Television series
Wynonna Earp
Wynonna Earp is a supernatural western with real teeth—campy enough to have fun with its premise, grounded enough to make you care. A demon-hunting woman with complicated family legacies, her ragtag crew, and genuine emotional stakes hide beneath the genre trappings. It knows exactly what it is and loves itself for it.
Should you watch it?
Watch it if you like a supernatural western that mixes gunfights and creature-hunting mayhem with sisterly bickering and a town full of oddballs, and don't mind the humour arriving with the blood.
Skip it if you want a tight, serious western, since this one is happy to be silly, runs a loose and cluttered plot, and sprawls across four seasons and 49 hour-long episodes.
What it asks of you: Roughly fifty hours of your time, with long stretches of banter and soap-style loyalties, and a tonal swing from shrugging comedy to grief you must keep pace with.
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Supernatural2005
Two hunters, monsters, family drama that deepens across seasons, and the kind of banter that makes long car rides feel essential. It practically invented this template, and it still works.
But Fifteen seasons is a commitment. The tone can wobble badly when it's trying to be funny, and some arcs drag like they're possessed themselves.
The Witcher2019
A grimdark supernatural romp with sarcastic wit, creature-hunting, complex women, and zero interest in playing things straight. It swings wildly but always with conviction and charisma.
But The mythology is dense and deliberately non-linear. If you need plots explained clearly, you'll spend more time confused than immersed.
Buffy the Vampire Slayer1997
The DNA of every supernatural action drama made after. A woman forced into a destiny, allies she didn't ask for, real stakes, real hurt, and constant tonal shifts that somehow work. It's the blueprint for Wynonna's entire existence.
But The first season is thin and the early effects are rough. It takes real commitment to stick with it until it becomes what you've heard.
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Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters2013
Both take inherited legendary legacies—Wyatt Earp, fairy-tale monsters—and ask what it means to weaponise your own family mythology. Same DNA, different era.
A feature-length version of exactly this energy: fairy-tale characters weaponised, grown-up logic applied to childhood stories, genre-blending that mashes Western action-adventure with Gothic horror. Fast, funny, and committed to its absurdity.
But It's aggressively silly and makes no apologies for prioritising spectacle over sense. If you need plausibility, this will exhaust you within ten minutes.
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Constantine2014
A grimier, lonelier take on the demon-hunter-with-complications idea. Matt Ryan's charisma and the show's refusal to lighten the mood give it a different texture entirely, but the core appeal is there.
But It only lasted one season and never got the ending it deserved. Watching a show that good get cancelled is its own special kind of hurt.
Grimm2011
Creature-of-the-week structure, a cop who discovers a secret supernatural world, and a surprisingly coherent mythology underneath the procedural framing. Lighter than Wynonna but with genuine emotional payoffs.
But Leans heavily on police procedural beats that feel obligatory. Some viewers find the mythology more interesting than the show itself thinks it is.
The Umbrella Academy2019
Dysfunctional found family, impossible odds, weird supernatural mechanics, and a willingness to be silly without losing stakes. Fast-paced and visually distinctive in ways that make binge-watching effortless.
But Tonal whiplash is part of the design, but it doesn't always land. The plot can feel less important than the chaos surrounding it.
Preacher2016
Based on a comic like Wynonna is, equally unafraid of mixing ultraviolence with genuine tenderness. Completely its own thing—darker, weirder, more experimental—but the DNA of outlaw protagonists on impossible quests is identical.
But It goes to some genuinely disturbing places. Not the show to watch if you need comfort; it's the show to watch if you crave something that unsettles you.
Van Helsing2016
A woman fighting supernatural evil across a post-apocalyptic landscape. Simpler and more straightforward than Wynonna, but with genuine action credibility and a protagonist who improvises her way through every fight.
But It prioritises action over character development. If you're watching for depth of relationships, you'll leave hungry.
Ash vs Evil Dead2015
A reluctant hero, dark comedy, genuine horror, and unhinged charm. Groovy, self-aware, and willing to be both ridiculous and painful in the same episode.
But Cancelled after three seasons. The cancellation hits harder because the show finally knew exactly what it was.
Midnight Mass2021
Both root their supernatural stakes in a specific place and the people who live there. Wynonna's Purgatory and Midnight Mass's Crockett Island both understand that monsters matter less than what they force the community to become.
A supernatural horror miniseries that takes its small-town community deadly seriously. No winking, no irony—just isolation, faith, fear, and the kind of intimate character work that makes the horror hurt. Devastating and unexpectedly philosophical.
But It's slow-burn grief masquerading as horror. If you're watching for action or to feel clever, you'll feel like you're drowning instead.
The Keep1983
Both ask you to accept a premise and then live inside the moral and emotional complexity of it. Neither wastes time explaining the supernatural; both spend time on what it costs the people living with it.
A weird, gorgeously shot supernatural thriller set in a medieval fortress during WWII. More a nightmare than a plot, visually lush in ways modern productions rarely attempt, with genuine dread and existential unease underneath the genre trappings.
But It's deliberately obscure and doesn't explain itself. The pacing is dreamlike. Most viewers will find it frustrating rather than atmospheric.
People
Cast
Writing
- Emily AndrasCreator
- Caitlin D. FryersExecutive Story Editor
- Caitlin D. FryersStory Editor
Production
- Alexandra ZarownyCo-Executive Producer
- Brendon YorkeCo-Executive Producer
- Noelle CarboneCo-Executive Producer
- Paolo BarzmanCo-Executive Producer
- Shelley ScarrowCo-Executive Producer
- Brendon YorkeConsulting Producer
- John CallaghanConsulting Producer
- Brian DennisExecutive Producer
- David OzerExecutive Producer
- Emily AndrasExecutive Producer
- Jordy RandallExecutive Producer
- Rick JacobsExecutive Producer
- Ted AdamsExecutive Producer
- Todd BergerExecutive Producer
- Tom CoxExecutive Producer
- Brendon YorkeSupervising Producer
- James HurstSupervising Producer