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66% Reverina match Top pick 2017 · Series · Drama · Crime
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Why it matches Watched for the same thing: dark atmosphere Built around the same trauma Also crime drama and psychological thriller at heart More matches Each with the traits it shares with your pick.
The Fall 2013
Watched for the same thing: dark atmosphere Built around the same trauma Algorithm anchor-3 · considered 136 candidates
Centres on the same investigator figure What's different Not built around power dynamics or social justice Does not promise crime investigation or historical setting Noticeably slower Commitment 2 seasons · ~14h
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Where it streams Netflix Netflix Standard with Ads Why this ranked above the others
The closest tonal match of the set when ranked against The Alienist.
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2017 · Series · Drama · Crime
Worth a look
Why it matches Watched for the same thing: dark atmosphere Built around the same trauma Also crime drama and psychological thriller at heart Told the same way, mockumentary What's different Not built around power dynamics or social justice Does not promise crime investigation or historical setting Noticeably slower Where it streams Netflix Netflix Standard with Ads Add to watchlist Not for me
2023 · Series · Drama · Crime
Worth a look
Why it matches Watched for the same thing: crime investigation Built around the same trauma Also crime drama and psychological thriller at heart Told the same way, mockumentary What's different Not built around power dynamics or social justice Not about gender roles or social inequality Noticeably slower 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 The Alienist.
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The Invisible Guest 2017 · 1h 47m
Built around the same power dynamics Also crime drama and psychological thriller at heart True Detective 2014
Watched for the same thing: dark atmosphere and crime investigation Built around the same trauma Unbelievable 2019
Watched for the same thing: crime investigation Built around the same trauma and social justice The Killing 2011
Watched for the same thing: dark atmosphere Built around the same trauma The Outsider 2020
Watched for the same thing: dark atmosphere Built around the same trauma Fallen 1998
Watched for the same thing: crime investigation Told the same way, mockumentary The Americans 2013
Centres on the same investigator figure Shares its tense and unsettling register Paradise 2025
Built around the same power dynamics Told the same way, mockumentary The Capture 2019
Centres on the same investigator figure Also about moral ambiguity Joker 2019 · 2h 2m
Watched for the same thing: dark atmosphere Also crime drama and psychological thriller at heart 
