42 Shows Like Taboo (2017) to Watch When You're Done
Updated August 2026
View Taboo details →If you loved Taboo (2017) by Dean Baker, here are 42 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 The Alienist, Hellbound, Mad Men. 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 Taboo
Selected for their real similarity in content, these are the shows that share the most with Taboo 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.
The Alienist
2018 · Ben Rosenblatt
New York, 1896. Police commissioner Theodore Roosevelt brings together criminal psychologist Dr. Laszlo Kreizler, newspaper illustrator John Moore and secretary Sara Howard to investigate several murd
In common: Drama · Mystery
Hellbound
2021 · Yoomin Hailey Yang
Unearthly beings deliver bloody condemnations, sending individuals to hell and giving rise to a religious group founded on the idea of divine justice.
In common: Drama · Mystery
Mad Men
2007 · Janet Leahy
Set in 1960-1970 New York, this sexy, stylized and provocative drama follows the lives of the ruthlessly competitive men and women of Madison Avenue advertising.
In common: Drama
13 Reasons Why
2017 · Allen MacDonald
High school student Clay Jensen lands in the center of a series of heartbreaking mysteries set in motion by a friend's tragic suicide.
In common: Drama · Mystery
Chilling Adventures of Sabrina
2018 · Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa
Magic and mischief collide as half-human, half-witch Sabrina navigates between two worlds: mortal teen life and her family's legacy, the Church of Night.
In common: Drama · Mystery
Vagabond
2019
Stuntman Cha Dal-geon gets involved in a tragic airplane crash and ends up discovering a national corruption scandal in the process. Go Hae-ri, the oldest daughter of a deceased marine, decides to wor
In common: Drama · Mystery
Dark Desire
2020
Married Alma spends a fateful weekend away from home that ignites passion, ends in tragedy and leads her to question the truth about those close to her.
In common: Drama · Mystery
Locke & Key
2020
After their dad's murder, three siblings move with their mom to his ancestral estate, where they discover magical keys that unlock powers — and secrets.
In common: Drama · Mystery
Pride and Prejudice
1995 · Delia Fine
Set in England in the early 19th century, Pride and Prejudice tells the story of Mr and Mrs Bennet's five unmarried daughters after the rich and eligible Mr Bingley and his status-conscious friend, Mr
In common: Drama
Happiness
2021 · Jay J Yang
A new type of deadly virus spread throughout the city, and the apartment where has different social classes of people is sealed off. With the fear of the virus, and the conflicts of the different clas
In common: Drama · Mystery
Nine Perfect Strangers
2021 · Molly Allen
At a boutique health-and-wellness resort that promises healing and transformation, nine stressed city dwellers try to get on a path to a better way of living. Watching over them during this 10-day ret
In common: Drama · Mystery
Midnight Mass
2021 · Trevor Macy
The arrival of a charismatic young priest brings glorious miracles, ominous mysteries and renewed religious fervor to a dying town desperate to believe.
In common: Drama · Mystery
Bridgerton
2020 · Jess Brownell
Wealth, lust, and betrayal set in the backdrop of Regency era England, seen through the eyes of the powerful Bridgerton family.
In common: Drama
Downton Abbey
2010 · Nigel Marchant
A chronicle of the lives of the aristocratic Crawley family and their servants in the post-Edwardian era—with great events in history having an effect on their lives and on the British social hierarch
In common: Drama
Anne with an E
2017 · Tina Grewal
A coming-of-age story about an outsider who, against all odds and numerous challenges, fights for love and acceptance and for her place in the world. The series centers on a young orphaned girl in the
In common: Drama
Black Sails
2014 · Michael Bay
The pirate adventures of Captain Flint and his men twenty years prior to Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic “Treasure Island.” Flint, the most brilliant and most feared pirate captain of his day, takes
In common: Drama
Halt and Catch Fire
2014 · Christopher C. Rogers
During the rise of the PC era in the early 1980s, an unlikely trio - a visionary, an engineer and a prodigy - take personal and professional risks in the race to build a computer that will change the
In common: Drama
Lost
2004 · Jean Higgins
Stripped of everything, the survivors of a horrific plane crash must work together to stay alive. But the island holds many secrets.
In common: Drama · Mystery
Fringe
2008
FBI Special Agent Olivia Dunham, brilliant but formerly institutionalized scientist Walter Bishop and his scheming, reluctant son Peter uncover a deadly mystery involving a series of unbelievable even
In common: Drama · Mystery
Squid Game
2021 · Hwang Dong-hyuk
Hundreds of cash-strapped players accept a strange invitation to compete in children's games. Inside, a tempting prize awaits — with deadly high stakes.
