Limetown
Watch on: Peacock (U.S.) and Sky Go (U.K.)
In terms of podcasting origins, mysterious premise, and spooky vibes, there may not be a closer fit to Archive 81 on television than Limetown. What about quality you ask? Eh, it’s … fine. But don’t let that lukewarm review get in the way of watching it if another podcasting mystery series is truly what you seek. Limetown is one of the very few shows to ever stream on the ill-fated Facebook service Facebook Watch. Like Archive 81, it is based on a narrative mystery podcast. Jessica Biel produces and stars as investigative journalist Lia Haddock, who sets out to investigate the mysterious disappearance of 300 people at a research facility in Tennessee. Unfortunately for her, the mystery goes far deeper than she ever imagined.
Brand New Cherry Flavor
Watch on: Netflix
Before Archive 81, Brand New Cherry Flavor was Netflix’s TV horror flavor of the month. The two shows share some interesting things in common: witches, magickal rituals, ‘90s settings, but Brand New Cherry Flavor is very much its own thing and all the better for it. Rosa Salazar stars as Lisa Nova, a young filmmaker in ‘90s L.A. intent on stardom. When a sleazy movie producer screws her out of her own movie, Lisa enlists the help of a local witch to turn his life into a living hell. The application of magic, however, is not always so precise. Brand New Cherry Flavor is based on a book of the same name and was skillfully adapted by Channel Zero’s Nick Antosca. It appears to have been a one-and-done enterprise. And no: they never explain why it has that title.
Homecoming
Watch on: Prime Video
For a while there was a real gold rush in the streaming world surrounding narrative-based podcasts. Prime Video’s Homecoming was among the first major podcast adaptations and remains one of the best. This is not a horror series like Archive 81 (in fact, Homecoming could be described as “anti-horror” in some ways…you’ll see what we mean if you watch it), but it does have an extremely compelling mystery at its center. In the first season of the show, Julia Roberts stars as Heidi Bergman, a social worker at the Homecoming Transitional Support Center who tries to help soldiers reacclimate to civilian life. Through 10 superb episodes unpacking Heidi’s memories, it becomes clear that Homecoming’s methods might not be on the up and up. A second season starring Janelle Monáe delves even deeper into the story and is also quite good.
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