Reaper
Meet Satan's biggest tools.
Created by Tara Butters, Michele Fazekas
On The CW
A comedic supernatural adventure about a young slacker forced into an absurd cosmic debt, balancing dark premise with irreverent humor and character-driven warmth.
21 year-old slacker Sam Oliver learns that his parents sold his soul to the devil before he was born, and now Sam has to repay the debt by becoming the Devil's bounty hunter, retrieving souls that have somehow escaped from Hell.
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Questions people ask
Is Reaper sad? Not especially. Less sad than 63% of series.
Does Reaper leave you hopeful? Not especially. Less hopeful than 63% of series.
Is Reaper violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Is Reaper scary? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Is Reaper easy watching? 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.
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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
Everything like Reaper, and what each one shares →
Like Reaper
Nearest across the full emotional profile.
Same Mood as Reaper
Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.
Like Reaper, But Darker
Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.
Like Reaper, But Lighter
Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.
Like Reaper, But Less Popular
Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.
