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Shows that feel likeYou (2018–2025)

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

If you loved You, the closest series we have are Luther (2010), Dexter (2006) and Sharp Objects (2018). All three share You's twisty and unsettling feel, which is what we rank on before quality.

Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is The Alienist (2018).

★ 7.6 IMDb ↗TMDB ↗5 seasons · Lifetimecreated by Greg Berlantiparanoidtwistyunsettlinggritty
10 of 12 streaming nowNetflix · HBO Max · Amazon Prime Video
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Buy seasons:Amazon see price ↗Apple TV$14.99 buyYou: The Complete Series · Apple price as of 2026-10-02

If You hit the spot, these will too

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

Both are working the same pair: murder, serial killer

The difference: Easier on the paranoia than You

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

One thread runs through both: murder

The difference: Trades the paranoia of You for an angle of its own

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

Twisty and unsettling in the same breath

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

The same preoccupation in both: serial killer

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

A killer moving through a friend group where everyone is hiding something

The difference: Straight teen slasher — scares and mystery, no time inside the killer's head

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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★ 8crime · dramaNetflix

Gritty crime in both cases

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

Both lean on paranoia more than on drama

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

A dark New York where fixation on a killer becomes its own kind of hunger

The difference: 1896 period detection told from the hunters' side, cool where You is intimate

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

A methodical predator and the detail that finally gives him away

The difference: Procedural and external — no time inside his head

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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Elite
2018–2024 · 8 seasons · Netflix
★ 7.1crime · mystery · dramaNetflix

Desire, jealousy and class envy curdling into something criminal

The difference: An ensemble of teenagers and a whodunit structure — no single guiding voice

When three working class kids enroll in the most exclusive school in Spain, the clash between the wealthy and the poor students leads to tragedy.

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

Mystery with a pulse of paranoia, in both cases

The difference: Sits closer to war & politics than You 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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Yellowjackets
2021– · 4 seasons · Showtime
★ 7.7drama · mysteryNetflixParamount+

Mystery built on twists, twice over

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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