![\"Noah](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/SEI_275767489-7644.jpg\")
\n\t\tIf you\u2019ve already finished watching Stranger Things, these are you next best bets (Picture: Netflix)<\/p>\n
\t\t
\n\t\tIf you\u2019ve already finished watching Stranger Things, these are you next best bets (Picture: Netflix)<\/p>\n
Although the length of mini-feature films, at only four episodes long it feels like Stranger Things<\/a> season five, volume one, was over before it truly began.<\/p>\n The highly anticipated quartet<\/a> marks the beginning of the final season, which will come to a dramatic conclusion<\/a> over Christmas<\/a> Day and New Year\u2019s Eve<\/a> with an epically long finale to ring in 2026.<\/p>\n The brand new batch has already raked in rave reviews<\/a> across the board with critics calling it a \u2018masterpiece\u2019 and a \u2018thrill ride\u2019 while fans praise it for meeting the high standard set by the previous seasons for tantalising action.<\/p>\n Now, with a month more to wait for Volume 2 and the definitive end on the horizon, you may have a hankering for more epic sci-fi shows to completely lose yourself in.<\/p>\n So if you\u2019re the type of person who shuts their eyes and arrives in the Upside Down to battle Vecna, then look no further. These five TV shows will plug the gap Eleven and the gang have left behind.<\/p>\n \t\t\t\tGet personalised updates on all things Netflix\t\t\t<\/p>\n Wake up to find news on your TV shows in your inbox every morning with Metro\u2019s TV Newsletter.<\/p>\n Sign up to our newsletter<\/a> and then select your show in the link we\u2019ll send you so we can get TV news tailored to you.<\/p>\n Dark <\/p>\n A small town with a strange history, a missing child, and a supernatural mystery at the heart of it all. Sound familiar? No, it\u2019s not Stranger Things, it\u2019s German thriller series, Dark.<\/a><\/p>\n \t\t Set across three generations (and three seasons), this mind-bending, time-hopping series has thrilled and delighted fans over the years.<\/p>\n As the synopsis reads: \u2018When two children go missing in a small German town, its sinful past is exposed along with the double lives and fractured relationships that exist among four families as they search for the kids.\u2019<\/p>\n The eerie sci-fi series has secured an impressive 95% critics and 94% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes<\/a>.<\/p>\n Digital Spy<\/a> teased \u2018there are serious rewards for the patient\u2019 (something Stranger Things fans have spades of) and Vox <\/a>called it \u2018beautiful, mysterious, and a little bit maddening.\u2019<\/p>\n Dark is available to stream on Netflix now.<\/p>\n Orphan Black<\/p>\n You can\u2019t get more classic than Orphan Black, especially when it comes to the dark, slightly mind-boggling themes that we all know and love from Stranger Things.<\/p>\n \t\t Starring Tatiana Maslany as not one, not two, but 17 different clone versions of her character, the series showcases outstanding acting and a relentlessly intriguing plot.<\/p>\n When con artist Sarah witnesses a woman who looks identical to her jump in front of a train, it opens up a can of worms that will completely change her life, and the world, forever.<\/p>\n The show, which has averaged a sweet 93% on Rotten Tomatoes, has a whopping five seasons (50 episodes) to delve into and has been hailed as \u2018brilliant\u2019, \u2018underrated\u2019 and \u2018stellar\u2019.<\/p>\n Orphan Black is available to stream on ITVX and Netflix now.<\/p>\n Alice in Borderland<\/p>\n When it comes to Alice in Borderland<\/a>, think Squid Games meets Stranger Things \u2013 yes, you read that epic combination correctly. <\/p>\n For people who loved the spooky parallel between regular Earth and the Upside Down \u2013 and Will\u2019s supernatural journey to escape, this will be right down your alley.<\/p>\n \t\t The three-season sci-fi fantasy survival thriller follows lost gamer Arisu, who is transported to an alternate Tokyo that is utterly empty and desolate. From here, he becomes part of a game bigger than he ever could have imagined.