☰

Genres

Drama Comedy Animation Action Crime Adventure Romance Reality-TV More genres →

Decades

2020s 2010s 2000s 1990s 1980s 1970s 1960s 1950s 1940s 1930s 1920s 1900s

Tags Search My ratings Sign in

Genres

Drama Comedy Animation Action Crime Adventure Romance Reality-TV More genres →

Decades

2020s 2010s 2000s 1990s 1980s 1970s 1960s 1950s 1940s 1930s 1920s 1900s

Tags Search My ratings Sign in

Best Horror TV Series of 2022

158 Horror series that started in 2022, ranked by popularity

All Horror series All series from 2022

Filter & sort

Genres

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

Action 5 Adult 1 Adventure 4 Animation 16 Biography 0 Comedy 21 Crime 11 Documentary 7 Drama 42 Family 0 Fantasy 16 Game-Show 1 History 3 Horror 158 Music 2 Musical 0 Mystery 33 News 0 Reality-TV 2 Romance 2 Sci-Fi 11 Short 2 Sport 0 Talk-Show 2 Thriller 14 War 0 Western 1

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

Tags

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 0 Gritty 0 Dark tone 12 Feel-good 0 Cozy 0 Wholesome 0 Melancholic 2 Tense 7 Unsettling 11 Whimsical 0 Campy 2 Cynical 0 Hopeful 0 Sentimental 0 Nostalgic 0 Bittersweet 3 Chaotic energy 1 Deadpan cool 0

Pacing & structure

Slow burn 0 Fast-paced 0 Episodic 1 Serialized 4 Procedural 0 Mystery box 7 Anthology 2 Cliffhanger-driven 1 Sprawling saga 0 Tight limited run 3 Puzzle plot 0 Vignette style 0

Humor style

Dry humor 0 Absurdist 2 Satirical 1 Cringe comedy 0 Slapstick 0 Witty banter 0 Dark comedy 4 Warm humor 0 Raunchy 1 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 0 Espionage 0 War & military 0 Family saga 0 Coming of age 1 Workplace 0 School & campus 0 Love story 1 Friendship 0 Found family 1 Survival 2 Post-apocalyptic 2 Dystopia 0 Supernatural 8 Space & sci-fi 0 Near-future tech 1 Time travel 0 High fantasy 1 Urban fantasy 1 Monster horror 5 Psychological horror 2 Addiction & vice 0 Mental health 1 Faith & religion 0 Sports 0 Music scene 0 Food & cooking 0 Nature & science 0 Real history 0 Royalty & aristocracy 0 Small town 2 Big city life 0 Rural & frontier 0 Suburban underbelly 3 Class divide 0 Immigrant experience 0 Queer stories 2 Female perspective 1 Social commentary 0 Philosophical 1 Existential dread 1 Revenge 0 Redemption 0 Secrets & lies 4

Characters & perspective

Antihero lead 1 Morally gray 1 Villain's POV 0 Ensemble cast 3 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 1 Banter chemistry 0

Emotional payoff

Tearjerker 1 Adrenaline 0 Intellectual challenge 0 Comfort rewatch 0 Romantic yearning 2 Cathartic 0 Wonder & awe 1 Mounting dread 4 Warm glow 0 Gut punch 0

Craft & style

Dialogue-driven 0 Visually striking 4 Stylized direction 2 Naturalistic 0 Big-budget spectacle 0 Lo-fi charm 0 Atmospheric 8 Distinctive score 0 Experimental 1 Deep worldbuilding 2 Tight writing 0

Format & audience

Sitcom 0 Adult animation 2 Anime 0 Kids & family 0 Young adult 4 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 0 Contemporary life 0 Long-runner 0 Built to binge 0

Viewing-culture clusters

British TV 4 Nordic noir 0 K-drama 0 Turkish drama 0 Indian TV 0

Intensity & content character

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

Sort

158 series

The Sandman

211K 23 2022–2025

Deep worldbuilding · Atmospheric

From

201K 41 2022–present

Mystery box · Unsettling · Tense

The Watcher

94K 14 2022–present

Suburban underbelly · Unsettling

Archive 81

68K 8 2022–2022

Mystery box · Unsettling

Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities

65K 8 2022–2022

Anthology · Unsettling

Resident Evil

50K 8 2022–2022

Post-apocalyptic · Monster horror

Interview with the Vampire

43K 16 2022–present

Supernatural · Atmospheric

The Midnight Club

41K 10 2022–2022

Young adult · Existential dread

First Kill

31K 8 2022–2022

Queer stories · Young adult

Devil in Ohio

22K 8 2022–2022

Unsettling · Secrets & lies

Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin

10K 18 2022–2024

Young adult · Mystery box

Red Rose

10K 8 2022–2022

Young adult · British TV · Tense

Tales of the Walking Dead

9K 6 2022–2022

Post-apocalyptic · Anthology

The Clown

8K 5 2022–present

Monster horror · Unsettling

Shining Vale

8K 16 2022–2023

Suburban underbelly · Dark comedy

Let the Right One In

7K 10 2022–2022

Melancholic · Atmospheric

The Midwich Cuckoos

6K 7 2022–2022

Unsettling · British TV · Tense

Little Demon

6K 10 2022–2022

Adult animation · Dark comedy

Wreck

5K 12 2022–2024

Campy · Dark comedy · Mystery box

The Backrooms

5K 25 2022–2025

Unsettling · Atmospheric

The Baby

4K 8 2022–2022

Dark comedy · Unsettling

Our House

4K 4 2022–2022

Tight limited run · Secrets & lies

The Girl in the Mirror

3K 9 2022–2022

Drama · Horror · Mystery

28 Days Haunted

3K 6 2022–2022

Horror · Reality-TV

‹ Prev1 2…7 Next ›

‹ 2021 2022 2023 ›

Browse by genre

Action Adult Adventure Animation Biography Comedy Crime Documentary Drama Family Fantasy Game-Show History Horror Music Musical Mystery News Reality-TV Romance Sci-Fi Short Sport Talk-Show Thriller War Western

This product uses the TMDB API but is not endorsed or certified by TMDB. Rating data from IMDb Non-Commercial Datasets.

About Contact Privacy Impressum © 2026 Bingerator