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Shows that feel likeBEASTARS (2019–2026)

In a world where beasts of all kinds coexist, a gentle wolf awakens to his own predatory urges as his school deals with a murder within its midst.

If you loved BEASTARS, the closest series we have are Kakegurui (2017), The Killing (2011) and The Alienist (2018). All three share BEASTARS' contemplative and twisty feel, which is what we rank on before quality.

Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is The Chestnut Man (2021).

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If BEASTARS hit the spot, these will too

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Kakegurui
2017–2019 · 2 seasons · MBS
★ 7.1animation · mystery · crimeNetflix

Two things both keep coming back to: school and shounen

Run by a corrupt and sadistic school council, the “system” at Hyakkaou is based on gambling, with losers who cannot cover their debts being demeaned by their peers and forced to serve their debtholders. And if that’s not terrifying enough, some games can result in losing an eye, one’s fingernails, or even their life! But the system is shocked when transfer student Yumeko Jabami arrives. Dark, mysterious and attractive, she’s a wildcard who plays for the thrill of it…

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The Killing
2011–2014 · 4 seasons · AMC
★ 8.3drama · crime · mysteryHulu

Common ground: questioning

The Killing is an American crime drama television series based upon the Danish television series Forbrydelsen. Set in Seattle, Washington, the series follows the various murder investigations by homicide detectives Sarah Linden and Stephen Holder.

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The Alienist
2018–2020 · 2 seasons · TNT
★ 7.7drama · crime · mystery

Contemplative where it counts, twisty underneath

New York, 1896. Police commissioner Theodore Roosevelt brings together criminal psychologist Dr. Laszlo Kreizler, newspaper illustrator John Moore and secretary Sara Howard to investigate several murders of male prostitutes.

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The Chestnut Man
2021–2026 · 2 seasons · Netflix
★ 7.6drama · crime · mysteryNetflix

Drama built on grit, twice over

At a grisly murder scene sits a figurine made of chestnuts. From this creepy clue, two detectives hunt a killer linked to a politician's missing child.

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The Undoing
2020 · 1 season · HBO
★ 7.4drama · crime · mysteryMax

Contemplative mystery in both cases

Grace and Jonathan Fraser are living the only lives they ever wanted. Overnight a chasm opens in their lives: a violent death and a chain of terrible revelations. Left behind in the wake of a spreading and very public disaster, Grace must dismantle one life and create another for her child and her family.

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Ratched
2020 · 1 season · Netflix
★ 7.2mystery · drama · crimeNetflix

Twisty crime, and it commits to that

In 1947, Mildred Ratched begins working as a nurse at a leading psychiatric hospital. But beneath her stylish exterior lurks a growing darkness.

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Defending Jacob
2020 · 1 season · Apple TV
★ 7.7drama · mystery · crimeApple TV+

Animation with a pulse of grit, in both cases

A family's lives are irreparably disrupted when the 14-year-old son is accused of murdering a fellow classmate.

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The Outsider
2020 · 1 season · HBO
★ 7.6drama · mystery · crimeMax

Both lean on stillness more than on drama

When an insidious supernatural force edges its way into a seemingly straightforward investigation into the gruesome murder of a young boy, it leads a seasoned cop and an unorthodox investigator to question everything they believe in.

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Scream: The TV Series
2015–2019 · 3 seasons · MTV
★ 7drama · crime · mystery

Mystery with a pulse of twists, in both cases

What starts as a YouTube video going viral, soon leads to problems for the teenagers of Lakewood and serves as the catalyst for a murder that opens up a window to the town's troubled past. Everyone has secrets. Everyone tells lies. Everyone is fair game.

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Slow Horses
2022– · 6 seasons · Apple TV
★ 8.4crime · drama · mysteryApple TV+

Crime with a pulse of grit, in both cases

Follow a dysfunctional team of MI5 agents—and their obnoxious boss, the notorious Jackson Lamb—as they navigate the espionage world's smoke and mirrors to defend England from sinister forces.

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ERASED
2016 · 1 season · Fuji TV
★ 8.4animation · drama · mysteryHulu

The animation is handled with the same confidence

Satoru Fujinuma is a struggling manga artist who has the ability to turn back time and prevent deaths. When his mother is killed he turns back time to solve the mystery, but ends up back in elementary school, just before the disappearance of his classmate Kayo.

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The Night Of
2016 · 1 season · HBO
★ 8.4crime · drama · mysteryMax

Drama of the same temperament

After a night of partying with a female stranger, a man wakes up to find her stabbed to death and is charged with her murder.

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