7 Psychological Thriller Shows Like Disclaimer to Watch Next
Apple TV+‘s newest series is the seven-part limited psychological thriller Disclaimer directed by Academy Award winner Alfonso Cuarón (Gravity, Roma). It premiered with the first two episodes on October 11 and will be followed by new episodes every Friday.
The star-studded cast is led by Cate Blanchett (Tár, Carol), Kevin Kline (The Good House, The Starling), Sacha Baron Cohen (Borat, The Trial of the Chicago 7), Lesley Manville (Grotesquerie, Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris), Kodi Smit-McPhee (Memoir of a Snail, The Power of the Dog), Louis Partridge (Enola Holmes, Pistol), Leila George (Animal Kingdom, Mortal Engines), and Hoyeon (Squid Game), and is narrated by Indira Varma (The Legend of Vox Machina, Game of Thrones).
Based on the best-selling novel of the same title by Renée Knight, Disclaimer follows acclaimed journalist Catherine Ravenscroft (Blanchett) who has built her reputation revealing the misdeeds and transgressions of others. When she receives a novel from an unknown author, she is horrified to realize she is now the main character in a story that exposes her darkest secrets.
While you wait for the remaining episodes to drop, here are 7 psychological thriller shows like Disclaimer to check out.
American Rust (2021-2024)
Cast: Jeff Daniels, Maura Tierney, David Alvarez, Julia Mayorga, Bill Camp, Alex Neustaedter, Mark Pellegrino, Rob Yang, Kyle Beltran, Luna Lauren Velez
Synopsis: “Based on Philipp Meyer’s novel of the same name, American Rust explores the tattered American dream through the eyes of a police chief in a Rust Belt town in southwest Pennsylvania. Chief Del Harris (Jeff Daniels) becomes compromised when the son of the woman he loves is accused of murder. Complications continue to arise as the investigation proceeds.”
Where to watch: Freevee, Prime Video
Blinded/Fartblinda (2019 – )
Cast: Julia Ragnarsson, Matias Varela, Julia Dufvenius, Albin Grenholm, Vincent Wettergren, Christian Wennberg, Lisette T. Pagler, Edvin Endre
Synopsis: “In this Swedish financial thriller based on true events, a young reporter has a secret affair with a bank CEO until she gets a tip that his bank is hiding something.”
Where to watch: Acorn TV, AMC+
The Diplomat (2023 – )
Cast: Keri Russell, Rufus Sewell, David Gyasi, Ali Ahn, Rory Kinnear, Ato Essandoh, Pearl Mackie, Jess Chanliau, Tim Delap
Synopsis: “In the midst of an international crisis, a career diplomat lands in a high-profile job she’s unsuited for, with tectonic implications for her marriage and her political future.”
Where to watch: Netflix
Presumed Innocent (2024 – )
Cast: Jake Gyllenhaal, Ruth Negga, Bill Camp, Renate Reinsve, O-T Fagbenle, Chase Infiniti, Kingston Rumi Southwick, Peter Sarsgaard,
Synopsis: “A horrific murder upends the Chicago Prosecuting Attorney’s Office when one of its own is suspected of the crime—leaving the accused (Jake Gyllenhaal) fighting to keep his family together.”
Where to watch: Apple TV+
The Secrets She Keeps (2020 – )
Cast: Jessica De Gouw, Laura Carmichael, Ryan Corr, Cariba Heine, Henry McWilliam, Eva Greenwood, Heather Mitchell
Synopsis: “Everyone has an idea of what their ‘perfect’ life is. For Agatha, it’s Meghan Shaughnessy’s. These two women from two vastly different walks of life hold one thing in common – explosive secrets that could destroy everything they hold dear. Both will risk everything to conceal the truth, but their worlds are about to collide in one shocking act that cannot be undone.”
Where to watch: AMC+, Prime Video
Stay Close (2021 miniseries)
Cast: Cush Jumbo, James Nesbitt, Richard Armitage, Sarah Parish, Jo Joyner, Daniel Francis, Bethany Antonia, Hyoie O’Grady
Synopsis: “When Carlton Flynn vanishes 17 years to the night after Stewart Green did, it sets off a chain reaction in the lives of people connected to both men.”
Where to watch: Netflix
The Undoing (2020 miniseries)
Cast: Nicole Kidman, Hugh Grant, Noah Jupe, Edgar Ramírez, Lily Rabe, Matilda De Angelis, Donald Sutherland, Ismael Cruz Cordova
Synopsis: “The limited series focuses on Nicole Kidman’s Grace Fraser, a successful therapist, and her devoted husband, Jonathan (Hugh Grant), and their young son who attends an elite private school in New York City. A chasm opens in Grace’s seemingly perfect life: a violent death, a missing spouse, and a chain of terrible revelations.”
Where to watch: Hulu, Max, Spectrum
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