Vampires, Zombies & Monsters: My Fav TV Series
Active (ongoing) series listed on top. Otherwise, shows listed in mostly random order.
There is some overlap between this list and my "Apocalyptic, Dystopian and Despair" list. I tried to keep duplicates to a bare minimum.
There is some overlap between this list and my "Apocalyptic, Dystopian and Despair" list. I tried to keep duplicates to a bare minimum.
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- CreatorJohn GriffinStarsHarold PerrineauCatalina Sandino MorenoEion BaileyUnravel the mystery of a city in middle U.S.A. that imprisons everyone who enters. As the residents struggle to maintain a sense of normality and seek a way out, they must also survive the threats of the surrounding forest.2 seasons / 20 episodes: Ongoing Series
I could tell right away from the trailer this was going to be a good series. It turned out to be so much better than even the trailer or synopsis suggested.
Lots of tension, lots of mystery, terrific drama. These monsters are terrifying - I love it! There is no escape - only mystery, only despair.
I worry that if there is a reveal, it could ruin this series. Sometimes a hellish existence is just that.
Finished watching season 2 (26jun2023) and it was as good as season 1. - StarsYoo Ah-inKim Hyun-jooPark Jeong-minUnearthly beings deliver bloody condemnations, sending individuals to hell and giving rise to a religious group founded on the idea of divine justice.1 season / 6 episodes: Ongoing Series
aka: Hellbound. S.Korean with English DUB available.
Netflix confirmed a Season 2 on September 24, 2022.
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Exceptionally written horror mystery with a compelling take on supernatural monsters.
Season 1 had it all: well developed characters, powerful drama, tightly written script. One of the best TV series for any genre in 2021.
The IMDB's 6.6 rating (09sep2022 by 23,676) is incredibly low for a series of this quality.
Can't wait for season 2. I so much want to see how humanity deals with this unstoppable, supernatural force. So much looking forward to any reveals during the upcoming season. - CreatorNeil DruckmannCraig MazinStarsPedro PascalBella RamseyAnna TorvAfter a global pandemic destroys civilization, a hardened survivor takes charge of a 14-year-old girl who may be humanity's last hope.1 season / 9 episodes: Ongoing Series
Zombie apocalypse told through the lens of dramatic, character building, story-telling. - CreatorMatt DufferRoss DufferStarsMillie Bobby BrownFinn WolfhardWinona RyderWhen a young boy vanishes, a small town uncovers a mystery involving secret experiments, terrifying supernatural forces and one strange little girl.4 seasons / 34 episodes: Ongoing Series
Coming of age, adult drama, sci-fi, superpowers and monsters. The first 2 seasons were great stuff. Season 3 (the kid scenes) segued into deus ex machina & goofiness but the adult sections continued to be good TV.
Season 4 was a return to form. A 5th and final season has also been confirmed. - StarsSong KangLee Jin-wookLee Si-youngHyun, a loner high school student who lost his entire family in a terrible accident, is forced to leave his home and has to face a new reality where monsters are trying to wipe out all of humanity. Now he must fight against all odds to try and race against the clock to save what is left of the human race before it's too late.2 seasons / 18 episodes: Ongoing Series
aka: Sweet Home. Korean. English DUB available.
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update, 17dec2023: A "third season is scheduled for release in the summer of 2024." (wikipedia).
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Nearly unkillable (unique) Monsters instead of Zombies. S.Korean with English DUB available. Great cast, great story. Loved season 1 - especially the character development and interactions.
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side note (March.2022): Over the last few months, I've watched 4 South Korean TV Series w/English DUBs (Hellbound :: Squid Game :: All of Us Are Dead :: Sweet Home) and have noticed that one of the great appeals for me is how well these shows connect viewers to the characters.
Each character seems to have:
(1) a well-defined & distinct personality ...
(2) characters aren't dropped to the background while one or two begin to dominate a series - they all contribute and get plenty of air-time ...
