Haven

FBI agent Audrey Parker arrives in the small town of Haven, Maine to solve a murder and soon discovers the town's many secrets—which also hold the key to unlocking the mysteries of her lost past.

Haven (2010-2015) is a Canadian-American supernatural mystery series created by Jim Dunn and Sam Ernst for Syfy. FBI agent Audrey Parker (Emily Rose) arrives in the isolated Maine town of Haven to solve a murder, and her case-of-the-week investigations are shaped by the town's many concealed secrets. Working alongside local detective Nathan Wournos (Lucas Bryant), she pushes against a community that closes ranks around its own strange afflictions. Each episode turns a new corner of the investigation while a larger serialized thread slowly reveals the connection between the town's hidden history and the buried memories of Audrey's own past. Spanning five seasons and seventy-eight episodes, the series blends procedural structure with an ongoing mythology. Its atmosphere is moody and eerie, with a foggy New England coast that feels watched and intimate, and its tone is tense yet melancholic. Fans of Twin Peaks, The X-Files and Wayward Pines will find resonance in its blend of small town dread, federal investigation and paranormal mystery, along with its focus on a protagonist searching for who she really is.

Viewers generally rate Haven as a positive, darker take on small-town supernatural mystery that grows more absorbing across its run.

• Twin Peakssmall town supernatural mystery with a federal investigator uncovering hidden community secrets
• The X-Filesserialized paranormal mystery with a investigator and a mythology of town-bound supernatural phenomena
• Wayward Pinesquirky small town supernatural drama with a community of secret-keeping residents

Created by

Jim Dunn, Sam Ernst

Release Date

2010-07-09

Episode runtime

44 min

Rating

7.5 / 10 (521)

What is Haven about?

An FBI agent investigating a murder in a Maine town discovers that its residents hide supernatural secrets tied to her own lost past.

What is Haven like to watch?

Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Haven as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as layered.

Is Haven violent?

Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Haven as mild.

What did critics think of Haven?

Viewers generally rate Haven as a positive, darker take on small-town supernatural mystery that grows more absorbing across its run.

Which shows are like Haven?

Shows with a similar feel include Twin Peaks, The X-Files, and Wayward Pines.

How long is Haven?

Haven: 5 seasons, 78 episodes.

Is Haven still running?

No, Haven has ended.

Where can I watch Haven?

In United States, Haven streams on Peacock Premium, The Roku Channel, The CW, Plex, Plex Player, Plex Channel, Fawesome, Peacock Premium Plus, MovieSphere+ Amazon Channel, Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video Free with Ads, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Amazon MX Player.