What To Watch If You Love 'The Alienist'

July 14, 2020 652 votes 65 voters 2.7k views51 items

List RulesVote up the films and television series that you know other fans of 'The Alienist' will love.

If you just finished The Alienist and feel like it’s left a gaping hole in your life, there’s no need to despair. We’ve compiled this list of movies and TV shows similar to The Alienist that are sure to conjure up the same feelings of suspense that you had while watching your favorite episodes of The Alienist.

With lots of options, including The Outsider, a show that features a detective on the hunt for a serial killer, and even movies like Sherlock Holmes, a period mystery film also set during the 1890s, deciding what to watch after The Alienist will really just depend on your mood.

This list of shows The Alienist is sorted by fans who’ve chimed in and voted for their fave movies and TV series that they think other The Alienist fans will also love, and the titles included are ordered by their votes. So what are your favorite movies and TV series like The Alienist? Vote your favorite programs up to the top of the list.

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Mindhunter
Mindhunter (Netflix, 2017) is an American crime thriller television series created by Joe Penhall, based on the true crime book by John E. Douglas and Mark Olshaker. FBI agents Holden Ford (Jonathan Groff) and Bill Tench (Holt McCallany) interview imprisoned serial killers to understand how they think, with the hope of applying this knowledge to solve ongoing cases.... more
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The Sinner
The Sinner (USA, 2017) is an American anthology drama TV series developed by Derek Simonds, based on the novel by Petra Hammesfahr. Police detective Harry Ambrose (Bill Pullman) investigates brutal crimes committed by seemingly ordinary people.... more
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The Outsider
The Outsider (HBO, 2020) is an American miniseries based on the novel of the same name by Stephen King. A police procedural that shifts to a horror novel, the story follows multiple characters in a small town.... more
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Prodigal Son
Prodigal Son (Fox, 2019) is an American drama television series created by Chris Fedak and Sam Sklaver. Using his ability to view crimes from the perspective of the killer, a disgraced former FBI profiler (Tom Payne) helps the FBI solve crimes, while also living in fear of becoming like his father, an infamous serial killer.... more
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