(3) the characters are fuller, grayer, messy - and feel very real-world, like everyday people ...
(4) long after the series is over, the characters still stay with you. You remember them. You remember how they behaved and more importantly, you have a strong sense of how they will behave under some circumstances because you feel you know them well enough ...
(5) because you know the characters well enough, when they act out of character - it spices things up. When they are heroic - you have multiple sub-stories of heroic deeds and not just a single heroic moment at the end of the season centered around a single (network-approved) character.
In Sweet Home, for example, I couldn't get over seeing 10, 15, 20 characters contributing all the time - in every episode. Couldn't get over seeing that every single character (both male and female) displayed a uniquely distinctive personality.
Same is true for the other S.Korean shows I mentioned. So even if the story might suffer in some areas a bit, the shows still manage to connect with viewers.
Maybe these are just the creme of the crop shows and not representative of S.Korean shows in general. But so far... it adds a lot of additional value to the types of shows I watch. - StarsPark Ji-huYoon Chan-youngCho Yi-hyunA high school becomes ground zero for a zombie virus outbreak. Trapped students must fight their way out or turn into one of the rabid infected.1 season / 12 episodes: Ongoing Series
aka: All of Us Are Dead. Korean. English DUB available.
Great drama with excellent character depth, character development, tension and hordes of fast moving zombies. The first season provided complete closure and felt like a miniseries.
Renewed for a season 2. Zombie/Human hybrid storyline?? - CreatorJemaine ClementStarsKayvan NovakMatt BerryNatasia DemetriouA look into the nightly lives of four vampires who have lived together on Staten Island for over a century.5 seasons / 50 episodes: Ongoing Series
I love this series. Love the characters, the situations, the conversations, the relaxed delivery - everything about this series.
A quirky, deliciously awkward comedy that I could watch all day long.
I've seen 5 seasons, 50 episodes and each episode has been as great as the episode that preceded it. - CreatorHarley PeytonStarsJacob BatalonMandela Van PeeblesEm HaineIn a world populated by beautiful, fit and vain vampires, Reginald tumbles into it as an unlikely hero who will navigate every kind of obstacle and discovers he has a few unrecognized powers of his own.1 season / 10 episodes: Ongoing Series
Love the cast. Good story, fun to watch, nicely done (open-ended) closure. - CreatorSimon PhillipsStarsNicola PosenerSimon PhillipsDeji LaRayIn an America quarantined by the rest of the world, humans and vampires co-exist on opposite coasts thanks to a peace treaty, while each side plots to destroy the other.1 season / 6 episodes: Ongoing Series
update, 17dec2023: IMDB no longer lists the season 2 and season 3 air dates. This series was previously expected to air on the dates given below (per IMDB).
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season 2 premiere: 15oct2023 (IMDB)
season 3 premiere: 25mar2024 (IMDB)
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Also, this series has no Wikipedia page (thru 15dec2023) making it doubly hard to get updates.
Season 1 aired on July 19, 2020.
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I understand the low-rating (4.8 by 675 as of 06sep2021 // 4.4 by 771 by 14aug2023). This is a low-budget, b-movie like TV series.
The bad: Vampires too campy, bad acting, weak story arc.
The good: Humans are actually done very well, much better acting, stronger story plot.
I find that I can put up with the vampires and the b-movie elements and still enjoy the low-budget series these guys are putting together - it's fairly rich in details. - CreatorJohn HyamsKarl SchaeferStarsJaime KingJustin Chu CaryChristine LeeIn the dark, early days of a zombie apocalypse, complete strangers band together to find the strength they need to survive and get back to loved ones.2 season / 16 episodes: Renewal unknown (17dec2023)
Produced by 'The Asylum' (the same people behind 'Z-Nation' - a great series). Black Summer more closely follows the serious tone of the original 'The Walking Dead'. Season one was top tier stuff.
Season 2: unable to finish the second episode. A disaster in storytelling. Stories are told in chopped up reverse order. Who thought this was a good idea?
