The factor about Lost was that it was slightly little bit of all the pieces, for higher or worse. It started as a present about survivors of a airplane crash making an attempt to get by on a wierd island, with issues solely getting stranger the longer they had been caught there. There was a ton of thriller and frequently bizarre issues that had been uncovered and, in consequence, Misplaced ended up being a mix of nearly each style beneath the solar.
That makes it simple to check different reveals to it, provided that there’s rather a lot to Misplaced, and so elements of the present may be fairly merely in comparison with different tv reveals on the market. The next TV reveals most likely scratch the itch Misplaced scratched most totally, since some are additionally centered on survival, some have sturdy thriller parts, and others work as thrilling blends of science-fiction, fantasy, and motion/journey genres.
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‘Darkish’ (2017–2020)
Created by Baran bo Odar and Jantje Friese
One among the best mind-bending TV shows of the streaming period, Dark managed to do an awesome deal inside its three seasons (comprising lower than 30 episodes in whole). Issues kick off with numerous youngsters going lacking, and that prompts a search that reveals frequently troubling issues, after which these issues have penalties that find yourself lasting for generations.
So, Darkish covers quite a lot of time, and on high of telling a compelling story, it’s additionally eager to discover numerous complicated concepts regarding philosophy, human nature, and time itself… and the identical can doubtlessly be stated about Misplaced. There are additionally loads of issues that set these two one-word-title reveals aside, however when you like a number of the extra formidable elements of Misplaced (particularly in its later seasons), Darkish is simple to advocate.
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‘Underneath the Dome’ (2013–2015)
Developed by Brian Okay. Vaughan
Given there’s problem in adapting a few of Stephen King’s longer novels to movie or TV (have a look at The Stand and The Darkish Tower collection, for 2 examples), it’s comprehensible that Under the Dome largely simply took the essential premise of King’s mammoth novel of the identical title and did its personal factor. There are similarities past the set-up, certain, however it’s not meant to be a direct adaptation by any means.
That premise entails the individuals of a small city getting lower off from the surface world after a big dome mysteriously seems overhead, utterly trapping these unfortunate sufficient to be on the town on the time. It’s about making an attempt to find the origins of the dome, and can be centered on survival, and that places Underneath the Dome form of in line with Misplaced… or, on the very least, the sooner/extra survival-focused seasons of Misplaced.
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‘Black Mirror’ (2011–2025)
Created by Charlie Brooker
Due to how wild and unpredictable Black Mirror can get, it’s arduous to say that the present as an entire is totally harking back to the rest. The anthology format makes that inevitable, given nearly each episode of Black Mirror is self-contained, however most of them are darkish, centered on sci-fi ideas, and customarily pessimistic in how they unpack the potential way forward for humanity.
Maybe the sooner seasons of Black Mirror had been slightly extra unpredictable, however there stay continuous makes an attempt to shock and unnerve all through the much less constant later seasons, too. Anybody wanting a powerful overarching storyline clearly received’t get that right here, however when you just like the heavier/extra intense episodes of Misplaced which are additionally keen to discover unusual sci-fi ideas, then maybe you might do worse than giving Black Mirror a shot.
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December 4, 2011
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Channel 4, Netflix
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Owen Harris, Toby Haynes, James Hawes, David Slade, Carl Tibbetts, Ally Pankiw, Bryn Higgins, Dan Trachtenberg, Euros Lyn, Jodie Foster, Joe Wright, John Hillcoat, Sam Miller, Tim Van Patten, Uta Briesewitz, Colm McCarthy, Jakob Verbruggen, James Watkins, John Crowley, Otto Bathurst, Anne Sewitsky, Brian Welsh
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‘Stranger Issues’ (2016–2025)
Created by The Duffer Brothers
In some methods, Stranger Things is a milder present than Misplaced, given it (not less than initially) focuses on youthful characters, and serves largely as a coming-of-age story that will get progressively darker and extra grotesque because the seasons progress. Issues kick off with the disappearance of a younger boy and the invention of a younger lady with psychokinetic powers, with eventual revelations that hyperlink these two issues collectively.
There was typically pressure inside Misplaced, from a writing perspective, when it got here to branching out into new areas whereas sustaining one thing of a established order, and Stranger Issues has had a equally rocky development general. However simply because the instability of Misplaced saved issues participating, on one stage, so too has the wildness and elevated scope of ambition made the Netflix collection a continuous phenomenon all through the late 2010s and into the early 2020s… but when they don’t stick the landing come Stranger Things‘ 5th season, please disregard such optimistic feedback.
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‘The Good Place’ (2016–2020)
Created by Michael Schur
With out getting too detailed about spoilers, Misplaced was a present that regularly had dying and/or the thought of an afterlife on its thoughts, however to not the extent that The Good Place did. The latter was a present all concerning the afterlife, specializing in a girl who leads to some model of heaven she doesn’t imagine she belongs in, particularly as a result of the “soulmate” she’s given doesn’t appear to be match for her in any respect.
