10 Shows Like BMF That You Can Watch Right Now

Dahmer is a true crime series exclusive to Netflix. It is based on the life of serial killer Jeffery Dahmer.

The show was first released on September 21, 2022, on Netflix. The show is reviewed as gruesome and unnervingly precise in recreating the story behind the serial killer Dahmer’s life by Rotten Tomatoes. It was created by Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan. 

The biological drama has a total of ten episodes and focuses on the life of Jeffery and the people around him, including his father, stepmother, grandmother, and suspicious neighbor. The show was a commercial success but got mixed reviews from the audience.

It was on the number-one spot on Netflix within the first week of its release. The run time for each episode is 45-60 minutes making it almost a perfect binge-watch-worthy series. 

The series has turned the events that enabled his crimes and eventually led to the conviction and death into a drama to give the viewers a thrilling experience.

Stars like Evan Peters as Jeffrey Dahmer, Richard Jenkins as Lionel Dahmer, Molly Ringwald as Shari Dahmer, Niecy Nash as Glenda Cleveland, and Michael Learned as Catherine Dahmer make up the main cast of the true crime series.

Manhunt is an American drama anthology television series. It depicts the hunt for Unabomber from the perspective of the FBI.

Initially, it was commissioned as a television miniseries on Discovery channel that premiered on August 1, 2017. Later in 2018, it was picked up for additional seasons that streamed on Spectrum cable service.

The first season of the series is famous for making a steady portrayal of a real-life notorious case of Ted Kaczynski, a.k.a. the Unabomber. It had a total of eight episodes.

It focused on the inner workings of the FBI through Jim Fitzgerald, played by Sam Worthington, who creates forensic linguistics to capture Kaczynski, played by Paul Bettany.

Following the first season, Manhunt: Unabomber, the second season of the show- Manhunt: Deadly Games, premiered on February 3, 2020. The second season had two more episodes than the first, taking its episode count up to ten.

It follows the hunt for Eric Rudolph, played by Jack Huston. Eric was the preparator of the Centennial Park Bombings. Deadly Games was added to Netflix in December 2020.

The show has had favorable reviews from both its audience and critics. The show is thoroughly enjoyable for those who are fans of true crime stories.

Unbelievable is a true crime television miniseries. The story revolves around a series of rapes in Washington and Colorado.

The 2019 Netflix show was cocreated by Susannah Grant, Ayelet Waldman, and Michael Chabon. They based the miniseries on the 2015 news article called An Unbelievable Story of Rape written by T. Christian Miller and Ken Amstrong.

The show stars Toni Collette as Det. Grace Rasmussen, Merritt Wever as Det. Karen Duvall and Kaitlyn Dever as Marie Adler in the lead roles. Dever plays the survivor of sexual assault.

The show is a dramatization of serial rape cases in real life that happened between 2008-2011. It follows the detectives who try to uncover the truth through a teenage assault victim’s case.

It was originally released on Netflix on September 13, 2019. The show has eight episodes, with individual runtime of the episodes ranging between 43-58 minutes. 

Just like the other shows on the list, Making a Murder is also a true crime story. It is depicted in the form of documentary series.

The television documentary series is divided into two seasons, each focusing on the actual time period when the said criminal was active and the aftermath of his conviction respectively.

It is based on the story of Steve Avery, a man from Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, who was wrongfully convicted of sexual assault and attempted murder of Penny Beerntsen. He served time in prison for eighteen years from 1985-2003. The first season narrates the time period between his wrongful conviction and release.

After 2003, he got out of prison but his story does not end there. Avery was charged with the murder of Teresa Halbach in 2005 and was later convicted for the second time in 2007. The second season of the show chronicles the events of this aftermath. 

The first season reportedly took 10 years to film. The very first episode of the documentary series premiered on Netflix on December 18, 2015. The second season of the show was released two years later on October 19, 2018. 

Both seasons have 10 episodes each with a runtime of 47-77 minutes. The Avery family and various law enforcement are featured on the show. It was able to attract a large number of international audiences but got mixed reviews from critics.

Money Heist is a Spanish heist crime drama originally known as La Casa De Papel. It is a crime film centered around a criminal mastermind.

It is an internationally award-winning show that has been able to captivate its viewers through its real-time narration. Based on the perspective of one of the robbers-Tokyo who was involved in the heist, the show relies on relies flashbacks, time jumps, and hidden character motivations to add depth to the story.

The show was originally intended to be told in two parts on the Spanish network Antenna until Netflix acquired the global streaming rights and streamed the first part of the show worldwide in December 2017.

