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Smallville
2001 • Drama • Action & Adventure • Sci-Fi & Fantasy
The origins of the world’s greatest hero–from Krypton refugee Kal-el’s arrival on Earth through his tumultuous teen years to Clark Kent’s final steps toward embracing his destin…
Why matched: genres Drama, Action & Adventure
Gotham
2014 • Drama • Crime • Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Everyone knows the name Commissioner Gordon. He is one of the crime world's greatest foes, a man whose reputation is synonymous with law and order. But what is known of Gordon's…
Matched on: story
Perry Mason
2020 • Drama • Mystery • Crime
Set in 1932 Los Angeles, the series focuses on the origin story of famed defense lawyer Perry Mason. Living check-to-check as a low-rent private investigator, Mason is haunted b…
Matched on: story
Young Sherlock
2026 • Mystery • Action & Adventure
Sherlock Holmes is a disgraced young man, raw and unfiltered, when he finds himself wrapped up in a murder case that threatens his liberty. His first ever case unravels a globe-…
Why matched: genres Mystery, Action & Adventure
Pennyworth: The Origin of Batman's Butler
2019 • Drama • Crime
The origin story of Bruce Wayne's legendary butler, Alfred Pennyworth, a former British SAS soldier who forms a security company in 1960s London and goes to work with young bill…
Matched on: story
Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man
2025 • Animation • Comedy • Action & Adventure
Peter Parker is on his way to becoming a hero, but his path to get there is anything but ordinary.
Why matched: genres Animation, Comedy
Taken
2017 • Drama • Crime • Comedy
The origin story of younger, hungrier, former Green Beret Bryan Mills as he deals with a personal tragedy that shakes his world. As he fights to overcome the incident and exact…
Matched on: story
The Terminal List: Dark Wolf
2025 • Drama • Action & Adventure
Before The Terminal List, Navy SEAL Ben Edwards finds himself entangled in the black operations side of the CIA. The deeper Ben goes into the 'gray', the harder it will become t…
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Nautilus
2024 • Drama • Action & Adventure • Sci-Fi & Fantasy
The origin story of the iconic Captain Nemo: an Indian Prince robbed of his birthright and family, a prisoner of the East India Mercantile Company and a man bent on revenge agai…
Matched on: story
The Franchise
2024 • Comedy
The crew of an unloved franchise movie fight for their place in a savage and unruly cinematic universe. The series shines a light on the secret chaos inside the world of superhe…
Matched on: story
Transformers: War for Cybertron: Siege
2020 • Kids • Animation • Action & Adventure
On their dying planet, the Autobots and Decepticons battle fiercely for control of the AllSpark in the Transformers universe's origin story.
Matched on: story
Halo: Nightfall
2014 • Action & Adventure • Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Taking place between the events of Halo 4 and Halo 5: Guardians, Halo: Nightfall follows the origin story of legendary manhunter Jameson Locke and his team as they are caught in…
Matched on: story
Young Wallander
2020 • Drama • Mystery • Crime
An incendiary hate crime stirs civil unrest, fast-tracking rookie cop Kurt Wallander to detective in this origin story for the popular character.
Matched on: story