TV Shows Like Outlander
If you like Outlander, here are 10 similar TV shows — each with its current AI renewal verdict, so you can see which are still going and which have been cancelled.
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Outlander works because it refuses to be just one thing. It is a time-travel story, a bodice-ripping romance, a Scottish history lesson, and a war narrative all at once, and somehow it holds together. Claire Randall is a practical, capable woman dropped into a world that has no framework for her, and watching her navigate 18th-century Scotland while carrying knowledge from 1945 gives the show a constant undercurrent of tension. The romance with Jamie is central, but the show earns it by putting both characters through genuine danger and moral complexity before letting them be happy, and even then, happiness never lasts long.
The best shows like Outlander
1. The Last Kingdom
If what you love most about Outlander is the feeling of a person fighting to belong in a brutal historical world, The Last Kingdom delivers that with real force. It is set in 9th-century England during the Viking invasions, and its central character is caught between two cultures and two identities in a way that echoes Claire's own displacement. The romance is quieter here, but the loyalty, the political intrigue, and the visceral sense of a world in chaos are all very much present.
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2. Mayfair Witches
Like Outlander, Mayfair Witches is adapted from a long-running novel series and centers on a woman who discovers that her identity is far more complicated and dangerous than she knew. The supernatural here is rooted in family history and a generational haunting rather than standing stones, but the sense of a woman being pulled toward a destiny she did not choose, and the gothic atmosphere surrounding it, should resonate with Outlander fans. It is darker and more unsettling than Outlander at its warmest, but that darkness is exactly the point.
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3. Shadow and Bone
Shadow and Bone shares Outlander's taste for a young woman navigating a world of dangerous men who all want something from her power. The fantasy elements are more explicit and the setting is a 19th-century Slavic-inspired world rather than Scotland, but the combination of magic, romance, and high personal stakes will feel familiar. It also adapts a popular novel series, so fans who moved from Diana Gabaldon's books to the show may find the same pleasure in seeing a beloved fictional world brought to life.
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4. The Nevers
The Nevers is set in Victorian London rather than 18th-century Scotland, but it has the same interest in women who possess abilities that the world around them finds threatening and inconvenient. Amalia True has some of Claire's quality of being sharper and more capable than everyone in the room while still being in constant danger because of it. The show mixes action, wit, and an ensemble of women supporting each other, which gives it an energy that fans of Outlander's stronger episodes will recognize.
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5. NOS4A2
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More on shows like Outlander
Fans of Outlander tend to want a specific combination: historical atmosphere you can feel in the cold and the mud, romantic stakes that actually hurt when things go wrong, and protagonists who are smart enough to be worth rooting for. They are generally willing to follow a show into fantasy or supernatural territory as long as the emotional grounding stays real. A show that looks pretty but keeps its characters at arm's length will not satisfy them.
The recommendations here cover that range well. The Last Kingdom is the most purely historical of the bunch, leaning into 9th-century warfare and identity with real grit and very little romance, but fans who love Outlander's sense of a person out of place in a violent world will find plenty to hold onto. Shadow and Bone scratches the fantasy itch more directly, with a young woman discovering power in a world that wants to use or destroy her. Mayfair Witches takes the supernatural thread into something darker and more Southern Gothic, rooted in family legacy and a creeping dread that builds slowly. The Nevers moves the needle to Victorian London and trades kilts for corsets, but the combination of strong women, strange abilities, and a society hostile to both feels very familiar. And Outlander: Blood of My Blood stays closest to the source, offering the same romantic-saga-across-time structure for fans who simply want more of what the original show does best.
None of these are perfect matches, and they should not be. The Last Kingdom has little patience for romance; The Nevers got cut short before it could fully develop its mythology. But each one captures at least one of the things that makes Outlander worth watching, and together they map out most of the territory its fans care about.
More shows like Outlander
Frequently asked
- What is the most popular show like Outlander?
- The Last Kingdom is the most popular show similar to Outlander in the IsItRenewed catalogue.
- Are shows like Outlander still on the air?
- Of the 10 shows similar to Outlander listed here, 0 currently carry a renewed verdict — the rest are cancelled, ended, or awaiting a decision.
- How does IsItRenewed pick shows like Outlander?
- The recommendations come from TMDB's similar-titles data, and each is shown with its current AI renewal verdict so you know which are still going.