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Shows that feel likeHannibal (2013–2015)

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.

If you loved Hannibal, the closest series we have are DAHMER - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story (2022), Dexter (2006) and Luther (2010). All three share Hannibal's contemplative and gritty feel, which is what we rank on before quality.

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

★ 8.5 IMDb ↗TMDB ↗3 seasons · NBCcreated by Bryan Fullercontemplativegrittyunsettling
11 of 12 streaming nowNetflix · HBO Max · Amazon Prime Video

If Hannibal hit the spot, these will too

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★ 8crime · dramaNetflix

A killer's ordinary surface and everyone who failed to look under it

The difference: Grimy true crime with no beauty in the frame — victims, not artistry

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.

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

A killer hiding inside the police work meant to catch people like him

The difference: Sunlit Miami pulp with a wry narrator — far more fun, far less artful

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

An investigator whose gift is standing too close to the monster

The difference: Street-level London crime; no artistry in the killing

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

An investigator whose own damage is the real subject

The difference: Southern heat and family rot, no cat and mouse

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

A patient hunter and a killer circling each other with awful calm

The difference: Bleak Belfast procedural realism — no lush dreamscapes, no lyricism

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

Two things both keep coming back to: murder and serial killer

The difference: Easier on the stillness than Hannibal

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

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

A brilliant, broken mind narrating a reality you cannot fully trust

The difference: Hacking and corporate warfare, with no predator across the table

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

Both are working the same pair: psychological thriller, lgbt

The difference: Trades the grit of Hannibal for an angle of its own

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

One thread runs through both: psychological thriller

The difference: Sits closer to war & politics than Hannibal does

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

Both land stillness and unease at once

The difference: Leans harder into mystery than Hannibal does

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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Legion
2017–2019 · 3 seasons · FX
★ 8.1action & adventure · sci-fi & fantasy · dramaHulu

Drama built on stillness, twice over

David Haller, AKA Legion, is a troubled young man who may be more than human. Diagnosed as schizophrenic, David has been in and out of psychiatric hospitals for years. But after a strange encounter with a fellow patient, he’s confronted with the possibility that the voices he hears and the visions he sees might be real.

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MINDHUNTER
2017–2019 · 2 seasons · Netflix
★ 8.6drama · crimeNetflix

Long conversations with monsters that mark the person asking questions

The difference: Restrained, clinical 1970s procedure — no horror imagery, no bloody tableaux

An agent in the FBI's Elite Serial Crime Unit develops profiling techniques as he pursues notorious serial killers and rapists.

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