Shows Like The Living and the Dead

If you liked The Living and the Dead (2016), a drama 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
Before (2024)
★ 6.4/10Also drama
After tragically losing his wife, child psychiatrist Dr. Eli Adler encounters a troubled young boy who seems to have a haunting connection to Eli's past.
2
Servant (2019)
★ 7.5/10Also drama
A Philadelphia couple are in mourning after an unspeakable tragedy creates a rift in their marriage and opens the door for a mysterious force to enter their home.
3
The Essex Serpent (2022)
★ 6.5/10Also drama
London widow Cora Seaborne moves to Essex to investigate reports of a mythical serpent. She forms a surprising bond of science and skepticism with the local vicar—but when tragedy strikes, locals accuse her of…
4
Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen (2026)
★ 6.6/10Also drama
A bride has a feeling that something horrifying will happen at her wedding — and the closer to the altar she gets, the worse it becomes.
5
The Haunting of Hill House (2018)
★ 8.1/10Also drama
Flashing between past and present, a fractured family confronts haunting memories of their old home and the terrifying events that drove them from it.
6
Alias Grace (2017)
★ 7.2/10Also drama
Based on the true story of Grace Marks, a housemaid and immigrant from Ireland who was imprisoned in 1843, perhaps wrongly, for the murder of her employer Thomas Kinnear. Grace claims to have no memory of the murder…
7
The Fall of the House of Usher (2023)
★ 7.5/10Also drama
To secure their fortune — and future — two ruthless siblings build a family dynasty that begins to crumble when their heirs mysteriously die, one by one.
8
HIS & HERS (2026)
★ 7.3/10Also drama
Two estranged spouses — one a detective, the other a news reporter — vie to solve a murder in which each believes the other is a prime suspect.
9
Behind Her Eyes (2021)
★ 7.4/10Also drama
A single mother enters a world of twisted mind games when she begins an affair with her psychiatrist boss while secretly befriending his mysterious wife.
10
The Irregulars (2021)
★ 7.1/10Also drama
In Victorian London, a gang of troubled street teens are manipulated into solving crimes for the sinister Doctor Watson and his mysterious business partner, the elusive Sherlock Holmes. As the crimes take on a…
11
The OA (2016)
★ 7.5/10Also drama
Seven years after vanishing from her home, a young woman returns with mysterious new abilities and recruits five strangers for a secret mission.
12
Channel Zero (2016)
★ 7/10Also drama
A horror anthology series inspired by “Creepypasta” online tales.
13
The Frankenstein Chronicles (2015)
★ 7.1/10Also drama
Inspector John Marlott investigates a series of crimes in 19th century London, which may have been committed by a scientist intent on re-animating the dead.
14
Echoes (2022)
★ 6.6/10Also drama
Identical twins Leni and Gina have secretly switched places for years. But when one sister disappears, both of their lives start to fall apart.
15
Tell Me a Story (2018)
★ 7.1/10Also drama
The world's most beloved fairy tales reimagined as a dark and twisted psychological thriller.
16
The Sinner (2017)
★ 7.5/10Also drama
In a small New York town, a haunted detective hunts for answers about perplexing crimes while wrestling with his own demons.
17
Outlander: Blood of My Blood (2025)
★ 8.7/10Also drama
From the battlefields of World War I to the rugged Highlands of 18th century Scotland, two fated couples must defy the forces that seek to tear them apart, unfolding in surprising and unforeseen ways in this romantic…
18
The Crowded Room (2023)
★ 7.7/10Also drama
In 1979 Manhattan, a young man is arrested for a shocking crime — and an unlikely investigator must solve the mystery behind it.
19
The Midnight Club (2022)
★ 6.7/10Also drama
Inside a hospice for terminally ill teens, members of an exclusive club make a chilling pact: The first to die must send a sign from beyond the grave.
20
The Haunting of Bly Manor (2020)
★ 7.5/10Also drama
After an au pair's tragic death, Henry Wingrave hires a young American nanny to care for his orphaned niece and nephew who reside at Bly Manor with the estate's chef Owen, groundskeeper Jamie and housekeeper, Mrs…