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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. 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.
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. 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.
5. 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.
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