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Shows like The Alienist

Not everyone loves The Alienist for the same reason. Pick the one that was yours, and the picks follow.

The 3 reasons people love The Alienist

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  1. You like a killer tracked through the first steps of criminal psychology.

  2. You like the gaslit streets of 1890s New York.

  3. You like a dark hunt that tightens episode after episode.

Picks that share your reasons

Which reasons were yours?

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  • The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo2011

    • a killer tracked through the first steps of criminal psychology
    • a dark hunt that tightens episode after episode

    Good for you if you like a dark, intricate investigation.

  • Hannibal2013

    • a dark hunt that tightens episode after episode

    Good for you if you like watching Will Graham get closer to the man sitting across from him.

  • The Fall2013

    • a dark hunt that tightens episode after episode

    Good for you if you like knowing who the killer is and waiting for Stella Gibson to close in.

  • The Chestnut Man2021

    • a killer tracked through the first steps of criminal psychology
    • a dark hunt that tightens episode after episode

    Good for you if you like a serial killer hunt in autumn Copenhagen.

  • Memories of Murder2003

    • a dark hunt that tightens episode after episode

    Good for you if you like a manhunt in rain soaked fields where every lead slips away.

  • Black Bird2022

    • a dark hunt that tightens episode after episode

    Good for you if you like long conversations in a cell where one wrong word ruins everything.

  • Perry Mason2020

    • a killer tracked through the first steps of criminal psychology
    • the gaslit streets of 1890s New York

    Good for you if you like a case that drags a whole city's secrets into court.

  • The Bone Collector1999

    • a killer tracked through the first steps of criminal psychology
    • a dark hunt that tightens episode after episode

    Good for you if you like reading clues from bones, dirt and old New York.

  • Red Dragon2002

    • a dark hunt that tightens episode after episode

    Good for you if you like a race to find a killer before the next full moon.

  • Criminal Minds2005

    • a killer tracked through the first steps of criminal psychology
    • a dark hunt that tightens episode after episode

    Good for you if you like working out who the killer is from how he thinks.

  • The Silence of the Lambs1991

    • a dark hunt that tightens episode after episode

    Good for you if you like a final stretch that has you holding your breath.

  • Zodiac2007

    • a killer tracked through the first steps of criminal psychology

    Good for you if you like a cartoonist, a reporter and a detective trying to crack a killer's coded letters.

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