
Shows that feel likeHow to Get Away with Murder (2014–2020)
If you loved How to Get Away with Murder, the closest series we have are The Night Of (2016), Defending Jacob (2020) and The Outsider (2020). All three share How to Get Away with Murder'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 The Alienist (2018).
If How to Get Away with Murder hit the spot, these will too

One murder charge dismantles a life while the lawyers play every angle
The difference: One sober, meticulous case — none of the soapy rush or weekly twists

The accused might be guilty, and the people defending him can't be sure
The difference: A quiet family drama in a minor key — courtroom scenes are scarce

A murder case where every answer makes the truth look worse
The difference: Turns supernatural midway and moves at a deliberate crawl

A tight circle keeping secrets while the body count climbs around them
The difference: Teen slasher pulp — the twists are cheaper and the acting thinner

One murder pulled apart thread by thread until nobody looks innocent
The difference: Grief-soaked and rain-grey — momentum comes in a drip, not a rush

A flawed, magnetic lead carrying a murder case and her own wreckage at once
The difference: Seven quiet hours and done — no seasons of escalating cover-ups

One thread runs through both: murder

Watching people you like slide into covering up the unforgivable
The difference: Trades the courtroom for a motel — slower, stranger, more intimate

A damaged genius outthinking every case New York throws at him
The difference: Tidy case-of-the-week rhythm — nothing spills into the next episode

Built on the thrill of catching the exact moment somebody lies
The difference: Procedural and safe — the leads never get blood on their hands

Ambitious outsiders bending the rules of a system that wants them gone
The difference: Corseted 1890s pacing — grim atmosphere instead of pulpy speed

Gritty and contemplative in the same breath
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