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1. R3 (1964–1966)
50 min | Drama, Sci-Fi
The adventures of the staff of Research Centre Number Three (R3), headed by director Sir Michael Gerrard, and its trouble-shooting department the Consultancy Service, run by Philip Boult. ... See full summary »
Stars: John Robinson, Oliver Reed, Michael Hawkins, Elizabeth Sellars
Votes: 58
2. The Champions (1968–1969)
60 min | Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller
After a plane carrying three UN Agents crashes in the Himalayas, they are rescued by an advanced civilisation secretly living in Tibet who grant them enhanced versions of the ordinary five senses, and intellectual and physical abilities.
Stars: Stuart Damon, Alexandra Bastedo, William Gaunt, Anthony Nicholls
Votes: 1,424
3. Operation: Mystery! (1968–1971)
25 min | Horror, Sci-Fi
The Science Research Institute (SRI) investigates assorted strange phenomenon in Japan.
Stars: Homare Suguro, Shin Kishida, Seiji Matsuyama, Yasumi Hara
Votes: 66
4. Doomwatch (1970–1972)
50 min | Sci-Fi, Drama
Doomwatch is the nickname for the Department of Measurement of Scientific Work. Under the leadership of Nobel Prize-winning physicist Dr. Spencer Quist, the Doomwatch team struggled, for ... See full summary »
Stars: John Paul, Joby Blanshard, Simon Oates, Vivien Sherrard
Votes: 197
5. La brigade des maléfices (1970–1971)
Crime, Fantasy, Mystery
Stars: Léo Campion, Marc Lamole, Jacques François, Jean-Claude Balard
Votes: 33
6. The Omega Factor (1979)
50 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
A covert branch of British Intelligence is assigned to investigate the strange, the supernatural, the...'Omega Factor'.
Stars: James Hazeldine, Louise Jameson, John Carlisle, Brown Derby
Votes: 220
7. The Kids from O.W.L. (1983– )
Family, Sci-Fi
Kids from O.W.L.(1983 - 1984) O.W.L. (The Organisation for World Liberty) was a secret government organization whose agents were young people with physical disabilities. Using devices like ... See full summary »
Star: William Kircher
8. The X-Files (1993–2018)
TV-14 | 45 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Two F.B.I. Agents, Fox Mulder the believer and Dana Scully the skeptic, investigate the strange and unexplained, while hidden forces work to impede their efforts.
Stars: David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson, Mitch Pileggi, William B. Davis
Votes: 249,740
9. P.R.O.B.E.: The Zero Imperative (1994 Video)
60 min | Sci-Fi, Thriller
Former UNIT scientist Liz Shaw investigates a series of bizarre murders near a soon-to-be closed psychiatric hospital. When the hospital is suddenly saved by a wealthy businessman events seem to run out of Liz's control.
Director: Bill Baggs | Stars: Caroline John, Jon Pertwee, Sylvester McCoy, Colin Baker
Votes: 101
10. P.R.O.B.E.: The Devil of Winterborne (1995 Video)
82 min | Crime, Horror, Thriller
P.R.O.B.E. are summoned to investigate a series of strange events linked to a private school. Liz Shaw comes under increasing pressure to solve the case as P.R.O.B.E. is threatened with closure just when it may be most needed.
Director: Bill Baggs | Stars: Caroline John, Louise Jameson, Terry Molloy, Geoffrey Beevers
Votes: 98
11. P.R.O.B.E.: Unnatural Selection (1996 Video)
47 min | Horror, Sci-Fi
A series of gruesome and bizarre murders leads P.R.O.B.E. to investigate a secret government project from the seventies.
Director: Bill Baggs | Stars: Caroline John, Louise Jameson, Charles Kay, Kathryn Rayner
Votes: 57
12. P.R.O.B.E.: Ghosts of Winterborne (1996 Video)
42 min | Short, Horror, Thriller
When the body of a victim from the Winterborne case goes missing and a black magic grimoire is stolen from a local museum Liz Shaw teams up with the disgraced former headmaster of Winterborne school, Gavin Purcell to fight it.
Director: Bill Baggs | Stars: Reece Shearsmith, Daniel Matthews, David Hankinson, Nathan Hamlett
Votes: 61
13. P.R.O.B.E.: When to Die (2015 Video)
Not Rated | 60 min | Sci-Fi
When Liz Shaw returns from a working holiday in Spain a new and deeply disturbing case awaits. Corporal 7891Alpha has outlived his usefulness or rather the government can no longer afford ... See full summary »
Director: Bill Baggs | Stars: William Baggs, Hazel Burrows, Georgette Ellison, Matthew Ellison
Votes: 6
14. Ocean Girl (1994–1997)
TV-Y7 | 25 min | Action, Adventure, Family
Set against the beauty of Far North Queensland, Ocean Girl is the story of Neri, a mysterious young girl from the ocean, who is discovered by the young inhabitants of an underwater research colony.
