If You Liked The Outsider, Watch These Next
Finished The Outsider (2020) 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 The Outsider, most of them are drama, mystery, crime.
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20 titles · updated 2nd October 2026
1.Gracepoint(2014)
6.6MysteryCrimeDramaAlso mystery and crime
When a young boy is found dead on an idyllic beach, a major police investigation gets underway in the small California seaside town where the tragedy occurred. Soon deemed a homicide, the case sparks a media frenzy, which throws the boy's family into further turmoil and upends the lives of all of the town's residents.
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2.Defending Jacob(2020)
8.2DramaMysteryCrimeAlso drama and mystery
A family's lives are irreparably disrupted when the 14-year-old son is accused of murdering a fellow classmate.
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3.A Good Girl's Guide to Murder(2024)
7.5DramaCrimeMysteryAlso drama and crime
Five years after the death of schoolgirl Andie Bell, Pippa Fitz-Amobi sets out to uncover what really happened to her. Sal Singh, Andie's boyfriend, admitted to the murder before taking his own life, but Pip doesn't believe he's responsible and teams up with Sal's brother Ravi to uncover the truth. If Sal Singh isn't…
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4.Sharp Objects(2018)
7.8CrimeDramaMysteryAlso crime and drama
Reporter Camille Preaker confronts the psychological demons from her past when she returns to her hometown to investigate the murders of two young girls.
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5.Cardinal(2017)
6.9CrimeDramaAlso crime and drama
Detective John Cardinal attempts to uncover the mystery of what happened to the missing 13-year-old girl whose body is discovered in the shaft-head of an abandoned mine. At the same time, he comes under investigation by his new partner, Lise Delorme, a tough investigator in her own right.
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6.Inspector Morse(1987)
7.9CrimeDramaMysteryAlso crime and drama
Inspector Morse is a detective drama based on Colin Dexter's series of Chief Inspector Morse novels. The series starred John Thaw as Chief Inspector Morse and Kevin Whately as Sergeant Lewis, as well as a large cast of notable actors and actresses.
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7.Dexter(2006)
8.2CrimeDramaMysteryAlso crime and drama
Dexter Morgan, a blood spatter pattern analyst for the Miami Metro Police also leads a secret life as a serial killer, hunting down criminals who have slipped through the cracks of justice.
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8.Grotesquerie(2024)
7.3DramaMysteryCrimeAlso drama and mystery
A series of heinous crimes have unsettled a small community, and Detective Lois Tryon feels they are eerily personal, as if someone—or something—is taunting her.
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9.The Killing(2011)
7.8DramaCrimeMysteryAlso drama and crime
The Killing is an American crime drama television series based upon the Danish television series Forbrydelsen. Set in Seattle, Washington, the series follows the various murder investigations by homicide detectives Sarah Linden and Stephen Holder.
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10.HIS & HERS(2026)
7.3DramaCrimeMysteryAlso drama and crime
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.
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11.Cross(2024)
7.0CrimeDramaMysteryAlso crime and drama
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.
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12.The Alienist(2018)
7.5DramaCrimeMysteryAlso drama and crime
New York, 1896. Police commissioner Theodore Roosevelt brings together criminal psychologist Dr. Laszlo Kreizler, newspaper illustrator John Moore and secretary Sara Howard to investigate several murders of male prostitutes.
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13.Crime(2021)
6.5CrimeDramaMysteryAlso crime and drama
Detective Inspector Ray Lennox investigates the disappearance of a schoolgirl while battling cocaine addiction and a mental breakdown.
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14.Secrets and Lies(2015)
7.4DramaCrimeAlso drama and crime
Detective Andrea Cornell is a tough, thorough Homicide Detective who leaves no stone unturned. Her unwavering dedication to her job makes her the most formidable opponent - or a highly valuable ally.
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15.Perry Mason(2020)
7.2DramaMysteryCrimeAlso drama and mystery
Set in 1932 Los Angeles, the series focuses on the origin story of famed defense lawyer Perry Mason. Living check-to-check as a low-rent private investigator, Mason is haunted by his wartime experiences in France and suffering the effects of a broken marriage. L.A. is booming while the rest of the country recovers…
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16.Ridley(2022)
6.2MysteryDramaCrimeAlso mystery and drama
Retired Detective Inspector Alex Ridley is lured back into service as a consultant detective when his former protégée, Carol Farman, needs help cracking a complex murder case.
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17.Last Seen(2026)
8.2CrimeDramaMysteryAlso crime and drama
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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18.The Sinner(2017)
7.5CrimeDramaAlso crime and drama
In a small New York town, a haunted detective hunts for answers about perplexing crimes while wrestling with his own demons.
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19.Devil in Disguise: John Wayne Gacy(2025)
7.5CrimeDramaAlso crime and drama
When a teenager goes missing, it becomes clear that many young men and boys have disappeared at the hands of John Wayne Gacy, the prime suspect.
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20.Down Cemetery Road(2025)
6.8DramaMysteryCrimeAlso drama and mystery
When a child goes missing in the aftermath of a house explosion, a concerned neighbor teams up with a private investigator to find them. As secrets unravel and a military conspiracy emerges, all hell is unleashed on South Oxford's sleepy suburbs.
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