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Updated 3 weeks ago,April 6, 2025
Calling these dupes might be a stretch, but all of these Netflix Original TV shows will fix thatSeveranceshaped hole in your heart.
The OA
If your favorite part ofSeverancewas second-guessing each characters true intentions and trust-worthiness, or the intricate fan-theories and reddit threads, then find yourself right at home withThe OA, the story of Prairie Johnson, a young woman who returns home after a seven year disappearance, having regained her eyesight.
Be warned that Netflix cancelled what was planned as five-season arc after just two seasons, but that hasnt stopped new fans from flocking to the series or raising money for billboards lobbying for its continuation.
The OA
DARK
If your favorite part ofSeverancewas its complex but highly organized plot and rich character development, thenDARKabsolutely needs to be on your watch list.
This German sci-fi series gives audiences the television equivalent of an M. C. Escher painting, following the journey of a teenaged boy, Jonas, to unravel the connection between his fathers suicide, the disappearance of neighbor Mikkel Nielsen, and unsolved murders from the towns dark past.
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Osmosis
If you loved the waySeveranceimagined a world completely transformed by technology in a believable way,Osmosiswill give you a different spin on the potential future of brain implants.
Siblings Paul and Esther develop a way to find a persons soulmate with 100% accuracy, but have to deal with the ethical and sociological impact of engineering something as complex as love.
