If Maternal Instinct (our verdict: 8.5/10) left you scrolling for something similar, these 8 picks scratch the same itch. Every one has been watched and reviewed by us — no algorithm filler, just what actually comes next.
Maternal Instinct streams on Hulu; the picks below are spread across the usual suspects, and each review says where to watch.
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Why it's a match: Hand-picked next binge after Maternal Instinct.
A six-part documentary that walks the impossible line between cruel teenager and killer. Hard to watch, harder to forget.
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Why it's a match: Hand-picked next binge after Maternal Instinct.
A documentary about the months of spreadsheets, dry runs, and quiet alibis that preceded a single act of violence. Procedurally fascinating.
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Why it's a match: Hand-picked next binge after Maternal Instinct.
A teenage girl drives her car into a building, killing her boyfriend and his friend. What looks like a tragic accident slowly reveals itself as something far more deliberate.
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Why it's a match: Same true-crime and documentary energy.
Harrowing and heartbreaking — the true story of Maya Kowalski stays with you long after it's over.
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Why it's a match: Same documentary and netflix energy.
A Glasgow pathologist meets a man on Tinder, gets engaged within weeks, and learns he killed a cyclist and buried the body. Then she stays — and helps police bring him down.
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Why it's a match: Same true-crime and documentary energy.
Six years after Amy Berg re-opened the case, the conclusion finally arrives — and the wait for justice was worth it.
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Why it's a match: Same documentary and netflix energy.
A documentary so full of twists and turns you'll be checking your own inbox by the credits.
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Why it's a match: Same documentary and true-crime energy.
Two best friends killed a third for no reason anyone can live with. Heartbreaking, unnecessary, and a grim lesson in what group chats and live-tweeting can do.
Read the review →Start with Mean Girl Murders or A Plan to Kill. Both sit in the same corner of The Scream as Maternal Instinct, and we've reviewed every title on this page so you're not going in blind.
We gave it 8.5/10. A pregnancy, a Texas traffic stop, and one of the most disturbing true-crime cases in recent memory.
We list 8 shows like Maternal Instinct: Mean Girl Murders, A Plan to Kill, The Crash, Take Care of Maya, Should I Marry a Murderer?, The Case Against Adnan Syed, A Toxic Love Story, Friends Like These: The Murder of Skylar Neese. Every one has a full Stream & Scream review.
Take Care of Maya is our highest-rated pick here with 9/10, streaming on Netflix. Harrowing and heartbreaking — the true story of Maya Kowalski stays with you long after it's over.
The picks on this page are spread across Max, Apple TV+, Netflix, Hulu, while Maternal Instinct itself streams on Hulu. Each review says where to watch.