Can't get over Under a Dark Sun on Netflix? Watch these 5 shows next and you wouldn't regret it

Netflix's recent crime thriller limited series, Under a Dark Sun, which was released on July 9, 2025, quickly topped the platform's Top 10 charts in many countries.

The series is an intriguing mystery that follows Alba Mazier, a young woman working on a flower farm in Provence, where she becomes entangled in the murder mystery of her employer, who turns out to be her biological father.

The official synopsis of Under a Dark Sun reads as follows:

A woman fleeing her past faces murder charges after her flower farm employer dies - only to learn he was her biological father.

While Alba becomes a key suspect, she also reels with this new and sudden information about her father, and the mystery keeps you guessing until the final episode.

Netflix certainly has an impressive library of mystery shows, and here are 5 similar shows to Under a Dark Sun you can watch next.

Disclaimer: This article is based on the author's opinion. Reader discretion is advised.

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5 shows similar to Under a Dark Sun on Netflix, perfect for all mystery lovers

Here are 5 shows similar to Under a Dark Sun on Netflix

1) Missing You

A list of similar shows to Under a Dark Sun would certainly be incomplete without a Harlan Coben adaptation, who is the king of mystery writing and whose novel series has been adapted into many miniseries for Netflix.

2025's Missing You clearly stands out from the lot and is based on Coben's 2014 novel of the same name, which follows Detective Kat Donovan after she discovers her missing fiancé on a dating app. Ten years ago, as Kat and her partner Josh were about to take their relationship to the next step, he disappeared without a trace.

Years later, Kat finds him on a dating app, and he soon becomes entangled with another missing person's case, setting the stage for an intriguing mystery that will keep you on the edge of your seat throughout.

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2) A Good Girl's Guide to Murder

The Netflix adaptation of Holly Jackson's popular and best-selling 2019 novel A Good Girl's Guide to Murder follows a similar mystery element and intrigue as Under a Dark Sun.

Led by Wednesday's Emma Myers, who plays the role of true-crime obsessed Pippa "Pip" Fitz-Amobi, the series follows her adventures as she tries to solve the murder mystery of a local schoolgirl. Under the guise of a school project, Pip takes the five-year-old case of Andie Bell in her own hands and digs further into the investigation.

A Good Girl's Guide to Murder is a perfect blend of an intriguing murder mystery with elements of truth and justice in small towns.

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3) Secrets We Keep

Netflix's 2025 Danish mystery miniseries, Secrets We Keep, follows a similar vein to that of Under a Dark Sun and will surely entertain the fans of the show.

Led by Danish actress Marie Bach Hansen, Secrets We Keep follows Cecile, an affluent woman in a neighbourhood who gets entangled in the mysterious disappearance of a poor au pair, Ruby, played by Donna Levkovski.

Since Cecile ignored Ruby's request when she informed her about the owners and Cecile's neighbours, she feels guilty after the disappearance and decides to find clues about the same. Adding more suspicion to the fact is that Ruby left without her belongings and money.

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4) Quicksand

A list of similar shows to Under a Dark Sun on Netflix is certainly incomplete without a Swedish noir, and 2019's Quicksand is the perfect watch.

Based on Malin Persson Giolito's highly popular 2016 novel of the same name, Quicksand is one of the most innovative mystery series on Netflix, which is set in the aftermath of a school shooting.

Like the novel, the Quicksand series is told through its lead character's (Hanna Ardéhn as Maja Norberg) perspective, who is the prime suspect in her boyfriend's murder. The show follows a unique format with time jumps between the past and present, which creates the necessary urgency for the genre.

It will surely leave you questioning Maja's motives and involvement in the crime till the final scene.

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5) Dept. Q

The most recent addition and the talk of the town, Netflix's Dept. Q is highly reminiscent of Under a Dark Sun.

The Scottish crime thriller series is adapted from writer Jussi Adler-Olsen's novels, which follow Detective Carl Mørck (Matthew Goode), a skilled investigator who is assigned to the cold cases department by the Scottish government. With a team of misfit officers, Morck investigates the disappearance of a prosecutor, Merritt Lingard, who went missing many years ago.

Dept. Q's investigative style, mystery elements, and layered characters will surely keep you hooked from the first scene.

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