Stars: Marzena Godecki, David Hoflin, Jeffrey Walker, Alex Pinder
Votes: 1,990
15. Bugs (1995–1999)
50 min | Action, Crime, Sci-Fi
Ed, Ros, Alex and Beckett form the high-tech crime fighting team who work for the mysterious, secretive Bureau 2 chief, Jan, and are only assigned the most difficult and dangerous cases.
Stars: Jaye Griffiths, Jesse Birdsall, Craig McLachlan, Jan Harvey
Votes: 586
16. VR.5 (1995–1997)
60 min | Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
Young woman Sidney works in a telephone company and she is sure that her father, doctor Bloom, and sister died after an accident. Sidney's hobby is to play with virtual reality. She has ... See full summary »
Stars: Lori Singer, Michael Easton, Anthony Head, David McCallum
Votes: 721
17. Dark Skies (1996–1997)
TV-14 | 60 min | Adventure, Drama, Mystery
In 1960s America, a young couple struggle to expose the truth about a hidden alien invasion, while a secret government organization follows its own agenda in dealing with the threat.
Stars: Eric Close, J.T. Walsh, Lackos, Megan Ward
Votes: 2,377
18. The Burning Zone (1996–1997)
55 min | Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Dr Daniel Cassian is appointed by White House to lead a small top secret federal biological task force of leading scientists to investigate.
Stars: Michael Harris, James Black, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Tamlyn Tomita
Votes: 224
19. PSI Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal (1996–2000)
TV-14 | 45 min | Drama, Fantasy, Mystery
A science team that works for the Office of Scientific Investigation and Research (O.S.I.R.) investigates the reports of supernatural phenomena.
Stars: Nancy Anne Sakovich, Barclay Hope, Colin Fox, Dan Aykroyd
Votes: 1,960
20. Bureau of Alien Detectors (1996– )
TV-Y7 | 20 min | Animation, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Intergalactic aliens are invading Earth. It is the job of the top-secret, specially-trained Bureau Of Alien Detectors to find and destroy them. However, there are those in authority who have hidden agendas concerning the aliens...
Stars: Michael McConnohie, Bree Anderson, John Rubinstein, Marcelo Tubert
Votes: 79
21. Men in Black: The Series (1997–2001)
TV-Y7 | 25 min | Animation, Action, Comedy
The continuing adventures of Agents K and J as they deal with problems with extraterrestrials in New York City.
Stars: Keith Diamond, Charles Napier, Patrick Pinney, Pat Fraley
Votes: 4,258
22. Ultraviolet (1998)
TV-14 | 300 min | Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
The six-episode series, first aired in 1998, stars Jack Davenport as Detective Sergeant Michael Colefield, who discovers a secret government vampire-hunting unit while investigating the disappearance of his partner.
Stars: Jack Davenport, Susannah Harker, Idris Elba, Philip Quast
Votes: 2,823
23. Roswell Conspiracies: Aliens, Myths & Legends (1999–2000)
TV-Y7 | 25 min | Animation, Action, Mystery
Welcome to a tangled web of secrets and deception...The story of allied intelligence agents who've discovered extraterrestrial beings on Earth, thriving here for centuries through the ... See full summary »
Stars: Alex Zahara, David Kaye, Peter Kelamis, Saffron Henderson
Votes: 277
24. Level 9 (2000–2001)
60 min | Sci-Fi, Drama, Action
A top-secret government agency staffed with computer techs and field agents investigates cybercrimes in an attempt to take down an international cyber terrorist named Crazyhorse.
Stars: Fab Filippo, Kate Hodge, Michael Kelly, Romany Malco
Votes: 220
25. Special Unit 2 (2001–2002)
60 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
Detectives Kate Benson and Nick O'Malley from a secret Chicago P.D. unit solve violent crimes committed by mythological creatures aka 'Links' while trying to hide the Links existence from the general public.
Stars: Michael Landes, Alexondra Lee, Richard Gant, Danny Woodburn
Votes: 1,770
26. Sea of Souls (2004–2007)
120 min | Drama, Fantasy, Mystery
A group of faculty and staff at a Glasgow university studies the paranormal.
Stars: Bill Paterson, Dawn Steele, Iain Robertson, Louise Irwin
Votes: 477
27. ReGenesis (2004–2008)
TV-14 | 49 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Geneticist David Sandstrom is the chief scientist at the prestigious virology/micro-biology NORBAC laboratory, a joint enterprise between the USA, Canada and Mexico for countering bio-terrorism.
