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7 Netflix Mystery Shows No One Ever Talks About
A great mystery show typically falls into one of two categories: either it sees the main characters trying to solve a big case, like a murder (or multiple), or it slowly unravels a massive overarching question over the course of the series. Mystery shows are incredibly entertaining to watch, because they leave viewers guessing with each episode, left to piece together their theories and try to figure out what might be coming.
There are so many wildly popular mystery TV shows in all genres, from comedies like Only Murders in the Building and A Man on the Inside, to thrillers like Severance and Mare of Easttown. Still, though, there are a number of phenomenal mystery shows that don’t get as much attention. Some of these are shows that were popular when they first released, but that have since been mostly forgotten. Others are severely underrated cult series with devoted fanbases. These are the amazing Netflix mystery shows that not enough people are talking about.
‘The Woman in the House Across the Street from the Girl in the Window’ (2022)
The Woman in the House Across the Street from the Girl in the Window is a hilarious satire of the murder mystery genre, that also has a really intriguing central murder mystery. The series follows a woman named Anna Whitaker (Kristen Bell) who has been struggling with substance-use issues and debilitating grief in the wake of her daughter’s murder. One day, Anna witnesses her neighbor’s (Shelley Hennig) murder from her window, but nobody believes what she saw.
Over the course of The Woman in the House Across the Street from the Girl in the Window‘s single season, Anna goes out of her way to try to solve her neighbor’s murder, while also proving to the people around her that it actually happened. At the same time, she starts to break out of her shell for the first time since her loss, but in doing so, she winds up becoming close to potential suspects in her investigation.
‘The Perfect Couple’ (2024)
The Perfect Couple was wildly popular when it first released on Netflix, but sadly, the sharply funny and twisty thriller has been largely forgotten since. Based on the Elin Hilderbrand novel of the same name, the miniseries covers the lavish Nantucket wedding of Benji (Billy Howle), the middle son of the wealthy Winbury family, and Amelia (Eve Hewson), his fiancée who feels like a fish out of water amongst them.
The night before Benji and Amelia’s wedding, Amelia’s maid of honor, Merritt (Meghann Fahy), is murdered. The next morning, her body is found on the beach. Thus launches an investigation into all the guests at the wedding, as well as the Winburys and their many secrets. The Perfect Couple is a fun, soapy mystery series with a fantastic killer reveal, and it makes for the perfect binge-watch.
‘Biohackers’ (2020–2021)
Biohackers is a sci-fi thriller mystery series that follows a college student named Mia (Luna Wedler), who is investigating the mysteries related to the deaths of her brother and her parents. Mia’s real name is Emma Engels, and she’s gone undercover as a pre-med student at the University of Freiburg. Her goal is to intern for the brilliant biohacking scientist, Professor Tanja Lorenz (Jessica Schwarz), the woman whom she suspects is responsible for what happened to them.
Biohackers is a twisty and intense thriller series that slowly entangles its mysteries over the course of its two seasons. The series starts with a flash-forward of Mia witnessing a biological attack on a train, where everyone around her is infected with some strange and mysterious virus. The main events of the series then start two weeks earlier, as Mia builds a life for herself at the University of Freiburg and tries to secretly make her way into Professor Lorenz’s circle.
‘A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder’ (2024–Present)
Based on the Holly Jackson series of the same name, A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder is a dark and clever YA thriller about a teenage girl named Pip Fitz-Amobi (Emma Myers). For Pip’s big project for her senior year of high school, she’s chosen to reopen the murder case of beloved town sweetheart Andie Bell (India Lillie Davies) from five years earlier. Andie’s boyfriend, Sal Singh (Rahul Pattni), was found guilty of her murder, and then allegedly killed himself soon after. Pip knew Sal, though, and she’d always believed that the wrong person was convicted.
Now, Pip has to go against her entire town and risk everything in order to uncover the truth of what happened to Andie — and to clear Sal’s name. She does this with the help of Sal’s younger brother, Ravi (Zain Iqbal), who is initially suspicious that yet another person is putting unwanted attention on his family. Pip has a unique perspective and connection to the case that nobody else does, though, and she won’t rest until she learns the truth. A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder has a strong fanbase, but it hasn’t yet gained the widespread attention that it deserves, even though it’s one of the best murder mystery series of the last few years.
‘The Residence’ (2025)
The Residence follows the investigation into the murder of the White House Chief Usher, A.B. Wynter (Giancarlo Esposito), during a White House dinner for the Australian Prime Minister (Julian McMahon). Nobody from the outside could have gotten in, so every guest and staff member is being scrutinized to determine whether they could have killed him. For this, the brilliant but eccentric detective consultant, Cordelia Cupp (Uzo Aduba), is brought in to lead the investigation into his murder.
The Residence is a fun and suspenseful cozy murder mystery along the lines of Knives Out, that slowly unravels its closed-door killer investigation over the course of its single season. The series is full of a quirky and unique ensemble cast, sharp humor, and clever twists and turns. It all builds up to the eventual killer reveal at the end of the season, which is the perfect payoff, and which you won’t be able to see coming.
‘The OA’ (2016–2019)
The OA is a sci-fi/fantasy mystery thriller series that follows the reappearance of missing person Prairie Johnson (Brit Marling) after seven years. Prairie was once blind, but she now has her vision back, and she has some disturbing scars on her back. She also now calls herself the OA, and she remains tight-lipped about what happened when she was away. It soon becomes clear, though, that the OA is involved in something supernatural and far-reaching.
The OA is a twisty, mind-bending series that introduces multiple major mysteries early on and slowly unravels them over the course of its two seasons, as the OA makes connections with a group of people back home and tries to use them for an unclear purpose. The series is cleverly written, and it is full of clues that build up to wild reveals that will keep you guessing throughout. The OA is a brilliant mystery box show that is perfect for fans of The Leftovers and Paradise, and it still remains severely underrated to this day.
‘American Vandal’ (2017–2018)
American Vandal is a wildly funny and underrated true crime satire series that is told in the form of a mockumentary. Two teenage boys who co-anchor their high school’s morning show, Peter Maldonado (Tyler Alvarez) and Sam Ecklund (Griffin Gluck), have decided to chronicle their investigation into a crime at their school. The crime in question? Someone spray-painted the cars of 27 faculty members with drawings of male genitalia.
The school’s administration just wants the case to be quickly resolved, so they have already blamed and expelled a known troublemaker named Dylan Maxwell (Jimmy Tatro). It easily could have been Dylan, but he insists that it wasn’t, so Peter and Sam start looking into other suspects to try to find the truth of what actually happened to the faculty members’ cars. American Vandal is laugh-out-loud funny, but both of its seasons also have a strong and well-written central mystery. Told just like a true-crime documentary, each of the ridiculous and bizarre crimes is taken very seriously within the world of the show, all building up to the shocking reveal of who actually did it.
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