
Hysteria!
Hell of a town.
Created by Matthew Scott Kane
On Peacock
A darkly comedic coming-of-age thriller set during the satanic panic of the 1980s, where a band of teenage outcasts becomes the target of a town's paranoid witch hunt.
When a beloved varsity quarterback disappears during the "Satanic Panic" of the late 1980s, a struggling high school heavy metal band of outcasts realize they can capitalize on the town's sudden interest in the occult by building a reputation as a Satanic metal band, until a bizarre series of murders, kidnappings, and reported "supernatural activity" triggers a leather-studded witch hunt that leads directly back to them.
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Questions people ask
Is Hysteria! scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 93% of series.
Does Hysteria! leave you hopeful? Not especially. Less hopeful than 73% of series.
Is Hysteria! violent? Somewhat. More violent than 71% of series.
Is Hysteria! easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 70% of series.
Is Hysteria! sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
These describe how the series comes across across its whole run, compared with other well-known series. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked episode by episode, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.
Cinnamon Score
How much this series gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.
Familiar shape, done well.
How unlike any other series this one feels
How much more it delivers than it promises
How much audiences actually like it
Ensemble
Like Hysteria!
Nearest across the full emotional profile.
Same Mood as Hysteria!
Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.
Like Hysteria!, But Darker
Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.
Like Hysteria!, But Lighter
Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.
Like Hysteria!, But Less Popular
Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.





























































