Shows Like Murdaugh: Death in the Family
If you liked Murdaugh: Death in the Family (2025), a drama 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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The Witness (2026)
★ 6.4/10Also drama and crimeWith their 2-year-old as the sole witness to her murder, Rachel Nickell's partner fights to protect him amid a flawed investigation.
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Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist (2024)
★ 6.9/10Also drama and crimeThe story of how on the night of Ali’s defeat of Jerry Quarry, which came after he was banned from boxing for refusing to enter the military draft, hundreds of guests at an after-party were robbed at gunpoint, becoming…
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The Bay (2019)
★ 6.5/10Also drama and crimeFamily Liaison Officer Lisa Armstrong becomes a little too emotionally involved with a case (to the point where she might compromise it) concerning a pair of missing Morecambe twins to whose distraught parents she is…
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Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story (2024)
★ 7.6/10Also drama and crimeThe story of the Menéndez brothers, who were convicted in 1996 of murdering their parents José and Mary Louise “Kitty” Menéndez.
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Monster: The Lizzie Borden Story (2026)
★ 7/10Also drama and crimeTrapped in a cruel Victorian-era household, Lizzie Borden kills her parents in a gory ax murder that shocks the nation.
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Goliath (2016)
★ 7.6/10Also crime and dramaOnce a powerful lawyer, Billy McBride is now burned out and washed up, spending more time in a bar than a courtroom. When he reluctantly agrees to pursue a wrongful death lawsuit against the biggest client of Cooperman…
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Dr. Death (2021)
★ 7.3/10Also drama and crimeAn anthology series, with each season following a new medical true crime story.
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Good Girls (2018)
★ 7.8/10Also drama and crimeThree "good girl" suburban wives and mothers suddenly find themselves in desperate circumstances and decide to stop playing it safe and risk everything to take their power back.
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DAHMER - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story (2022)
★ 8/10Also crime and dramaThis 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…
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Interrogation (2020)
★ 6.9/10Also drama and crimeBased on a true story that spanned more than 30 years in which a young man was charged and convicted of brutally murdering his mother. Each episode is structured around an interrogation taken directly from the real…
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I Will Find You (2026)
★ 8.2/10Also drama and crimeWrongfully imprisoned for murdering his own son, a father sets out on a desperate rescue mission after learning the boy may still be alive.
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The Act (2019)
★ 7.6/10Also drama and crimeGypsy Blanchard struggles to deal with the toxic relationship with her overprotective mother, but her attempts to free herself lead to murder.
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The Hitchhiker (1983)
★ 6.2/10Also drama and crimeA young hitchhiker introduces characters who are about to experience a frightening and sometimes supernatural incident of some kind in this moody anthology series.
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This City Is Ours (2025)
★ 7.5/10Also drama and crimeAfter trying to leave a world of crime, Michael is dragged back into the fold to answer questions. Back in Liverpool tensions continue to bubble amongst the remaining members of the gang, and a gangster who's just been…
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The Twisted Tale of Amanda Knox (2025)
★ 6.7/10Also dramaAmanda Knox arrives in Italy for her study abroad only to be wrongfully imprisoned for murder weeks later. Follow Knox's relentless fight to prove her innocence and reclaim her freedom and examines why authorities and…
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The Gold (2023)
★ 7.3/10Also crime and dramaOn 26 November 1983, six armed men break into the Brink's-Mat security depot, stumbling across gold bullion worth £26m.
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Bad Girls (1999)
★ 7.6/10Also drama and crimeBad Girls is a British television drama series that was broadcast on ITV from 1 June 1999 to 20 December 2006 and starred Simone Lahbib, Mandana Jones, Debra Stephenson, Linda Henry, Jack Ellis and many more throughout…
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Matlock (2024)
★ 6.9/10Also drama and crimeAfter achieving success in her younger years, the brilliant septuagenarian Madeline Matlock rejoins the workforce at a prestigious law firm where she uses her unassuming demeanor and wily tactics to win cases and…
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The Lincoln Lawyer (2022)
★ 7.7/10Also drama and crimeHotshot LA defense attorney Mickey Haller will do whatever it takes to win as he navigates the criminal justice system from his trademark Lincoln.