Shows like Smallville: 20 to watch next
If you loved Smallville (2001) — a sci-fi & fantasy, action & adventure and drama series created by Alfred Gough and Miles Millar — these 20 shows are the closest matches.
The first picks are what fans of Smallville most often go on to watch; the rest share its genres and themes like kansas, usa, superhero and based on comic. 13 of them are streaming in India right now — each entry shows where.
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Krypton 2018★ 7.1
Shares: Action & Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Set two generations before the destruction of the legendary Man of Steel’s home planet, Krypton follows Superman’s grandfather — whose House of El was ostracized and shamed — as he fights to redeem his family’s honor and save his beloved world from chaos.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Black Lightning 2018★ 6.9
Shares: Action & Adventure, 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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Heroes 2006★ 7.4
Shares: Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Drama
Common people discover that they have super powers. Their lives intertwine as a devastating event must be prevented.
Stream in India on Netflix
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Marvel's Cloak & Dagger 2018★ 7.1
Shares: Action & Adventure, 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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Batwoman 2019★ 6.8
Shares: Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Action & Adventure
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 the failing city's criminal resurgence. But don't call her a hero yet. In a city desperate for a savior, Kate must overcome her own demons before embracing the call to be Gotham's symbol of hope
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 2013★ 7.5
Shares: Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Action & Adventure
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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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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The Outpost 2018★ 7.5
Shares: Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Action & Adventure, Drama
Talon, the lone survivor of a race called the Blackbloods, sets off to the edge of civilisation to track her family's killers. On her journey she discovers she has supernatural powers which she must learn to harness in order to achieve her goals.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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INVINCIBLE 2021★ 8.6
Shares: Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Action & Adventure
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 enters into his father's tutelage.
Stream in India on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
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The Boys 2019★ 8.4
Shares: Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Action & Adventure
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.
Stream in India on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
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Legion 2017★ 7.5
Shares: Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Drama
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 with a fellow patient, he’s confronted with the possibility that the voices he hears and the visions he sees might be real.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Helstrom 2020★ 6.7
Shares: Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Drama
Daimon and Ana Helstrom are the son and daughter of a mysterious and powerful serial killer. The siblings have a complicated dynamic as they track down the terrorizing worst of humanity — each with their attitude and skills.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Umbrella Academy 2019★ 8.4
Shares: Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Drama
Reunited by their father's death, estranged siblings with extraordinary powers uncover shocking family secrets — and a looming threat to humanity.
Stream in India on Netflix
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Halo 2022★ 8.2
Shares: Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Action & Adventure
Depicting an epic 26th-century conflict between humanity and an alien threat known as the Covenant, the series weaves deeply drawn personal stories with action, adventure and a richly imagined vision of the future.
Stream in India on JioHotstar
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Star Trek: Picard 2020★ 7.2
Shares: Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Action & Adventure, Drama
Set twenty years after the events of Star Trek Nemesis, we follow the now-retired Admiral Picard into the next chapter of his life.
Stream in India on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
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Falling Skies 2011★ 7.1
Shares: Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Drama
Falling Skies opens in the chaotic aftermath of an alien attack that has left most of the world completely incapacitated. In the six months since the initial invasion, the few survivors have banded together outside major cities to begin the difficult task of fighting back. Each day is a test of survival as citizen soldiers work to protect the people in their care while also engaging in an insurgency campaign against the occupying alien force.
Stream in India on Netflix
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Impulse 2018★ 7.6
Shares: Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Action & Adventure, Drama
16-year-old Henry Coles is an outsider in her new town of Reston, New York. With a major chip on her shoulder and no friends, she remains withdrawn and isolated, but everything changes when a traumatic encounter with a classmate triggers something deep within Henry— unleashing a power she cannot control.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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DC's Legends of Tomorrow 2016★ 7.2
Shares: Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Drama
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 disparate group of both heroes and villains to confront an unstoppable threat — one in which not only is the planet at stake, but all of time itself. Can this ragtag team defeat an immortal threat unlike anything they have ever known?
Stream in India on JioHotstar
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Another Life 2019★ 6.1
Shares: Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Drama
After a massive alien artifact lands on Earth, Niko Breckinridge leads an interstellar mission to track down its source and make first contact.
Stream in India on Netflix
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Locke & Key 2020★ 7.7
Shares: Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Drama
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