10 Shows Like Wednesday to Watch Next
Key takeaways
- Chilling Adventures of Sabrina is a strong pick for occult coming-of-age drama.
- School Spirits and Dead Boy Detectives offer paranormal investigations.
- For a mystery without magic, try A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder.
- No series is an exact substitute for Wednesday’s blend of deadpan humor, gothic style, and teen sleuthing.
Table of contents
- For gothic magic and occult drama
- For supernatural school mysteries
- For teen detectives without magic
- For supernatural adventures and dark comedy
- Where to start after Wednesday
If you’re looking for shows like Wednesday, start with what you liked most: gothic magic, a school-based mystery, a sharp teen detective, or supernatural characters with a dark sense of humor. Chilling Adventures of Sabrina is a strong pick for occult coming-of-age drama, while School Spirits and Dead Boy Detectives offer paranormal investigations. For a mystery without magic, try A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder.
No series is an exact substitute for Wednesday’s blend of deadpan humor, gothic style, and teen sleuthing. These recommendations are grouped by the parts of the show they share, so you can choose the kind of follow-up you’re in the mood for.
| If you want… | Try… |
|---|---|
| Teen witches and gothic fantasy | Chilling Adventures of Sabrina |
| A school mystery with ghosts | School Spirits |
| Paranormal investigators | Dead Boy Detectives |
| A teen detective without supernatural elements | A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder or Veronica Mars |
| A supernatural ensemble adventure | Stranger Things or The Umbrella Academy |
For gothic magic and occult drama
Chilling Adventures of Sabrina
For viewers drawn to Wednesday’s macabre coming-of-age story, Chilling Adventures of Sabrina brings together teenage life, witchcraft, and dark supernatural forces. It shares a taste for the eerie and the theatrical, though it leans further into occult fantasy than Wednesday’s school mystery. The Netflix series is also among the shows recommended for Wednesday fans.
Best for: Viewers who want a teen heroine navigating a supernatural world.
The Magicians
The Magicians is another option if the appeal of Nevermore Academy was its mix of education and the extraordinary. Its magical setting is a university rather than a teenage boarding school, and its characters are older, so the coming-of-age dynamic is different. The overlap is strongest in the fantasy world-building, not in Wednesday Addams’ deadpan sleuthing. It’s included in Screen Rant’s recommendations for shows like Wednesday.
Best for: Viewers who want magic-school fantasy with a more adult cast.
For supernatural school mysteries
School Spirits
If you want another mystery tied to a school, School Spirits is a natural place to start. Its central premise follows a student trying to investigate her own death, giving the story a paranormal angle and a built-in question to solve. It shares the investigative setup of Wednesday, but the connection to the dead matters more than gothic comedy or an especially eccentric lead. Screen Rant also recommends it to Wednesday viewers.
Best for: Viewers who want a teen mystery where the supernatural is part of the investigation.
Dead Boy Detectives
Dead Boy Detectives centers on young paranormal investigators, making it a good choice if you’re looking for strange cases and supernatural sleuthing. The tone and characters differ from Wednesday, but the combination of youthful investigators and eerie mysteries should appeal to viewers who enjoyed the show’s detective side. Netflix’s Tudum guide to shows like Wednesday includes it among its picks.
Best for: Viewers who want ghostly cases and a supernatural detective team.
Locke & Key
Locke & Key mixes family mystery, young characters, and supernatural elements. It shares Wednesday’s interest in hidden secrets and a world that becomes stranger as the story unfolds, but it isn’t as centered on a sharp outsider solving a school mystery. Think of it as a better match for the fantasy and mystery ingredients than for the heroine or tone. Screen Rant lists it as a show for Wednesday fans.
Best for: Viewers who want young characters, family secrets, and supernatural fantasy.
For teen detectives without magic
A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder
If the investigation is what kept you watching Wednesday, A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder offers a teen sleuth and a dark case without a supernatural world. The mystery is the main attraction; it doesn’t aim for the gothic atmosphere or deadpan comedy of Wednesday. Netflix’s recommendation guide also notes a cast connection: Emma Myers appears in both series.
Best for: Viewers who want a teen investigator and a serious mystery, but no monsters or magic.
Veronica Mars
Veronica Mars is a good option if you’re after a clever young detective rather than a supernatural setting. Its appeal lies in the sleuthing and teen-noir elements, not in gothic fantasy. The series has a different style and structure from Wednesday, but it suits viewers who like a lead character who approaches mysteries with confidence and a sharp edge. It appears in fan and editorial lists of similar shows, including this discussion of Wednesday-like series.
Best for: Viewers who want an intelligent, sharp-tongued teen detective in a non-supernatural story.
For supernatural adventures and dark comedy
Stranger Things
Stranger Things follows young characters confronting supernatural threats and uncovering a larger mystery. That makes it a fit if you want a group of young protagonists facing the uncanny, though its ensemble adventure is quite different from Wednesday’s more focused gothic detective story. Its cast dynamic and emphasis on friendship also set it apart from Wednesday’s solitary, sardonic outlook. Ranker’s list of shows like Wednesday includes it as a related pick.
Best for: Viewers who want a supernatural mystery built around a young ensemble.
The Umbrella Academy
For offbeat characters, unusual abilities, and dark comedy, try The Umbrella Academy. Rather than following students at a strange school, it centers on a dysfunctional superpowered family. That makes it a looser match for Wednesday, but a worthwhile one if you’re mainly after eccentric characters and a darkly comic approach to the fantastic. It’s featured in a Slashfilm roundup of shows like Wednesday.
Best for: Viewers who want strange characters and dark humor more than a teen mystery.
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Buffy the Vampire Slayer pairs a young heroine’s life with supernatural danger, and it balances genre storytelling with humor. Its style and structure differ from Wednesday, and it’s an older series, but the combination of adolescence and the supernatural gives it a clear point of connection. It has also been suggested as a related watch in lists of shows for Wednesday fans.
Best for: Viewers who want a young female lead facing supernatural threats.
Where to start after Wednesday
Choose Chilling Adventures of Sabrina for teen-focused occult fantasy, School Spirits for a school mystery involving ghosts, or A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder if you want a grounded detective story. If you’re less interested in the investigation and more interested in strange characters and dark comedy, The Umbrella Academy may be a better fit.
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