arloGet the appShows like Devs
2020 · Series · TV-MA · your starting pointIf Devs is the itch, these scratch it — some louder, some quieter. Free ones first.
Shows like Devs, ranked
1. Crypto Shadow (2024)
Cara's obsessive decryption of hidden data while evading powerful forces mirrors the protagonist's descent into a technological conspiracy that blurs the line between paranoia and genuine threat.
2. System (2026)
The same director's exploration of how power distorts truth unfolds through obsessive investigation and philosophical tension, layering courtroom intrigue with the same reality-warping sense that nothing is quite what it seems.
3. Ex Machina (2014)
Ex Machina's claustrophobic examination of AI ethics and corporate manipulation through a morally ambiguous tech mogul mirrors Devs' exploration of determinism and hidden agendas within a secretive innovation lab.
4. Cipher Bureau (1938)
The show's exploration of determinism and free will through a conspiracy involving rogue AI reflects the same philosophical questions about fate and control that drive this cryptography-centered thriller.
5. Person of Interest (2011)
The same director's meticulous visual control and philosophical bent toward determinism versus free will shapes both this tech-noir thriller and its exploration of predictive systems as instruments of fate.
6. Technotise: Edit & I (2009)
The nested-reality premise and exploration of consciousness trapped within computational systems create the same philosophical dread, while both use a female protagonist's personal crisis as the entry point into larger technological conspiracies.
7. Disclosure (1994)
Disclosure explores corporate corruption and personal betrayal within a tech company through the same lens of individual agency versus systemic power that makes Devs' investigation so compelling.
8. The Thirteenth Floor (1999)
A nested-reality mystery where corporate secrets and simulated worlds converge, The Thirteenth Floor shares Devs' fascination with determinism and the question of whether free will exists within constructed systems.
Tell me what kind of night it is — I'll pick the one for you.