Netflix's 10 Best Serial Killer Shows Like Mindhunter To Watch Now

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Season 2 of Mindhunterwill premiere on Netflixon August 16 after an almost two-year wait. This gripping thriller, directed by David Fincher, delves into the origins of psychological profiling, a method of attempting to understand the behavior of criminals, specifically serial killers.

A man wearing a light blue shirt and a dark blue suit sitting on a grey sofa next to a grey bricked wall

The show revolves around a group of two FBI agents (Jonathan Groff and Holt McCallany) and a psychologist (Anna Torv) who conduct interviews with convicted serial killers and then utilize their findings to track down those who are still on the loose. Surprisingly, the show is based on true events described in Mindhunter, a book written by Mark Olshaker and John E. Douglas, the father of psychological profiling. The Atlanta child killings, which occurred between 1979 and 1981, will be the subject of Season 2 of the show.

Are There Any Shows Similar To Mindhunter?

Yes, there are a lot of shows like Mindhunter. Some of them are:

-Marcella

-Dark

-Happy Valley

-Criminal Minds

Marcella

Another day, another dark British police drama in which the protagonist — in this case, Marcella Backland (Anna Friel) — has a link to the gruesome case she's investigating. After her spouse left her, Marcella returns to work. What was her first case? When it appears that the offender has struck again, it's time to solve three unsolved killings from 2005.

A dim light poster of Marcella movie in which a girl wearing a long coat sitting on a dirty floor

Dark

Two little boys go missing in the forest, causing a ruckus in a tiny German town. What's unusual about the disappearance is that it echoes events from three decades before, when another little youngster went missing. Dark is a bleak German counterpart to Stranger Things. So long as you can keep track of the town's huge cast of personalities and crisscrossing motivations, you'll be drawn into the mystery.

A dark poster of Netflix's DARK in which a girl wearing a yellow jacket standing in the dark woods next to an open den

The Staircase

The complete French documentary series is now available on Netflix. Beginning in 2004, filmmaker Jean-Xavier de Lestrade chronicles Michael Peterson's trial, incarceration, and eventual release. Michael Peterson was convicted of killing his wife, Kathleen Peterson after she was discovered dead at the bottom of a stairwell. When it's learned that a family friend of Peterson's was found dead in the same manner, things get even stranger. Was Peterson wrongfully convicted, as he maintains, or has he duped his friends and family into believing a murderer's story?

The Staircase | Official Trailer [HD] | Netflix

Happy Valley

This is not a pleasant environment. Sarah Lancashire plays Catharine Cawood, a police sergeant in Northern England, in this drama. Happy Valley, on the other hand, isn't about a serial killer; rather, it's about the terrible, everyday crimes that affect many towns in the United Kingdom and the United States. One of them, in particular, is particularly personal to Catharine.

A dark-light poster of 'Happy Valley' In which a police woman is walking on the road

Criminal Minds

The film Mindhunter is set during the early days of the FBI's Behavioral Analysis Unit (BAU). We witness the BAU in all of its splendor in this long-running CBS drama. The highly competent profilers on the show solve crimes by figuring out offenders' thoughts — hence the show's name — in each episode. If the small-town crimes Trench and Holden assist solve are your favorite aspect of Mindhunter, then watch a couple of episodes of Criminal Minds. It'll be a while before you run out of gruesome crimes thanks to the show's massive backlog.

A poster of 'Criminal Minds' in which there is a bearded man wearing a suit, a woman wearing a black dress and glasses, and a shaved beard man wearing a brown shirt and a half jacket

Dexter

There's nothing quite like Dexter when it comes to serial killer shows, no matter what your feelings are about the show's final season. By day, Dexter (Michael C. Hall) is the star of the Miami Metro Police Department, assisting officers with the detection of criminals via blood splatter analysis at crime scenes. He transforms into a criminal at night and hunts down people he believes are deserving of death.

Dexter placed fans in the awkward moral position of admiring, if not rooting for, a serial killer. Dexter Morgan was taught to channel his serial killer inclinations in a "useful" way by his police officer father, Harry (James Remar). Because Harry knew his son would kill anyway, he assisted Dexter in developing a code that would allow him to avoid detection and select "deserving" victims.

Poster on Netflix's dexter in which the dexter's face is wrapped by a plastic wrap

Conclusion

Mindhunter is a unique take on the police procedural genre, but it's far from the only serial killer drama on the air. These shows will keep you glued to the screen if you're interested in the psychology behind criminal behavior. You can find more shows like Mindhunter Reddit.

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