Television series

Soulmates

An anthology series set 15 years in the future where a technology reveals your perfect match. Each standalone episode explores what happens when certainty replaces choice, asking whether knowing your soulmate is a gift or a curse. Philosophical, intimate, and occasionally devastating—for viewers who'd rather sit with hard questions than easy answers.

TVMaze rating2.4

Should you watch it?

Watch it if you like anthology science fiction that uses one big idea as a lens, and you enjoy sitting with a bittersweet question about whether love can be engineered.

Skip it if you want one continuous story with a steady arc, since each of the six episodes restarts with new people and a different mood, so attachment must be rebuilt.

What it asks of you: Six self-contained chapters that each demand you switch emotional gears quickly, so close attention matters more than settling in for a long evening.

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Black Mirror2011

Twisted sci-fi vignettes that weaponize technology against human connection. If you loved Soulmates' blend of near-future concept and emotional gutpunch, this is essential—each episode lands differently but always uncomfortably.

But Relentlessly bleak. Some episodes feel more interested in being disturbing than meaningful, and the quality swings wildly across seasons.

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Maniac2018

A two-person deep-dive into loneliness, connection, and pharmaceutical-induced visions. Strange, tender, and genuinely weird in ways that feel earned. Explores intimacy and the stories we tell ourselves about love.

But Deliberately fragmented and surreal—it requires patience and tolerance for tonal whiplash. Also only one season, which feels incomplete.

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Undone2019

A rotoscoped series about a woman unraveling after a car crash, confronting family trauma and her own mind. Achingly beautiful and psychologically intricate, with the same philosophical weight Soulmates brings to relationships.

But Slow and deliberately dreamlike. If you want plot momentum, this will frustrate you. Also ends on a cliffhanger that may never be resolved.

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The wildcard

Something you would not have found on your own.

Her2013

Both use futuristic technology to isolate the essential loneliness of seeking connection—the intimacy becomes more important than the logistics.

A man falls in love with his AI operating system in near-future Los Angeles. Achingly lonely and visually gorgeous, it asks the same core question as Soulmates: can you love something that's engineered to complete you?

But Relies on your patience with a slow, introspective tone. Also, the central premise might feel more sad than romantic.

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The Affair2014

A marriage splinters across multiple perspectives, each episode revealing what previous ones hid. Structurally brilliant examination of how we deceive ourselves about love, desire, and commitment.

But Cycles through repetitive scenes to show different viewpoints, which gets tedious. Also drowns occasionally in its own misery.

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Love, Death & Robots2019

Short-form sci-fi anthology with wildly varied animation styles. Surreal, erotic, violent, and philosophical by turns. Each episode is a complete world—perfect for the Soulmates viewer who wants more bite-sized futures.

But Unevenly written. Some episodes land as profound; others feel like they're just flexing animation capability without substance underneath.

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Fleabag2016

A brilliant character study about someone incapable of genuine connection, self-sabotaging every relationship. Achingly funny and unexpectedly tender about the gap between who we are and who we want to be.

But Shifts from comedy to something far sadder as it progresses. Also very British in its sensibility, which won't work for everyone.

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You2018

Explores obsession masquerading as soulmate mythology through a stalker's perspective. A dark inversion of romance tropes that interrogates what we actually mean when we talk about 'the one.'

But Often crosses into exploitation while critiquing exploitation. Some viewers find this uncomfortable rather than illuminating.

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Westworld2016

If Soulmates made you think about free will versus destiny, this goes deeper with androids questioning whether their lives are real. Audacious sci-fi examining consciousness and choice.

But Plot becomes baroque and confusing by season two. The show sometimes mistakes ambition for clarity.

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Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind2004

A man erases memories of his ex-lover and falls in love with her all over again. Structurally playful and philosophically devastating about whether love can survive knowing too much.

But Non-linear storytelling that some find precious rather than profound. Also fundamentally melancholic in ways that offer no catharsis.

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The Lobster2015

Both treat the concept of soulmates with philosophical rigour but through completely opposite tones—one intimate and sad, one cold and absurd.

In a dystopia where unattached people transform into animals, a man searches for his perfect match. Absurdist, blackly funny, and genuinely strange—a sci-fi love story that rejects every convention you expect.

But Deliberately awkward dialogue, deadpan delivery, and a premise that never lets you settle into comfort. Not for viewers who want warmth.

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Severance2022

Both use sci-fi premise as a lens for examining what gets lost when we're promised perfection—here, work-life balance; in Soulmates, romantic certainty.

A corporation lets workers surgically separate work memories from personal ones. Visually immaculate and psychologically unsettling, it asks hard questions about identity, memory, and what it means to be whole with another person.

But Methodically paced with a narrative that rewards obsessive attention. First season ends unanswered, betting you'll return for season two.

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