<\/p>\n Or, in the spirit of the show, viewers will get completely sucked into the rabbit hole so be prepared for a \u2018gut-wrenching\u2019 and jam-packed with \u2018twists and turns\u2019.<\/p>\n Alice in Borderland is available to stream on Netflix now.<\/p>\n The Umbrella Academy<\/p>\n We couldn\u2019t make a list about a slightly freaky sci-fi show with a mass following that didn\u2019t include The Umbrella Academy<\/a>.<\/p>\n \t\t For the uninitiated, this is your sign to tune in to this (more lighthearted than the last) show follows an adopted group of siblings born in the 80s who use their superpowers to prevent world-ending disasters.<\/p>\n It deals with time travel, familial trauma, and big bads that could rival Vecna for the throne to the Upside Down \u2013 so for people who love the thrilling action-packed showdowns and high world-changing stakes, this is the one for you.<\/p>\n It also features a star-studded cast including Elliot Page, Tom Hopper, Robert Sheehan and Ritu Arya, to name a few.<\/p>\n Fans have called it a \u2018different take on the superhero franchise\u2019 and \u2018unexpected and quirky\u2019, certainly making it a unique watch to add to the list.<\/p>\n The Umbrella Academy is available to stream on Netflix now.<\/p>\n The Midnight Club<\/p>\n Last, but not least, is perhaps an overlooked and understated supernatural watch for your list, Netflix\u2019s Midnight Club.<\/p>\n \t\t Definitely landing on the creepier, more horror end of the spectrum, this one-season coming-of-age show packs a powerful punch. <\/p>\n As well as offering an otherworldly element, it\u2019s also great for lovers of the early seasons of Stranger Things who enjoyed the nostalgic aesthetic, young cast and storytelling.<\/p>\n From Mike Flanagan, the show follows eight terminally ill teens in a hospice centre in the 1990s where they gather to swap spooky stories \u2013 and confront their own mortality along the way.<\/p>\n Slant<\/a> praised its exploration of \u2018the power of storytelling as a means of reckoning with the unfathomable\u2019 while Collider named it Flanagan\u2019s \u2018most emotional outing to date\u2019.<\/p>\n The Midnight Club is available to stream on Netflix now.<\/p>\n Stranger Things seasons one to five (part one) are streaming on Netflix<\/a> now.<\/p>\n Got a story?<\/p>\n If you\u2019ve got a celebrity story, video or pictures get in touch with the Metro.co.uk<\/a> entertainment team by emailing us celebtips@metro.co.uk, calling 020 3615 2145 or by visiting our Submit Stuff<\/a> page \u2013 we\u2019d love to hear from you.<\/p>\n Arrow Arrow Arrow![\"Dark](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/SEI_275895707-92a6.jpg\")
\n\t\tDark on Netflix is the perfect show for Stranger Things lovers (Picture: Netflix)<\/p>\n![\"Tatiana](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/SEI_275895254-ef61.jpg\")
\n\t\tOrphan Black is a must-watch for people who love complex sci-fi world-building (Picture: BBC Worldwide 2015)<\/p>\n![\"A](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/SEI_256904582-824d.jpg\")
\n\t\tAlice in Borderland recently released its third season (Picture: Netflix \/ Kumiko Tsuchiya)<\/p>\n![\"The](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/SEI_275895248-97e0.jpg\")
\n\t\tYou can\u2019t go far wrong with Umbrella Academy (Picture: Christos Kalohoridis\/Netflix)<\/p>\n![\"Iman](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/SEI_275895177-2b0d.jpg\")
\n\t\tThis one is more intimate and spooky (Picture: Eike Schroter\/Netflix)<\/p>\n
\nMORE: My ultimate ranking of Netflix\u2019s newest and cheesiest Christmas movies<\/a><\/p>\n
\nMORE: Stranger Things star Jamie Campbell Bower addresses Vecna\u2019s \u2018future\u2019 after season 5 finale<\/a><\/p>\n
\nMORE: Peter Kay rejected Netflix\u2019s offer to stream Phoenix Nights because of \u2018trigger warning\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n