Five TV series about paranormal phenomena: what to watch this August weekend

Five TV series about paranormal phenomena: what to watch this August weekend

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August 16 2024, 07:49 PM • 75161 views

UNN offers a selection of 5 fascinating series about paranormal phenomena. Among them are Evil, Stranger Things, Haven, Wizards, and Supernatural, which combine mysticism, detective, and fantasy.

Mysterious and unpredictable plots, secrets from the past, the presence of supernatural creatures and brave, desperate protagonists - all this is for fans of exciting movies. UNN offers a selection of series with paranormal phenomena in them

Evil 2019-2024 - skeptical forensic psychologist Kristen Bouchard, whose job is to assess the mental state of murder suspects, accidentally meets David Acosta, a former journalist turned Catholic priest fascinated by supernatural phenomena. Under the influence of her new friend, Kristen begins to search for criminals whose actions are the result of devil possession.

  • Genre: Series, Drama, Detective, Thriller, Crime, Horror
  • Country: USA, Canada
  • Directed by: Peter Sollett, John Dahl, Robert King
  • Cast: Katja Herbers, Mike Colter, Aasif Mandvi, Skylar Grey, Brooklyn Shack, Maddie Crocco, Dalia Napp, Michael Emerson, Kurt Fuller, Marty Matulis.

Stranger Things 2016-2025 - in a small town in Indiana, where everyone knows everyone else, a 12-year-old boy mysteriously disappears. The missing boy's mother turns to the police chief for help, who begins an investigation into the child's disappearance. The boy's friends also go in search of the missing boy, but they meet a girl with unusual abilities in the woods who knows something about their missing friend.

  • Genre: Series, Fiction, Drama, Detective, Thriller, Horror, Fantasy
  • Country: USA
  • Directed by: Matt Duffer, Ross Duffer, Shawn Levy
  • Cast: Winona Ryder, David Harbour, Finn Wolfgangard, Miley Bobby Brown, Gaten Matarazzo, Caleb McLaughlin, Noah Schnapp, Natalie Dyer, Charlie Heaton, Joe Keery, Sadie Sink, Kara Buono, Priya Ferguson, Joe Cross, Maya Hawke.

Haven 2010-2015 - the main character has no past, no family. She was brought up in an orphanage, so she lives by what she does best: being an FBI agent. That's why Audrey Parker is sent to a remote town in Maine called Haven to investigate the crime of a prison escapee. Little does she know that her past is closely connected to this mysterious town.

  • Genre: Series, Fiction, Drama, Thriller, Crime, Horror, Fantasy
  • Country: Canada, USA
  • Directed by: Sean Piller, Lee Rose, Robert Lieberman
  • Cast: Emily Rose, Lucas Bryant, Eric Balfour, Richard Donat, John Dunsworth, Adam Copeland, Gnell Stefchak, Jane Eastwood, Nicholas Campbell, Kate Kelton, Laura Mennell, Emma Lagana, Brie Williamson, Molly Dunsworth.

The Magicians 2015-2020 - After a group of students are drawn to a secret academy, they discover that the magic they read about as children is very real - and more dangerous than they could have ever imagined. They are asked to take a test of their magical abilities. The young people begin to realize that wizards live next door to ordinary people in New York City.

  • Genre: Series, Drama, Horror, Fantasy
  • Country: USA
  • Directed by: Scott Smith, Jen Eliasberg, James L. Conway, Guy Norman Bee
  • Cast: Jason Ralph, Jade Taylor, Stella Maeve, Olivia Taylor Dudley, Arjun Gupta, Gail Appleman, Summer Bishil, McKenzie Astin, Brittany Curran, Rick Worthy, Anne Dudek, Casey Roll, Keegan Connor Tracy.

Supernatural 2005-2020 - John Winchester raised his two sons Sam and Dean as supernatural hunters after his wife Mary was killed by an evil monster when the boys were young. Twenty-two years later, the brothers embark on a journey, battling evil to find their recently missing father and uncover the truth about their family's past.

  • Genre: Series, Drama, Detective, Thriller, Horror, Fantasy
  • Country: USA
  • Directed by: Robert Singer, Philip Sgricchia, Thomas J. Wright
  • Cast: Jared Padalecki, Jensen Ackles, Misha Collins, Mark Sheppard, Jim Beaver, Alexander Calvert, Mark Pellegrino, Samantha Smith, Ruth Connell.