Recent premieres and returning seasons with a similar mood, humour or pace.
Closest matches first, then broader nearby picks.
Why it fits: As You Stood By follows two women trying to escape an abusive marriage while keeping their plan to kill a husband secret, with dread tightening around their bond and the danger of being found out.
Hulu · BBC Three · 7 Jul 2025
Why it fits: Such Brave Girls turns women’s painful relationship troubles into dark, cringe-heavy comedy, as two sisters and their mother make humiliating choices for affection, then cling to one another through debt and disappointment.
Apple TV · 12 Aug 2026
Why it fits: Women in Blue follows four women facing resistance as they join the first female police force in 1970s Mexico, with serious crime drama centred on their personal costs and friendship.
Why it fits
Bite Size Terror follows ordinary people whose private wants and vulnerable moments turn into terrifying encounters, with each self-contained story bringing a fresh woman or man face to face with danger. Dark comedy cuts through the horror.
Why it fits
Amores inesperados follows a new central character in every self-contained romance, finding tender, playful moments as unlikely pairs meet in jobs ranging from nursing to tollbooth work. One performer transforms into each lead.
Why it fits
Graveyard centres women’s experiences of male violence through serious, case-by-case stories, as a commissioner leads investigations into murders of women and confronts the prejudices that excuse the violence.
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