Everything is anticlimactic: there is no build-up, no journey of discovery, no character development. It's a nonsensical punchline delivered first, followed by a stale joke - over and over again.
So disappointed in the "artistic" decision to editorially mangle a promising series. Listed here based solely on season 1.
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update, 17dec2023: 2.5 years later, I'm still angry about what they did with season 2.
I honestly don't feel like I could watch another season (if greenlit) since I was forced to skip season 2. I may soon remove this series from this list. - CreatorJames Manos Jr.StarsMichael C. HallJennifer CarpenterDavid ZayasHe's smart. He's lovable. He's Dexter Morgan, America's favorite serial killer, who spends his days solving crimes and nights committing them.8 seasons / 96 episodes: Series Complete
What happens when you have a human being with the potential for great evil cross permanently over to the side of justice from an early age? You get Dexter.
Detective, tracker, apex predator and (likely) the most extreme antihero of all.
Watch him as he battles the vilest of human monsters in one of the great TV Series of all-time. - CreatorToby WhithouseStarsLenora CrichlowRussell ToveyAidan TurnerA werewolf, a vampire, and a ghost try to live together and get along.5 seasons / 37 episodes: Series Complete
I love the US version too but this UK version should be seen first. I found it to be better overall.
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Related: Becoming Human (2011) - CreatorSam CatlinEvan GoldbergSeth RogenStarsDominic CooperJoe GilgunRuth NeggaAfter a supernatural event at his church, a preacher enlists the help of a vampire and his ex to find God.4 seasons / 43 episodes: Series Complete
You're never quite sure what you're watching in this wonderfully weird supernatural drama when both heaven and hell enter the fray. - CreatorTara ButtersMichele FazekasStarsBret HarrisonTyler LabineRick GonzalezOn his 21st birthday, Sam discovers his parents sold his soul to the devil before birth and he must now be a bounty hunter for the devil until he dies.2 seasons / 31 episodes: Series Complete
There are always a few shows you feel a special fondness for. They make you feel great or that special kind of relaxed or simply put you in a good place.
This shows really delivers on that front and has exceptional rewatch value for me.
Also... Ray Wise. Hands down the best portrayal of the devil in anything I've ever seen. - CreatorFrank DarabontStarsAndrew LincolnNorman ReedusMelissa McBrideSheriff Deputy Rick Grimes wakes up from a coma to learn the world is in ruins and must lead a group of survivors to stay alive.11 seasons / 177 episodes: Series Complete
Thank you, TWD! It was a good run! Gotta' say... those last few seasons, though... - CreatorCraig EnglerKarl SchaeferStarsRussell HodgkinsonNat ZangKeith AllanThree years after the zombie virus has gutted the United States of America a team of everyday heroes must transport the only known survivor of the plague from New York to California, where the last functioning viral lab waits for his blood.5 seasons / 68 episodes: Series Complete
Lighter more imaginative version of The Walking Dead. This is a drama that has some fun with the genre. Loved the characters. Murphy is a blast. - CreatorRichard PriceStarsBen MendelsohnBill CampJeremy BobbWhen an insidious supernatural force edges its way into a seemingly straightforward investigation into the gruesome murder of a young boy, it leads a seasoned cop and an unorthodox investigator to question everything they believe in.miniseries / 10 episodes: Series Complete
Good dramatic mystery-horror. Great acting. The miniseries had a proper conclusion. - CreatorAlan BallStarsAnna PaquinStephen MoyerSam TrammellTelepathic waitress Sookie Stackhouse encounters a strange new supernatural world when she meets the mysterious Bill Compton, a southern Louisiana gentleman and vampire.7 seasons / 80 episodes: Series Complete
Wonderful series. I have only a single complaint: Sookie Stackhouse was a bit difficult to take in, at times. Too much of that "special, untouchable - it's all about her" for any character that it made her annoying. - StarsWarren BurkeStephanie ShehWilliam HopeA four player co-op action FPS where you fight the dead as well as the living. Set in The Walking Dead Universe, you and your group try to survive in a post-apocalyptic Washington D.C.Film: Complete
There are various video story-telling versions of Overkill's video game. Some are a few minutes long, some serve as trailers and others are the full movie experience (1 hr, 47 mins). I even came across one that was over 4 hours long!
