44 Shows Like The Umbrella Academy (2019) to Watch When You're Done
Reunited by their father's death, estranged siblings with extraordinary powers uncover shocking family secrets — and a looming threat to humanity.
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This offbeat series reunites a dysfunctional family of superpowered siblings after their father's death, racing to stop an apocalypse while unpacking decades of trauma. Quirky, stylish and emotionally messy, it blends time travel, comedy and family drama. If its weird charm and dysfunctional-family chaos hooked you, seek out genre-bending superhero series that care more about broken people than tidy heroics.
If you loved The Umbrella Academy (2019) by Jeremy Webb, here are 44 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 DC's Legends of Tomorrow, Loki, Doom Patrol. 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.
44 Shows Similar to The Umbrella Academy
DC's Legends of Tomorrow
2016 · Ray Utarnachitt
When heroes alone are not enough ... the world needs legends. Having seen the future, one he will desperately try to prevent from happening, time-traveling rogue Rip Hunter is tasked with assembling a
In common: Action & Adventure · Drama · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Loki
2021 · Aaron Moorhead
After stealing the Tesseract during the events of “Avengers: Endgame,” an alternate version of Loki is brought to the mysterious Time Variance Authority, a bureaucratic organization that exists outsid
In common: Drama · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Doom Patrol
2019 · Greg Berlanti
The Doom Patrol’s members each suffered horrible accidents that gave them superhuman abilities — but also left them scarred and disfigured. Traumatized and downtrodden, the team found purpose through
In common: Drama · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
The 4400
2004 · Scott Peters
4400 centers on the return of 4400 people who, previously presumed dead or reported missing, reappear on Earth. Though they have not aged physically, some of them seem to have deeper alterations rangi
In common: Drama · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Continuum
2012
The series centers on the conflict between a group of rebels from the year 2077 who time-travel to Vancouver, BC, in 2012, and a police officer who accidentally accompanies them. In spite of being man
In common: Action & Adventure · Drama · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Black Lightning
2018 · Charles Holland
Jefferson Pierce is a man wrestling with a secret. As the father of two daughters and principal of a charter high school that also serves as a safe haven for young people in a New Orleans neighborhood
In common: Action & Adventure · Drama · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
12 Monkeys
2015 · Richard Suckle
The provocative story of Cole, a time traveler from a decimated future in a high-stakes race against the clock. Utilizing a dangerous and untested method of time travel, he journeys from 2043 to the p
In common: Drama · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Travelers
2016 · John G. Lenic
Hundreds of years from now, the last surviving humans discover the means of sending consciousness back through time, directly into people in the 21st century. These "travelers" assume the lives of see
In common: Drama · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Timeless
2016 · Arika Lisanne Mittman
A mysterious criminal steals a secret state-of-the-art time machine, intent on destroying America as we know it by changing the past. Our only hope is an unexpected team: a scientist, a soldier and a
In common: Action & Adventure · Drama · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
DC's Stargirl
2020 · Geoff Johns
Courtney Whitmore, a smart, athletic and above all else kind girl, discovers her step-father has a secret: he used to be the sidekick to a superhero. "Borrowing" the long-lost hero’s cosmic staff, she
In common: Action & Adventure · Drama · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
The King: Eternal Monarch
2020 · Jinnie Choi
Korean emperor Lee Gon tries to close the doors to a parallel world which was opened by demons; a detective tries to protect the people and the one she loves.
In common: Drama · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Marvel's Runaways
2017 · Josh Schwartz
Every teenager thinks their parents are evil. What if you found out they actually were? Six diverse teenagers who can barely stand each other must unite against a common foe – their parents.
In common: Action & Adventure · Drama · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
The Flash
2014 · Sam Chalsen
After being struck by lightning, CSI investigator Barry Allen awakens from a nine-month coma to discover he has been granted the gift of super speed. Teaming up with S.T.A.R. Labs, Barry takes on th
In common: Drama · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Outlander
2014 · Luke Schelhaas
The story of Claire Randall, a married combat nurse from 1945 who is mysteriously swept back in time to 1743, where she is immediately thrown into an unknown world where her life is threatened. When s
In common: Drama · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
2013 · Drew Z. Greenberg
Agent Phil Coulson of S.H.I.E.L.D. (Strategic Homeland Intervention, Enforcement and Logistics Division) puts together a team of agents to investigate the new, the strange and the unknown around the g
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Quantum Leap
1989 · Donald P. Bellisario
Theorizing that one could time travel within his own lifetime, Dr. Sam Beckett stepped into the Quantum Leap accelerator and vanished... He woke to find himself trapped in the past, facing mirror imag
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Titans
2018 · Richard Hatem
A team of young superheroes led by Nightwing (formerly Batman's first Robin) form to combat evil and other perils.
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La Brea
2021 · Christopher Hollier
An epic adventure begins when a massive sinkhole opens in the middle of Los Angeles, pulling hundreds of people and buildings into its depths. Those who fell in find themselves in a mysterious and dan
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Gen V
2023 · Thomas Schnauz
At America's only college for superheroes, gifted students put their moral boundaries to the test, competing for the university's top ranking, and a chance to join The Seven, Vought International's el
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Peacemaker
2022 · John Cena
The continuing story of Peacemaker, a vainglorious superhero/supervillain who believes in peace at any cost — no matter how many people he has to kill. After a miraculous recovery from his duel with B
In common: Action & Adventure · Drama · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Secret Invasion
2023 · Kyle Bradstreet
Nick Fury and Talos discover a faction of shapeshifting Skrulls who have been infiltrating Earth for years.
