Quick answer: If you loved Wednesday, start with A Series of Unfortunate Events on Netflix for the same deadpan gothic humor, or Chilling Adventures of Sabrina on Netflix for a teen witch at a creepy school. For a sharp teen sleuth, Veronica Mars is on Netflix (Seasons 1 to 3) and Hulu (Season 4). Wednesday itself streams only on Netflix, where Season 3 is in production with no release date yet.
Wednesday has two seasons on Netflix, and the second one arrived in two parts in 2025, on August 6 and September 3. Netflix renewed the show for a third season in July 2025, and filming began in Ireland in early 2026, but no premiere date has been announced, so the wait could stretch into 2027. If Wednesday is already near the top of your list of the Netflix series everyone is binge-watching in 2026 and you need more, plenty of shows share its dark wit, spooky schools and outsider heroes. The picks below are grouped by what you probably liked most, and each lists where it streams in the US right now.
If You Liked the Dark Comedy and Gothic Style
1. A Series of Unfortunate Events (Netflix)
Seasons: 3 · Complete (2017 to 2019)
Based on the Lemony Snicket books, this series follows the three Baudelaire orphans as the greedy Count Olaf, played by Neil Patrick Harris, chases them across a gloomy world in disguise after disguise. Its humor is as dry as Wednesday’s, its sets look like a storybook drawn in charcoal, and its young heroes are smarter than nearly every adult around them. Patrick Warburton narrates as Snicket, often warning viewers to look away. The show adapts all thirteen books across three seasons and gives the story a real ending, so it never leaves you hanging. Netflix made the series, and all three seasons stream there.
2. Chilling Adventures of Sabrina (Netflix)
Seasons: 4 parts · Complete (2018 to 2020)
Kiernan Shipka plays Sabrina Spellman, a half-witch, half-mortal teenager torn between her ordinary high school friends and the Academy of Unseen Arts. Like Wednesday, it mixes school drama with occult horror and a heroine who refuses to follow anyone’s rules. The tone is darker and campier than the old sitcom version, with satanic covens, ghosts and plenty of blood. It comes from the same Archie Comics world as Riverdale. Netflix ended the show after four parts, and the final batch of eight episodes was released in late 2020. Every part streams on Netflix.
3. Agatha All Along (Disney+)
Seasons: 1 · No second season announced
Kathryn Hahn returns as Agatha Harkness, the witch from WandaVision, who gathers a coven of misfits to walk the Witches’ Road and win back her powers. It is a Marvel show, but it plays more like a spooky musical road trip, with catchy songs, sharp insults and a mystery about a teenager played by Joe Locke. Fans of Wednesday’s mix of sarcasm and the supernatural will find a lot to enjoy. Patti LuPone and Aubrey Plaza also star. The nine episodes premiered in 2024 and stream on Disney+. Disney has not announced a second season.
4. The Umbrella Academy (Netflix)
Seasons: 4 · Complete (2019 to 2024)
Seven adopted siblings with strange powers, raised by a cold billionaire, reunite as adults to stop the end of the world. The Hargreeves family is as dysfunctional as the Addamses, and the show has the same love of deadpan jokes, odd costumes and sudden violence. Aidan Gallagher’s Number Five, a 58 year old in a teenage body, is a clear cousin of Wednesday herself. The series is based on the comics by Gerard Way and Gabriel Bá. Netflix released the fourth and final season in August 2024, and all four seasons stream there.
If You Liked the Supernatural School Mysteries
5. Locke & Key (Netflix)
Seasons: 3 · Complete (2020 to 2022)
After their father is murdered, the Locke siblings move into his old family home in Massachusetts and discover magical keys that can open doors to anywhere, or into your own head. A demon wants the keys too. It has the small-town secrets and teen detective work that Wednesday fans enjoy, along with real scares. If you also like groups of kids facing monsters, see our list of shows like Stranger Things. Based on the comics by Joe Hill and Gabriel Rodríguez, the series ended with its third season in 2022. All three seasons stream on Netflix.
