Taste-matched follow-ups
If you want more slow-burn dread, cold methodical mystery, and bleak child stakes, begin with the strongest matches and keep going.
Closest matches first, then broader nearby picks.
Why this fits: Like The Chestnut Man, this slow-burn Scandinavian mystery follows detectives through a cold, methodical investigation where dread accumulates from unsettling details and the case is tangled with personal and moral unease.
Why this fits: If you’re drawn to The Chestnut Man’s bleak, detail-driven pursuit of a killer tied to deeper corruption, this British crime drama delivers the same patient unraveling of deception and obsession through a psychologically tense investigation.
Why this fits: For a similar blend of grief-struck detective work and story-based, slow-revealing crime, this series echoes The Chestnut Man’s sense that the investigation’s emotional cost is as central as the clues.
A nearby match from the broader catalog.
A nearby match from the broader catalog.
A nearby match from the broader catalog.
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