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Mystery box

Mystery box TV Series

Central riddles sustained across whole seasons.

Ranked by how defining this tag is for each show · 341 series

10/10 means the show is a defining example. Shows scoring below 7/10 don't make the list.

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341 series Taste tags cover the 5,000 most-rated shows.

Lost

★ 8.3
676K 121 2004–2010
Mystery box · Cliffhanger-driven
10/10

Dark

★ 8.7
551K 26 2017–2020
Time travel · Puzzle plot
10/10

Severance

★ 8.6
395K 25 2022–present
Mystery box · Workplace
10/10

From

★ 7.8
195K 41 2022–present
Mystery box · Unsettling · Tense
10/10

Pretty Little Liars

★ 7.3
189K 160 2010–2017
Mystery box · Secrets & lies
10/10

1899

★ 7.3
124K 8 2022–2022
Mystery box · Puzzle plot
10/10

Westworld

★ 8.4
559K 36 2016–2022
Big-budget spectacle · Puzzle plot
9/10

WandaVision

★ 7.9
418K 9 2021–2021
Mystery box · Stylized direction
9/10

Heroes

★ 7.5
261K 78 2006–2010
Mystery box · Serialized
9/10

Twin Peaks

★ 8.7
248K 30 1990–1991
Stylized direction · Atmospheric
9/10

Silo

★ 8.1
217K 40 2023–present
Dystopia · Mystery box
9/10

How to Get Away with Murder

★ 8.1
179K 90 2014–2020
Cliffhanger-driven · Mystery box
9/10

Watchmen

★ 8.2
147K 9 2019–2019
Social commentary
9/10

The OA

★ 7.8
128K 16 2016–2019
Experimental · Mystery box
9/10

Yellowjackets

★ 7.7
116K 37 2021–present
Survival · Mystery box
9/10

Manifest

★ 7.0
105K 62 2018–2023
Mystery box · Cliffhanger-driven
9/10

Steins; Gate

★ 8.8
94K 26 2011–2015
Time travel · Anime · Mystery box
9/10

Twin Peaks

★ 8.5
91K 18 2017–2017
Experimental · Stylized direction
9/10

Blindspot

★ 7.3
86K 100 2015–2020
Mystery box · Cliffhanger-driven
9/10

Paradise

★ 7.9
84K 17 2025–present
Mystery box · Political intrigue
9/10

Archive 81

★ 7.3
68K 8 2022–2022
Mystery box · Unsettling
9/10

Wayward Pines

★ 7.3
65K 20 2015–2016
Mystery box · Small town
9/10

Flashforward

★ 7.6
63K 23 2009–2010
Mystery box · Cliffhanger-driven
9/10

Alias

★ 7.6
58K 105 2001–2006
Espionage · Mystery box
9/10