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If The White Lotus has kept you at the edge of your seats and had you coming back for more, you probably love murder and mystery. As the third season of The White Lotus nears its end, you might be on the lookout for new shows to binge that give you a similar kind of thrill.
Murder and mystery are quite the popular genre in 2025. Shows made in this genre are packed with drama, cliffhangers, unpredictable characters, and a gripping storyline. We have brought together a list of 5 shows you can watch if you love murder and mystery.
5 Shows to watch like The White Lotus
Big Little Lies
Big Little Lies fits right into the murder and mystery genre as it revolves around five women involved in the investigation of a homicide in the town of Monterey. The show has two seasons spread out over fourteen episodes. The first season of the show came out in 2017 on HBO while the second one came out in 2019.
It stars Rese Witherspoon, Nicole Kidman, Shailene Woodley, Laura Dern, Zoë Kravitz, and Alexander Skarsgård in central roles. Meryl Streep joins the cast in the second season.
Big Little Lies is based on the 2014 novel of the same name written by Liane Moriarty and was written for television by David E. Kelly. The first season is directed by Jean-Marc Vallée and Andrea Arnold directed the second. Zoë Kravitz has expressed that she would like to direct the third season, but the creators have not yet confirmed who the director is. You can stream Big Little Lies on HBO Max.
Severance
Severance and The White Lotus have starkly different stories and settings but deal with murder, mystery, and social issues. Severance, the science fiction psychological thriller revolves around employees at a cult-like company, Lumon Industries who go through a 'severance' process. The procedure separates their consciousness into an 'innie' and an 'outie'. The innie is their personality at work and the outie is their personality out of work. The show explores a toxic work environment, management controlling its employees' lives, and mysteries that run deeper than they appear.
The Apple TV show first aired in 2022 and its second season premiered in 2025. Severance stars Adam Scott, Zach Cherry, Britt Lower, Tramell Tillman, and John Turturro in central roles. Dan Erickson is the creator of the show while Ben Stiller is the director. Severance has been renewed for a third season. You can stream Severance on Apple TV+.
Only Murders in the Building
If you love true crime podcasts, you will love Only Murders in the Building. This Hulu series is centered around three individuals who live in the apartment building Arconia and investigate the murders that occur in the building. This trio also produces a podcast to give listeners updates on these cases. It is a mystery and comedy at the same time. You will be laughing while you keep wondering who the murderer is.
Only Murders in the Building has four seasons with the fifth one in the works. The first season came out in 2021 while the fourth one came out in 2024. It stars Selena Gomez, Steve Martin, and Martin Short in the main roles. Steve Martin, known for Father of the Bride and The Pink Panther is also the creator of the show along with John Hoffman. The actors playing the three protagonists are also executive producers on the show along with Dan Fogelman, John Hoffman, Jess Rosenthal, and Jamie Babbit. You can stream Only Murders in the Building on Hulu.
Dead to Me
Dead to Me is a comedy-drama, very different from The White Lotus, but it deals with murder, the mystery around it and grief. The Netflix show has three seasons and revolves around a widow trying to solve her husband's murder and a friend she makes on her grief journey who has also lost someone recently.
Dead to Me stars Christina Applegate and Linda Cardellini in central roles. Liz Feldman is the creator and executive producer of the show. Other executive producers are Will Ferrell, Adam McKay, and Jessica Elbaum. The first season of the show came out in 2019 and the third and final season was released in 2022. You can stream Dead to Me on Netflix.
Succession
Succession does not revolve around murders on vacations like in The White Lotus, but it does have mystery and power struggle woven carefully into its story. This HBO show is centered around a family that runs a media and entertainment conglomerate and the power struggle that ensues following the deterioration in the health of its patriarch. It explores themes of power, money, and family.
The cast of the show includes Brian Cox, Hiam Abbas, Nicholas Braun, Peter Friedman, Kieran Culkin, and Sarah Snook in the main roles. Succession is created by Jesse Armstrong. It had a big team of executive producers including Jesse Armstrong, Will Ferrell, Adam McKay, and Frank Rich. The first season of the show was released in 2018 and the fourth and last season came out in 2023. You can stream Succession on HBO Max.
If you liked the murder and mystery aspect of The White Lotus, you will like the shows we have recommended above. These shows explore social issues, and personal problems while introducing mysteries and solving murders. If you like unique storylines, complex characters, and psychologically charged stories, some of the above-mentioned shows might be just the one for you. As the third season of The White Lotus is nearing its end, our suggestions will hopefully help you go on many other murder and mystery journeys.
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