
Little Harper is only six years old, but the FBI agents are already interested in her because the girl almost killed her mother. The investigation began a child psychologist Claire Bennigan, who in conversation with Harper found out that the little girl had been incited by a certain Drill.
The creature, which at first seems an imaginary friend, turns out to be quite real and dangerous. More and more children fall under its influence, including Claire’s son. It is up to the psychologist to find out who this mysterious Drill is, and what his goals are.
Although not listed in the credits of the series, it is based on Ray Bradbury’s short story ‘Zero Hour.’
Salem
- Rating IMDB – 7.2
- Genre: Horror, fantasy, thriller, drama
- US production / 2014
- Directed by Nick Copus, David Von Encken, Alex Zakrzewski
- Cast: Shane West, Janet Montgomery, Seth Gable, Tamsin Merchant, Ashley Madekwe, Elise Eberle, Iddo Goldberg, Oliver Bel, Joe Doyle, Jeremy Crutchley
The plot focuses on soldier John Aldon returns home after the war. He discovers that the inhabitants of Salem have gone head over heels in a witch hunt, and his former lover controls the whole process, even though she is involved in witchcraft.
In the late seventeenth century, the town of Salem was gripped by one of the first mass hysteria in the history of the United States – about 20 people were executed for witchcraft. It is not known for certain whether they were guilty. The events of the series Salem cover that period, but the creators explicitly say that witches do run rampant in the town.
Moonlight
- Rating IMDB – 7.6
- Genre Horror, fantasy, thriller, drama
- US production / 2007
- Director Fred Tua, Chris Fisher, Paul Holahan
- Cast: Alex O’Loughlin, Sophia Myles, Jason Dohring, Shannyn Sossamon, Jordan Balfi, Brian J. White, Jacob Vargas, David Blue, Eric Winter, Tami Roman
The 85-year-old vampire Mick St. John is not happy with his dark nature: he does not hunt humans, does not sleep in a coffin and dreams of becoming mortal again. He works as a private detective and also looks after journalist Beth Turner.
The girl doesn’t remember that he once already saved her from a bloodthirsty vampire. Since then, Mick can’t leave the girl in trouble, and she regularly has problems with the supernatural because of her excessive curiosity.
The vampires of this series are somewhat different from their congeners in other projects: they cannot drink animal blood, can see the future and reproduce past events by their scent.
Being Human
- Rating IMDB – 7.5
- Genre: Horror, fantasy, drama
- Production Canada, USA / 2011
- Directed by Paolo Barzman, Stefan Pleszczynski, Adam Kane
- Cast: Sam Witwer, Meaghan Rath, Sam Huntington, Kristen Hager, Gianpaolo Venuta, Connor Price, Mark Pellegrino, Dianna Russo, Kyle Schmid, Vincent Leclerc
This American remake of 2008 British TV series Being Human tells the story of a vampire, a werewolf and a ghost living together. The bicentennial vampire Aidan has long struggled with his nature, but often fails to cope with his thirst and goes out on the hunt.
Joshua looks peaceful at first glance, but a beast is living inside him, bursting out every full moon. And their sweet ghost neighbor Sally wants to make life work in the house, but she still grieves for her living fiancé. Together they try to cope with their powers to use them only for good.
Fans of classic horror movies will be interested in the show, as it is full of references.
Death Valley Days
- Rating IMDB – 7.8
- Genre: Horror, comedy
- US production / 2011
- Directed by Drew Daywalt, Austin Reading, Jordan Vogt-Roberts
- Cast: Texas Battle, Bryce Johnson, Tanya Raymond, Charlie Sanders, Bryan Collen, Caity Lotz, Toby Meuli, Vene L. Arkoraki, Cantu R.J.
In 2009, the peaceful life in the San Fernando Valley came to an abrupt end when supernatural creatures invaded the streets. In an emergency, the police formed a new unit, the Undead Task Force. Accompanied by a film crew, the elite fighters begin to establish order in the city, clearing it of monsters.
Meanwhile, scientists are trying to figure out what led to these strange events. The horror-comedy was created by the musician and vocalist of the band Powerman 5000, aka Spider One.
Constantine
- IMDB rating – 7.5
- Genre: horror, fantasy, thriller, drama, crime
- US production / 2014
- Directed by Romeo Tirone, Neil Marshall, John Badham
- Cast: Matt Ryan, Lucy Griffiths, Harold Perrineau, Charles Halford, Angelica Celaya, Michael James Shaw, Mann Alfonso, Jonjo O’Neill, Jeremy Davis, Claire van der Bohm
Experienced demon hunter and occultist John Constantine specializes in assigning the heat of hell. Armed with a mysterious knowledge of the dark arts and his keen mind, he wages an unequal struggle… well, or at least he did.
Since his soul is already damned and will go to hell anyway, he decides to leave the life of a fighter for good, but when demons target Liv, the daughter of one of Constantine’s oldest friends, he reluctantly returns, and he will do everything he can to save her.