Most are uploaded as 4k. The graphics rendering is extraordinary, the script/editing highly polished. The game itself was not well-received but these videos, showcasing the game & graphics (as well as telling full stories), are jaw-dropping impressive for 2018 and continue to be in 2023. - CreatorJeremy CarverAnna FrickeStarsSam WitwerMeaghan RathSam HuntingtonThree twenty-somethings share a house and try to live a normal life despite being a ghost, a werewolf, and a vampire.4 seasons / 52 episodes: Series Complete
Solid US remake of the UK version. Recommend watching the UK series first. I thought it did a better job with the casting, characters, story and general ambience. It felt both richer and more real-world.
I'd go so far as to say that even the performances were better. This sounds like a knock on the US version - it isn't. I rate both versions very highly but even among highly rated shows - one can be better than the other. - CreatorJohn LeekleyStarsStacy HaidukErik KingPatrick BauchauJulian Luna, the undead Prince of the City, leads the Vampire Clans as he falls in love with Caitlin, a human reporter.1 season / 8 episodes: Series Complete
This series has the feel of both an all-time great classic and a modern show.
While it lasted only 8 episodes (search Mark Frankel), the series felt much longer in a great way. It's been years since I last watched this and yet I can still feel the magic of this series everytime I think about it.
This one is definitely on my re-watching queue which I can't wait to get to.
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update, 24dec2023: Finished rewatching the entire 8 episode series.
What a great cast, each episode ending a story thread (no cliffhangers; respectful of the viewers), written for adults (ie, not many comedic one-liners making light of everything, destroying the drama).
It was such a treat seeing every character in this series again. Like so many, I still remain saddened about the circumstances that led to the abrupt end of this series - CreatorSam ShawDustin ThomasonStarsBill SkarsgårdAndré HollandLizzy CaplanA psychological-horror series set in the Stephen King multiverse combines the mythological scale and intimate character storytelling, weaving an epic saga of darkness and light, played out on a few square miles of Maine woodland.2 seasons / 20 episodes: Series Complete
The first season definitely belongs on this list. The second season doesn't fit this list criteria but it's still great TV.
Great series overall. Well-written, great casts, the stories were immersive. Shocked that the series wasn't extended to a third season. - CreatorGrant ScharboRichard HatemStarsRhona MitraFrank GrilloMarisol NicholsA metropolitan police officer becomes chief of police in a gated suburban neighborhood where vampires, werewolves, witches, and other supernatural entities reside.1 season / 13 episodes: Series Complete
Gated community with classic monsters trying to fit in with the rest of us. But... how long can you keep a monster caged? - CreatorDavid GreenwaltJoss WhedonStarsDavid BoreanazCharisma CarpenterAlexis DenisofThe vampire Angel, cursed with a soul, moves to Los Angeles and aids people with supernatural-related problems while questing for his own redemption.5 seasons / 110 episodes: Series Complete
- StarsPaul 'Bubble' FergusonJaime WinstoneAndy NymanDuring a fictional series of Big Brother, a zombie outbreak occurs, but the house-mates are unaware of the impending doom outside of the Big Brother House.miniseries / 5 episodes: Complete
Starts off with that reality show vibe (ughh) but builds up quickly and very well into zombie-style panic. - StarsIan SomerhalderAdrian HolmesJacky LaiDr. Luther Swann enters a world of horror when a virus is released from ice melting due to climate change.1 season / 10 episodes: Series Complete
Much better than the 6.1 rating (as of 11apr2021) indicates. So disappointed this was cancelled after 1 season. - CreatorNick AntoscaLenore ZionStarsRosa SalazarCatherine KeenerEric LangeLisa Nova, an aspiring film director in the sun-drenched but seamy world of 1990 Los Angeles, embarks on a mind-altering journey of supernatural revenge that gets nightmarishly out of control.miniseries / 8 episodes: Complete
After years of light, approachable, safe witches we're finally drawn into something more raw and more adult. Exceptional performances led by Rosa Salazar. - CreatorVictor FrescoStarsDrew BarrymoreTimothy OlyphantLiv HewsonSheila and Joel are married real estate agents who live and work in Santa Clarita, California. When Sheila dies, their lives take a dark turn.3 seasons / 30 episodes: Series Complete
One of the all-time great series. It was still going strong with no indication of a dip in quality. Great characters, great story, engaging, funny.
