8 Mystery Drama Shows Like The Perfect Couple To Watch Next
Netflix‘s latest series is the 6-episode mystery miniseries The Perfect Couple, based on the popular 2018 book by Elin Hilderbrand. It premiered today on the streaming platform and is the perfect series to binge if you’re a fan of mystery, drama, and thriller with some romance thrown in the mix.
Directed by Susanne Bier (The Undoing, Bird Box) the series has an all-star cast including Nicole Kidman (A Family Affair, Nine Perfect Strangers), Liev Schreiber (A Small Light, Ray Donovan), Meghann Fahy (The White Lotus, The Bold Type), Eve Hewson (Flora and Son, Bad Sisters), Dakota Fanning (The Watchers, Ripley), Ishaan Khatter (Beyond the Clouds, A Suitable Boy), Billy Howle (Under the Banner of Heaven, The Serpent), and Jack Reynor (Midsommar, The Peripheral).
It follows Amelia (Hewson) who 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. During the investigation, many secrets are revealed driving the Winbury family further apart.
If you’ve already watched all 6 episodes and are looking for similar series, here are 8 shows like The Perfect Couple to stream next.
The Accident (2024 – )
Cast: Alberto Guerra, Sebastian Martínez, Erik Hayser, Macarena García, Ana Claudia Talancón, Eréndira Ibarra, Regina Blandón
Synopsis: “When a birthday party takes a tragic turn, its ripples shatter a close-knit community — tearing families, friendships and hearts apart.”
Where to watch: Netflix
Anatomy of a Scandal (2022 miniseries)
Cast: Sienna Miller, Michelle Dockery, Rupert Friend, Naomi Scott, Amelie Bea Smith, Ben Radcliffe, Sebastian Selwood, Josette Simon Joshua McGuire
Synopsis: “Sophie’s privileged life as the wife of powerful politician James unravels when scandalous secrets surface — and he stands accused of a shocking crime.”
Where to watch: Netflix
Apples Never Fall (2024 Miniseries)
Cast: Sam Neill, Annette Bening, Jake Lacy, Alison Brie, Conor Merrigan-Turner, Essie Randles
Synopsis: “Based on Liane Moriarty’s New York Times bestselling novel, Apples Never Fall centers on the seemingly picture-perfect Delaney family. Former tennis coaches Stan and Joy have sold their successful tennis academy and are ready to start what should be the golden years of their lives. While they look forward to spending time with their four adult children, everything changes when a wounded young woman knocks on Joy and Stan’s door, bringing the excitement they’ve been missing. But when Joy suddenly disappears, her children are forced to re-examine their parents’ so-called perfect marriage as their family’s darkest secrets begin to surface.”
Where to watch: Peacock
Big Little Lies (2017 – )
Cast: Reese Witherspoon, Nicole Kidman, Shailene Woodley, Laura Dern, Alexander Skarsgård, Adam Scott, Zoë Kravitz, James Tupper, Jeffrey Nordling, Kathryn Newton, Iain Armitage, Darby Camp
Synopsis: “The apparently-perfect lives of upper-class mothers of students at a prestigious elementary school unravel to the point of murder when a single mother moves to their quaint California beach town.”
Where to watch: Hulu, Max, Spectrum
Full Circle (2023 miniseries)
Cast: Claire Danes, Timothy Olyphant, Zazie Beetz, Dennis Quaid, Suzanne Savoy, Jharrel Jerome, Gerald Jones, CCH Pounder, Jim Gaffigan, Adia, Sheyi Cole, Gerald Jones, Phaldut Sharma, William Sadler
Synopsis: “An investigation into a botched kidnapping uncovers long-held secrets connecting multiple characters and cultures in present-day New York City.”
Where to watch: Hulu, Max
Safe (2018 miniseries)
Cast: Michael C. Hall, Amanda Abbington, Marc Warren, Audrey Fleurot, Hannah Arterton, Nigel Lindsay, Laila Rouass, Joplin Sibtain, Emmett J. Scanlan, Amy James-Kelly, Freddie Thorp, Hero Fiennes Tiffin
Synopsis: “After his teenage daughter goes missing, a widowed surgeon in an affluent neighborhood begins unearthing dark secrets about the people closest to him.”
Where to watch: Netflix
The White Lotus (2021 -)
Season 1 Cast: Connie Britton, Murray Bartlett, Jennifer Coolidge, Alexandra Daddario, Steve Zahn, Fred Hechinger, Natasha Rothwell, Jake Lacy, Sydney Sweeney, Brittany O’Grady, Molly Shannon
Season 2 Cast: F. Murray Abraham, Jennifer Coolidge, Michael Imperioli, Theo James, Meghann Fahy, Adam DiMarco, Aubrey Plaza, Haley Lu Richardson, Will Sharpe, Beatrice Grannò, Jon Gries, Sabrina Impacciatore, Tom Hollander, Simona Tabasco, Leo Woodall
Synopsis: “The exploits of various guests and employees of a luxury resort over the span of a week.”
Where to watch: Hulu, Max, Spectrum
The Undoing (2020 Miniseries)
Cast: Nicole Kidman, Hugh Grant, Édgar Ramírez, Lily Rabe, Noah Jupe, Matilda De Angelis, Ismael Cruz Córdova, Annaleigh Ashford, Edan Alexander, Fala Chen
Synopsis: “Stars Nicole Kidman and Hugh Grant as Grace and Jonathan Fraser, who are living the only lives they ever wanted for themselves. Overnight a chasm opens in their lives: a violent death and a chain of terrible revelations. Left behind in the wake of a spreading and very public disaster and horrified by the ways in which she has failed to heed her own advice, Grace must dismantle one life and create another for her child (Noah Jupe) and her family.”
Where to watch: Hulu, Max, Spectrum
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