7 Shows Like Netflix’s Sirens to Watch Next
Netflix’s newest series is the dark comedy Sirens which premiered on the streaming platform on May 22. The limited series, created by Molly Smith Metzler (Maid), stars Julianne Moore (May December), Meghann Fahy (The White Lotus), Milly Alcock (House of the Dragon), Kevin Bacon (MaXXXine), Glenn Howerton (It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia), Bill Camp (The Queen’s Gambit), Felix Solis (Ozark), Josh Segarra (Scream), Trevor Salter (She-Hulk: Attorney at Law), Britne Oldford (Dead Ringers), Lauren Weedman (Hacks), and Jenn Lyon (Claws).
The series follows Devon (Fahy) who believes her her sister Simone (Alcock) has an odd relationship with her new boss, the enigmatic socialite Michaela Kell (Moore). Michaela’s cult-ish life of luxury is like a drug to Simone, and Devon has decided it’s time for an intervention, but she has no idea what she is up against. Told over the course of one explosive weekend at The Kells’ lavish beach estate, Sirens explores is women, power, and class through darkly comedic threads.
If you’ve already breezed through all five episodes and are looking for similar content, here are 7 shows like Netflix’s Sirens to watch next.
Bad Sisters (2022 – )
Cast: Sharon Horgan, Anne-Marie Duff, Eva Birthistle, Sarah Greene, Eve Hewson, Brian Gleeson
Synopsis: “A delicious blend of both dark comedy and thriller, Bad Sisters follows the lives of the Garvey sisters, who are bound together by the premature death of their parents and a promise to always protect one another. “
Where to watch: Apple TV+
Big Little Lies (2017-2019)
Cast: Reese Witherspoon, Nicole Kidman, Shailene Woodley, Laura Dern, Alexander Skarsgård, Adam Scott, James Tupper, Kathryn Newton, Cameron and Nicholas Crovetti, Iain Armitage, Darby Camp, Meryl Streep (season 2)
Synopsis: “Based on Liane Moriarty’s bestselling book, the darkly comedic Big Little Lies tells the tale of three mothers whose seemingly perfect lives unravel to the point of murder.”
Where to watch: Hulu, Max
Dead to Me (2019-2022)
Cast: Christina Applegate, Linda Cardellini, James Marsden, Max Jenkins, Sam McCarthy, Luke Roessler, Diana Maria Riva, Brandon Scott, Keong Sim, Valerie Mahaffey, Natalie Morales, Frances Conroy
Synopsis: “A hotheaded widow searching for the hit-and-run driver who mowed down her husband befriends an eccentric optimist who isn’t quite what she seems”
Where to watch: Netflix
Little Fires Everywhere (2020 miniseries)
Cast: Reese Witherspoon, Kerry Washington, Joshua Jackson, Rosemarie DeWitt, Jade Pettyjohn, Lexi Underwood,, Megan Stott, Gavin Lewis, Jordan Elsass
Synopsis: “Following the intertwined fates of the picture-perfect Richardson family and an enigmatic mother and daughter who upend their lives. Set in Shaker Heights, Ohio in the 1990s.”
Where to watch: Disney+, Hulu
Nine Perfect Strangers (2021 – )
Season 1 Cast: Nicole Kidman, Melissa McCarthy, Michael Shannon, Luke Evans, Samara Weaving, Asher Keddie, Melvin Gregg, Tiffany Boone, Grace Van Patten, Manny Jacinto, Zoe Terakes, Regina Hall, Bobby Cannavale
Synopsis: “Nine Perfect Strangers’ takes place at a boutique health-and-wellness resort that promises healing and transformation as nine stressed city dwellers try to get on a path to a better way of living. Watching over them during this ten-day retreat is the resort’s director Masha (Kidman), a woman on a mission to reinvigorate their tired minds and bodies. However, these nine ‘perfect’ strangers have no idea what is about to hit them.”
Where to watch: Hulu
The Perfect Couple (2024 miniseries)
Cast: Nicole Kidman, Liev Schreiber, Eve Hewson, Billy Howle, Meghann Fahy, Jack Reynor, Donna Lynne Champlin, Sam Nivola, Dakota Fanning, Ishaan Khatter, Michael Beach, Mia Isaac
Synopsis: “Amelia is about to marry into one of the wealthiest families on Nantucket, until a shocking death derails the wedding — and turns everyone into a suspect.”
Where to watch: Netflix
This Way Up (2019-2021)
Cast: Aisling Bea, Sharon Horgan, Dorian Grover, Tobias Menzies, Aasif Mandvi, Indira Varma, Kadiff Kirwan, Chris Geere
Synopsis: “A young woman puts her life back together after suffering from a nervous breakdown.”
Where to watch: Hulu
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