Stranger Things has become one of the icons of Netflix and is that the series created by the Duffer brothers is one of the most original and intriguing products of recent years, also accompanied by a multitude of references to the 80s, an era in which many cinema sagas were born. video games and entertainment in general.
This story that tells the life of a group of children in the quiet town of Hawkins has won millions of fans around the world and keeps them all in suspense from the dire end of the third season. While waiting for a fourth season of Stranger Things to arrive on Netflix, we have already told you some alternatives to this series on Netflix, now it's time to take you 5 HBO series that look like Stranger Things.
Stranger Things is one of Netflix's most original series
Legion
Legion is a series that delves into Marvel Comics character David Haller who is diagnosed with schizophrenia. Over the years it seems that it is not a mental illness that he has, but that it hides strange powers. David Haller has believed he was schizophrenic all his life, but discovers that he may actually be the most powerful mutant in the world.
- Year: 2017.
- Seasons: 3.
- Episodes: 27.
- Approximate duration: 40 minutes.
Real blood
Over the years Stranger Things has gone from being a series about a group of children to bringing us teenagers. Although if there is a quintessential teen series (although their characters don't appear) that is True Blood. Can a young Louisiana waitress be in a relationship with a 173-year-old vampire? Find out in True Blood
- Year 2008.
- Seasons: 7.
- Episodes: 80.
- Approximate duration: 50 minutes.
Lovecraft Territory
Lovecraft Territory is a peculiar series that premiered last 2020 on HBO Spain. The fact is that this original series, despite having the famous author's name, doesn't make much use of his concepts, although when it does… it does very well. The monsters of Stranger Things have clear inspiration from Lovecraft, as do games from the 80s. In Lovecraft Territory we follow Atticus Freeman as he searches for his missing father. Atticus embarks on a supernatural journey through Jim Crow's US laws in the 50s with his friend Letitia and his uncle George.
- Year: 2020.
- Seasons: 1.
- Episodes: 10.
- Approximate duration: 50 minutes.
The visitor
The Visitor begins with the murder of a child and the investigation that will take place. As with Stranger Things, the events that happened to a child begin to reveal a multitude of mysteries related to the case. This series, based on a Stephen King novel, premiered in 2020 and was well received by critics.
- Year: 2020.
- Seasons: 1.
- Episodes: 10.
- Approximate duration: 50 minutes.
I Returning
Missing children, the recurring theme of this article. The fact is that this time it is not just one and they are also accompanied by adults. In The Ghosts if tells the story of a village in the Alps where inhabitants who have been dead for years reappear. The reappeared are determined to recover their lives, but their arrival coincides with a series of violent murders that are reminiscent of a serial killer from the past.
- Year 2012.
- Seasons: 2.
- Episodes: 16.
- Approximate duration: 50 minutes.
