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5 days ago · Whether you were looking for a new psychological thriller or simply wanted your thrills with a dose of horror or sci-fi, the new thriller TV series that premiered in 2021 were ready to keep you caught up in the story.
- What's New on Netflix
The Chair, which premiered on August 20, 2021, is a dramedy...
- What's New on Netflix
For 2021, we have updated our definitive guide for the best crime and thriller shows on Netflix to include the most exciting new releases.
- EW Staff
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- American Horror Story: Double Feature. Even after 10 seasons, American Horror Story is still finding ways to keep things fresh. In its latest season, which has been dubbed Double Feature and is currently airing on FX, viewers get two stories for the price of one.
- Big Sky. It's not surprising David E. Kelley has managed to produce another thriller we can't get enough of in prime time. Big Sky gives us some more badass women to root for, private investigators Jenny (Katheryn Winnick) and Cassie (Kylie Bunbury), seeking to bring justice and fight for the vulnerable around their home state of Montana.
- The Blacklist. The Blacklist is entering a whole new era this fall! With last season's game-changing finale, star Megan Boone has left the series, and Reddington (James Spader) and the special Task Force family will have to move forward without her.
- Cruel Summer. This is not only one of fall's best new thrillers — it's one of the best new shows of 2021. Period. Cruel Summer is an incredibly addictive whodunnit told over the same days on three consecutive summers as popular small-town sweetheart Kate Wallis (Olivia Holt) goes missing, and awkward, dorky Jeanette Turner (Chiara Aurelia) somehow takes her place as the new it girl — until Jeanette is accused of being involved with Kate's disappearance and becomes the most hated girl in America.
5 days ago · The best recent thriller TV shows include the adventure thriller The Mosquito Coast, sci-fi thrillers like Devs or Katla, and thriller dramas like Tehran and Your Honor. In the past couple of years, scary thriller series have had powerful competition from horror thriller shows like Lovecraft Country , Kingdom , Them , and Brand New Cherry Flavor .
- 20 'The Following'
- 19 'The Sinner'
- 18 'Behind Her Eyes'
- 17 'The Woman in The Wall'
- 16 'Mare of Easttown'
- 15 'The Patient'
- 14 'Swarm'
- 13 'The Undoing'
- 12 'The Devil's Hour'
- 11 'You'
Created by Kevin Williamson
When a sadistic serial killer, Joe Caroll (James Purefoy), escapes the death penalty, he enlists the help of his large following of fans to continue his work and commit a series of brutal murders. The FBI calls in the former agent who originally apprehended Caroll, Ryan Hardy (Kevin Bacon), and asks for his help to track down the madman's extensive list of followers and stop them before they can claim more victims. The Following is a twisted tale about a murderer who is determined to continue...
Created by Derek Simonds
Bill Pullman stars in Netflix's series,The Sinner, as a homicide detective, Detective Harry Ambrose, who, unlike most detectives, has a sense of empathy and an unusual set of skills that sometimes leads him into dangerous territory. His checkered past drives his determination to solve each homicide and as he gets to know every major player in each case, he sometimes develops powerful bonds with them that force him to toe the line between professionalism and his personal feelings. Each season...
Created by Steve Lightfoot
Louise Barnsley (Simona Brown) is a single mother who, shortly after meeting her new boss, Dr. David Ferguson (Tom Bateman), the two begin having a secret affair. As Barnsley tries to keep her scandalous affair separate from her everyday life, her world is thrown completely off when she develops a friendship with Ferguson's wife, Adele (Eve Hewson). Initially, Barnsley takes the scenario as an unexpected love triangle, but she soon discovers that she's caught in a web of secrets, lies, and un...
Created by Joe Murtagh
When an Irish woman, Lorna Brady (Ruth Wilson), wakes up one morning, she's horrified to discover a dead woman but even more frightened as she doesn't know who or how the person ended up in her home. Since Brady suffers from sleepwalking, she is confused if she is responsible for the dead body or not, and, after meeting Detective Colman Akande, (Daryl McCormack), she becomes the investigator's prime suspect in a completely different case. The six-part dramatic thriller series The Woman in the...
Created by Brad Ingelsby
In a small rural town in Pennsylvania, a local police officer, Mare Sheehan (Kate Winslet), investigates the brutal murder of a young girl while she is trying to keep the pieces of her life together. Since murder rarely happens in the tight-knit community, residents are put on edge and as Sheehan relentlessly works the case, she discovers damning secrets about those closest to her, leading her to an unexpected suspect right in her backyard. HBO's miniseries Mare of Easttown is hands down one...
Created by Joel Fields and Joe Weisberg
Therapist, Alan Strauss (Steve Carell) is held captive by his patient, Sam (Domhall Gleeson) who reveals that he's a serial killer. If Strauss wants to live, he must unravel Sam's mind and find a way to stop him from killing anyone else. The unnerving situation causes Strauss to reflect on his broken life, especially as it seems like it may be cut short. In the process, he uncovers the depths of Sam's compulsions, and he realizes he must fix the rifts within his own family. Hulu'sThe Patienti...
Created by Janine Nabers and Donald Glover
Creators Janine Nabers and Donald Glover weave a cautionary tale about fandoms in the limited series, Swarm. The critically acclaimed show follows Dre (Dominique Fishback), a woman part of a fanbase called "The Swarm," where she's particularly known for her love for a pop star. Unlike her fellow fans, Dre's admiration of the celebrity is deeper and darker, inspiring her to go to some strange places for the sake of her love. Swarm is a great show about obsession, using the perspective of fans...
Created by David E. Kelley
Manhattan psychologist, Grace Fraser (Nicole Kidman) lives a more than comfortable life with her husband and oncologist, Jonathan (Hugh Grant), and their son, Henry. When the mother of one of Henry's classmates is found brutally murdered, Grace's perfect world is turned upside down when she and her family become the center of the investigation. Max's The Undoing is a twist on a classic "whodunit" that keeps audiences second-guessing about who is responsible for the senseless crime. Kidman is...
Created by Tom Moran
Lucy Chambers (Jessica Raine) is a single mother and social worker who wakes up every night exactly at 3:33, which is known as the Devil's hour. As she tries to figure out the meaning behind the reoccurrence, she struggles to connect with her son, Isaac, who appears to have an emotional disorder. This is further complicated when a mysterious criminal, Gideon (Peter Capaldi) seeks her out, which leads to her finally learning the unbelievable truth behind her life (and her nightly terror). The...
Developed by Greg Berlanti and Sera Gamble
A psychological thriller based on the novels by Caroline Kepnes, You is a series that has evolved over the years. It starts out as a story about Joe Goldberg (Penn Badgley), a seemingly harmless bookstore manager who falls in love – and then becomes obsessed – with aspiring writer Guinevere Beck (Elizabeth Lail). When the stalker with a toxic obsession turns into a killer, he moves to the next town (and another season). While You was initially about Joe and his wild actions and delusions, the...
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Nijat Latifoff's list of best thrillers released in 2021 (so far). List activity. 46K views. 122 this week. Create a new list. List your movie, TV & celebrity picks. 25 titles. Sort by List order. 1. The Mauritanian. 2021 2h 9m R. 7.5 (63K) Rate. 53 Metascore.
