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Series like MINDHUNTER (2017) Finished MINDHUNTER and want that feeling again? These are ranked by what it is actually about — its themes, its pacing, the kind of person at the centre of it — rather than the genre it was filed under. Every match says what it shares with MINDHUNTER, and what it does not.
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Serial killers Psychological manipulation Serial killer drama Law enforcement Obsession Trauma Crime drama Procedural Your best matches Ranked against what MINDHUNTER is actually about, not its genre labels.
73% Reverina match Top pick 2013 · Series · Drama · Crime
Good match
Why it matches Watched for the same thing: dark atmosphere Built around the same obsession and trauma Told the same way, procedural and single protagonist More matches Each with the traits it shares with your pick.
Hannibal 2013
Watched for the same thing: dark atmosphere Built around the same obsession and trauma Algorithm anchor-3 · considered 129 candidates
Centres on the same investigator figure What's different Not really crime drama or serial killer drama Not built around moral ambiguity Heavier emotionally Why this ranked above the others
The least obvious pick of the set when ranked against MINDHUNTER.
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2022 · Series · Drama · Crime
Good match
Why it matches Also about serial killers and psychological manipulation Also crime drama and psychological thriller at heart Told the same way, procedural and single protagonist Shares its tense and unsettling register What's different Not built around moral ambiguity or trauma Does not promise investigative procedures or serial killer investigations Heavier emotionally Where it streams Apple TV Apple TV Amazon Channel Why this ranked above the others
The least obvious pick of the set when ranked against MINDHUNTER.
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2005 · Series · Drama · Crime
Good match
Why it matches Also about serial killers Told the same way, procedural Centres on the same investigator figure Shares its tense and unsettling register What's different Not really crime drama or psychological thriller Not built around moral ambiguity or trauma Moves faster Why this ranked above the others
The best-reviewed of the set when ranked against MINDHUNTER.
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Watched for the same thing: dark atmosphere Built around the same trauma and moral ambiguity Monster 2004
Watched for the same thing: dark atmosphere Built around the same obsession and trauma Mr. Mercedes 2017
Also serial killer drama and psychological thriller at heart Built around the same obsession The Killing 2011
Watched for the same thing: dark atmosphere Built around the same trauma and moral ambiguity Millennium 1996
Also about serial killers Watched for the same thing: investigative procedures and dark atmosphere You 2018
Built around the same obsession Also psychological thriller at heart Luther 2010
Watched for the same thing: dark atmosphere Also crime drama and psychological thriller at heart Se7en 1995 · 2h 7m
Watched for the same thing: dark atmosphere Told the same way, procedural Irreversible 2002 · 1h 33m
Built around the same trauma and moral ambiguity Also crime drama and psychological thriller at heart Evil 2019
Built around the same trauma and moral ambiguity Told the same way, procedural 
