Finished Watching Stranger Things? 6 Shows You Should Watch Next

Last Updated:January 03, 2026, 17:37 IST

After nearly a decade of battles between the Hawkins heroes and Vecna, Dungeons and Dragons campaigns and deadly hunts in the Upside Down, Netflix’s superhit sci-fi fantasy horror series Stranger Things has officially concluded with Season 5.

Fans across the globe are experiencing a whirlwind of emotions as it’s time to say a final goodbye to the characters who felt like friends from Hawkins. If you’re feeling the same sadness after watching Eleven part ways with Mike, Will, Dustin, Lucas, and Max, here are a few shows to help fill the void.

At first glance, it may seem very different from Stranger Things, but as you dig deeper, you will discover a small-town mystery filled with secrets, time travel, and eerie connections. According to the official description, “A missing child sets four families on a frantic hunt for answers as they unearth a mind-bending mystery that spans three generations."

Directed by Baran bo Odar, the German series stars Jonas Gerzabek, Louis Hofmann, Andreas Pietschmann, Dietrich Hollinderbäumer, Ella Lee, Maja Schöne, Lena Urzendowsky, and Angela Winkler. It’s available on Netflix.

Just like Stranger Things, it’s another hit show on Netflix. The Japanese show follows a group of people stuck in an alternate dimension, taking part in several deadly games to make it out alive. It has 3 seasons and stars Kento Yamazaki, Tao Tsuchiya, Nijirō Murakami, Ayaka Miyoshi, Aya Asahina, Dori Sakurada, Sho Aoyagi, Riisa Naka.

Directed by Jeremy Webb, Paco Cabezas, Peter Hoar, The Umbrella Academy stars Elliot Page, Tom Hopper, David Castañeda, Emmy Raver-Lampman, Robert Sheehan, Aidan Gallagher, Mary J. Blige, Cameron Britton, John Magaro. The story follows the Hargreeves siblings, who come together after the death of their adoptive father. Each of them has a unique ability, and they soon find themselves entangled in problems involving alternate timelines and the end of the world. It’s available on Netflix.

Based on the hit IDW graphic novels by Joe Hill and Gabriel Rodríguez, Locke & Key follows siblings who move into their ancestral home, only to discover magical keys that unlock mysterious powers and hidden secrets. It’s available on Netflix.

This serves as a prequel to Andy Muschietti’s films and is set in the early 1960s. The series unfolds 27 years before the events of It Chapter One, in 1962, as more of the town’s children begin to mysteriously go missing. It’s available on HBO Max.

Set in a high school during a deadly zombie outbreak, the series follows a group of students struggling to survive as chaos erupts around them. It echoes the theme of young people confronting dangers far bigger than themselves. This South Korean coming-of-age horror drama is based on the webtoon of the same name by Joo Dong-geun.

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