18 Shows Like A Series of Unfortunate Events (2017) to Watch When You're Done
Updated August 2026
View A Series of Unfortunate Events details →If you loved A Series of Unfortunate Events (2017) by Daniel Handler, here are 18 TV series that share its content DNA. iRankMovies measures real similarity using cosine similarity across eight weighted dimensions — genre (50%), tone (12%), pace (10%), structure (8%), era (7%), theme (6%), audience (4%) and narrative perspective (3%) — not just the rating. The closest matches according to our analysis are Soy Luna, Goosebumps, Pinocchio. Every title is ranked by how closely it matches and backed by the iRank Score, a composite of IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes, Metacritic and TMDb across 12,000+ analysed titles.
The Best Shows Similar to A Series of Unfortunate Events
Selected for their real similarity in content, these are the shows that share the most with A Series of Unfortunate Events in terms of theme, narrative tone, and cinematic style. Every recommendation goes beyond genre — we evaluate the type of conflict, pacing, dramatic context, and the experience they create for viewers.
Soy Luna
2016 · Diego Carabelli
Luna Valente lives with her family in Cancún, Mexico. She goes to school, has her own group of friends, has a job, and loves to skate. However, her life changes when her parents are given a job offer
In common: Comedy · Family · Mystery
Goosebumps
1995 · Thomas L. Wilhite
Anything can turn spooky in this horror anthology series based on the best-selling books by master of kid horror, R.L. Stine. In every episode, see what happens when regular kids find themselves in sc
In common: Comedy · Mystery
Pinocchio
2014
In-ha and Ha-myeong become reporters for different reasons: one aspires to follow in her mother's footsteps and the other seeks to do honest news.
In common: Comedy · Mystery
Charmed
1998 · Aaron Spelling
Three sisters (Prue, Piper and Phoebe) reunite and unlock their powers to become the Charmed Ones, the most powerful good witches of all time, whose prophesied destiny is to protect innocent lives fro
In common: Comedy · Mystery
The Flight Attendant
2020 · Silver Tree
Flight attendant Cassandra Bowden wakes in her hotel room hungover from the night before in Dubai with a dead body lying next to her. Afraid to call the police, she continues her morning as if nothing
In common: Comedy · Mystery
The White Lotus
2021 · Mark Kamine
Follow the exploits of various guests and employees at an exclusive tropical resort over the span of a week as with each passing day, a darker complexity emerges in these picture-perfect travelers, th
In common: Comedy · Mystery
The Loud House
2016 · Chris Savino
Welcome to the Loud House, where life can get pretty crazy. One boy, TEN girls?! Lincoln Loud wouldn’t change it for the world!
In common: Comedy · Family
DuckTales
1987
Scrooge McDuck finds his hands full at home when nephews Huey, Dewey and Louie move to Duckburg. Joined by their loyal pals Launchpad McQuack, Gyro Gearloose and Mrs. Beakley, the DuckTales gang never
In common: Comedy
Santa Clarita Diet
2017 · Clay Graham
They're ordinary husband and wife realtors until she undergoes a dramatic change that sends them down a road of death and destruction. In a good way.
In common: Comedy · Mystery
Only Murders in the Building
2021 · Ben Smith
Three strangers share an obsession with true crime and suddenly find themselves wrapped up in one.
In common: Comedy · Mystery
Wednesday
2022 · Meredith Averill
Smart, sarcastic and a little dead inside, Wednesday Addams investigates twisted mysteries while making new friends — and foes — at Nevermore Academy.
In common: Comedy · Mystery
Scream Queens
2015
The super-charged comedy-horror series is a modern take on the classic whodunit with a killer cast.
In common: Comedy · Mystery
Tales from the Crypt
1989 · Richard Donner
Cadaverous scream legend the Crypt Keeper is your macabre host for these forays of fright and fun based on the classic E.C. Comics tales from back in the day. So shamble up to the bar and pick your po
In common: Comedy · Mystery
Veronica Mars
2004 · Diane Ruggiero-Wright
In the fictional town of Neptune, California, student Veronica Mars progresses from high school to college while moonlighting as a private investigator under the tutelage of her detective father.
In common: Comedy · Mystery
The Acolyte
2024 · Kathleen Kennedy
A hundred years before the rise of the Empire, the Jedi Order and the Galactic Republic have prospered for centuries without war. During this time, an investigation into a shocking crime spree pits a
In common: Action & Adventure · Mystery
Van Helsing
2016
Vanessa Helsing, the daughter of famous vampire hunter and Dracula nemesis Abraham Van Helsing is resurrected five years in the future to find out that vampires have taken over the world and that she
In common: Action & Adventure · Mystery
Chucky
2021 · Jeff Renfroe
After a vintage Chucky doll turns up at a suburban yard sale, an idyllic American town is thrown into chaos as a series of horrifying murders begin to expose the town’s hypocrisies and secrets. Meanwh
In common: Comedy · Mystery
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1972 · Francis Ford Coppola
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1957 · Sidney Lumet
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Rear Window
1954 · Alfred Hitchcock
A wheelchair-bound photographer spies on his neighbors from his apartment window and becomes convinced one of them has committed murder.