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Shows Like Terra Nova

If you loved Terra Nova's Sci-Fi & Fantasy and Mystery storytelling, these series deliver a similar experience — chosen for tone, narrative quality, and viewer satisfaction. Each includes where to stream it now.

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Jurassic World: Chaos Theory
8.3

Jurassic World: Chaos Theory

2024

The Camp Cretaceous gang comes together to unravel a mystery when they discover a global conspiracy that brings danger to dinosaurs — and to themselves.

Star Trek: Prodigy
7.3

Star Trek: Prodigy

2021

A motley crew of young rebellious aliens commandeer an old Starfleet ship and must figure out how to work together while navigating a greater galaxy, in search for a better future. These six young outcasts know nothing about the ship they have commandeered, but over the course of their adventures together, they will each be introduced to Starfleet and the ideals it represents.

Dawn of the Croods
7.4

Dawn of the Croods

2015

The world's first family is back for more laughs as they discover sports, sleepovers and other wonders in a world of exotic creatures and adventures. This 2D animated cartoon is based on the 3D animated feature film, "The Croods".

Ben 10: Omniverse
8.3

Ben 10: Omniverse

2012

A year after the events that took place during the "Final Battle" and equipped with an all-new completed Omnitrix, 16-year-old Ben Tennyson has to face new enemies.

Earth 2
6.8

Earth 2

1994

Two centuries in the future, when pollution has forced humans to abandon Earth in favor of cramped space stations, scientist Devon Adair hijacks a spacecraft and sets out with a band of followers in search of another planet that will offer a brighter, more normal future to children like her son, Ulysses. Joining Devon and Ulysses are mechanic John Danziger and his daughter, True; team physician Julia Heller, who has her own secret agenda; Alonzo Solace, a pilot; Yale, a cyborg; and Morgan, a craven government agent, and his wife, Bess. The voyagers find their planet, but their ship crash-lands on the wrong side of the globe, forcing them to attempt an arduous and dangerous trek to their ultimate destination, New Pacifica.

Spellbinder
7.6

Spellbinder

1995

A group of teenagers go on a school camp in the Blue Mountains in Australia. While at the camp, Paul Reynolds accidentally goes into a parallel universe. This other world is inhabited by a more hierarchic and technologically different society, ruled by a group of people known as Spellbinders.

Beast Wars: Transformers
8.1

Beast Wars: Transformers

1996

Two spaceships, one manned by benevolent Maximals, the other by evil Predacons, crash-land on a pre-humanoid planet while en route to Earth. Their crews assume indigenous animal forms to protect themselves from an overabundance of natural energy, transforming into robots to do battle. Thus, the Beast Wars have begun...

Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia
8.4

Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia

2016

After uncovering a mysterious amulet, an average teen assumes an unlikely destiny and sets out to save two worlds.

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The Way Home
7.7

The Way Home

2023

When three generations of women reunite after being estranged for more than two decades, they embark on an enlightening – and surprising – journey toward healing none of them could have imagined as they learn how to find their way back to each other.

WondLa
7.4

WondLa

2024

Forced to flee her underground sanctuary for Earth’s surface, Eva discovers a world unlike anything she expected. As she journeys across perilous terrain and unknown civilizations, Eva searches to answer the ultimate question: Is she the last human?

Over the Garden Wall
8.6

Over the Garden Wall

2014

Two brothers, Wirt and Greg, find themselves lost in the Unknown; a strange forest adrift in time. With the help of a wise old Woodsman and a foul-tempered bluebird named Beatrice, Wirt and Greg must travel across this strange land, in hope of finding their way home. Join them as they encounter surprises and obstacles on their journey through the wood.

The Land Before Time
6.4

The Land Before Time

2007

Follow young dinosaurs Littlefoot, Cera, Spike, Ducky and Petrie, on their first journey together - an exciting quest to find the lush, legendary Great Valley.

The Andromeda Strain
6.2

The Andromeda Strain

2008

A U.S. satellite crash-lands near a small town in Utah, unleashing a deadly plague that kills virtually everyone except two survivors, who may provide clues to immunizing the population. As the military attempts to quarantine the area, a team of highly specialized scientists is assembled to find a cure and stop the spread of the alien pathogen, code-named Andromeda.

The Lost World
7.1

The Lost World

1999

Early 20th-century adventurers find themselves fighting for survival after their hot-air balloon crashes into a remote part of the Amazon, stranding them on a prehistoric plateau.

Dinosaurs
7.8

Dinosaurs

1991

Dinosaurs follows the life of a family of dinosaurs, living in a modern world. They have TV's, fridges, microwaves, and every modern convenience.

Taken
7.4

Taken

2002

The show takes place from 1944 to 2002 and follows the lives of three families: the Crawfords, who seek to cover up the Roswell crash and the existence of aliens; the Keys, who are subject to frequent experimentation by the aliens; and the Clarkes, who sheltered one of the surviving aliens from the crash.

Star Wars: The Clone Wars
8.5

Star Wars: The Clone Wars

2008

Yoda, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Anakin Skywalker, Mace Windu and other Jedi Knights lead the Grand Army of the Republic against the droid army of the Separatists.

Battlestar Galactica
7.1

Battlestar Galactica

1978

When the 12 Colonies of Man are wiped out by a cybernetic race called the Cylons, Commander Adama and the crew of the battlestar Galactica lead a ragtag fleet of human survivors in search of a "mythical planet" called Earth.

Jurassic World Camp Cretaceous
8.0

Jurassic World Camp Cretaceous

2020

Six teens attending an adventure camp on the opposite side of Isla Nublar must band together to survive when dinosaurs wreak havoc on the island.

Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts
8.2

Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts

2020

A sheltered girl gets a crash course in survival when a mutant attack sends her to the surface, far from the safety of her underground home.

Why These Shows Are Similar

These recommendations share core qualities with Terra Nova (2011): Sci-Fi & Fantasy and Mystery themes, similar pacing, and comparable production quality. NoBadPicks uses TMDB collaborative filtering, genre matching, and AI analysis to surface series most likely to resonate with fans of Terra Nova.

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