8 Crime Mystery Shows Like Untamed to Watch Next
Netflix‘s newest series is the crime mystery series, Untamed, starring Eric Bana (The Other Boleyn Girl, Troy), Sam Neill (Apples Never Fall, Jurassic Park), Lily Santiago (La Brea), Rosemary DeWitt (Smile 2, The Boys), and Wilson Bethel (All Rise, Hart of Dixie).
Untamed premiered on July 17 and follows special agent Turner (Bana) for the National Parks Service whose murder investigation sends him on a collision course with the dark secrets within the park, and in his own past.
The 6-episode limited series was written by Mark L. Smith (The Revenant, American Primeval) and is a great binge for fans of mystery crime dramas. If you’ve already breezed through the series, here are 8 shows like Untamed to watch next.
Broadchurch (2013-2017)
Cast: Olivia Colman, David Tennant, Jodie Whittaker, Andrew Buchan, Carolyn Pickles, Arthur Darvill, Charlotte Beaumont, Jonathan Bailey, Adam Wilson, Matthew Gravelle, Joe Sims
Synopsis: “When the corpse of an 11-year-old British boy, Danny Latimer, is found bloodied and dirty on an idyllic beach, a small Dorset community becomes the focus of a police investigation and media madness. Out-of-town Detective Inspector Alec Hardy gets the point position over Detective Sgt. Ellie Miller — who feels the job should have been hers. Now she must engage in an efficient working relationship with taciturn Hardy.”
Where to watch: BritBox, Prime Video, 7plus (Australia), ITVX (UK), Prime Video, PBS Masterpiece Amazon Channel (Canada), Peacock, Plex, Pluto TV, Roku (US)
Cardinal (2017-2020)
Cast: Billy Campbell, Karine Vanasse, Kristen Thomson, Glen Gould, Deborah Hay, James Downing, Zach Smadu, Eric Hicks, Alanna Bale
Synopsis: “Cardinal is based on the novels of crime writer Giles Blunt and focuses on detective John Cardinal and his partner, Lise Delorme. The two detectives investigate crime in the city of Algonquin Bay, such ones can include the murder of a young girl. Cardinal works to right past wrongs that could threaten his investigations and his career. The clock is always ticking and Cardinal has to race against the sands of time to save the killers next victims.”
Where to watch: 7plus (Australia), Crave (Canada), Hulu (US), UKTV Play (UK)
The Chestnut Man/Kastanjemanden (2021 Danish series – )
Cast: Danica Curcic, Mikkel Boe Følsgaard, David Dencik, Iben Dorner, Esben Dalgaard
Synopsis: “At a grisly murder scene sits a figurine made of chestnuts. From this creepy clue, two detectives hunt a killer linked to a politician’s missing child.”
Where to watch: Netflix
Dark Winds (2022 – )
Cast: Zahn McClarnon, Kiowa Gordon, Jessica Matten, Natalie Benally, A Martinez, Andersen Kee, Wade Adakai, Elva Guerra, DezBaa’
Synopsis: “Follows Joe Leaphorn, Jim Chee, and Bernadette Manuelito of the Navajo Tribal Police solving mysteries and serving justice as their reservation is besieged by a series of increasingly violent crimes in the 1970s. Every mystery uncovers old wounds that run deep, not only in their own lives, but in the collective past of the community they serve. Each step closer to the truth forces the officers to confront their own personal demons, family trauma, and evil forces that threaten the uneasy balance of reservation life.”
Where to watch: AMC+ Amazon Channel (Australia, Canada), AMC+, Netflix, Philo, Spectrum (US), Now TV (UK)
The Forest/La Forêt (2017 French miniseries)
Cast: Samuel Labarthe, Suzanne Clément, Alexia Barlier, Frédéric Diefenthal, Patrick Ridremont, Nicolas Marié
Synopsis: :When a teen girl disappears from a village near the Ardennes Forest, local police and a concerned teacher begin to uncover a web of unsettling secrets.”
Where to watch: Netflix
Marcella (2016-2021)
Cast: Anna Friel, Ray Panthaki, Nicholas Pinnock, Jamie Bamber, Jack Doolan, Nina Sosanya, Charlie Covell
Synopsis: “Despite marriage woes, a tragic loss, memory blackouts and her struggles as a mom, a London detective excels at what she does best: catching killers.”
Where to watch: Netflix
Mare of Easttown (2021 miniseries)
Cast: Kate Winslet, Julianne Nicholson Jean Smart, Angourie Rice, Evan Peters, David Denman, Neal Huff, Guy Pearce, Cailee Spaeny, Joe Tippett, John Douglas Thompson, Sosie Bacon, James McArdle
Synopsis: “Mare Sheehan, an office police investigator in a small Pennsylvania town, investigates a brutal murder as she tries to keep her life from falling apart.”
Where to watch: Crave (Canada), Fetch TV (Australia), HBO Max (US), Now TV (UK)
Top of the Lake (2013-2017, 2 Seasons)
Cast: Elisabeth Moss, David Wenham, Peter Mullan, Gwendoline Christie, Ewen Leslie, Thomas M. Wright, Skye Wansey, Jacqueline Joe
Synopsis: “Set in a remote mountain town in New Zealand, Top of the Lake centres on the disappearance of 12-year-old Tui, who is five months pregnant. She is last seen standing chest deep in a freezing lake, and now all attention is focused on inexperienced detective Robin Griffin, who leads the investigation in the same town where she endured traumatic events years earlier.”
Where to watch: Apple TV (Australia, Canada), Fetch TV (Australia), Hulu (US), UKTV Play (UK)
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