If Westworld Is Up Your Alley, Here are 10 Shows to Binge Next, Ranked

Each of these under-the-radar series comes with its own flavor of intrigue and intelligence.

10. Almost Human (2013-2014)

Rotten Tomatoes score: 69%

This buddy-cop drama with a twist sets us down in 2048, where human cops and android partners enforce the law. Enter John Kennex, a detective with a chip on his shoulder and a synthetic leg, paired with Dorian, an android with emotional responses. Almost Human doesn't just serve up action-packed sequences – it probes into the ethics of AI and what it means to be human. As Kennex and Dorian solve crimes, they form an unlikely friendship that transcends wires and code.

9. Incorporated (2016-2017)

Rotten Tomatoes score: 73%

In a future where corporations have unlimited power, Incorporated follows Ben Larson, an executive who infiltrates the cutthroat world of corporate giants using a false identity. His real mission? To find and save the woman he loves, who disappeared amid the dangerous shantytowns and walled cities that divide the haves and have-nots. Ben deals with business politics and engages in clandestine activities, all while keeping his true intentions and past a secret.

8. Extant (2014-2015)

Rotten Tomatoes score: 77%

Halle Berry stars as astronaut Molly Woods, who returns from a solo space mission with an impossible souvenir: she's pregnant. Extant merges family drama with an extraterrestrial thriller as Molly grapples with her android son's growing sentience and the mystery surrounding her pregnancy. The plot is essentially one twist after another, with a robotic boy wanting to feel love, a husband who's in over his head, and shadowy organizations with sinister agendas.

7. Continuum (2012-2015)

Rotten Tomatoes score: 88%

Continuum is the story of Kiera Cameron, a future law enforcement officer who finds herself trapped in present-day Vancouver. She's on the tail of a group of terrorists who plan to change the future from the past. Kiera must navigate her way through a past that's not hers while working with the local police department to thwart the terrorists' plans. She forms a complex partnership with a tech genius named Alec Sadler, who will become significant in the future that she's trying to preserve.

6. Colony (2016-2018)

Rotten Tomatoes score: 92%

Imagine Los Angeles, but as a dystopian hellscape (okay, some might say that's not a stretch). In Colony, extraterrestrial forces have colonized earth, imposing a strict martial regime. The series follows the Sullivan family trying to stay together amidst the occupation. Former FBI agent Will and his wife Katie are faced with the ultimate decision: collaborate with the alien government to get their son back or join the burgeoning resistance.

5. Humans (2015-2018)

Rotten Tomatoes score: 94%

Forget clunky robots; Humans presents a world where androids called Synths are the new gadgets everyone must have. These Synths are eerily similar to their human creators. The Hawkins family acquires a Synth named Anita, but they quickly learn there's more to her than meets the eye. Anita displays signs of consciousness – a result of a secret modification that grants her and a group of other Synths human-like awareness and emotions. All the while, a group of rogue Synths is fighting for their freedom while the creators and the government try to suppress the truth.

4. The Expanse (2015-2022)

Rotten Tomatoes score: 95%

Set in a future where humanity has colonized the Solar System, The Expanse kicks off with a hardened detective (Thomas Jane) searching for a missing young woman. Meanwhile, the officer of an ice freighter (Steven Strait) stumbles upon a derelict ship with a secret that could threaten human existence. As Earth, Mars, and the Belt vie for power and resources, The Expanse spins a tale of politics, revolution, and the possibility of alien life.

3. The Booth at the End (2010-2012)

Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 98%

This anthology series takes place entirely within the confines of a diner booth. A mysterious man sits there, offering people the opportunity to get what they desire most. The catch? They must complete tasks he assigns, tasks that often have moral and physical consequences. As the patrons report back with their progress, their stories intersect in unexpected ways.

2. Counterpart (2017-2019)

Rotten Tomatoes score: 100%

Counterpart throws us into the life of Howard Silk, a lowly cog in the bureaucratic machinery of a Berlin-based United Nations spy agency. Howard's world is turned upside down when he discovers that the agency is hiding a secret: a crossing to a parallel Earth. Here's where it gets juicy: Howard meets his doppelgänger, who is practically his opposite – sly and lethal. The two Howards work together to prevent a cold war from heating up, all the while dealing with the conspiracies and betrayals from both sides of the divide.

1. Utopia (2013-2014, UK)

Rotten Tomatoes score: 100%

Utopia centers around a group of people who find themselves in possession of a mysterious manuscript. The manuscript is rumored to have predicted the worst disasters of the last century. This eclectic group quickly becomes the target of a shadowy organization known as 'The Network' which will stop at nothing to keep the manuscript's secrets. As they're thrust into danger and a world of conspiracies, each character's resilience is tested. The group must uncover the truth behind the manuscript and its connections to a global pandemic.