If You Can’t Wait for ‘Wednesday’ Season 2, These 10 Twisty Shows Will Get You Through It
One of Netflix’s biggest hits is coming back next week, so here’s a list of Wednesday-like shows to enjoy in the meantime.
The long wait of almost three years is almost over for Wednesday’s fans who will likely be unavailable for the rest of the world on August 6.
This is the day when the second season’s first part will land on Netflix, with the second volume joining on September 3, which means many will still have to endure yet another month of wait before seeing what’s in store for the finale.
Still, with several more days left before Wednesday returns to Netflix, you might be looking for something just as horror-ish and flamboyant as Tim Burton’s show — no worries, these TV series will make you a company before next week.
‘I Am Not Okay with This’ (2020)
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On Rotten Tomatoes, I Am Not Okay with This holds a score of 86% from both critics and viewers
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On IMDb, the show is rated 7.5/10
Based on Charles Forsman’s graphic novel of the same name, the series follows Sydney, a teenage girl whose turbulent life helps her realise she has psychokinetic powers that manifest themselves every time she gets too emotional.
At the same time as trying to take control over her superpower Sydney navigates through her own complications.
‘Legacies’ (2018 — 2022)
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On Rotten Tomatoes, Legacies has a score of 77% from audiences
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On IMDb, the show rates 7.2/10
Launched as a spinoff of The Vampire Diaries, the series is set in the Salvatore School for the Young and Gifted where young witches, vampires and werewolves learn how to gain control over their power and beat their long-standing enemies.
Legacies centres on Klaus Mikaelson's daughter Hope who navigates through all kinds of hardships that both a supernatural creature and a normal teen go through.
‘Nancy Drew’ (2019)
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On Rotten Tomatoes, Nancy Drew keeps a score of 85% from viewers
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On IMDb, the show’s rating is 6.7/10
Based on the eponymous character that appeared in numerous mystery novels, Nancy Drew follows a young detective whose plans of starting a new chapter of life in college are thwarted by her mother’s untimely death.
Still reeling from what happened, Nancy suddenly turns into a primary suspect of a socialite’s murder, later reuniting with her friends to solve the mystery and find the real villain.
‘The Midnight Club’ (2022)
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On Rotten Tomatoes, The Midnight Club keeps scores of 85% and 55% from critics and audiences
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On IMDb, the show is rated 6.5/10
One more mystery thriller from king of horror on TV Mike Flanagan, the series is set in a hospice where eight terminally ill patients meet each night to tell each other horrifying stories.
Later, they make a pact that the first to die will be responsible for communicating with the others from within the grave.
‘What We Do In the Shadows’ (2019 — 2024)
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On Rotten Tomatoes, What We Do In the Shadows holds scores of 96% and 87% from critics and viewers
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On IMDb, the show rates 8.6/10
Based on Taika Waititi’s 2014 mockumentary movie of the same name, the show continues with a similar story of four vampires sharing an apartment in Staten Island and constantly clashing with the modern world while trying to achieve their personal goals from the past.
‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’ (1997 — 2003)
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On Rotten Tomatoes, Buffy the Vampire Slayer has scores of 85% and 92% from critics and audiences
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On IMDb, the show’s rating is 8.3/10
Starring Sarah Michelle Gellar, the show is based on the hit movie of the same name and goes back to the story of Buffy Summers, a vampire slayer who wants to live a normal life of a teenage girl, but accepts her destiny and develops her skills as the series progresses.
‘Chilling Adventures of Sabrina’ (2018 — 2020)
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On Rotten Tomatoes, Chilling Adventures of Sabrina keeps scores of 82% and 72% from critics and viewers
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On IMDb, the show is rated 7.4/10
Netflix’s show came as a reimagining of the "Sabrina the Teenage Witch" comic book series, this time delving into horror and occult even more than before as Sabrina learns how to live with her dual nature and protect her loved ones from the supernatural dangers.
‘A Good Girl's Guide to Murder’ (2024 — )
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On Rotten Tomatoes, A Good Girl's Guide to Murder has scores of 83% and 67% from critics and audiences
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On IMDb, the show rates 6.8/10
Starring Wednesday’s actress Emma Myers, the mystery thriller series follows Pip Fitz-Amobi, a schoolgirl who feels like there’s something else behind her peer’s mysterious murder, turning her school project into a full-scale investigation.
‘The Umbrella Academy’ (2019 — 2024)
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On Rotten Tomatoes, The Umbrella Academy holds scores of 78% and 61% from critics and viewers
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On IMDb, the show’s rating is 7.8/10
One more hit fantasy drama from Netflix recounts the story of seven separated siblings with superpowers who reunite years later to solve the mystery of their father’s passing, as well as to help others figure out their own uncertainties and save the world on the way.
‘Stranger Things’ (2016 — 2025)
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On Rotten Tomatoes, Stranger Things holds scores of 92% and 90% from critics and audiences
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On IMDb, the show is rated 8.6/10
Set in the 1980s Indiana, Netflix’s hit sci-fi drama series has its events unfolding after a nearby lab experiments with the supernatural, eventually opening a gateway between Earth and a dangerous dimension known as the Upside Down.
