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If you just wrapped up watching Netflix’s Untamed and are now an emotional mess and spiritually lost, drifting in the Yosemite mists—well, you’re not alone. You know what they say: welcome to the club. The brooding park investigator, Kyle Turner (played by Eric Bana), the beautiful scenery, the slow-burn tension, and that kick-in-the-gut twist—it’s all heavy.
However, now that you’ve completed the emotional rollercoaster and seem to be demanding more of that rough moodiness, here comes your new watchlist. Bask in eerie woods, broken hustlers, secluded secrets, or crimes that run deeper than they appear, because here is a list of shows that offer the same vibe. Go grab your trail mix, a flashlight perhaps, and be prepared to plunge into the solitary world of wilderness. Into an unsolved murder, and a main character who has seen too much.
Here are 10 shows you must watch if you loved Untamed.
Ballard
A Kendall Sherwood and Michael Alaimo series, Ballard follows the inspiring journey of Detective Renée Ballard (played by Maggie Q). She becomes head of the newly formed Cold Case department of the LAPD, devoting herself to solving nearly forgotten murders. Adapted from the novel series by Michael Connelly, Ballard premiered in July 2025 as a ten-episode series on Amazon Prime Video. It is also a spinoff of the shows Bosch and Bosch: Legacy.
Audiences who loved Untamed are bound to be captivated by the combination of case-by-case storytelling, emotional depth, and social commentary that Ballard employs. It only makes them more eager for what comes next. Maggie Q’s tough, focused, and engrossing performance is simply remarkable. The character not only challenges the bad guys but also confronts the rampant sexism internalized by society, all while coping with grief and trauma over losing her father.
While Untamed lures you into the mystery of the wilderness, Ballard takes you through a concrete landscape, exploring cold cases in the city. Renée Ballard’s quest for justice amidst the most difficult surroundings is very similar to Turner’s story—something you shouldn’t miss out on.
Mindhunter
If Untamed caught your fancy with its moody crime investigation, emotionally wounded hero, and wild terrains, then Netflix’s Mindhunter is definitely worth a binge. It delivers many of the same reasons to stay hooked. FBI agents Holden Ford and Bill Tench interrogate and analyze incarcerated serial killers. They hope to better understand their minds, motivations, and develop theories around forensic empathy.
Mindhunter was released in 2017, and Joe Penhall is the acknowledged chief architect of the show—despite most of it being directed by David Fincher. The 1995 non-fiction crime book Mindhunter: Inside the FBI’s Elite Serial Crime Unit was the inspiration for the series. It was penned by retired FBI officer John E. Douglas and co-author Mark Olshaker.
At the forefront, it might seem as though the worlds of Mindhunter and Untamed are wildly different. One travels to the wildlands of Yosemite to solve crimes, and the other gazes deep into the psychologically dark side of humanity in late 1970s America. But beneath the surface, both shows share a very particular visual aesthetic, a gradually built plot, and well-layered characters struggling with inner pain.
The Sandman
The Sandman, despite being notably different from the genre of Untamed, will appeal to many of the same sweet spots. It does so with a more metaphysical, mind-bending approach. The Sandman is a dark fantasy epic that debuted in 2022. It is based on the original concept of the eponymous comic by Neil Gaiman, who is also one of the creators of the show alongside David S. Goyer and Allan Heinberg.
It centers around Morpheus, aka Dream (played by the charismatic Tom Sturridge), as he returns after being imprisoned for over 100 years. He attempts to rebuild his broken kingdom: the Dreaming. Similar to Kyle Turner in Untamed, Dream is a highly introspective, emotionally fragmented, slowly self-disintegrating individual.
Why should The Sandman be the next thing to watch if you liked Untamed? The world-building is deep and absorbing; every episode is a short story with an immersive atmosphere and layered symbols. The graphics are amazingly gothic, otherworldly, and perfectly desolate. And behind all the mythology, there is a tale of sorrow, recovery, and the slow path to healing yourself.
A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder
The next obsession you need after Untamed is A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder, created by Poppy Cogan in 2024. It is based on the bestselling young adult thriller by Holly Jackson. It is actually so much more than a teen drama—it’s a dark, stylish, and chilling mystery with serious sleuthing prowess and storytelling punch.
The mystery drama is set in the quiet English town of Little Kilton. The plot centers around Pip Fitz-Amobi (a brilliant performance by Emma Myers), a serious student with straight As and an exceptional knack for uncovering the truth. What appears to be a school project involving the murder of a local girl, Andie Bell, turns into a full-on reopening of a case that was assumed to be sealed and done.
Pip gets more involved out of curiosity—but not the kind that thrives in a classroom. Her need to know the truth is also born out of a passion for justice and an underlying distrust of those in power. Sounds familiar? Like Special Agent Turner in Untamed, Pip trots through traumas, dark secrets, and a hushed neighborhood. Gen Z noir meets the vibe of a true crime podcast—only, you’re surrounded by so many twists, you won’t make it back to bed before midnight.
The Sinner
Developed by Derek Simonds and airing on USA Network in 2017, The Sinner is a psychological crime series that goes way deeper than the crime itself—it’s about the demons that drive people to commit them. With every season, Detective Harry Ambrose (played by Bill Pullman), a tired and quietly broken man, pursues cases of outwardly straightforward murders. Only later does he find them accompanied by inner layers of psychological agony, trauma, and buried truths.
