If You Liked Mr. Mercedes, Watch These Next
Finished Mr. Mercedes (2017) and want more of the same? These 20 TV shows are what its fans watched next, ranked by how often people who liked it also liked these. Like Mr. Mercedes, most of them are mystery, sci-fi & fantasy, drama.
Everything on this page has a home release and plays right here on Rotten Brains — pick one and press play. No sign-up, and a free account only adds resume and history.
20 titles · updated 2nd October 2026
1.Lisey's Story(2021)
6.1MysteryDramaSci-Fi & FantasyAlso mystery and drama
This terrifying thriller follows widow Lisey Landon as a series of disturbing events revives memories of her marriage to author Scott Landon and the darkness that plagued him.
Watch from S1 E1
2.The Institute(2025)
7.6MysterySci-Fi & FantasyAlso mystery and sci-fi & fantasy
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 former police officer Tim Jamieson has come looking to start a new life, but the peace and quiet…
Watch from S1 E1
3.Cross(2024)
7.0CrimeDramaMysteryAlso 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 his wife’s murder has left him too damaged to receive it.
Watch from S1 E1
4.Slasher(2016)
6.7MysteryCrimeDramaAlso 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 in a series of horrifying murders centered around the seven deadly sins.
Watch from S1 E1
5.Penny Dreadful: City of Angels(2020)
6.8Sci-Fi & FantasyDramaCrimeAlso sci-fi & fantasy and drama
Rooted in the conflict between characters connected to the deity Santa Muerte and others allied with the Devil, this saga explores an exciting mix of the supernatural and the combustible reality of 1938 Los Angeles, a time and place deeply infused with Mexican-American folklore and social tension.
Watch from S1 E1
6.Ghost Wars(2017)
6.0MysterySci-Fi & FantasyDramaAlso mystery and sci-fi & fantasy
Set in a remote Alaskan town that has been overrun by paranormal forces, the series focuses on local outcast Roman Mercer who must overcome the town’s prejudices and his own personal demons if he’s to harness his repressed psychic powers and save everyone from the mass haunting that’s threatening to destroy them all.
Watch from S1 E1
7.Emergence(2019)
6.9DramaMysterySci-Fi & FantasyAlso drama and mystery
A police chief takes in a young child she finds near the site of a mysterious accident who has no memory of what has happened. The investigation draws her into a conspiracy larger than she ever imagined, and the child’s identity is at the center of it all.
Watch from S1 E1
8.56 Days(2026)
7.4DramaCrimeMysteryAlso 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.
Watch from S1 E1
9.Time After Time(2017)
6.7DramaSci-Fi & FantasyAlso drama and sci-fi & fantasy
A young H.G. Wells time travels to modern day New York City in pursuit of the charismatic—yet secretly psychopathic—Dr. John Stevenson, better known as "Jack the Ripper," following the doctor's brazen escape from the Victorian London authorities.
Watch from S1 E1
10.Tales from the Darkside(1984)
7.2DramaSci-Fi & FantasyAlso drama and sci-fi & fantasy
Tales from the Darkside is an anthology horror TV series created by George A. Romero, each episode was an individual short story that ended with a plot twist. The series' episodes spanned the genres of horror, science fiction, and fantasy, and some episodes featured elements of black comedy or more lighthearted themes.
Watch from S1 E1
11.Imperfect Women(2026)
6.3DramaMysteryCrimeAlso drama and mystery
After a murder shatters the lives of three best friends, their decades-long bond is tested when an investigation reveals betrayals and shocking truths.
Watch from S1 E1
12.The Hunger(1997)
6.1DramaMysterySci-Fi & FantasyAlso drama and mystery
The Hunger is a British/Canadian television horror anthology series, co-produced by Scott Free Productions, Telescene Film Group Productions and the Canadian pay-TV channel The Movie Network. Though it shares a title with the feature film The Hunger the series has no direct plot or character connection to the film,…
Watch from S1 E1
13.The Rainmaker(2025)
7.7DramaMysteryAlso drama and mystery
Fresh out of law school, Rudy Baylor goes head to head with courtroom lion Leo Drummond as well as his law school girlfriend, Sarah. Rudy, along with his boss, Bruiser, and her disheveled paralegal, Deck, uncovers two connected conspiracies surrounding the mysterious death of their client's son.
Watch from S1 E1
14.Fool Me Once(2024)
7.2DramaCrimeMysteryAlso drama and mystery
When ex-soldier Maya sees her murdered husband on a secret nanny cam, she uncovers a deadly conspiracy that stretches deep into the past.
Watch from S1 E1
15.Revival(2025)
6.6Sci-Fi & FantasyCrimeMysteryAlso sci-fi & fantasy and mystery
On one miraculous day in rural Wisconsin, the recently deceased suddenly rise from their graves. But this is no zombie story, as the 'revived' appear and act just like they once were. When local officer and single mother Dana Cypress is unexpectedly thrown into the center of a brutal murder mystery of her own, she's…
Watch from S1 E1
16.I Will Find You(2026)
8.2DramaMysteryCrimeAlso 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.
Watch from S1 E1
17.From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series(2014)
6.4CrimeSci-Fi & FantasyDramaAlso sci-fi & fantasy and drama
The horror and crime thriller genres collide in this new original series from Robert Rodriguez, based on his cult grindhouse classic about bank-robbing brothers on the run, a lawman bent on bringing them to justice, the devout family caught in the cross-fire, and an ancient evil eager to feast on them all.
Watch from S1 E1
18.Outcast(2016)
7.1MysteryDramaSci-Fi & FantasyAlso mystery and drama
Kyle Barnes has been plagued by possession since he was a child. Now an adult, he embarks on a spiritual journey to find answers, but what he uncovers could mean the end of life on Earth as we know it.
Watch from S1 E1
19.The Twilight Zone(2019)
6.7Sci-Fi & FantasyMysteryDramaAlso sci-fi & fantasy and mystery
Tales of science fiction, fantasy and the occult, exploring humanity's hopes, despairs, prides and prejudices in metaphoric ways. Next stop ahead The Twilight Zone.
Watch from S1 E1
20.Freddy's Nightmares(1988)
7.2MysterySci-Fi & FantasyAlso mystery and sci-fi & fantasy
The evil, sinister killer of the "Nightmare On Elm Street" movies, Freddy Krueger, hosts this show, where each week, he shows us a tale of evil and death about the lives of people who live in Springwood.
Watch from S1 E1