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Cancelled because of money: a "cost-plus" funding model making each season more expensive then the previous to produce. By season 4, the costs were, apparently, astronomically prohibitive.
If you ask me (and nobody did), it seems that Netflix will always be incapable of producing an original long-running series. Three long years and just 30 episodes. The system is broken. - CreatorCurtis GwinnEric WeinbergStarsTexas BattleBryce JohnsonTania RaymondeA mockumentary following a police force as they deal with various perpetrators who are mostly supernatural in nature.1 season / 12 episodes: Series Complete
It's like The Office but with cops and monsters. Dwight Schrute would have fit right in. - DirectorMikael SalomonStarsPaul WesleyKwesi AmeyawFernanda AndradeAaron is a high school jock with a promising future. But on his 18th birthday, his life forever changes when his incredible powers emerge, revealing the terrifying truth of his identity. As The Redeemer, a half-angel, half-man who can return fallen angels to heaven, Aaron holds the entire world's destiny in his young hands. He must battle warrior seraphs and confront the fallen angel who has sparked his nightmares. But can he save himself and the girl he loves? Based on the bestselling book series, Fallen soars to new levels in the battle between good and evil.miniseries / 3 episodes: Series Complete
Good drama, SFX and story. - CreatorJack ThorneStarsLily LovelessTom EllisDaniel KaluuyaPaul has apocalyptic dreams, and sees spirits of the dead called The Fades. He must stop them before they destroy humanity.miniseries / 6 episodes: Complete
Can a chosen one save the world from a world ending apocalypse led by the spirits of the dead? Great performances, good cast, drama-driven. The miniseries will draw you in. - CreatorDiederik Van RooijenMaria von HelandStarsAnastasia MartinUlrik William GræsliCharlie BanksSet in 1889, the story about the five remaining vampire clans in Europe who are training to survive. In their midst is Alisa (14) who has the power to choose between eternal life as a vampire or for all vampires to live as humans.2 season / 26 episodes: Series Complete
Well-written, great cast in serious YA (Young Adult) series. Without all the teenage angst, fake romances and 'drama queen' scenes you might find in other teen-focused shows. Bingeable good.
