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Series like Wednesday (2022) Finished Wednesday and want that feeling again? These are ranked by what it is actually about — its themes, its pacing, the kind of person at the centre of it — rather than the genre it was filed under. Every match says what it shares with Wednesday, and what it does not.
What did you love about Wednesday? Pick up to 3, and the matches below will be ranked around them. Optional — leave it blank for the closest overall.
Gothic teen drama Social isolation Belonging Dark comedy Morality Mockumentary Mystery Self-discovery Your best matches Ranked against what Wednesday is actually about, not its genre labels.
1998 · Series · Drama · Comedy
Good match
Why it matches Built around the same identity Centres on the same outsider figure Told the same way, epistolary More matches Each with the traits it shares with your pick.
Awkward. 2011
Also about self-discovery Centres on the same outsider figure Algorithm anchor-3 · considered 136 candidates
Shares its playful and melancholic register
What's different Not built around moral ambiguity or belonging Not really mystery or dark comedy Much less frightening Darkness Fairly light
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The closest tonal match of the set when ranked against Wednesday.
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2007 · Series · Drama · Comedy
Good match
Why it matches Watched for the same thing: dark humor Also dark comedy at heart Also about self-discovery Built around the same identity and moral ambiguity What's different Not really mystery or gothic teen drama Not about morality or social isolation Much less frightening Where it streams Hulu Add to watchlist Not for me
2018 · Series · Drama · Mystery
Good match
Why it matches Built around the same belonging and identity Also dark comedy at heart Told the same way, mockumentary and epistolary Also about self-discovery What's different Not really mystery or gothic teen drama Not about morality or social isolation Heavier emotionally Where it streams Netflix Netflix Standard with Ads Why this ranked above the others
Shares more of its specific themes than the others here when ranked against Wednesday.
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Built around the same identity Shares its stylised look Lost Girl 2010
Also about self-discovery Built around the same identity and moral ambiguity Locke & Key 2020
Told the same way, mockumentary Built around the same identity Lucifer 2016
Also about morality Built around the same identity and moral ambiguity Gossip Girl 2007
Also about morality and self-discovery Centres on the same outsider figure Supernatural 2005
Shares its desaturated and high contrast look Centres on the same antihero figure Manifest 2018
Told the same way, mockumentary Also mystery at heart Amphibia 2019
Built around the same belonging Also about self-discovery Daria 1997 · 5 seasons
Watched for the same thing: dark humor and teen angst Also dark comedy at heart Dexter 2006
Watched for the same thing: dark humor Also dark comedy at heart House of Anubis 2011
Built around the same belonging Told the same way, mockumentary and epistolary 
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