5 TV shows like Furious to binge while you wait for season two
If you've binged the Hulu crime drama Furious and need your next fix, start with Killing Eve, Mare of Easttown, Sharp Objects, I May Destroy You, or The Fall — intense thrillers where female leads blur justice and vengeance, much like Emmy Rossum's FBI agent Alice Black pursuing Lola Petticrew's calculating killer Catherine Grace.
Elizabeth Meriwether's Furious show has become one of 2026's buzziest streaming crime dramas. With season two confirmed, fans are hunting for shows that match its psychological tension, moral ambiguity, and unflinching look at gender and violence.
Key Takeaways
- Furious follows rookie FBI agent Alice Black tracking serial killer Catherine Grace on Hulu and Disney+.
- Season two is on the way, so fans need similarly intense crime thrillers to fill the gap.
- Killing Eve is the closest match for cat-and-mouse tension between hunter and hunted.
- Mare of Easttown, Sharp Objects, and I May Destroy You share Furious's dark psychological undercurrents.
- Star Scoot McNairy says viewers turn to violent dramas for escapism rather than easy answers.
What is the Furious show about?
Furious stars Emmy Rossum as Alice Black, a former NYPD homicide detective now with the FBI. She joins a murder investigation and soon suspects a female serial killer is behind the deaths. Lola Petticrew plays Catherine Grace, whose victims appear linked in ways the case initially hides.
Unlike many crime procedurals that open with a dead woman's body, Furious begins with a woman killing a man without hesitation. The series explores trauma, sexual violence, and how law enforcement systems fail survivors. Viewers often find themselves torn between rooting for Alice and questioning whether Catherine's violence is justified.
Which shows feel most like Furious?
Killing Eve is the most obvious parallel. Sandra Oh's intelligence agent becomes obsessed with assassin Villanelle (Jodie Comer) in a stylish cat-and-mouse chase where hunter and hunted blur — much like Alice and Catherine's dynamic.
Mare of Easttown delivers Kate Winslet as a burdened Pennsylvania detective whose personal life collapses as she investigates a young mother's murder. Like Furious, it follows a tough law-enforcement woman navigating grey moral territory.
Sharp Objects suits fans drawn to Furious's psychological darkness. Amy Adams plays a journalist returning to her Missouri hometown to investigate murders of two young girls, confronting family trauma and creeping dread throughout.
I May Destroy You shares Furious's interest in how systems fail survivors. Michaela Coel's series, based on her own experience, follows a woman processing sexual assault while exploring messy, real characters rather than idealised victims.
The Fall inverts the whodunnit: Gillian Anderson's detective hunts Jamie Dornan's killer in Belfast, and the tension comes from two characters circling closer rather than a mystery identity reveal.
What did Scoot McNairy say fans should watch next?
When TechRadar asked Scoot McNairy — who plays Alice's former NYPD partner Danny Kelly — for a post-Furious recommendation, he offered no alternative title. Instead, he argued fans watch intense crime dramas like Furious to decompress and escape their own lives.
"I think that fans are watching Furious to decompress," McNairy said. "I think that's why we watch such violent things that are so far out of our world… it's for escapism, to believe the unbelievable." His perspective reframes the binge not as a hunt for the next show, but as processing real-world trauma through fiction.
Where can you stream shows like Furious?
Furious itself streams on Hulu and Disney+. Killing Eve is on Netflix; Mare of Easttown and Sharp Objects are on HBO Max; I May Destroy You is on HBO Max; and The Fall is on Amazon Prime Video and other platforms depending on region.
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