Shows like Lanterns: 20 to watch next
If you loved Lanterns (2026) — a drama, mystery and sci-fi & fantasy series created by Damon Lindelof and Chris Mundy — these 20 shows are the closest matches.
The first picks are what fans of Lanterns most often go on to watch; the rest share its genres and themes like parent child relationship, small town and superhero. 15 of them are streaming in India right now — each entry shows where.
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Gotham 2014★ 7.6
Shares: Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Everyone knows the name Commissioner Gordon. He is one of the crime world's greatest foes, a man whose reputation is synonymous with law and order. But what is known of Gordon's story and his rise from rookie detective to Police Commissioner? What did it take to navigate the multiple layers of corruption that secretly ruled Gotham City, the spawning ground of the world's most iconic villains? And what circumstances created them – the larger-than-life personas who would become Catwoman, The Penguin, The Riddler, Two-Face and The Joker?
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Powers 2015★ 6.7
Shares: Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Two homicide detectives, Christian Walker and Deena Pilgrim, are assigned to investigate cases involving people with superhuman abilities, referred to as “Powers.” Set amidst today’s paparazzi culture, Powers asks the questions, what if the world was full of superheroes who aren't actually heroic at all? What if all that power was just one more excuse for mischief, mayhem, murder, and endorsement deals?
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Grimm 2011★ 8.3
Shares: Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
After Portland homicide detective Nick Burkhardt discovers he's descended from an elite line of criminal profilers known as "Grimms," he increasingly finds his responsibilities as a detective at odds with his new responsibilities as a Grimm.
Stream in India on JioHotstar
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Titans 2018★ 7.8
Shares: Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
A team of young superheroes led by Nightwing (formerly Batman's first Robin) form to combat evil and other perils.
Stream in India on Netflix
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Sleepy Hollow 2013★ 7.4
Shares: Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Nocturne 2026★ 7.9
Shares: Drama, Mystery
When a victim of notorious serial killer Jurek Walter unexpectedly turns up alive, detective Jonah Lynn races against time to find the one person still missing, while his protégé Saga Bauer goes undercover to get answers from the killer himself.
Stream in India on Apple TV, Apple TV Amazon Channel
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Doom Patrol 2019★ 7.5
Shares: Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Drama
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 The Chief, who brought them together to investigate the weirdest phenomena in existence — and to protect Earth from what they find.
Stream in India on JioHotstar
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Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 2013★ 7.5
Shares: Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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 globe, protecting the ordinary from the extraordinary.
Stream in India on JioHotstar, VI movies and tv
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Marvel's Cloak & Dagger 2018★ 7.1
Shares: Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Two teenagers from very different backgrounds awaken to newly acquired superpowers which mysteriously link them to one another.
Stream in India on JioHotstar, VI movies and tv
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Watchmen 2019★ 7.6
Shares: Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Mystery
Set in an alternate history where “superheroes” are treated as outlaws, “Watchmen” embraces the nostalgia of the original groundbreaking graphic novel while attempting to break new ground of its own.
Stream in India on JioHotstar
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21 Jump Street 1987★ 7.3
Shares: Mystery, Drama
21 Jump Street revolves around a group of young cops who would use their youthful appearance to go undercover and solve crimes involving teenagers and young adults.
Stream in India on Plex
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Black Lightning 2018★ 6.9
Shares: Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Drama
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 overrun by gang violence, he is a hero to his community.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Locke & Key 2020★ 7.7
Shares: Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Drama, Mystery
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.
Stream in India on Netflix
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Riverdale 2017★ 8.4
Shares: Drama, Mystery
Set in the present, the series offers a bold, subversive take on Archie, Betty, Veronica and their friends, exploring the surreality of small-town life, the darkness and weirdness bubbling beneath Riverdale’s wholesome facade.
Stream in India on Netflix
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Wayward Pines 2015★ 6.9
Shares: Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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. You think you're going insane. You must be in Wayward Pines.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Irregulars 2021★ 7.1
Shares: Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
In Victorian London, a gang of troubled street teens are manipulated into solving crimes for the sinister Doctor Watson and his mysterious business partner, the elusive Sherlock Holmes. As the crimes take on a horrifying supernatural edge and a dark power emerges, it'll be up to the Irregulars to come together to save not only London but the entire world.
Stream in India on Netflix
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Marvel's Jessica Jones 2015★ 7.5
Shares: Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Drama
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 abilities in New York City.
Stream in India on JioHotstar, VI movies and tv
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Dark Winds 2022★ 7.5
Shares: Drama, Mystery
This psychological thriller follows two Navajo police officers, Leaphorn and Chee, in the 1970s Southwest as their search for clues in a grisly double murder case forces them to challenge their own spiritual beliefs and come to terms with the trauma of their pasts.
Stream in India on Amazon Prime Video
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Twin Peaks 1990★ 8.3
Shares: Drama, Mystery
The body of Laura Palmer is washed up on a beach near the small Washington state town of Twin Peaks. FBI Special Agent Dale Cooper is called in to investigate her strange demise only to uncover a web of mystery that ultimately leads him deep into the heart of the surrounding woodland and his very own soul.
Stream in India on MUBI, MUBI Amazon Channel
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Cross 2024★ 7.1
Shares: Drama, Mystery
Alex Cross is a brilliant but flawed homicide detective and full of contradictions. A doting father and family man, Cross is single-minded to the point of obsession when he hunts killers. He is desperate for love, but his wife’s murder has left him too damaged to receive it.
Stream in India on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads