Shows Like The Stranger

If you liked The Stranger (2020), a mystery 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
The Purge (2018)
★ 6.9/10Also mystery and crime
Set in a dystopian America ruled by a totalitarian political party, the series follows several seemingly unrelated characters living in a small city. Tying them all together is a mysterious savior who’s impeccably…
2
The Afterparty (2022)
★ 7.1/10Also mystery and crime
Nothing is as it seems in this hilarious murder mystery where each suspect's story is told through a different film genre.
3
Mr Inbetween (2018)
★ 8.3/10Also crime
Ray Shoesmith is a father, ex-husband, boyfriend and best friend: tough roles to juggle in the modern age. Even harder when you’re a criminal for hire.
4
How to Get to Heaven from Belfast (2026)
★ 7.1/10Also mystery
Three lifelong pals embark on a chaotic quest to solve the mystery of their old friend's suspicious death and keep their own dark secret under wraps.
5
The Hitchhiker (1983)
★ 6.2/10Also crime
A young hitchhiker introduces characters who are about to experience a frightening and sometimes supernatural incident of some kind in this moody anthology series.
6
Sherlock & Daughter (2025)
★ 6.8/10Also 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.
7
Nemesis (2026)
★ 7.6/10Also crime
A relentless LAPD cop becomes obsessed with taking down the master thief behind a string of daring heists — and only one can come out on top.
8
56 Days (2026)
★ 7.4/10Also crime 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.
9
Wilfred (2011)
★ 7.5/10Also mystery
Everyone else sees Wilfred as just a dog, but Ryan sees a crude and somewhat surly, yet irrepressibly brave and honest Australian bloke in a cheap dog suit. While leading him through a series of comedic and existential…
10
Kill Jackie (2026)
★ 7.1/10Also crime
Jackie Price has been living a wealthy, luxurious life for the past 20 years after escaping a dangerous past as an international cocaine dealer. But just as life begins to feel a little boring, she discovers that The…
11
Gone (2026)
★ 6.6/10Also crime
When a headmaster's wife goes missing, suspicion falls on him. Is he hiding something, or is there more to this case than meets the eye?
12
Protection (2024)
★ 7.2/10Also crime
Follows a witness protection officer who finds herself at the center of a breach; compromised by an extramarital romance with a coworker; but resolute in her resolve to fight back and unearth the real cause of…
13
CSI: Vegas (2021)
★ 7.7/10Also crime and mystery
Facing an existential threat that could bring down the Crime Lab, a brilliant team of forensic investigators must welcome back old friends and deploy new techniques to preserve and serve justice in Sin City.
14
Wanted (2016)
★ 7.2/10Also crime
Two complete strangers, Lola and Chelsea, intervene in a fatal carjacking while waiting at a suburban bus stop, and are subsequently thrust into a chase from authorities across Australia with a vehicle filled with…
15
The Institute (2025)
★ 7.5/10Also mystery
When 14 year old genius Luke Ellis is kidnapped, he awakens at The Institute, a facility full of children who all got there the same way he did, and who are all possessed of unusual abilities. In a nearby town, haunted…
16
Full Circle (2023)
★ 6.4/10Also crime
An investigation into a botched kidnapping uncovers long-held secrets connecting multiple characters and cultures in present day New York City.
17
Echoes (2022)
★ 6.6/10Also 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.
18
The Patient (2022)
★ 6.9/10Also crime
A psychotherapist finds himself held prisoner by a serial killer with an unusual request: curb his homicidal urges.
19
Harrow (2018)
★ 7.6/10Also crime and mystery
When a dark secret from this past threatens to be exposed, unorthodox and brilliant medical examiner, Doctor Daniel Harrow, must use all his forensic skills to keep it buried forever.
20
The Marlow Murder Club (2024)
★ 5.9/10Also mystery
Retired archaeologist and crossword setter Judith Potts believes that a brutal murder has taken place in the sleepy town of Marlow; when the police refuse to believe her story, she kicks off a private investigation…