Shows Like How to Fix a Drug Scandal
If you liked How to Fix a Drug Scandal (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.
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Conversations with a Killer: The Jeffrey Dahmer Tapes (2022)
★ 7.8/10Also documentary and crimeSerial killer Jeffrey Dahmer confesses to his gruesome crimes in unguarded interviews, offering an unsettling view into a disturbed mind.
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Death of the Pastor's Wife (2026)
★ 7.4/10Also documentary and crimeWhat happened to Mica Miller? This documentary series retraces her promising life, toxic marriage and the mysterious circumstances of her death.
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Crime Scene: The Texas Killing Fields (2022)
★ 6.5/10Also documentary and crimeAn overgrown field and a stretch of highway connect a series of grisly murders spanning several decades as grieving families search for answers.
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Attack on London: Hunting the 7/7 Bombers (2025)
★ 7.7/10Also documentary and crimeInsider 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.
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Trust Me: The False Prophet (2026)
★ 7.5/10Also documentary and crimeIn this true-crime documentary, a cult expert and filmmaker infiltrate a polygamist sect to expose a self-proclaimed prophet and bring him to justice.
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Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV (2024)
★ 7.7/10Also documentary and crimeDiscover 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…
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Mind Over Murder (2022)
★ 6.8/10Also documentary and crimeChronicles 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.
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Killer Sally (2022)
★ 6.7/10Also documentary and crimeInterviews with friends, family and Sally McNeil herself chart a bodybuilding couple’s rocky marriage — and its shocking end in a Valentine's Day murder.
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American Manhunt: The Boston Marathon Bombing (2023)
★ 7.5/10Also documentary and crimeArchive footage, chilling reenactments and exclusive interviews shed new light on a tragedy — and two brothers — that suspended a city in terror.
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The Idaho Murders: College Nightmare (2026)
★ 6.8/10Also documentary and crimeThrough bodycam footage, texts and interviews with loved ones, this documentary investigates the horrifying murder of four University of Idaho students.
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Homicide (2024)
★ 7/10Also documentary and crimeDetectives and prosecutors revisit their most challenging homicide cases in this chilling true-crime docuseries.
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The Yogurt Shop Murders (2025)
★ 6.8/10Also documentary and crimeIn 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…
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I AM A KILLER (2018)
★ 6.9/10Also documentary and crimeDeath row inmates convicted of capital murder give a firsthand account of their crimes in this documentary series.
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Cold Case: The Tylenol Murders (2025)
★ 6.8/10Also documentary and crimeWho really laced Tylenol with cyanide? This true-crime series examines alarming theories behind the unsolved killings — and tracks down a key suspect.
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Stolen Youth: Inside the Cult at Sarah Lawrence (2023)
★ 7.6/10Also documentaryA group of bright Sarah Lawrence College students fall under the dark influence of a friend's father, Larry Ray. With unprecedented access to the survivors who lived with Ray, the series follows the cult from its…
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Worst Neighbor Ever (2026)
★ 7.4/10Also crime and documentaryThis intense documentary series details true stories of neighbors gone bad, from heinous fraud schemes to senseless acts of violent retribution.
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I'll Be Gone in the Dark (2020)
★ 7/10Also documentary and crimeAn exploration of the case of the Golden State Killer who terrorized California in the 1970s and 1980s, committing 50 sexual assaults and 10 murders, and true crime author Michelle McNamara's obsessive quest to find…
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Homicide Hunter: Lt Joe Kenda (2011)
★ 8.9/10Also documentary and crimeA 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…
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Sean Combs: The Reckoning (2025)
★ 7.3/10Also documentary and crimeA revealing look at Sean 'Diddy' Combs' journey from music mogul to high-profile sexual offender, featuring footage and insider accounts that expose both his groundbreaking success with Bad Boy Entertainment and the…
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The Pharmacist (2020)
★ 7.4/10Also documentary and crimeAfter his son's tragic death, a Louisiana pharmacist goes to extremes to expose the rampant corruption behind the opioid addiction crisis.