Since then, the show has gained a huge international fan base, so much so that the series was extended into five parts, with its final two volumes, the fifth part released in 2021.

The series entices its viewers with its action-packed and stimulating storytelling making it a go-to for binge-watching for many of its viewers.

The show has a total of 41 episodes on Netflix. The premise for the heist is set in Madrid, where the Professor chooses a group of eight people with city names for aliases.

Ozark is another crime television series available on Netflix. The show has four seasons with forty four episodes.

The series revolves around the story of the Bryde family, who move to the Lake of Ozarks and become money launderers. They had to relocate because a money-laundering scheme set by Marty- the head of the family, for a Mexican drug cartel went wrong, and he had to fix it.

After their move with the ill motive, the family gets involved with various local criminals, including the Langmore and Snell families and the Kansas City mafia. The show is critically acclaimed and loved by the viewers equally.

In the series, various well-known actors, including Jason Bateman as Martin “Marty" Byrde, Laura Linney as Wendy Byrde (née Davis), Sofia Hublitz as Charlotte Byrde, Skylar Gaertner as Jonah Byrde, and Julia Garner as Ruth Langmore star as the main cast of the show.

Better Call Saul is the spin off series of the crime film Breaking Bad. The show started in 2015 and concluded in 2022.

It was created by the creator of Breaking Bad, Vince Gilligan, in cooperation with Peter Gould. The show has 63 episodes with a runtime of 41-69 minutes in its six seasons.

The series follows the transformation of the lead character Bob Odenkirk played by Saul Goodman. Bob is an earnest lawyer and former con artist into an egocentric criminal defense attorney after he becomes stuck in a feud between two rival cartels. 

Many of the characters from Breaking Bad have reprised their roles in this spin-off crime film Better Call Saul. Odenkirk, Banks, and Esposito make appearances regularly, whereas many other characters make guest appearances.

The series acts as a prequel to Breaking Bad and is set in a time period spanning from approximately 2002 to 2008.

Mindhunder is a psychological crime thriller television series. The series is based on a 1995 true crime book of the same name.

Mindhunter: Inside the FBI’s Elite Serial Crime Unit was written by John E. Douglas and Mark Olshaker. Based on a book, this series revolves around FBI agents operating the FBI’s Behavioral Science Unit within the Training Division at the FBI Academy in Quantico, Virginia.

The show has two seasons, with ten episodes in the first and nine in the second. The run time of each episode ranges between 34-73 minutes. 

The first season takes place from 1977 to 1980, and the second season is based around the aftermath of the first season from 1980 to 1981.

Jonathan Groff plays the role of Holden Ford, who is a special FBI agent within the FBI’s Behavioral Science Unit. Holt McCallany accompanies him as Bill Tench and Anna Torv as Wendy Carr in the leading roles.

Peaky Blinders is a BCC historic and fictional crime drama. The fictional approach is based on a real-life gang.

The said gang was active in England from the 1890s to the 1910s. The show itself begins with the time setting of 1919 in its first season. The show, created by Steven Knight, has a total of six seasons.

Each of the six seasons is made up of six episodes. It follows the rise of the gang Peaky Blinders formed by the Shelby family in the aftermath of the First World War.

Cillian Murphy plays the role of Thomas Shelby, the gang’s charismatic and ruthless leader. It is one of the most loved roles of Murphy by the fans, but he is not the only great actor cast in the show.

Helen McCroy joins him as Elizabeth “Polly” Gray, Tom Hardy as Alfie Solomons, Sam Neil as Chester Campbell, and Adrien Brody as Luca Chagretta, among many others, to bring forth a phenomenal performance.

It is one of the most popular shows on Netflix. The show’s final season was broadcasted in 2022, and there are talks that a spinoff film will follow the finale.

True Detective is an anthology crime drama that was broadcasted from the premium cable network HBO. It has three seasons.

The series premiered on January 12, 2014. The first season had eight episodes. Following season one, the show’s second season was released on June 21, 2015. The third season was released four years later, in 2019.

The show is characterized by a new cast ensemble every season and follows various seasons. The first season was set in Louisiana and starts with well-known faces like Woody Harrelson, Michael Potts, and Tory Kittles.

The second season features faces like Colin Farell, Rachel McAdams, and Kelly Reily and takes place in California. Similarly, Carmen Ejogo, Stephen Dorff, Scoot McNairy, and Ray Fisher starred in the third season, which was set in the Ozarks over three separate time periods.

The show was highly praised for its first season, but the viewership gradually decreased for the other two. Nevertheless, it provides viewers with enthralling detective mysteries over the course of twenty-four episodes.