Spellbinder
Created by Mark Shirrefs, John Thomson
On Nine Network
A suspenseful family sci-fi adventure about teenagers trapped in a parallel world ruled by an authoritarian regime, balancing wonder with genuine peril.
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.
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Questions people ask
Is Spellbinder scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 73% of series.
Is Spellbinder sad? Not especially. Less sad than 63% of series.
Is Spellbinder easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Is Spellbinder violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Does Spellbinder leave you hopeful? 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 Spellbinder
Nearest across the full emotional profile.
Same Mood as Spellbinder
Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.
Like Spellbinder, But Darker
Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.
Like Spellbinder, But Lighter
Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.
Like Spellbinder, But Less Popular
Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.
