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The Beast Must Die
The Beast Must Die is a 2021 BritBox/AMC revenge thriller adapted by Gaby Chiappe from Nicholas Blake's 1938 novel, starring Cush Jumbo, Billy Howle, and Jared Harris, set on the Isle of Wight.
The Burning Girls
The Burning Girls is a 2023 six-part Paramount+ British horror-thriller adapted by Hans Rosenfeldt from C.J. Tudor's 2021 novel, starring Samantha Morton as vicar Jack Brooks in the haunted village of Chapel Croft; released October 19, 2023, later on Netflix.
The Castaways
The Castaways is a 2023 five-part Paramount+ UK thriller miniseries adapted from Lucy Clarke's novel, starring Sheridan Smith and Céline Buckens as sisters Lori and Erin after a Fiji plane disappearance; later aired on Channel 5, Stan, and TV Globo.
The Chemistry of Death
The Chemistry of Death is a 2023 six-part Paramount+ British-German crime thriller adapting Simon Beckett's first two David Hunter novels, starring Harry Treadaway as forensic anthropologist Dr David Hunter, filmed in Glasgow and Norfolk, ended after one season.
The Clearing (TV series)
The Clearing is an eight-part Australian psychological thriller miniseries, Disney+'s first scripted Australian Original, premiering 24 May 2023. Adapted from J.P. Pomare's novel In the Clearing and inspired by the cult The Family, it stars Teresa Palmer, Miranda Otto, and Guy Pearce.
The Consultant (TV series)
The Consultant is a 2023 Prime Video darkly comedic workplace thriller created by Tony Basgallop from Bentley Little's 2015 novel, starring Christoph Waltz as sinister consultant Regus Patoff at the gaming company CompWare, with Nat Wolff and Brittany O'Grady; eight 33-minute episodes, 80% on Rotten Tomatoes.
The Day of the Jackal (TV series)
The Day of the Jackal is a 2024 Sky/Peacock spy thriller series, a 10-episode reimagining of Frederick Forsyth's 1971 novel, starring Eddie Redmayne as assassin the Jackal and Lashana Lynch as MI6 hunter Bianca Pullman; renewed for a second season due in spring 2027.
The Ex-Wife
The Ex-Wife is a British Paramount+ psychological thriller (2022-2025), adapted by Catherine Steadman from Jess Ryder's novel, starring Celine Buckens, Tom Mison, Janet Montgomery, and Katie McGrath across two four-episode seasons.
The Ipcress File (TV series)
The Ipcress File is a 2022 six-part ITV spy thriller adapting Len Deighton's 1962 Harry Palmer novel, written by John Hodge, directed by James Watkins, starring Joe Cole as Palmer, first broadcast March 6, 2022.
The Last Ship (TV series)
The Last Ship is a TNT post-apocalyptic action drama (2014-2018, five seasons) based on William Brinkley's 1988 novel, executive-produced by Michael Bay, starring Eric Dane and Rhona Mitra aboard the USS Nathan James during a pandemic.
The Lost Symbol (TV series)
Dan Brown's The Lost Symbol is a 2021 Peacock drama thriller, a prequel to the Tom Hanks Langdon films, starring Ashley Zukerman as young Robert Langdon; one 10-episode season, canceled January 2022.
The Other Black Girl
The Other Black Girl: 2021 debut novel by Zakiya Dalila Harris (Atria, $1 million after 14-bidder auction) and its 10-episode Hulu series with Rashida Jones, premiered September 13, 2023, canceled May 2024.
The Rainmaker (TV series)
The Rainmaker (TV series) is a 2025 USA Network legal drama adapted from John Grisham's 1995 novel, produced by Lionsgate Television and Blumhouse Atomic Monster, starring Milo Callaghan as Rudy Baylor; renewed for a second season premiering October 16, 2026.
The Shards (TV series)
The Shards is a 2026 FX drama series created by Ryan Murphy with Bret Easton Ellis, adapting Ellis's 2023 autofictional novel. Nine episodes set in 1981 Los Angeles follow prep-school senior Bret amid the Trawler serial killings; premiered August 5, 2026.
The Stranger
The Stranger (2020) is a British eight-part Netflix limited series created by Harlan Coben from his 2015 novel, starring Richard Armitage and Hannah John-Kamen; the stranger was changed from a man in the book to a woman, and the setting moved from New Jersey to Greater Manchester.
The Terminal List
The Terminal List is a Prime Video action-thriller starring Chris Pratt as Navy SEAL James Reece, adapted from Jack Carr's novels; Season 1 premiered July 1, 2022, and Season 2, based on True Believer, premiered October 21, 2026.
Wallander (British TV series)
Wallander is a British crime drama adapted from Henning Mankell's novels, with Kenneth Branagh as Swedish detective Kurt Wallander; it ran on BBC One from 2008 to 2016.
Why Didn't They Ask Evans? (2022 TV series)
Why Didn't They Ask Evans? (2022) is Hugh Laurie's three-part BritBox adaptation of Agatha Christie's 1934 novel, starring Will Poulter and Lucy Boynton as amateur sleuths Bobby Jones and Frankie Derwent, premiered 12 April 2022, later on ITV1 in 2023.
You (TV series)
You is an American psychological thriller series created by Greg Berlanti and Sera Gamble from Caroline Kepnes' 2014 novel, starring Penn Badgley as stalker Joe Goldberg; Lifetime 2018, Netflix from 2018, five seasons, ended April 24, 2025.
Young Wallander
Young Wallander is a Netflix British-Swedish crime drama (2020-2022, 12 episodes) starring Adam Pålsson as a young Kurt Wallander solving his first case in contemporary Malmö; filmed in Vilnius, cancelled after two seasons.