In common: Drama · Mystery
Ghost Whisperer
2005
Newlywed Melinda Gordon tries to help the dead communicate with loved ones, but sometimes the messages she receives are intense and confusing. Most of Melinda's efforts involve resolving conflicts tha
In common: Drama · Mystery
The Strain
2014
A high concept thriller that tells the story of Dr. Ephraim Goodweather, the head of the Center for Disease Control Canary Team in New York City. He and his team are called upon to investigate a myste
In common: Drama · Mystery
The Originals
2013 · Julie Plec
The Vampire Diaries spin-off that follows the Mikaelsons, a family of millennia-old, power-hungry vampires who want to reclaim the city they built, New Orleans, and dominate all those who have wronged
In common: Drama · Mystery
Pretty Little Liars
2010 · Charles Grant Craig
Based on the Pretty Little Liars series of young adult novels by Sara Shepard, the series follows the lives of four girls — Spencer, Hanna, Aria, and Emily — whose clique falls apart after the disappe
In common: Drama · Mystery
The Day of the Jackal
2024 · Gareth Neame
An unrivalled and highly elusive lone assassin, the Jackal, makes his living carrying out hits for the highest fee. But following his latest kill, he meets his match in a tenacious British intelligenc
In common: Drama · Mystery
The Night Agent
2023 · Munis Rashid
Brought together by a midnight phone call, an FBI agent and a cybersecurity expert must unravel an ever-growing web of political conspiracies.
In common: Drama · Mystery
Severance
2022 · Patricia Arquette
Mark leads a team of office workers whose memories have been surgically divided between their work and personal lives. When a mysterious colleague appears outside of work, it begins a journey to disco
In common: Drama · Mystery
Sleepy Hollow
2013 · M. Raven Metzner
Ichabod Crane is resurrected and pulled two and a half centuries through time to unravel a mystery that dates all the way back to the founding fathers.
In common: Drama · Mystery
Z Nation
2014 · Karl Schaefer
Three years after the zombie virus has gutted the country, a team of everyday heroes must transport the only known survivor of the plague from New York to California, where the last functioning viral
In common: Drama · Mystery
3 Body Problem
2024 · David Benioff
Across continents and decades, five brilliant friends make earth-shattering discoveries as the laws of science unravel and an existential threat emerges.
In common: Drama · Mystery
Under the Dome
2013 · Steven Spielberg
A small town is suddenly and inexplicably sealed off from the rest of the world by an enormous transparent dome. While military forces, the government and the media positioned outside of this surround
In common: Drama · Mystery
Outer Banks
2020
A tight-knit group of teens unearths a long-buried secret, setting off a chain of illicit events that takes them on an adventure they'll never forget.
In common: Drama · Mystery
Preacher
2016 · Jason Netter
A preacher sets out on a mission to make the almighty himself confess his sin of abandoning the world. With his best friend Cassidy, an alcoholic Irish vampire, his love Tulip, a red blooded gun towin
In common: Drama · Mystery
Wayward Pines
2015 · M. Night Shyamalan
Imagine the perfect American town... beautiful homes, manicured lawns, children playing safely in the streets. Now imagine never being able to leave. You have no communication with the outside world.
In common: Drama · Mystery
Hemlock Grove
2013 · Evan Dunsky
One cannot quench his all-consuming thirst. The other cannot tame the beast clawing its way out. In the sleepy Pennsylvania village of Hemlock Grove, two young men struggle to accept painful truths: a
In common: Drama · Mystery
Kingdom
2019 · Lee Sang-baek
In this zombie thriller set in Korea's medieval Joseon dynasty which has been defeated by corruption and famine, a mysterious rumor of the king’s death spreads, as does a strange plague that renders t
In common: Drama · Mystery
The Terror
2018 · Max Borenstein
A chilling anthology series featuring stories of people in terrifying situations inspired by true historical events.
In common: Drama · Mystery
American Horror Stories
2021 · Ryan Murphy
An anthology series of stand alone episodes delving into horror myths, legends and lore.
In common: Drama · Mystery
Castle Rock
2018 · Greg Yaitanes
Based on the stories of Stephen King, the series intertwines characters and themes from the fictional town of Castle Rock.
In common: Drama · Mystery
The OA
2016 · Zal Batmanglij
Seven years after vanishing from her home, a young woman returns with mysterious new abilities and recruits five strangers for a secret mission.
In common: Drama · Mystery
Are You Afraid of the Dark?
1992
This spooky anthology series for kids recounts ghost stories told by the young members of the Midnight Society as they gather around a campfire. Each episode opens with members of the Midnight Society
In common: Drama · Mystery
Scarlet Heart: Ryeo
2016
A story of a 25-year-old Go Hajin who is transported back in time to the Goryeo Dynasty. She then wakes up in the body of Lady Hae Soo and finds herself amongst the ruling princes of the Wang Family.
In common: Drama
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The Godfather
1972 · Francis Ford Coppola
Spanning the years 1945 to 1955, a chronicle of the fictional Italian-American Corleone crime family. When organized crime family patriarch, Vito Corleone barely survives an attempt on his life, his y
12 Angry Men
1957 · Sidney Lumet
The defense and the prosecution have rested and the jury is filing into the jury room to decide if a young Spanish-American is guilty or innocent of murdering his father. What begins as an open and sh
Schindler's List
1993 · Steven Spielberg
The true story of how businessman Oskar Schindler saved over a thousand Jewish lives from the Nazis while they worked as slaves in his factory during World War II.
Seven Samurai
1954 · Akira Kurosawa
A samurai answers a village's request for protection after he falls on hard times. The town needs protection from bandits, so the samurai gathers six others to help him teach the people how to defend
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.
Casablanca
1942 · Michael Curtiz
In Casablanca, Morocco in December 1941, a cynical American expatriate meets a former lover, with unforeseen complications.