7 Shows Like Stranger Things

Netflix’s Stranger Things is a lot of things. For those who grew up in the '80s, this show is like revisiting nostalgia, with all the classic horror tropes of the time.

Stranger Things was released in 2016, the audience couldn’t get over the addictive vintage appeal of 1980s television

Stranger Things stars an ensemble cast featuring Winona Ryder, David Harbour, Finn Wolfhard, Millie Bobby Brown, Gaten Matarazzo, Caleb McLaughlin, Noah Schnapp, Sadie Sink, Natalia Dyer, Charlie Heaton, Joe Keery

The series was created by The Duffer Brothers – Ross and Matt Duffer

1. Twin Peaks Twin Peaks is not just a popular mystery-horror series on television but also a cult classic. Stranger Things definitely finds inspiration in Twin Peaks. Developed by Mark Frost and David Lynch

2. I am Not Okay With This is a coming-of-age black comedy at its core. The Netflix original series has a fun and light take on a teenage girl who develops telekinetic powers.

3. Adapted from Joe Hill and Gabriel Rodriguez's comic book series of the same name, Locke & Key follows the magical adventures of the Locke family.

4. Black Spot is equally suspenseful and eerie, with lots of tension-filled moments. It’s a crime drama, peppered with local mythology and supernatural elements that makes the show very binge-able.

5.Dark thriller series that promises a similar experience to Stranger Things, but more... dark. Dark opens with a child mysteriously vanishing from a small town. And soon, more such disappearances follow.

6. The OA - A mystery drama series loaded with science fiction, fantasy, and supernatural elements, The OA promises a magical, trippy experience like Stranger Things.

7. The Twilight Zone does not rest on one premise. Each episode explores a different story across various genres like fantasy, sci-fi, dystopian fiction, suspense, horror, supernatural, black comedy, and psychological thriller