If Murdaugh Murders: A Southern Scandal (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.
Murdaugh Murders: A Southern Scandal streams on Netflix; 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 Murdaugh Murders: A Southern Scandal.
A Florida law professor's murder unravels into a jaw-dropping conspiracy involving a custody battle, ex-lovers, and a hit job that took 11 years to solve.
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Why it's a match: Hand-picked next binge after Murdaugh Murders: A Southern Scandal.
Was Karen Read guilty or framed? Our true-crime review breaks down the snowstorm murder trial that turned a college town into a conspiracy battleground.
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Why it's a match: Hand-picked next binge after Murdaugh Murders: A Southern Scandal.
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 documentary and true-crime energy.
Told entirely through texts, home videos, and police bodycam, this is a case that stays with you long after the screen fades black.
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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.
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Why it's a match: Same true-crime and documentary energy.
A safari "accident", a fortune in life insurance, and a marriage that was anything but safe.
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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 true-crime and documentary energy.
A real-time crime doc that feels less like television and more like a heart attack.
Read the review →Start with Welcome to the Family: The Murder of Dan Markel or The Trial of Karen Read. Both sit in the same corner of The Scream as Murdaugh Murders: A Southern Scandal, and we've reviewed every title on this page so you're not going in blind.
We gave it 8.5/10. One of the original documentaries that started my obsession with true crime. Heart wrenching, psychotic, unthinkable — the only Murdaugh series you need to watch.
We list 8 shows like Murdaugh Murders: A Southern Scandal: Welcome to the Family: The Murder of Dan Markel, The Trial of Karen Read, Should I Marry a Murderer?, American Murder: The Family Next Door, Friends Like These: The Murder of Skylar Neese, Trophy Wife: Murder on Safari, Take Care of Maya, Crime in Progress. Every one has a full Stream & Scream review.
The Trial of Karen Read is our highest-rated pick here with 9/10, streaming on Max. Was Karen Read guilty or framed? Our true-crime review breaks down the snowstorm murder trial that turned a college town into a conspiracy battleground.
The picks on this page are spread across Hulu, Max, Netflix, while Murdaugh Murders: A Southern Scandal itself streams on Netflix. Each review says where to watch.
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