Shows Like Cruel Summer

If you liked Cruel Summer (2021), a mystery and 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.

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Them (2021)
★ 7.6/10Also drama and mystery
A limited anthology series that explores terror in America.
2
Sugar (2024)
★ 7.1/10Also drama and mystery
John Sugar is a dashing private eye navigating the dark corners of sunny LA. Though he sees only the good in humanity, Sugar is haunted by a secret too dangerous to expose.
3
The Hitchhiker (1983)
★ 6.2/10Also drama
A young hitchhiker introduces characters who are about to experience a frightening and sometimes supernatural incident of some kind in this moody anthology series.
4
I Will Find You (2026)
★ 8.2/10Also drama and mystery
Wrongfully imprisoned for murdering his own son, a father sets out on a desperate rescue mission after learning the boy may still be alive.
5
Unsolved Mysteries (1988)
★ 7.7/10Also mystery and drama
Combines four to five segments of dramatic re-enactments, interviews and updates of real human and paranormal mysteries. An audience interactive call-to-action request allowed viewers to call in with tips to help solve…
6
Sherlock & Daughter (2025)
★ 6.8/10Also drama and mystery
Sherlock Holmes faces a sinister case risking friends' lives. American Amelia joins, seeking her father after her mother's murder. Despite differences, they solve a conspiracy and her mother's case.
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Crime (2021)
★ 6.5/10Also drama and mystery
Detective Inspector Ray Lennox investigates the disappearance of a schoolgirl while battling cocaine addiction and a mental breakdown.
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Last Seen (2026)
★ 7.6/10Also drama and mystery
When emergency dispatcher Ian Ridley receives a frantic call from a teenager he believes could be his long-missing daughter, he stops at nothing to find her.
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56 Days (2026)
★ 7.4/10Also drama and mystery
When an unidentified body is found in a luxury apartment linked to Oliver Kennedy and his girlfriend Ciara Wyse, Detectives Lee Reardon and Karl Connolly reconstruct the couple's deadly romance across the past 56 days.
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Echoes (2022)
★ 6.6/10Also drama and mystery
Identical twins Leni and Gina have secretly switched places for years. But when one sister disappears, both of their lives start to fall apart.
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Slasher (2016)
★ 6.7/10Also mystery and drama
Thirty years ago, in the sleepy community of Waterbury, a killer known as “The Executioner” murdered Sarah Bennett's parents. Now Sarah and her husband Dylan have returned to town, only to find herself the centerpiece…
12
Cross (2024)
★ 7/10Also drama and mystery
Alex Cross is a brilliant but flawed homicide detective and full of contradictions. A doting father and family man, Cross is single-minded to the point of obsession when he hunts killers. He is desperate for love, but…
13
Scarpetta (2026)
★ 6.5/10Also drama and mystery
Renowned forensic pathologist Dr. Kay Scarpetta returns to her position as Virginia's Chief Medical Examiner, where she investigates a haunting murder with eerie reminders from her first big case decades ago. In 1998…
14
Big Sky (2020)
★ 7.2/10Also drama and mystery
Private detective Cassie Dewell partners with ex-cop Jenny Hoyt on a search for two sisters who have been kidnapped by a truck driver on a remote highway in Montana. When they discover that these are not the only girls…
15
Damages (2007)
★ 7.5/10Also mystery and drama
Damages is an American legal thriller television series created by the writing and production trio of Daniel Zelman and brothers Glenn and Todd A. Kessler. The plot revolves around the brilliant, ruthless lawyer Patty…
16
I Know What You Did Last Summer (2021)
★ 6.4/10Also mystery and drama
In a sun-soaked Hawaiian town with a mysterious past, a group of friends is left with a dark secret after a tragic accident. One year later, a member of the group receives a threatening message, and the friends now…
17
Death and Other Details (2024)
★ 6.6/10Also mystery and drama
How do you solve a murder in a post-fact world? Especially when sailing the Mediterranean on an ocean liner filled with the wealthy and powerful. Everyone on board is hiding something… but is one of them a killer?…
18
Lore (2017)
★ 6.9/10Also mystery and drama
This anthology series brings to life Aaron Mahnke's titular podcast and uncovers the real-life events that spawn our darkest nightmares. Blending reenactments, animation, archive and narration, Lore reveals how our…
19
The Terror (2018)
★ 7.4/10Also mystery and drama
A chilling anthology series featuring stories of people in terrifying situations inspired by true historical events.
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Missing You (2025)
★ 6.2/10Also drama and mystery
When Detective Kat Donovan matches on a dating app with the fiancé who disappeared years before, she learns that some secrets are best left in the past.