The show shares a similar style with Untamed, as it’s propelled by gloomy cinematography, emotional resonance, and low-key intensity. The crimes are not just crimes but reflections of the dark pasts of each of the characters. They frequently take place in little creepy-weird towns or remote locations, where the surroundings are also visibly tense in their own way.
Ambrose is a detective battling his own demons, and the investigations are just as much about healing as they are about solving. If you enjoyed Untamed, you’re going to binge-watch all four seasons of The Sinner with equal interest.
Sharp Objects
This 2018 miniseries, based on Gillian Flynn’s chilling debut novel, is a psychological puzzle crafted by Marti Noxon that does not easily relinquish its grip. In its essence, Sharp Objects is the story of journalist Camille Preaker, played by Amy Adams, who goes to her hometown to investigate the killing of two young girls. The murder of these two women becomes both the central crime of the show and the driving force behind Camille’s journey back to the place she grew up in.
Yet this is not exactly a crime story—more an unvarnished plunge into trauma, addiction, a fractured mother-daughter relationship, and the secrets that fester behind pastel-colored walls. Wind Gap, Missouri, lacks the cliffs and canyons of Yosemite, but the heat and decay are another form of oppressive beauty. Did you adore the manner in which Untamed unraveled like a bruise—quiet, painful, yet beautiful? Then this is your next must-watch to enjoy.
Mare of Easttown
Where Untamed showed us large forests and secrets of national parks, Mare of Easttown, created by Brad Ingelsby and released in 2021, takes a very different path. It drags us into the broken sidewalks and narrow streets of Easttown, Pennsylvania. No mountain roads here—only dead-end employment, family relations as limp as boiled cabbage, and a cop barely keeping it together.
The role of Detective Mare Sheehan, played by Kate Winslet, is not only raw but also awe-inspiring, to say the least. She is not tracking down murderers in canyons, but she is fighting her own demons—both in the street and in her house. The facade of the town shatters when a young girl is found dead, and so does the emotional armor Mare has built to cushion her detachment. Ingelsby’s writing is flawless, with well-developed characters, significant subplots, and a slow burn that pays off through a gut-wrenching finale. Matching perfectly with the mood of Untamed, Mare of Easttown uses desaturated visuals, foggy skies, and a tiresome realistic approach to reflect its characters’ inner turmoil.
Poker Face
Produced by Knives Out director Rian Johnson, the slick mystery-of-the-week series Poker Face stars Natasha Lyonne as a human lie detector named Charlie Cale. She has a habit of ending up in the middle of murder. Poker Face takes the classic mystery formula and turns it on its head by revealing the criminal to the audience right at the beginning, leaving the how and why for Charlie to deduce.
It is not the excitement of knowing who the murderer is, but the suspense of Charlie detecting lies with her smartness. Just as we saw Kyle Turner in Untamed—always trying to run away, emotionally battered, making his way through unfamiliar paths—Charlie is also in a state of being in the unknown. If Untamed stirred your craving for emotionally tangled crime stories with a twisty edge, Poker Face delivers with flair, wit, and just the right touch of mystery magic.
The Mentalist
Produced and written by Bruno Heller, The Mentalist is a crime procedural with a twist: it mixes brainy characters, deep emotional baggage, and a mystery that unfolds slowly. Therefore, The Mentalist is a great option in case one has recently finished watching Untamed and is still craving more.
Central to the show is a character played by Simon Baker—a former psychic who became a consultant to the California Bureau of Investigation—named Patrick Jane. Patrick lacks formal training, but his powers of observation make him as sharp as a razor. His manipulative ability is diabolical, and his traumatic history mirrors that of an FBI profiler, at least in part. He is on a very personal mission: pursuing a serial killer called Red John, who killed his wife and daughter.
Patrick drags the burden of impossible sorrow with him as he goes through tricky investigations and struggles to balance the fine line between justice and morality. Moreover, the relationship between Jane and Agent Teresa Lisbon (Robin Tunney) is also complex, but in a friendly way. The two have a verbal back-and-forth, all wrapped up in a tangle of friction, intimacy, and unsaid hurt—just like that between Turner and Vasquez in Untamed.
Agatha Christie's Poirot
Did Untamed leave you intellectually gripped by its mind-wracking pacing, character-based inquisition, and beautifully sullen backdrops that remind you of a venerable film noir? Well then, Agatha Christie’s Poirot looks to be your next enjoyable fixation—only in neatly measured, retro-tailored attire.
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Based on almost every story and novel Christie ever wrote, this classic British series features the inimitable David Suchet as Belgian detective Hercule Poirot. It is the adaptation of the works of the Queen of Crime herself. Imagine a whodunit royalty, but with a fastidious, dolled-up detective rather than a time-worn park ranger. And you have the basic idea—at least of the similarities in the forms of attention to detail and suspense that builds.
Untamed dumps you into wooded paths and ranger cabins. But Poirot will have you in art deco lounges, British mist-shrouded manors, and the Mediterranean coast basking in sunshine. All the episodes (particularly the feature-length ones of the later seasons) are a lesson in how to build tension and atmosphere. Having enjoyed the emotional breadcrumbs Special Agent Kyle Turner simply had to trace to get his cases solved, you’ll likely be equally fascinated by the observational and human-nature genius possessed by Poirot—unraveling the mystery one clue after another.
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