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Best Horror TV Series of 2016

145 Horror series that started in 2016, ranked by popularity

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Genres as assigned by IMDb. Selecting several means a show must match all of them.

Action 10 Adult 3 Adventure 6 Animation 10 Biography 1 Comedy 36 Crime 7 Documentary 2 Drama 40 Family 0 Fantasy 12 Game-Show 3 History 0 Horror 145 Music 1 Musical 0 Mystery 18 News 1 Reality-TV 5 Romance 0 Sci-Fi 7 Short 2 Sport 0 Talk-Show 1 Thriller 16 War 0 Western 0

Decades

By first-air year. Several selections widen the range; a specific year narrows within its decade.

2020s 914 2010s 1222 2000s 307 1990s 133 1980s 92 1970s 75 1960s 56 1950s 19 1940s 2 1930s 2 1920s 0 1900s 0

Specific year

2026 32 2025 122 2024 126 2023 149 2022 158 2021 159 2020 168 2019 160 2018 141 2017 182 2016 145 2015 136 2014 104 2013 106 2012 106 2011 82 2010 60 2009 45 2008 36 2007 37 2006 32 2005 26 2004 39 2003 18 2002 18 2001 30 2000 26 1999 18 1998 16 1997 22 1996 13 1995 17 1994 10 1993 3 1992 5 1991 15 1990 14 1989 14 1988 11 1987 10 1986 10 1985 11 1984 5 1983 8 1982 6 1981 10 1980 7 1979 12 1978 7 1977 2 1976 5 1975 6 1974 5 1973 14 1972 7 1971 7 1970 10 1969 11 1968 5 1967 4 1966 7 1965 2 1964 8 1963 7 1962 6 1961 3 1960 3 1959 5 1958 6 1957 1 1955 2 1954 2 1953 1 1951 1 1950 1 1949 1 1946 1 1938 1 1931 1

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Rating patterns, computed from IMDb episode-rating trajectories. Deliberately strict: only shows with an unmistakable pattern carry one, so expect small numbers.

Rating patterns

Fumbled the Finale 0 Stuck the Landing 0 Grew the Beard 0 Rock Solid 0 Past Its Prime 0 Roller Coaster 0

Taste tags, judged by our AI taste model. They cover the 5,000 most-rated shows.

Tone & mood

Bleak 1 Gritty 1 Dark tone 8 Feel-good 0 Cozy 0 Wholesome 0 Melancholic 0 Tense 5 Unsettling 7 Whimsical 0 Campy 1 Cynical 1 Hopeful 0 Sentimental 0 Nostalgic 1 Bittersweet 0 Chaotic energy 1 Deadpan cool 0

Pacing & structure

Slow burn 4 Fast-paced 0 Episodic 1 Serialized 1 Procedural 0 Mystery box 2 Anthology 2 Cliffhanger-driven 1 Sprawling saga 0 Tight limited run 1 Puzzle plot 0 Vignette style 0

Humor style

Dry humor 0 Absurdist 1 Satirical 1 Cringe comedy 0 Slapstick 0 Witty banter 1 Dark comedy 3 Warm humor 0 Raunchy 0 Parody 0 Ironic & meta 0

Themes & subject matter

Criminal underworld 0 Detective mystery 0 True crime 0 Heists & cons 0 Legal 0 Medical 0 Political intrigue 1 Espionage 0 War & military 0 Family saga 0 Coming of age 1 Workplace 0 School & campus 0 Love story 1 Friendship 2 Found family 1 Survival 1 Post-apocalyptic 0 Dystopia 0 Supernatural 9 Space & sci-fi 0 Near-future tech 0 Time travel 0 High fantasy 0 Urban fantasy 1 Monster horror 5 Psychological horror 2 Addiction & vice 0 Mental health 0 Faith & religion 1 Sports 0 Music scene 0 Food & cooking 0 Nature & science 0 Real history 0 Royalty & aristocracy 0 Small town 3 Big city life 0 Rural & frontier 1 Suburban underbelly 0 Class divide 0 Immigrant experience 0 Queer stories 0 Female perspective 0 Social commentary 1 Philosophical 0 Existential dread 0 Revenge 1 Redemption 0 Secrets & lies 1

Characters & perspective

Antihero lead 0 Morally gray 0 Villain's POV 0 Ensemble cast 1 Central duo 0 Strong female lead 0 Child's perspective 0 Outsider lead 0 Genius lead 0 Working class 0 Elites & privilege 0 Unreliable narrator 0 Character study 0 Banter chemistry 0

Emotional payoff

Tearjerker 0 Adrenaline 0 Intellectual challenge 0 Comfort rewatch 0 Romantic yearning 1 Cathartic 0 Wonder & awe 0 Mounting dread 2 Warm glow 0 Gut punch 0

Craft & style

Dialogue-driven 0 Visually striking 1 Stylized direction 1 Naturalistic 0 Big-budget spectacle 0 Lo-fi charm 0 Atmospheric 6 Distinctive score 1 Experimental 0 Deep worldbuilding 0 Tight writing 0

Format & audience

Sitcom 0 Adult animation 0 Anime 0 Kids & family 0 Young adult 0 Soap & telenovela 0 Event miniseries 0 Reality competition 0 Lifestyle reality 0 Docuseries 0 Sketch & variety 0 Game & quiz show 0 Talk & panel 0 Period piece 2 Contemporary life 0 Long-runner 0 Built to binge 0

Viewing-culture clusters

British TV 2 Nordic noir 0 K-drama 1 Turkish drama 0 Indian TV 0

Intensity & content character

Graphic violence 2 Disturbing 3 Sexually explicit 0 Family-safe 0 Emotionally heavy 0 Easy watching 0

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145 series

Shockers

74 12 2016–present

The Strain: Webisodes

63 6 2016–2016

Pamtri

62 63 2016–present

Animation · Comedy · Horror

The Depths

60 10 2016–2016

Urban Legends

57 6 2016–present

Horror · Thriller

American Murder Song

54 2016–present

Crime · Horror · Music

Nancy in Hell

53 1 2016–present

Action · Adventure · Horror

Life of Jacob

52 5 2016–present

Biography · Drama · Horror

Filthy Preppy Teen$

49 8 2016–2016

Comedy · Horror

Fright Bites

46 6 2016–2017

Comedy · Drama · Horror

When They Cry

44 10 2016–present

Horror · Mystery

Acting Dead

42 8 2016–2016

Comedy · Drama · Horror

Wight Space

41 4 2016–present

Horror · Sci-Fi

Guyver. Mutilator Hero

41 4 2016–2016

Action · Adventure · Horror

Infected

40 41 2016–2018

Drama · Horror · Thriller

Sonnigsburg

39 6 2016–present

Drama · Horror

Eckva

38 21 2016–present

Halloween Comedy Shorts

33 11 2016–2017

Comedy · Horror

Mertvets iz pod snega

33 2 2016–present

Action · Horror · Thriller

Something Scary

31 2016–present

Animation · Horror · Short

Delo o Maikle Karmane

31 2 2016–present

Horror · Mystery

Odin v lesu

31 5 2016–present

Horror · Thriller

Slender Must Die

31 2 2016–present

Adventure · Horror · Thriller

Strange Town

30 2 2016–2016

Comedy · Fantasy · Horror

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