The 2-season series has complete closure and can be considered completed. Season two aired all its episodes on 01nov2020. - CreatorDevin ClarkDavid M. SternStarsMatt ObergNatasha LeggeroKurt MetzgerTake New York City, add every horrifying beast, science-fiction freak, and fantasy faerie, shake thoroughly, and you've got Ugly Americans.2 seasons / 31 episodes: Series Complete
All manner of monsters living among humans in a funny, light animated series. - CreatorLiz HeldensStarsMark-Paul GosselaarSaniyya SidneyJamie McShaneWhen a botched U.S. government experiment turns a group of death row inmates into highly infectious vampires, an orphan girl might be the only person able to stop the ensuing crisis.1 season / 10 episodes: Series Complete
Really good series, so much promise. This was one of the few supernatural CW shows I really liked. - StarsKelly OvertonJonathan ScarfeAleks PaunovicVanessa Helsing, distant relative of famous vampire hunter Abraham Van Helsing, is resurrected only to find that vampires have taken over the world.5 seasons / 65 episodes: Series Complete
The apocalypse has arrived in the form of a vampire infection. Good story, great characters. Too many vampires are zombie-like (show's biggest fail) but there are also some really well done vampires too. The series also has a true finale. - CreatorEd HaasNorm LiebmannStarsFred GwynneAl LewisYvonne De CarloA family of friendly monsters have misadventures, never quite understanding why people react to them so strangely.2 seasons / 70 episodes: Series Complete
An oldie but goodie. It's a family series, it's fun & funny and it's certainly viewable even in modern times. All the great ones are and this is a great series! - CreatorJohn BrancatoMichael FerrisStarsJulianne NicholsonGabriel MachtMissy CriderA young female college student who can see ghosts joins a team of friends from various age groups and walks of life who use their psychic abilities to investigate cases involving ghosts, demons and other entities from 'the other side.'1 season / 13 episodes: Series Complete
I have a distant memory of enjoying some of this series. I don't think I ever saw the entire season. It was during a time when I wasn't watching much TV.
Caught a few minutes in 2022 and it didn't pull me in. The difference 22 years make... At some point in the future, I'll give this show a full episode or two to see if it takes (and if it belongs on this list). - StarsKeri MalettoJeremy PalkoTodd BrunoA DESPERATE HUNT FOR A VAMPIRE WHO JUSTIFIES HIS VICTIMS BY KILLING ONLY THOSE THAT HAVE ESCAPED JUSTICE.1 season / 2 episodes: Series Complete
A Web Series - so there are production limitations (set your expectations). Vampire, loner, no team, driven to justice.
This series helps drive an important point... the most important aspect of any film or series is a great script. Everything else can be average or subpar. If the foundation is strong (a great script), the show will draw you in regardless of any other failings.
Note: The two episodes complete series is available on dailymotion as:
So Dark Episode #1 "So Pretty" (~9 mins)
So Dark Episode #2 "So Dark" (~21 mins)
The entire independent project was ~30 mins it seems. - StarsTim DalyColm FeoreDebrah FarentinoA dangerous blizzard hits an isolated town and brings along a mysterious stranger intent on terrorizing people for his own desires.miniseries / 3 episodes: Complete
- CreatorJulie PlecStarsJoseph MorganDaniel GilliesClaire HoltA family of power-hungry thousand-year-old vampires look to take back the city that they built and dominate all those who have done them wrong.5 seasons / 92 episodes: Series Complete
I could never get into any of the other vampire/supernatural stuff related to this series. This one I seemed to enjoy. It wasn't just one thing:
I think it had just enough bite, it had enough good story-telling, it was layered enough and the characters were (meh... mostly) interesting enough that the series held my interest.
I made it through 4 seasons and kinda' lost track of the show and never saw season 5. I'm certain I'll rewatch this show at some point in the future. - CreatorAndrew HinderakerStarsDemián BichirAnika Noni RoseGrace GummerFollows a 12-year-old girl who lives a closed-in life after turning into a vampire, only able to go out at night. Her father does his best to provide her with the minimal amount of human blood she needs to stay alive.1 season / 10 episodes: Series Complete
update, 09dec2022: Finished watching the entire first season of 10 episodes. Bingeable good throughout including a great ending. Loved it. Well-developed characters, real-world serious tone, pacing is excellent, every actor seems to shine in their roles.
Baez and Bichir, in particular, have really delivered and made this adaptation their own.
We see a father protecting his daughter from the monster she is by taking on the cruelty himself.
The brutality of their existence, the paternal instincts, the predatory behavior and the unconditional love they have for each other. It's such a powerful dynamic - and so wonderfully executed by these two actors - that it's nearly impossible not to be drawn into the father-daughter relationship.
I'm also finding these vampires to be far more human compared to the film versions.
You feel for them. You understand that they are victims suffering through something beyond their control. They feel like outcasts in need of real human contact. You see other characters "break bad" and understand why.