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Netflix has become a mainstay in the world of psychological thrillers, and the genre is certainly well-represented on the streamer. From slow-burn character studies to twisty, binge-ready whodunits, Netflix has made a habit of delivering stories that thrive on secrets, unreliable narrators and simmering tension. It’s the kind of genre that rewards patience — and punishes trust.
"His & Hers," starring Tessa Thompson and Jon Bernthal, is the latest entry to join that crowded slate. The limited series follows a journalist and her detective ex-husband as they separately investigate a local murder, each bringing their own baggage, blind spots and motivations to the case. As the two narratives circle the same crime from different angles, it becomes increasingly clear that truth is subjective — and someone is lying.
'How To Get Away With Murder'
With six seasons full of murderous hijinks, "How To Get Away With Murder" is a great option for fans who find themselves wanting more after a relatively abbreviated limited series. This addictive drama stars Viola Davis as a law professor who finds herself embroiled in a murder mystery that leaves both her and several of her students implicated.
Davis’s performance earned her an Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series, making her the first Black woman to win that honor. And it’s easy to see why; her depiction of Annalise Keating is the life blood of the show.
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'Mare of Easttown'
With Kate Winslet in the driver’s seat of "Mare of Easttown," it was pretty much guaranteed to be a success. She stars as Mare, a detective in a small Pennsylvania town licking her wounds from her failure to solve a missing person’s case from the previous year, to say nothing of the destruction of her marriage and the death by suicide of her son.
But when a girl from Easttown turns up dead, Mare is determined to get to the bottom of it. With clever writing, strong performances and — most importantly — authentic Pennsylvania accents, "Mare of Easttown" is a slam dunk of a crime thriller.
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'Sharp Objects'
If you like your crime dramas with a little more Southern Gothic flair, look no further than "Sharp Objects." Amy Adams plays Camille, a journalist with a few demons in her past who returns home to Wind Gap, Missouri, to investigate the brutal murders of two young girls. While there, she’s not only confronted with the case, but brought back into the web of her toxic family, most notably her mother (Patricia Clarkson) and manipulative teenage sister (Eliza Scanlen).
"Sharp Objects" was based on a novel written by Gillian Flynn, the same author who penned "Gone Girl," so it goes without saying that there are some bonkers twists in here.
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'The Sinner'
As a crime anthology series, "The Sinner" is sort of like "Fargo," except instead of changing its entire cast season by season, Bill Pullman remains in the central role of Harry Ambrose. He’s a detective in charge of solving some pretty nasty cases, each of which gets an entire season devoted to it. Or rather, he tries to get to the bottom of why the people involved committed these heinous crimes in the first place.
"The Sinner" was well-received by audiences and critics alike, lasting for four seasons on the USA Network and earning Jessica Biel an Emmy nomination for her performance in the first season.
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'Department Q'
In the aftermath of a brutal attack that left detective Carl (Matthew Goode) riddled with trauma, his partner paralyzed, and another police officer dead, he’s perhaps not in the best frame of mind to go back to work. And yet, he finds himself at the head of a new team with nigh-on unlimited funding tasked with investigating cold cases that plague their community.
He begins this new work reluctantly, but in spite of himself grows increasingly invested in the case of a woman who has been missing for a handful of years and is presumed dead. But her actual fate is much more complicated. Bolstered by a strong (if not particularly likable) performance from Goode, "Department Q" is a more than worthy adaptation of the Nordic noir novel it’s based on.
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