Shows like Northern Exposure: 20 to watch next
If you loved Northern Exposure (1990) — a comedy, drama and sci-fi & fantasy series created by Joshua Brand and John Falsey — these 20 shows are the closest matches.
The first picks are what fans of Northern Exposure most often go on to watch; the rest share its genres and themes like small town, alaska and native american. 6 of them are streaming in India right now — each entry shows where.
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Men in Trees 2006★ 6.6
Shares: Drama, Comedy
Relationship coach Marin Frist knows what to look for, what to avoid and what will make her happy. As the many fans of her two bestselling books could tell you, we're all in charge of our own happiness. But like many people full of advice, she fails to apply it to herself. On her way to a speaking engagement in Alaska, she learns that her fiancé has cheated on her. Slapped in the face with personal failure, a snowstorm then leaves her stuck in a small town full of the one thing she really doesn't need—available men.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Mork & Mindy 1978★ 7.1
Shares: Comedy, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
A wacky alien comes to Earth to study its residents and the life of the human woman he boards with is never the same.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Roswell 1999★ 7.7
Shares: Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Drama
Bizarre things start happening in the little New Mexico town where UFOs were spotted in 1947. Cut to 1999, when a cute high-school student saves the life of a teenage waitress. Surrounded by cliques of clever, angst-filled classmates, the two form a bond that threatens the survival of a secret universe involving superhuman powers, a yen for hot sauce and an alien gene pool.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Wonderfalls 2004★ 7.7
Shares: Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Jaye Tyler, a recent Brown University graduate with a philosophy degree, holds a dead-end job as a sales clerk at a Niagara Falls gift shop. Jaye is the reluctant participant in conversations with various animal figurines — a wax lion, brass monkey, stuffed bear, and mounted fish, among others — which direct her via oblique instructions to help people in need.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Debris 2021★ 7.0
Shares: Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Drama
Two federal agents from two different continents, and two different mindsets, must work together to investigate when wreckage from a destroyed alien spacecraft has mysterious effects on humankind.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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John Doe 2002★ 7.2
Shares: Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
John Doe tell the story of a man who wakes up naked on an island off the coast of Seattle, knowing everything in the world there is to know—except for who he is and how and why he ended up there.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Charmed 2018★ 7.2
Shares: Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Set in the fictional college town of Hilltowne, Charmed follows the lives of three sisters, Macy, Mel and Maggie Vera who, after the tragic death of their mother, discover they are three of the most powerful witches of all time.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Charmed 1998★ 8.2
Shares: Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Three sisters (Prue, Piper and Phoebe) reunite and unlock their powers to become the Charmed Ones, the most powerful good witches of all time, whose prophesied destiny is to protect innocent lives from evil beings such as demons and warlocks. Each sister possesses unique magical powers that grow and evolve, while they attempt to maintain normal lives in modern day San Francisco.
Stream in India on JioHotstar
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Haven 2010★ 7.5
Shares: Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
FBI agent Audrey Parker arrives in the small town of Haven, Maine to solve a murder and soon discovers the town's many secrets—which also hold the key to unlocking the mysteries of her lost past.
Stream in India on Movie Sphere+
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How I Met Your Father 2022★ 6.4
Shares: Comedy, Drama
In the near future, Sophie tells her son the story of how she met his father: a story that catapults us back to the year 2021 where Sophie and her close-knit group of friends are in the midst of figuring out who they are, what they want out of life, and how to fall in love in the age of dating apps and limitless options.
Stream in India on VI movies and tv
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Kevin (Probably) Saves the World 2017★ 6.9
Shares: Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Comedy, Drama
One day while returning home to stay with his widowed twin sister and her daughter, Kevin Finn, a self-centered man whose life brings him more trouble than he bargained for, is recruited by a celestial being named Yvette, who enlists Kevin with a new purpose in his life, which is to save the world.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Newhart 1982★ 7.2
Shares: Comedy, Drama
Dick Loudon and his wife Joanna decide to leave life in New York City and buy a little inn in Vermont. Dick is a how-to book writer, who eventually becomes a local TV celebrity as host of "Vermont Today." George Utley is the handyman at the inn and Leslie Vanderkellen is the maid, with ambitions of being an Olympic Ski champion; she is later replaced by her cousin Stephanie, an heiress who hates her job. Her boyfriend is Dick's yuppie TV producer, Michael Harris. There are many other quirky characters in this fictional little town, including Dick's neighbors Larry, Darryl, and Darryl...three brothers who buy the Minuteman Cafe from Kirk Devane. Besides sharing a name, Darryl and Darryl never speak.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Siren 2018★ 7.7
Shares: Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Drama
The coastal town of Bristol Cove is known for its legend of once being home to mermaids. When the arrival of a mysterious girl proves this folklore all too true, the battle between man and sea takes a very vicious turn as these predatory beings return to reclaim their right to the ocean.
Stream in India on VI movies and tv
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Ahsoka 2023★ 7.4
Shares: Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Drama
Former Jedi Knight Ahsoka Tano investigates an emerging threat to a vulnerable galaxy.
Stream in India on JioHotstar, VI movies and tv
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Nancy Drew 2019★ 7.7
Shares: Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Nancy Drew makes plans to leave her hometown for college, but finds herself drawn into a supernatural murder mystery instead.
Stream in India on JioHotstar, VI movies and tv
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Don't Look Deeper 2020★ 6.8
Shares: Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Drama
In near-future California, high school senior Aisha learns a dark secret about herself. She goes from dreams of graduation and college...to suddenly running for her life.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Day of the Triffids 2009★ 5.9
Shares: Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Drama
After an unusual meteor shower leaves most of the human population blind, a merchant navy officer must find a way to conquer tall, aggressive plants which are feeding on people and animals.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Firefly 2002★ 8.4
Shares: Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
In the year 2517, the universe is a vast frontier where lawlessness reigns and adventure awaits! Join Captain Malcolm Reynolds and his ragtag crew aboard the spaceship Serenity as they navigate the fringes of society, battling the oppressive Alliance and facing off against ruthless bounty hunters.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Resurrection 2014★ 7.3
Shares: Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Drama
The people of Arcadia, Missouri are forever changed when their deceased loved ones suddenly start to reappear.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Cuckoo 2012★ 6.7
Shares: Comedy, Drama
Cuckoo is every parent's worst nightmare - a slacker full of outlandish, New Age ideas. Ken is the over-protective father of a girl who's impulsively married an American hippie on her gap year.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now