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Shows that feel likeDAHMER - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story (2022)

This series examines the gruesome and horrific true crimes of Jeffrey Dahmer and the systemic failures that enabled one of America’s most notorious serial killers to continue his murderous spree in plain sight for over a decade.

If you loved DAHMER - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story, the closest series we have are Hannibal (2013), Luther (2010) and Sharp Objects (2018). All three share DAHMER - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story's gritty and contemplative feel, which is what we rank on before quality.

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

★ 8 IMDbTMDB ↗1 season · Netflixcreated by Ryan Murphygrittycontemplativeunsettling
11 of 12 streaming nowNetflix · HBO Max · Amazon Prime Video
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If DAHMER - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story hit the spot, these will too

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Hannibal
2013–2015 · 3 seasons · NBC
★ 8.5drama · crimeNetflixPrime Video

Murder rendered with an unsettling beauty you cannot look away from

The difference: Operatic and invented — a stylish fantasy rather than a real record

Both a gift and a curse, Graham has the extraordinary ability to think like his prey—he sees what they see, feels what they feel. But while Graham is pursuing an especially troubling, cannibalistic murderer, Special Agent Jack Crawford teams him with a highly respected psychiatrist – a man with a taste for the criminal minded – Dr. Hannibal Lecter.

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Luther
2010–2019 · 5 seasons · BBC One
★ 8.4crime · drama · mysteryMaxHulu

A killer hiding behind an ordinary surface nobody examines

The difference: Fictional London crime, propulsive and stylised

A dark psychological crime drama starring Idris Elba as Luther, a man struggling with his own terrible demons, who might be as dangerous as the depraved murderers he hunts.

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Sharp Objects
2018 · 1 season · HBO
★ 8crime · drama · mysteryMax

Harm traced back through the family and the town that permitted it

The difference: Fiction, slower and much sadder

Reporter Camille Preaker confronts the psychological demons from her past when she returns to her hometown to investigate the murders of two young girls.

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Dexter
2006–2013 · 8 seasons · Showtime
★ 8.6crime · drama · mysteryParamount+

A double life maintained in plain sight for years

The difference: Pulp fiction with a wry narrator — and it wants you on his side

Dexter Morgan, a blood spatter pattern analyst for the Miami Metro Police also leads a secret life as a serial killer, hunting down criminals who have slipped through the cracks of justice.

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The Fall
2013–2016 · 3 seasons · RTÉ One
★ 8.1drama · crimePrime VideoPeacock

A killer shown in flat domestic detail, which is what makes it cold

The difference: Built as a pursuit, with a detective driving it rather than the victims

When the Police Service of Northern Ireland are unable to close a case after 28 days, Detective Superintendent Stella Gibson of the Metropolitan Police Service is called in to review the case. Under her new leadership, the local detectives must track down and stop a serial killer who is terrorising the city of Belfast.

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Cruel Summer
2021–2023 · 2 seasons · Freeform
★ 7.4mystery · dramaHulu

Both are built on the same subject: psychological thriller

The difference: Less gritty, more its own thing

Taking place over three summers - 1993, 1994, 1995 - in a small Texas town, a beautiful popular teen, Kate, is abducted and, seemingly unrelated, a girl, Jeanette, goes from being a sweet, awkward outlier to the most popular girl in town and, by ’95, the most despised person in America.

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You
2018–2025 · 5 seasons · Lifetime
★ 7.6mystery · crime · dramaNetflix

The same two preoccupations: murder, and serial killer

The difference: Goes its own way on the stillness

A dangerously charming, obsessive man goes to extreme measures to insert himself into the lives of women who fascinate him.

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Yellowjackets
2021– · 4 seasons · Showtime
★ 7.7drama · mysteryNetflixParamount+

Common ground: psychological thriller

The difference: Played as mystery first

This equal parts survival epic, psychological horror story and coming-of-age drama tells the saga of a team of wildly talented high school girls soccer players who become the (un)lucky survivors of a plane crash deep in the remote northern wilderness. The series chronicles their descent from a complicated but thriving team to savage clans, while also tracking the lives they’ve attempted to piece back together nearly 25 years later.

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Mr. Robot
2015–2019 · 4 seasons · USA Network
★ 8.5crime · drama

Inside a disturbed mind that the world around it fails to notice

The difference: Hacker paranoia and unreliable narration, not true-crime dread

A young programmer, Elliot, suffers from a debilitating anti-social disorder and decides that he can only connect to people by hacking them. He wields his skills as a weapon to protect the people that he cares about. Elliot finds himself in the intersection between a cybersecurity firm he works for and the underworld organizations that are recruiting him to bring down corporate America.

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Homeland
2011–2020 · 8 seasons · Showtime
★ 8.3drama · war & politics · crimeNetflixHulu

The same mix in both: grit, then stillness

The difference: Leans further into war & politics

CIA officer Carrie Mathison is tops in her field despite being bipolar, which makes her volatile and unpredictable. With the help of her long-time mentor Saul Berenson, Carrie fearlessly risks everything, including her personal well-being and even sanity, at every turn.

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Black Bird
2022 · 1 season · Apple TV
★ 8.1drama · crimeApple TV+

A real case retold with the victims and the failures kept in frame

The difference: A prison two-hander with a mission and a deadline driving it

As Jimmy Keene begins a 10-year prison sentence, he gets an incredible offer: If he can elicit a confession from suspected killer Larry Hall, Jimmy will be freed. Completing this mission becomes the challenge of a lifetime.

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9-1-1
2018– · 10 seasons · ABC
★ 7.8drama · crime · action & adventureHulu

Both are Ryan Murphy's work, and they rhyme

Explore the high-pressure experiences of police officers, paramedics and firefighters who are thrust into the most frightening, shocking and heart-stopping situations. These emergency responders must try to balance saving those who are at their most vulnerable with solving the problems in their own lives.

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