From is a sci-fi horror series for Epix that premiered in February 2022. It was renewed for a second season which premiered on MGM+ in April 2023. A third season is set to drop in September 2024.
A group of people are trapped in a forest in the unsettling Middle American hamlet that serves as the setting for the series. In addition to trying and discovering a way out while dealing with terrifying beasts at night, they also have to learn the town's long-kept secrets.
Harold Perrineau's performance as Sheriff Boyd Stevens in the sci-fi horror show received critical acclaim. In addition, Elizabeth Saunders, David Alpay, Eion Bailey, and Catalina Sandino Moreno are featured in the show.
For fans who are eagerly waiting for the upcoming season of From, the following is a list of 7 similar shows that'll keep viewers on the edge with eerie vibes, and suspenseful thrills.
List of sci-fi horror shows to watch similar to From
1) Stranger Things
Stranger Things is an American web television series created by the Duffer Brothers for Netflix and was released on July 15, 2016.
In the 1980s, in Hawkins, Indiana, the show introduces a girl capable of moving things around with her mind. A mysterious world called the Upside Down, a monster called the Demogorgon, and a super secretive government agency, add to the show's drama.
Fitted with an incredibly talented cast, this show stars Millie Bobby Brown, Finn Wolfhard, Gaten Matarazzo, and many more.
2) The Mist
The Mist is a science fiction horror thriller television series based on Stephen King's 1980 novella of the same name. It had a single season between June 22 and August 24 on Spike.
The show is set in this small town in Maine, where a mysterious and deadly mist full of evil creatures appears and accumulates. The ones who survive will have to face fears, paranoia, and each other. It is intensely suspenseful with a great cast which includes Morgan Spector, Alyssa Sutherland, and Gus Birney.
3) Wayward Pines
Wayward Pines is a mystery sci-fi TV series based on Blake Crouch's novels. It premiered on Fox on May 14, 2015.
Season 1 is set in the Wayward Pines town, where people are trapped within an electric fence, in seclusion from the rest of the world. The town's residents have to work together to reveal secrets from the past.
In the second season, the series focuses much more on history and mysteries about the town. Confined within a small geographical space, the show has several secrets to reveal.
4) Twin Peaks
Twin Peaks is a mystery-horror drama show that premiered on ABC in 1990 and ran for two seasons. A revival started in 2017 on Showtime for the show's third season. The show opens with an FBI agent investigating a murder in a small town. Things get interesting when he runs into unusual characters leading him down a rabbit hole of dark mysteries.
5) Lost
Before starring in From, Perrineau was part of a big ensemble cast in Lost, which started with a plane crash on an island. As the survivors try to figure out what is going on, they discover some supernatural elements. Lost also explored the characters' backstories using flashbacks and flashforwards.
Overall, the show is pretty ambitious and combines several genres to show how people can keep going when things get tough.
6) Yellowjackets
Yellowjackets is a thriller drama TV series created by Ashley Lyle and Bart Nickerson. Melanie Lynskey, Tawny Cypress, Christina Ricci, Juliette Lewis, Jasmin Savoy Brown, and Sophie Thatcher form the main cast of the show.
Yellowjackets alternates between two different timelines and is about a female high school soccer team whose plane crashes in the middle of nowhere. These same protagonists, now adults, must cope with the trauma they experienced as children.
7) Midnight Mass
Midnight Mass is an American horror miniseries developed and directed by Mike Flanagan. It stars Zach Gilford and Kate Siegel in lead roles.
The events in Midnight Mass unfold on a small Crockett island where the locals are struggling. They are in abject poverty and their faith is growing weak when a young man returns to the island after serving a four-year prison sentence in the hopes of starting anew.
Midnight Mass was released on Netflix on September 24, 2021.
Once released, season 3 of From will be available to stream on MGM+. Until then, fans can stream the first two seasons of the show on the same.
