7 Thriller TV Shows To Watch After Netflix's 'Behind Her Eyes'
These nail-biting titles are guaranteed to keep you glued to the screen.
Behind Her Eyes, the supernatural psychological thriller TV show based on the novel of the same name by Sarah Pinborough, has left viewers wanting more since its release on Netflix in February. The limited series centers on single mother Louise (Simona Brown), who meets a tall, handsome man named David (Tom Bateman) at a bar. Little did Louise know that the following day, her boss at her new receptionist job would be David, a married psychiatrist. As the two try to put their unforgettable evening behind, David and Louise are unable to resist temptation and continue their affair. As a result, Louise gets caught in David and his wife Adele’s (Eve Hewson) complicated marriage — one that is full of dark secrets and shocking revelations.
While we wait for the streaming giant to confirm whether or not Behind Her Eyes will return with a second season, below, we’ve compiled a list of similar thriller shows that will keep you on the edge of your seat. Read on for our top picks featuring titles like You, The Undoing and more.
Bloodline
Comprised of three seasons, Netflix’s Bloodline follows the story of four adult siblings whose secrets and scars are revealed when their estranged brother returns home. The series stars Kyle Chandler, Ben Mendelsohn, Linda Cardellini, Norbert Leo Butz, Sam Shepard and Sissy Spacek.
Losing Alice
Written and directed by Sigal Avin, Losing Alice is an Israeli psychological thriller that centers on Alice Ginor (Ayelet Zurer), a 48-year-old filmmaker and mother of three daughters. One day, she meets a young screenwriter named Sophie (Lihi Kornowski), who Alice slowly starts to become obsessed with.
Sharp Objects
Based on Gillian Flynn‘s 2006 novel of the same name, Sharp Objects stars Amy Adams as Camille Preaker, a recovering alcoholic and reporter. After getting discharged from a psychiatric hospital, Camille decides to return to her hometown of Wind Gap, Missouri, to investigate the killings of two young girls.
Tell Me Your Secrets
Tell Me Your Secrets is an “intense, morally complex thriller” that tells the stories of Emma Hall (Lily Rabe), John Tyler (Hamish Linklater) and Mary Barlow (Amy Brenneman), who all have dark and mysterious pasts. Throughout the show, each character gets pushed to the edge as details about their histories begin to emerge.
The Stranger
The Stranger, an eight-part British mystery thriller, follows a young, unidentified woman (Hannah John-Kamen) who tells Adam Price (Richard Armitage) a secret that changes his life forever. Each episode reveals how this stranger is related to the secret she told, which also causes Adam’s wife, Connie (Dervla Kirwan), to disappear.
The Undoing
Based on the book You Should Have Known by Jean Hanff Korelitz, The Undoing stars Nicole Kidman as Grace Fraser, a Manhattan psychotherapist, and Hugh Grant as Jonathan Fraser, an oncologist. When an acquaintance of Grace is mysteriously murdered, Grace starts to suspect her own husband as they get caught in legal trouble.
You
Another novel-based series, You follows the story of Joe Goldberg (Penn Badgley), a New York bookstore manager and serial killer. In the first season, Joe falls for a customer named Guinevere Beck (Elizabeth Lail), an NYU graduate student and aspiring writer. However, as things become serious between Joe and Guinevere, Joe starts to become possessive and toxic.
