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Shows like The Reluctant Vampire

Recent premieres and returning seasons with a similar mood, humour or pace.

  • vampire family
  • english village
  • double life
  • father-son conflict
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6 shows to try next

Closest matches first, then broader nearby picks.

  1. Eternally Yours poster

    Closest match

    Eternally Yours

    CBS · 8 Oct 2026

    Viewer rating 6.9

    Why it fits: The Reluctant Vampire and Eternally Yours make supernatural family life funny through everyday awkwardness and affection. Val struggles to meet his father’s expectations while learning village customs, while Charles and Liz bicker over old habits and a crowded household; Eternally Yours leans more into marriage and domestic comedy.

    • vampire household
    • marital bickering
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  2. Vampirina: Teenage Vampire poster

    Vampirina: Teenage Vampire

    Disney+ · Disney Channel · 12 Sept 2025

    Viewer rating 6.0

    Why it fits: The Reluctant Vampire and Vampirina: Teenage Vampire make secret supernatural lives funny through the awkward work of fitting in with humans. Val slips from his vampire family into village life, while Vampirina juggles school, music, and hiding what she is; both keep the comedy gentle as family expectations complicate independence.

    • performing arts school
    • vampire secrets
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    The Doomies

    Disney+ · 26 Jun 2026

    Viewer rating 8.6

    Why it fits: The Reluctant Vampire and The Doomies make supernatural trouble feel playful, with outsiders trying to keep secrets while ordinary life gets stranger around them. Val slips between his vampire family and village life, while Bobby and Romy face monsters in their seaside town; The Doomies is brisker and spookier, with friendship at its centre.

    • underworld portal
    • terrifying creatures
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  4. A Man on the Inside poster

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    A Man on the Inside

    Netflix · 20 Nov 2025

    IMDb 7.6

    Why it fits

    The Reluctant Vampire makes an outsider’s awkward attempts to find his place gently funny; A Man on the Inside finds similar warmth in a lonely retiree’s undercover work. Its mysteries are low on menace and rooted in everyday friendships, with no supernatural family conflict.

    • gentle crime comedy
    • undercover comedy
    • dry humor
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  5. Dear Killer Nannies: Criado por sicarios poster

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    Dear Killer Nannies: Criado por sicarios

    Hulu · 1 Apr 2026

    IMDb 6.2

    Why it fits

    The Reluctant Vampire’s coming-of-age story turns on a son trying to meet his father’s expectations, while Dear Killer Nannies follows a boy whose view of his father changes. Here, childhood affection sits beside fear of his father’s criminal life, making the family drama far darker.

    • dark coming-of-age
    • loss of innocence
    • father son drama
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  6. Phony poster

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    Phony

    Hulu · 20 Oct 2026

    Viewer rating 7.1

    Why it fits

    The Reluctant Vampire pairs a coming-of-age story with the strain of keeping a family secret; Phony turns family uncertainty into a mystery. Sonny doubts his mother is herself, bringing uneasy humour and a close mother-son bond instead of village comedy and supernatural duties.

    • coming-of-age mystery
    • paranoia comedy
    • family mystery
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