How many episodes are in Memory of a Killer?

Memory of a Killer has 10 episodes in this listed season.

When does Memory of a Killer premiere?

Memory of a Killer premieres on 2026-01-25.

Is Memory of a Killer a new series?

Memory of a Killer is a new series (Season 1).

NEW

Memory of a Killer(2026)

Archived · FOX

16+10 eps

S01

CrimeDramaThrillerAction

ON AIR: JAN 25Season 1Archived listing

What to Expect

PremiereLens read

Memory of a Killer pairs brisk action with suspense built around details Angelo can no longer reliably remember. A forgotten piece of information can expose his secret or put his family in danger, giving the close calls a personal cost beyond the violence of his work. His fading memory turns professional precision into uncertainty, with dread building around what might slip away next.

Family dinners and quiet scenes at home bring a different kind of pain. Angelo’s life as a husband and father is threatened by both his criminal secrets and the loss of the sharp mind he has depended on. The domestic drama is emotionally raw, placing heartbreak alongside the danger rather than treating home as a safe retreat from it.

Best for

family danger, hitman suspense and Crime

Story lane

Crime and Drama

Commitment

Season 1 · 10 episodes

Where

FOX

Official Premise

Angelo lives a double life as an assassin and a family man - which all worked out well until he was hit with early onset Alzheimer's. Now his worlds are colliding, putting his family in danger.

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Dexter: Resurrection

Paramount+ with Showtime • Oct 30, 2026

CrimeDrama

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Strongest Match

Memory of a Killer and Dexter: Resurrection both make a dangerous man’s private family life feel as tense as his criminal world. Angelo’s fading memory turns ordinary moments at home into close calls, while Dexter’s dry narration and strained effort to reconnect with his son add uneasy humor and tenderness to the cat-and-mouse suspense.

Grace

ITVX • Mar 29, 2026

DramaCrime

Dead Simple, opens with Grace running inquiries into long forgotten cold cases with little or no prospect of success. He's fixated by the disappearance of his wife, Sandy, which haunts his thoughts. His unorthodox police methods have come under scrutiny once again, and Grace is walking a career tightrope and risks being moved from the job he loves most. With so much at stake, his colleague Detective Sergeant Glenn Branson knows he has more to give and asks him for help with a case. When a stag night prank appears to go wrong and the groom goes missing, Branson calls on Grace to unravel events that led to the mysterious disappearance of a successful property developer with everything to live for. Is this a case of stag night shenanigans gone wrong or something more sinister?

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Why this pick

The haunted detective work in Grace will appeal if you like Memory of a Killer’s suspenseful crime scenes and the personal strain that follows characters home. Grace unfolds through patient cold-case puzzles, dry exchanges between its detectives, and the lead’s grief over his missing wife, with less graphic violence and a steadier pace.

Crooks

Netflix • Apr 14, 2026

DramaCrime

Charly's quiet life with family in Berlin disrupted when past associates threaten them, forcing him to steal coin. Charly and driver Joseph, fatefully collided, now flee with family to escape danger.

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Why this pick

Crooks shares Memory of a Killer’s mix of family danger, criminal secrets, and tense close calls, but moves with a faster, darkerly comic charge. Angelo’s home life collides with his work as his memory slips, while Crooks sends a family man through chases and violent escapes, with an odd-couple partnership bringing laughs amid the danger.

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