Stars: Peter Outerbridge, Conrad Pla, Dmitry Chepovetsky, Mayko Nguyen
Votes: 3,449
28. Threshold (2005–2006)
60 min | Action, Drama, Sci-Fi
A team of experts are assembled after the U.S. Navy discovers an extra-terrestrial object briefly appeared near a ship in the Atlantic Ocean.
Stars: Carla Gugino, Brian Van Holt, Brent Spiner, Rob Benedict
Votes: 5,925
29. Torchwood (2006–2011)
TV-MA | 50 min | Action, Drama, Mystery
The members of the Torchwood Institute, a secret organization founded by the British Crown, fight to protect the Earth from extraterrestrial and supernatural threats.
Stars: John Barrowman, Eve Myles, Kai Owen, Gareth David-Lloyd
Votes: 43,446
30. Primeval (2007–2011)
TV-14 | 60 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
When strange anomalies start to appear all over England, Professor Cutter and his team must track down and capture all sorts of dangerous prehistoric creatures from Earth's distant past and near future.
Stars: Andrew Lee Potts, Hannah Spearritt, Ben Miller, Juliet Aubrey
Votes: 15,433
31. Primeval: New World (2012–2013)
TV-14 | 42 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Canadian spin-off of Primeval (2007). A new team of scientists from the Cross Photonics company in Vancouver track down dangerous creatures emerging through anomalies in time.
Stars: Niall Matter, Sara Canning, Danny Rahim, Yan-Kay Crystal Lowe
Votes: 4,865
32. The Middleman (2008)
TV-14 | 43 min | Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi
A struggling artist is recruited by a secret agency to fight against evil forces. Based on the graphic novels by Javier Grillo-Marxuach and Les McClaine.
Stars: Matt Keeslar, Natalie Morales, Brit Morgan, Mary Pat Gleason
Votes: 3,116
33. Joseon X-Files - Secret Book (2010)
46 min | Drama, History, Mystery
Kim Ji-Hoon stars as a government investigator in 17th century Korea. Kim Hyung Do (Kim Ji Hoon), originally an ordinary inspector for the government, rises in the ranks due to his ... See full summary »
Stars: Kim Ji-hoon, Jeong-eun Lim, Jo Hie-bong, Kim Kap-su
Votes: 53
34. Death Valley (2011)
TV-14 | 22 min | Comedy, Horror
A mockumentary following a police force as they deal with various perpetrators who are mostly supernatural in nature.
Stars: Texas Battle, Bryce Johnson, Tania Raymonde, Charlie Sanders
Votes: 5,657
35. Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (2013–2020)
TV-PG | 45 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
The missions of the Strategic Homeland Intervention, Enforcement and Logistics Division.
Stars: Clark Gregg, Ming-Na Wen, Brett Dalton, Iain De Caestecker
Votes: 225,965
36. Ghosted (I) (2017)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Crime, Horror
A skeptical tough ex-cop is forced to team up with a nerdy scientist who is a firm believer in the paranormal. They must help a secret L.A.-based government agency deal with unexplained and paranormal occurrences.
Stars: Adam Scott, Craig Robinson, Ally Walker, Adeel Akhtar
Votes: 7,451
37. Wellington Paranormal (2018–2022)
TV-14 | 30 min | Comedy, Crime, Fantasy
Sergeant Maaka, and Officers Minogue and O'Leary, are members of the Wellington, New Zealand, police. Their job is to investigate paranormal phenomena.
Stars: Mike Minogue, Karen O'Leary, Maaka Pohatu, Thomas Sainsbury
Votes: 7,851
38. Anjaan: Special Crimes Unit (2018– )
Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Two police officers, ASP Aditi Sharma the believer and ACP Vikrant Singhal the skeptic, investigate strange unsolved cases, while unnatural forces impede their efforts.
Stars: Gashmeer Mahajani, Heena Parmar, Shahab Khan, Aartti Thakur
Votes: 369
39. Hoax (2018– )
Drama, Sci-Fi
Two officers work in secret for the Scientific Investigation, Research, and Protection Agency to monitor extraterrestrial, paranormal, and advanced threats.
Stars: Elena Morgan, Jacob Stebner, Jackson Perryman, Ward Stebner
40. O.C.T.: Occult Crimes Taskforce (TV Movie)
Action, Crime, Drama | Announced
A New York City detective is recruited for a covert squad that uses sorcery to track down and kill evil spirits. Based on Rosario Dawson's comic book series, "O.C.T.: Occult Crimes Taskforce".
Star: Rosario Dawson
41. Psi Cops (2023– )
TV-MA | Animation, Comedy
Coworker friends forever (CFFs) Kydd and Felixx are top detectives at the paranormal spooky investigation agency Psi Cops, where they solve mysteries and supernatural crimes using their overly competent incompetence.
Stars: Chris Nielsen, Bart Batchelor, Tina Grant, Tiana Jung
Votes: 110
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