In common: Action & Adventure · Drama · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Marvel's Jessica Jones
2015 · Jeph Loeb
After a tragic ending to her short-lived super hero stint, Jessica Jones is rebuilding her personal life and career as a detective who gets pulled into cases involving people with extraordinary abilit
In common: Drama · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Hawkeye
2021 · Trinh Tran
Former Avenger Clint Barton has a seemingly simple mission: get back to his family for Christmas. Possible? Maybe with the help of Kate Bishop, a 22-year-old archer with dreams of becoming a superhero
In common: Action & Adventure · Drama
WandaVision
2021 · Victoria Alonso
Wanda Maximoff and Vision—two super-powered beings living idealized suburban lives—begin to suspect that everything is not as it seems.
In common: Drama · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Marvel's Luke Cage
2016 · Jim Chory
Given superstrength and durability by a sabotaged experiment, a wrongly accused man escapes prison to become a superhero for hire.
In common: Action & Adventure · Drama
Misfits
2009 · Murray Ferguson
When five young outsiders on Community Service get caught in a strange storm, they discover that they have developed superpowers.
In common: Drama · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Marry My Husband
2024
Kang Ji-won, a terminally ill cancer patient, is killed by her husband and best friend after she witnesses them having an affair. She wakes up 10 years before the incident and decides to seek revenge
In common: Drama · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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 · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Smallville
2001 · Tom Welling
The origins of the world’s greatest hero–from Krypton refugee Kal-el’s arrival on Earth through his tumultuous teen years to Clark Kent’s final steps toward embracing his destiny as the Man of Steel.
In common: Action & Adventure · Drama · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Doctor Who
2005
The Doctor is a Time Lord: a 900 year old alien with 2 hearts, part of a gifted civilization who mastered time travel. The Doctor saves planets for a living—more of a hobby actually, and the Doctor's
In common: Action & Adventure · Drama · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Supergirl
2015 · Rob Wright
Twenty-four-year-old Kara Zor-El, who was taken in by the Danvers family when she was 13 after being sent away from Krypton, must learn to embrace her powers after previously hiding them. The Danvers
In common: Action & Adventure · Drama · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Babylon 5
1994
Babylon 5 is a five-mile long space station located in neutral space. Built by the Earth Alliance in the 2250s, its goal is to maintain peace among the various alien races by providing a sanctuary whe
In common: Action & Adventure · Drama · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Superman & Lois
2021 · Gregory Smith
After years of facing megalomaniacal supervillains, monsters wreaking havoc on Metropolis, and alien invaders intent on wiping out the human race, The Man of Steel aka Clark Kent and Lois Lane come fa
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Daredevil: Born Again
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Matt Murdock, a blind lawyer with heightened abilities, is fighting for justice through his bustling law firm, while former mob boss Wilson Fisk pursues his own political endeavors in New York. When t
In common: Action & Adventure · Drama
Marvel's Daredevil
2015 · Karim Zreik
Lawyer-by-day Matt Murdock uses his heightened senses from being blinded as a young boy to fight crime at night on the streets of Hell’s Kitchen as Daredevil.
In common: Action & Adventure · Drama
Bewitched
1964
Samantha Stephens is a seemingly normal suburban housewife who also happens to be a genuine witch, with all the requisite magical powers. Her husband Darrin insists that Samantha keep her witchcraft u
In common: Drama
Manifest
2018 · Robert Zemeckis
After landing from a turbulent but routine flight, the crew and passengers of Montego Air Flight 828 discover five years have passed in what seemed like a few hours. As their new realities become clea
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Legion
2017 · Lauren Shuler Donner
David Haller, AKA Legion, is a troubled young man who may be more than human. Diagnosed as schizophrenic, David has been in and out of psychiatric hospitals for years. But after a strange encounter wi
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The Sandman
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The Falcon and the Winter Soldier
2021 · Kari Skogland
Following the events of “Avengers: Endgame”, the Falcon, Sam Wilson and the Winter Soldier, Bucky Barnes team up in a global adventure that tests their abilities, and their patience.
In common: Action & Adventure · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Batwoman
2019 · Chad Fiveash
Kate Kane, armed with a passion for social justice and a flair for speaking her mind, soars onto the streets of Gotham as Batwoman, an out lesbian and highly trained street fighter primed to snuff out
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The Boys
2019 · Jessica Chou
A group of vigilantes known informally as “The Boys” set out to take down corrupt superheroes with no more than blue-collar grit and a willingness to fight dirty.
In common: Action & Adventure · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
INVINCIBLE
2021 · Margaret M. Dean
Mark Grayson is a normal teenager except for the fact that his father is the most powerful superhero on the planet. Shortly after his seventeenth birthday, Mark begins to develop powers of his own and
In common: Action & Adventure · Drama
Batman: The Animated Series
1992 · Jean MacCurdy
Vowing to avenge the murder of his parents, Bruce Wayne devotes his life to wiping out crime in Gotham City as the masked vigilante "Batman".
In common: Action & Adventure · Drama