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Series like Forever (2014) Finished Forever 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 Forever, and what it does not.
What did you love about Forever? Pick up to 3, and the matches below will be ranked around them. Optional — leave it blank for the closest overall.
Crime Mortality Loneliness Human connection Mystery Fantasy Procedural Identity Your best matches Ranked against what Forever is actually about, not its genre labels.
2005 · Series · Drama · Crime
Good match
Why it matches Watched for the same thing: crime solving Also crime at heart Also about human connection and human connection More matches Each with the traits it shares with your pick.
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Also mystery at heart Also about identity and identity Algorithm anchor-3 · considered 132 candidates
Told the same way, procedural
What's different Not about identity or loneliness Not really mystery or fantasy Darkness Fairly light
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Commitment 12 seasons · ~185h
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Why this ranked above the others
Shares more of its specific themes than the others here when ranked against Forever.
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2016 · Series · Crime · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Good match
Why it matches Watched for the same thing: crime solving Told the same way, procedural and nonlinear Also about identity and identity Centres on the same mentor figure What's different Not really crime or mystery Not about loneliness or human connection Moves faster Where it streams Netflix Netflix Standard with Ads Why this ranked above the others
The best-reviewed of the set when ranked against Forever.
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2003 · Series · Drama · Comedy
Worth a look
Why it matches Built around the same mortality Also about identity and identity Centres on the same outsider figure Shares its stylised look What's different Not really crime or mystery Not about loneliness or human connection Noticeably slower Where it streams Amazon Prime Video The Roku Channel Plex Why this ranked above the others
The least obvious pick of the set when ranked against Forever.
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Also about identity and identity Centres on the same outsider figure Sleepy Hollow 2013
Watched for the same thing: crime solving Told the same way, procedural Tracker 2024
Watched for the same thing: crime solving Also crime at heart Dexter 2006
Told the same way, nonlinear Shares its wry register Humans 2015
Also about human connection and human connection Watched for the same thing: character driven storytelling Longmire 2012
Watched for the same thing: crime solving Told the same way, procedural Adolescence 2025
Watched for the same thing: mystery unfolding and character driven storytelling Told the same way, nonlinear 
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