What to watch after True Detective

Just finished True Detective? Watch Twin Peaks — same feel: dark, mysterious. Also strong: Dark, Dexter. Three lenses, each with a reason.

Best match

  1. Twin Peaks (1990) — Same feel: dark, mysterious Streaming on Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount+ Amazon Channel in the US (via JustWatch)
  2. Dark (2017) — Same subject: Mystery, Crime Streaming on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads in the US (via JustWatch)
  3. Dexter (2006) — Same feel: dark, mysterious Streaming on fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Apple TV channel in the US (via JustWatch)
  4. Homicide: Life on the Street (1993) — Same feel: dark, complex Streaming on Peacock Premium, Peacock Premium Plus in the US (via JustWatch)
  5. Mare of Easttown (2021) — Same subject: Mystery, Crime Streaming on HBO Max Amazon Channel, HBO Max in the US (via JustWatch)

Same feel, new subject

  1. Besa: Blood Oath (2018) — Similar rhythm across its run
  2. Westworld (2016) — Same feel: dark, philosophical
  3. Dexter (2006) — Same feel: dark, mysterious Streaming on fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Apple TV channel in the US (via JustWatch)
  4. Underbelly (2008) — Similar rhythm across its run
  5. Ubice mog oca (2016) — Similar rhythm across its run

Same people

  1. The Alienist (2018) — Cary Joji Fukunaga produced both Streaming on TNT in the US (via JustWatch)
  2. Maniac (2018) — Cary Joji Fukunaga produced both Streaming on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads in the US (via JustWatch)
  3. White House Plumbers (2023) — Woody Harrelson produced both Streaming on HBO Max Amazon Channel, HBO Max in the US (via JustWatch)
  4. The Beast in Me (2025) — Jodie Foster produced both Streaming on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads in the US (via JustWatch)
  5. 13 Reasons Why (2017) Streaming on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads in the US (via JustWatch)

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