Not engrossed by The Crowded Room? Watch these 6 great thrillers on Netflix, Max, Prime Video, and more instead
The thriller genre is packed with shocking stories and top-tier TV shows
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Interested in streaming Tom Holland’s new thriller seriesThe Crowded Room, onApple TV Plus? You might want to rethink that.
The TV show, which debuts with a three-episode premiere on June 9, hasn’t been well received by critics. In fact, based on itsearly (and absolutely brutal) 8% Rotten Tomatoes score,The Crowded Roomis one ofApple’s biggest TV Original duds. Maybe the popularMarvelactor should stick to swinging through the Manhattan skyline asSpider-Maninstead.
Still, whileThe Crowded Roommight not be worth watching, there are numerous other mind-bending thrillers that are must-see television. Below, we’ve rounded up six of the best, which you can stream right now onNetflix,Max,Prime Video, and more. You can thank us later.
You (Netflix)
Originally a Lifetime TV Original, this psychological thriller series made the leap to Netflix after its critically acclaimed first season and hasn’t looked back.
Based on Caroline Kepnes’ book of the same name,Youfollows Joe Goldberg (Penn Badgley), a bookstore manager/serial killer who becomes obsessed with aspiring writer Guinevere Beck (Elizabeth Leil). Cue a toxic infatuation that leads to social media and in-person stalking, as well as Joe removing any obstacles in the way of him being with Guinevere.
Things only escalate – and get more sinister – from there. Subsequent seasons see Joe attempt to escape his past and start over (with a new identity in a new country) with each 10-episode installment. There’s a reason this is one of thebest Netflix showsever made. Take it from us: you’ll be hooked afterYou’s opening episode.
Seasons on Netflix:4
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Dead Ringers (Prime Video)
A remake of David Cronenberg’s beloved 1988 psychological thriller, this Prime Video TV show is a chilling, gory, and dark comedy-style series that proves – if there was doubt – how talented Rachel Weisz is.
The MummyandBlack Widowalumnus stars as twin sisters Beverly and Elliot Mantle, gynecologists who share everything: drugs, lovers, and an unashamed desire to push the boundaries of medical ethics.
To say much more aboutDead Ringerswould be to spoil its best and most shocking moments. Rest assured, though, it’s a fantastically unpredictable story, which Weisz revels in as the show’s dual leads. It’s not one for the faint of heart and/or those of a squeamish disposition, however, so watch the trailer above first to see if this is the type of thrilling TV series you’d be macabrely entertained by. One to watch out for on ourbest Prime Video showslist.
Seasons on Prime Video:1
The Flight Attendant (Max)
After spending a decade asThe Big Bang Theory’s Penny, Kaley Cuoco proved her acting mettle with a stunning lead performance in this dark-comedy mystery thriller.
InThe Flight Attendant, Cuoco portrays Cassie Bowden, a reckless alcoholic who drinks on the job and regularly has sex with strangers, including passengers on the flights she works on. However, when she wakes up in a Bangkok hotel room, after one such fling, next to a dead body, Cassie embarks on a quest to determine what happened and who the killer is. Oh, and stay out of the reach of the FBI, who have installed her as the number one suspect. No pressure, then.
A terrific thriller that deserves its place on ourbest Max showslist (and more than the two awards it’s scooped up since its late 2020 debut),The Flight Attendantis an underrated, suspense-filled, and amusing series that soars high.
Seasons on Max:2(also available on Now TV in the UK and Binge in Australia)
Killing Eve (Disney Plus)
Based on Luke Jennings’Villanellenovel series, this multi-award-winning BBC spy thriller is one of the greatest TV shows to be made on British shores in years.
Sandra Oh plays Eve Polastri, a British Intelligence investigator tasked with catching Villanelle (Jodie Comer), a psychopathic assassin. However, the ensuing game of cat and mouse sees a mutual obsession develop between the two, which threatens the separate missions they’re on.
A surprisingly seductive, audacious, and at times extremely witty thriller,Killing Evetakes big, ambitious swings with its storytelling, themes, and action that deliver at every turn. Seasons 3 and 4 aren’t as strong as those preceding them, but there are enough thrills and spills – coupled with what transpires in its electrifying first two entries – that make it absolutely worth streaming onDisney Plus.
Seasons on Disney Plus:2(also available on Netflix (2 seasons) and BBC iPlayer (4 seasons) in the UK,Hulu(4 seasons) in the US, and Stan (4 seasons) in Australia)
Yellowjackets (Paramount Plus)
Embodying the spirit of early 2000s megahitLost, this Ashley Lyle and Bart Nickerson-developedParamount Plusseries is satisfyingly multifaceted in its makeup.
Yellowjacketstells the 1996 story of a group of New Jersey high schoolers who, after their plane crashes in the Canadian wilderness, are forced to survive by any gruesome and unethical means necessary. LikeLost, the show also flashes forward to 2021, following the lives of those who were eventually rescued.
Equal parts horror, mystery-thriller, and psychological drama, the spellbindingly fantasticYellowjacketshas proven to be a big hit among viewers. Its primarily female cast, includingArcane’s Ella Purnell,The Last of Us’ Melanie Lynskey, andThe Addams Family’s Christina Ricci, are all on top form in a show that’ll shock you in numerous ways. Stick one of thebest Paramount Plus showson your watchlist ASAP.
Seasons on Paramount Plus:2(also streamable on Now TV in the UK, and Showtime and Fubo in the US)
Homeland (Hulu)
The oldest entry on this list (and a Showtime Original),Homelandis a stone-cold classic political thriller series that’s a must-see show for every kind of TV fan.
Claire Danes stars as Carrie Mathison, a CIA operative who conducts an unauthorized mission in Iraq and is subsequently transferred to the organization’s counterterrorism center. There, she begins to unravel the mysterious case surrounding Nicholas Brody (Damian Lewis), a US sergeant reported missing in action in 2003 who, after being rescued, is hailed a war hero by the press and the wider US population.
A twisting and turning eight-season show,Homelandis an expertly crafted thriller that spoke to the politically-charged global atmosphere of the late 2000s and early 2010s. A tense and ground-breakingly intriguing series that asks audiences to solve its multi-sided puzzle before Mathison can,Homelandraised the bar for the espionage-based political thrillers that followed. Some seasons are more middling than others but, as an overall package, it’s a mesmeric piece of television and easily one of thebest Hulu showsaround.
Seasons on Hulu:8(also watchable on Showtime and Fubo in the US, Disney Plus in Australia, and Netflix in the UK)
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