Like with Misplaced, there are some fairly earth-shattering plot twists and turns present in The Good Place; in reality, a stunning quantity for a show that could be called a sitcom. The Good Place goes to some surprising and even profound locations because it approaches its remaining episode, and the wild experience is simple to advocate for many who favor an absence of predictability within the reveals they watch.
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‘Twin Peaks’ (1990–2017)
Created by Mark Frost and David Lynch
Whereas nice tv did exist earlier than 1990, there’s an argument to be made that Twin Peaks actually elevated TV as an entire, rewriting what could possibly be completed on a community TV present. It took sure dangers narratively, thematically, and visually, in flip inspiring loads of dramas that adopted in its wake. Misplaced most likely took community TV to its limits, however Twin Peaks just about acquired the ball rolling within the first place.
Like Misplaced, Twin Peaks has an efficient hook in its opening episode; the query of “Who killed Laura Palmer?” However the present is a lot greater than only a homicide thriller, as a result of the world of Twin Peaks grows, turns into extra scary, and will get more and more surreal as issues go alongside. It might’ve been great if Twin Peaks acquired to remain on the air for six seasons or so, like Misplaced, however not less than there was a long-awaited third season in 2017, Twin Peaks: The Return, which concluded the present general, in some methods, whereas unapologetically confounding and including complexity in different methods.
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‘Fringe’ (2008–2013)
Created by J. J. Abrams, Alex Kurtzman, and Roberto Orci
J.J. Abrams’ involvement with Misplaced tends to get a bit overestimated, as a result of whereas he co-created the present and was an govt producer all through, he solely ever directed the two-part pilot, and was credited as a co-writer for 3 episodes in whole. He was slightly extra energetic as a author for 2 of his beforehand created reveals, Felicity and Alias, however these weren’t sci-fi or fantasy reveals like Misplaced was. Alias was, in any case, a show about a spy.
So, the opposite present Abrams was concerned with, in some capability, that’s price evaluating to Misplaced is Fringe, which even had some overlap so far as airing went, given Fringe debuted in 2008, ending in 2013, whereas Misplaced was on the air between 2004 and 2010. Fringe additionally has sturdy thriller parts and bold themes alongside a premise that permits for the exploration of many sci-fi ideas, so it’s positively slightly bit Misplaced-esque, at instances.
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‘Westworld’ (2016–2022)
Created by Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Pleasure
Although it was canceled earlier than it may get a correct conclusion, there’s sufficient great things present in Westworld to make it price recommending, particularly as a result of its first season was fairly sturdy. It combines Western and science fiction parts into the one present, feeling surprisingly coherent, and infrequently relishes the chance to pack as many plot twists as potential into the proceedings.
It’s a present that desires to shock you, and a few would possibly even argue that Westworld tries slightly too arduous to be surprising and unpredictable. However the ambition to do issues which are bizarre and surprising is admirable, and it places Westworld according to one thing like Misplaced, as a result of even the largest followers of the latter will seemingly concede that it typically went a bit far with the plot twists and meant surprises.
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2016 – 2022-00-00
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HBO Max
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Jonathan Nolan, Lisa Pleasure
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Jonathan Nolan, Lisa Pleasure
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‘The Leftovers’ (2014–2017)
Created by Damon Lindelof and Tom Perrotta
Like J.J. Abrams, Damon Lindelof was a co-creator of Misplaced, however his involvement was extra hands-on, given he was additionally one in all Misplaced’s showrunners, and ended up being credited with writing 45 of its 121 episodes. So, taking a look at his physique of labor is an effective place to start out for anybody who’s completed Misplaced and needs one thing comparable, with The Leftovers most likely being the best place to begin.
It’s one other present Lindelof was concerned with the place you might argue extra questions are raised than answered, however the entire thing revolves round 2% of the world’s inhabitants mysteriously disappearing, so confusion, anguish, and uncertainty are applicable feelings right here, all issues thought-about. The Leftovers is a bit darker and arguably extra formidable than Misplaced, and it’s not as broad, approachable, or entertaining… however it does hit arduous and discover a novel premise effectively, all of the whereas feeling like a extra mature effort from Damon Lindelof (he was credited with writing or co-writing nearly each single episode within the present’s three seasons).
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2014 – 2016
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Damon Lindelof
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Damon Lindelof, Tom Perrotta
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‘Watchmen’ (2019)
Created by Damon Lindelof
Two years after The Leftovers concluded airing its third and remaining season, Damon Lindelof was behind one other HBO drama collection: Watchmen. It units itself other than the movie adaptation launched in 2009 by form of being a sequel to the unique story, whereas additionally form of doing its personal factor with the supply materials: Alan Moore’s comedian e book restricted collection of the identical title, which was revealed between 1986 and 1987.
2019’s Watchmen has slightly by the use of science fiction parts, maybe like Misplaced and The Leftovers, however such issues are extra subdued right here, as Watchmen features largely as a drama. It’s darkish at instances, and infrequently proves arduous to foretell, in flip having issues to supply followers of the comedian e book collection, the 2009 movie, and newcomers alike.
