21. The Promised Neverland
Release Year: 2019
Genre: Mystery, Sci-Fi
Studio: CloverWorks
Where To Watch: Crunchyroll, Hidive, Hulu, Netflix
Why It Rocks: If you’re in the market for a suspenseful show filled with genuine moments of terror and psychological horror, The Promised Neverland is for you. Here’s the elevator pitch for you: a group of hyper-intelligent orphans discovers their graduation from the shelter revolves around an eldrich tradition of selling the smartest children to monsters like cattle to slaughter.
The rest of the show has its trio of main characters, Emma, Ray, and Norman, strategizing around their shelter caretaker’s watchful eyes while plotting a jailbreak with their adoptive siblings. Just watch season one of the anime and experience the rest of the show through its manga. Thank me later.