6. Lockwood & Co. (Netflix)
Seasons: 1 · Canceled (2023)
In a London overrun by deadly ghosts, only teenagers can sense them, so young agents do the dangerous work. Lucy Carlyle joins a tiny agency run by the charming Anthony Lockwood and his grumpy partner George, with no adults in charge. The show has the same witty banter, gothic atmosphere and case-of-the-week mysteries that make Nevermore fun. It was adapted from the Jonathan Stroud books by Joe Cornish. Netflix released all eight episodes in January 2023 and canceled it a few months later, so it is a quick watch. It remains on Netflix.
7. Dead Boy Detectives (Netflix)
Seasons: 1 · Canceled after one season
Edwin and Charles are two teenage ghosts who refuse to move on to the afterlife and instead run a detective agency for supernatural cases. Joined by a living psychic named Crystal, they end up in a seaside town full of witches, cursed cats and talking spiders. It shares Wednesday’s mix of murder mystery and dark comedy, with a warmer heart. The show is set in the same world as The Sandman, based on characters by Neil Gaiman. Netflix released the eight episodes on April 25, 2024, then canceled it. The full season streams on Netflix.
8. Fate: The Winx Saga (Netflix)
Seasons: 2 · Canceled (2021 to 2022)
This live-action take on the Winx Club cartoon follows Bloom, a girl from California who learns she is a fire fairy and enrolls at Alfea, a magic boarding school in the Otherworld. Like Nevermore, Alfea hides old secrets, monsters roam the woods outside, and the students fight with each other as much as with the danger. It is moodier and more romance-heavy than Wednesday, but it scratches the same magic-school itch. Netflix canceled it after two seasons, and the second ends on a cliffhanger. Both seasons stream on Netflix.
If You Liked the Teen Detectives and Outsiders
9. Veronica Mars (Netflix and Hulu)
Seasons: 4 · Complete (2004 to 2007, revival in 2019)
Kristen Bell plays Veronica, a high school outcast who works cases for her private investigator father and digs into the murder of her best friend. She is sarcastic, fearless and not interested in being liked, which makes her one of the closest TV relatives of Wednesday Addams. The show mixes season-long mysteries with smaller cases and sharp class commentary set in a wealthy California town. Seasons 1 to 3 began streaming on Netflix on January 14, 2026, after leaving Hulu. The 2019 revival, Season 4, was a Hulu original and still streams on Hulu.
10. Buffy the Vampire Slayer (Hulu)
Seasons: 7 · Complete (1997 to 2003)
Sarah Michelle Gellar plays Buffy Summers, a teenager chosen to fight vampires and demons while also trying to survive high school in Sunnydale, a town built on a portal to hell. It invented much of what Wednesday does well: quippy dialogue, monsters as metaphors for growing up, and a heroine who is an outsider among her classmates. Early seasons look dated, but the writing holds up. Hulu lists all seven seasons and 144 episodes. A planned Hulu revival called New Sunnydale was dropped in March 2026, according to Gellar.
Which One Should You Start With?
| If you liked… | Watch | Where |
|---|---|---|
| The deadpan gothic humor | A Series of Unfortunate Events | Netflix |
| A teen at a creepy magic school | Chilling Adventures of Sabrina | Netflix |
| A strange, feuding family | The Umbrella Academy | Netflix |
| Teens solving ghost cases | Lockwood & Co. | Netflix |
| A sarcastic outsider detective | Veronica Mars | Netflix and Hulu |
| Monsters and high school | Buffy the Vampire Slayer | Hulu |
| Witches with songs and attitude | Agatha All Along | Disney+ |
| Something you can finish in a weekend | Dead Boy Detectives | Netflix |
Availability last checked November 9, 2026.
FAQ
Where can I watch Wednesday in the US?
Wednesday is a Netflix original, so both seasons stream only on Netflix. Season 2 was released in two parts, on August 6 and September 3, 2025.
Is there a Wednesday Season 3?
Yes. Netflix renewed Wednesday for a third season in July 2025, and production began in early 2026. Netflix has not announced a release date.
What show is most like Wednesday?
A Series of Unfortunate Events on Netflix is the closest match for the dark humor and gothic look. For the magic school and teen witch angle, Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, also on Netflix, is the best pick.
Are there other shows about teen detectives?
Yes. Veronica Mars follows a high school private investigator, with Seasons 1 to 3 on Netflix and Season 4 on Hulu. Lockwood & Co. and Dead Boy Detectives, both on Netflix, follow teens who solve ghost cases.