Shows Like Atlanta's Missing and Murdered: The Lost Children

If you liked Atlanta's Missing and Murdered: The Lost Children (2020), a documentary and crime series, here are 20 shows with a similar feel, based on TMDB's recommendations. Each one links to its cast, trailer and where it's streaming.

1
Trust Me: The False Prophet (2026)
★ 7.5/10Also documentary and crime
In this true-crime documentary, a cult expert and filmmaker infiltrate a polygamist sect to expose a self-proclaimed prophet and bring him to justice.
2
Crime Scene: The Texas Killing Fields (2022)
★ 6.5/10Also documentary and crime
An overgrown field and a stretch of highway connect a series of grisly murders spanning several decades as grieving families search for answers.
3
The Idaho Murders: College Nightmare (2026)
★ 6.8/10Also documentary and crime
Through bodycam footage, texts and interviews with loved ones, this documentary investigates the horrifying murder of four University of Idaho students.
4
Conversations with a Killer: The Jeffrey Dahmer Tapes (2022)
★ 7.8/10Also documentary and crime
Serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer confesses to his gruesome crimes in unguarded interviews, offering an unsettling view into a disturbed mind.
5
Death of the Pastor's Wife (2026)
★ 7.4/10Also documentary and crime
What happened to Mica Miller? This documentary series retraces her promising life, toxic marriage and the mysterious circumstances of her death.
6
I AM A KILLER (2018)
★ 6.9/10Also documentary and crime
Death row inmates convicted of capital murder give a firsthand account of their crimes in this documentary series.
7
American Manhunt: The Boston Marathon Bombing (2023)
★ 7.5/10Also documentary and crime
Archive footage, chilling reenactments and exclusive interviews shed new light on a tragedy — and two brothers — that suspended a city in terror.
8
Worst Neighbor Ever (2026)
★ 7.4/10Also crime and documentary
This intense documentary series details true stories of neighbors gone bad, from heinous fraud schemes to senseless acts of violent retribution.
9
Killer Sally (2022)
★ 6.7/10Also documentary and crime
Interviews with friends, family and Sally McNeil herself chart a bodybuilding couple’s rocky marriage — and its shocking end in a Valentine's Day murder.
10
The Yogurt Shop Murders (2025)
★ 6.8/10Also documentary and crime
In 1991, four teenage girls were brutally murdered at a frozen yogurt shop in Austin, Texas. What happened that night forever shook the Austin community and continues to mystify the police and haunt the families left…
11
Attack on London: Hunting the 7/7 Bombers (2025)
★ 7.7/10Also documentary and crime
Insider accounts and never-seen-before footage tell the story of the 7/7 bombings on London's transport network in 2005 — and its explosive aftermath.
12
Mind Over Murder (2022)
★ 6.8/10Also documentary and crime
Chronicles the bizarre and psychologically complex story of six individuals who were convicted for the 1985 murder of a beloved 68- year-old grandmother, Helen Wilson, in Beatrice, Nebraska.
13
Homicide Hunter: Lt Joe Kenda (2011)
★ 8.9/10Also documentary and crime
A non-fiction investigative series of murder cases told through the personal experience of retired detective, Lieutenant Joe Kenda. Through re-enactments, discussions with investigation teams, and interviews with…
14
Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV (2024)
★ 7.7/10Also documentary and crime
Discover the untold story of the toxic and abusive environment inside '90s kids' TV. Hear harrowing accounts from former child stars and crew who probe the balance of power in the industry and reveal an era that…
15
Homicide (2024)
★ 7/10Also documentary and crime
Detectives and prosecutors revisit their most challenging homicide cases in this chilling true-crime docuseries.
16
No One Saw a Thing (2019)
★ 6.7/10Also documentary and crime
A six-part, true crime docuseries about a mysterious murder of Ken Rex McElro that took place in the ‘80s with at least 60 witnesses present, all of whom deny seeing anything.
17
Inside the World's Toughest Prisons (2016)
★ 7/10Also crime and documentary
Crime journalist Raphael Rowe goes behind the bars of some of the world’s most notorious and toughest prisons. Immersing himself in maximum security facilities around the world to live as a prisoner, he encounters the…
18
Surviving R. Kelly (2019)
★ 7.2/10Also documentary and crime
Celebrated as one of the greatest R&B singers of all time, R. Kelly’s genre defining career and playboy lifestyle has been riddled with rumors of abuse, predatory behavior, and pedophilia. Despite damning evidence and…
19
Jimmy Savile: A British Horror Story (2022)
★ 6.8/10Also documentary and crime
Jimmy Savile was one of the United Kingdom’s most beloved TV personalities. Shortly after his death in 2011, an investigation prompted more than 450 horrific allegations of sexual assault and abuse, with victims as…
20
Ted Bundy: Falling for a Killer (2020)
★ 7.2/10Also documentary and crime
After years of silence, Ted Bundy’s long-term girlfriend Elizabeth Kendall, her daughter Molly, and other survivors come forward for the first time in a docuseries that reframes Bundy’s crimes from a female…