Before, after, or during your Indiana Jones lovefest, here are some other movies, TV, shows and comics you'll enjoy Indiana Jones is back! After 15 years away from the big screen, Harrison Ford’s intrepid archaeologist returns to cinemas with the franchise’s fifth installment, Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny. That’s great news for fans of throwback popcorn blockbusters, yet Dial of Destiny’s release is also a bittersweet occasion since Ford has already confirmed that the film marks his last outing as Indy.
So, with Indiana Jones about to hang up his fedora, where will his legions of devotees find their next globe-trotting adventure? They could embark on a quest worthy of Indy himself – or they could check out this list of movies, TV shows, and comics we’ve pulled together, instead. It’s got more Indiana Jones-style stories on it than you can crack a bullwhip at!
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The Mummy
Stephen Sommers’ 1999 update on Universal classic The Mummy franchise follows the Indiana Jones template so closely it’s practically an official entry. Two-fisted protagonist? Check. Feisty love interest? Check. Exotic locales and period setting? Check. A rollicking narrative steeped in a pulpy mixture of ancient history and compelling mythology? You guessed it: check. The Mummy also boasts a decidedly old-school sense of humor, which is yet another reason why it’s one of the only films from the last 25 years to come close to capturing the magic of Indiana Jones.
 

Indiana Jones and the Tomb of the Gods
While Indiana Jones works best on the big screen, Indy’s escapades in other licensed media are still a great source of entertainment. This is especially true of the Indiana Jones comic books, especially those published by Dark Horse Comics. There are several Dark Horse titles to choose from, but for our money, the best is Indiana Jones and the Tomb of the Gods, which draws on concepts from H.P. Lovecraft’s Cthulu mythos for its titular McGuffin. This choice could easily have backfired, however, creative team Rob Williams, Steve Scott, Bart Sears, and Nathan Massengill make it work by painstakingly recreating the same Saturday matinee vibe original Indiana Jones masterminds George Lucas and Steven Spielberg imbued their movies with.

The Lost Symbol
Peacock streaming series The Lost Symbol is about a plucky academic who relies on a combination of smarts and esoteric knowledge to beat the bad guys. So, in essence, The Lost Symbol is an Indiana Jones show – only a lot darker and with fewer bombastic action set pieces. What The Lost Symbol lacks in traditional derring-do it more than makes up for in mysteries and secret societies, though. And if The Lost Symbol’s relatively low-key action really is a sticking point for you, there’s always the show’s cinematic counterpart, the Robert Langdon series, which offers the big-budget, widescreen thrills Indiana Jones fans crave.

The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn
Unlike the other entries on this list, The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn was directly presided over by Steven Spielberg. As a result, it plays out like a reskinned Indiana Jones outing – particularly the showstopping set piece in Morocco, which feels like a Raiders of the Lost Ark outtake – albeit with a more fresh-faced protagonist in the form of Jamie Bell’s Tintin. What a stunning reskin it is, too. Weta Digital’s dazzling motion capture-driven animation lends The Adventures of Tintin a unique aesthetic that blends photorealism with Hergé’s original Tintin comics – which, incidentally, Indiana Jones fans should consider checking out, as well.
 

The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
Another legit Indiana Jones experience that’s less well-known because it’s not a movie, The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles is a show that (as its name suggests) charts Indy’s exploits between the ages of 8-21. Creator George Lucas and casting director Karen Lindsay-Stewart deserve kudos for finding a worthy pair of junior Joneses in Corey Carrier and Sean Patrick Flanery, who collectively represent the most convincing youthful incarnation of Indy this side of The Last Crusade’s River Phoenix. Admittedly, your mileage will vary when it comes to The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles’ educational bent – and the bookend scenes featuring an elderly Indiana Jones will drive continuity obsessives to despair – but this lavish production contains all the ingredients that make the franchise great.

Outer Banks
On the face of it, the Indiana Jones franchise and Netflix series Outer Banks don’t have a lot in common. The former is a deliberately old-fashioned affair headlined by a hero who’s well north of 25, while the latter is a Young Adult joint with a contemporary sensibility and populated by largely wrinkle-free protagonists. Dig a bit deeper, though, and you’ll find that Outer Banks delivers plenty of the same thrills as an Indiana Jones movie. Not only is it a show about tracking down lost treasure, but it also places a considerable emphasis on figuring out clues along the way. Sounds a lot like an Indy adventure to us!