Shows like The Institute: 20 to watch next
If you loved The Institute (2025) — a mystery and sci-fi & fantasy series created by Benjamin Cavell — these 20 shows are the closest matches.
The first picks are what fans of The Institute most often go on to watch; the rest share its genres and themes like based on novel or book, psychological horror and thriller. 11 of them are streaming in India right now — each entry shows where.
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Lisey's Story 2021★ 6.0
Shares: Mystery, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
This terrifying thriller follows widow Lisey Landon as a series of disturbing events revives memories of her marriage to author Scott Landon and the darkness that plagued him.
Stream in India on Apple TV, Apple TV Amazon Channel
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Mr. Mercedes 2017★ 7.2
Shares: Mystery, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
A demented serial killer taunts a retired police detective with a series of lurid letters and emails, forcing the ex-cop to undertake a private, and potentially felonious, crusade to bring the killer to justice before he can strike again.
Stream in India on Netflix, Sony Pictures Amazon Channel
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Creepshow 2019★ 7.4
Shares: Mystery, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
A young boy's horror comic book comes to life in this anthology series of terrifying tales.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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56 Days 2026★ 7.4
Shares: Mystery
When an unidentified body is found in a luxury apartment linked to Oliver Kennedy and his girlfriend Ciara Wyse, Detectives Lee Reardon and Karl Connolly reconstruct the couple's deadly romance across the past 56 days.
Stream in India on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
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NOS4A2 2019★ 7.3
Shares: Sci-Fi & Fantasy
A young Victoria "Vic" McQueen discovers she has the power to unlock portals that help her find lost objects. As she delves further into this hidden universe, she encounters many other "inscape travelers" - some benevolent, and some who have been corrupted by their power. When Vic encounters Charlie Manx, an immortal who stays that way by feeding off of the souls of children, she makes a sworn enemy of Manx.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Tales from the Darkside 1984★ 7.2
Shares: Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Tales from the Darkside is an anthology horror TV series created by George A. Romero, each episode was an individual short story that ended with a plot twist. The series' episodes spanned the genres of horror, science fiction, and fantasy, and some episodes featured elements of black comedy or more lighthearted themes.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Hunger 1997★ 6.2
Shares: Mystery, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
The Hunger is a British/Canadian television horror anthology series, co-produced by Scott Free Productions, Telescene Film Group Productions and the Canadian pay-TV channel The Movie Network. Though it shares a title with the feature film The Hunger the series has no direct plot or character connection to the film, and was created by Jeff Fazio. Originally shown on the Sci Fi Channel in the UK, The Movie Network in Canada and Showtime in the US, the series was broadcast from 1997 to 2000, and is internally organized into two seasons. Each episode was based around an independent story introduced by the host; Terence Stamp hosted each episode for the first season, and was replaced in the second season by David Bowie. Stories tended to focus on themes of self-destructive desire and obsession, with a strong component of soft-core erotica; popular tropes for the stories included cannibalism, vampires, sex, and poison.
Stream in India on Plex
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The Twilight Zone 2019★ 6.7
Shares: Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Mystery
Tales of science fiction, fantasy and the occult, exploring humanity's hopes, despairs, prides and prejudices in metaphoric ways. Next stop ahead The Twilight Zone.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Freddy's Nightmares 1988★ 7.2
Shares: Mystery, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
The evil, sinister killer of the "Nightmare On Elm Street" movies, Freddy Krueger, hosts this show, where each week, he shows us a tale of evil and death about the lives of people who live in Springwood.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Terror 2018★ 7.4
Shares: Mystery, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
A chilling anthology series featuring stories of people in terrifying situations inspired by true historical events.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Echoes 2022★ 6.6
Shares: Mystery
Identical twins Leni and Gina have secretly switched places for years. But when one sister disappears, both of their lives start to fall apart.
Stream in India on Netflix
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Servant 2019★ 7.5
Shares: Mystery
A Philadelphia couple are in mourning after an unspeakable tragedy creates a rift in their marriage and opens the door for a mysterious force to enter their home.
Stream in India on Apple TV, Apple TV Amazon Channel
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Midnight, Texas 2017★ 7.4
Shares: Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Welcome to a place where being normal is really quite strange. In a remote Texas town no one is who they seem. From vampires and witches to psychics and hit men, Midnight is a mysterious safe haven for those who are different. As the town members fight off outside pressures from rowdy biker gangs, ever-suspicious cops and their own dangerous pasts, they band together and form a strong and unlikely family.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Tales from the Loop 2020★ 7.0
Shares: Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Mystery
The story of the town and people who live above “The Loop,” a machine built to unlock and explore the mysteries of the universe – making things possible that were previously relegated only to science fiction.
Stream in India on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
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Tell Me Lies 2022★ 7.5
Shares: Mystery
When Lucy Albright and Stephen DeMarco meet at college, they are at that formative age when seemingly mundane choices lead the way to irrevocable consequences. They quickly fall into an addictive entanglement that will permanently alter not only their lives, but the lives of everyone around them.
Stream in India on JioHotstar, VI movies and tv
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The Rook 2019★ 6.4
Shares: Mystery, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
After waking in a park with total amnesia — and surrounded by dead bodies, all wearing latex gloves — a young woman must fight to uncover her past, and resume her position at the head of Britain’s most secret (supernatural) service before the traitors who stole her memory can finish what they started.
Stream in India on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
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Emergence 2019★ 6.9
Shares: Mystery, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
A police chief takes in a young child she finds near the site of a mysterious accident who has no memory of what has happened. The investigation draws her into a conspiracy larger than she ever imagined, and the child’s identity is at the center of it all.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Carrie 2026★ 8.2
Shares: Mystery, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
After her father's sudden, untimely death thrusts her into the unforgiving ecosystem of public high school, Carrie is forced to navigate a viral bullying scandal that tears through her community, the relentless pressure and casual cruelty of the social‑media age, and the awakening of mysterious telekinetic powers that rise alongside her adolescence.
Stream in India on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
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Tru Calling 2003★ 7.2
Shares: Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Mystery
A university graduate working in the city morgue is able to repeat the same day over again to prevent murders or other disasters.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Masters of Horror 2005★ 7.2
Shares: Mystery, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
An anthology series written and directed by the most famous names in horror.
Stream in India on Movie Sphere+