33 Shows Like The Chestnut Man (2021) to Watch When You're Done
At a grisly murder scene sits a figurine made of chestnuts. From this creepy clue, two detectives hunt a killer linked to a politician's missing child.
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If you loved The Chestnut Man (2021), here are 33 TV series that share its content DNA. iRankMovies measures real similarity using cosine similarity across eight weighted dimensions — genre (50%), tone (12%), pace (10%), structure (8%), era (7%), theme (6%), audience (4%) and narrative perspective (3%) — not just the rating. The closest matches according to our analysis are MINDHUNTER, DAHMER - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story, The Fall. Every title is ranked by how closely it matches and backed by the iRank Score, a composite of IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes, Metacritic and TMDb across 12,000+ analysed titles.
33 Shows Similar to The Chestnut Man
MINDHUNTER
2017 · Courtenay Miles
An agent in the FBI's Elite Serial Crime Unit develops profiling techniques as he pursues notorious serial killers and rapists.
In common: Crime · Drama
DAHMER - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story
2022 · Ryan Murphy
This series examines the gruesome and horrific true crimes of Jeffrey Dahmer and the systemic failures that enabled one of America’s most notorious serial killers to continue his murderous spree in pl
In common: Crime · Drama
The Fall
2013 · Justin Thomson
When the Police Service of Northern Ireland are unable to close a case after 28 days, Detective Superintendent Stella Gibson of the Metropolitan Police Service is called in to review the case. Under h
In common: Crime · Drama
Hannibal
2013 · Bryan Fuller
Both a gift and a curse, Graham has the extraordinary ability to think like his prey—he sees what they see, feels what they feel. But while Graham is pursuing an especially troubling, cannibalistic mu
In common: Crime · Drama
Mr. Robot
2015 · Kyle Bradstreet
A young programmer, Elliot, suffers from a debilitating anti-social disorder and decides that he can only connect to people by hacking them. He wields his skills as a weapon to protect the people that
In common: Crime · Drama
Killing Eve
2018 · Laura Neal
A security consultant hunts for a ruthless assassin. Equally obsessed with each other, they go head to head in an epic game of cat-and-mouse.
In common: Crime · Drama
Monster: The Ed Gein Story
2025 · Ryan Murphy
The shocking true-life tale of Ed Gein, the infamous murderer and grave robber who inspired many of Hollywood's most iconic on-screen killers.
In common: Crime · Drama
You
2018 · Sera Gamble
A dangerously charming, obsessive man goes to extreme measures to insert himself into the lives of women who fascinate him.
In common: Crime · Drama
S.W.A.T.
2017 · Kent Rotherham
A Los Angeles S.W.A.T. sergeant is assigned to lead a highly skilled unit in the community where he grew up. Torn between loyalty to the streets, where the cops are sometimes the enemy, and allegiance
In common: Crime · Drama
24
2001 · David Fury
Counterterrorism agent Jack Bauer fights the bad guys of the world, a day at a time. With each week's episode unfolding in real-time, "24" covers a single day in the life of Bauer each season.
In common: Crime · Drama
FBI
2018 · Peter Jankowski
The New York office of the FBI brings to bear all their talents, intellect and technical expertise on major cases in order to keep their city and the country safe.
In common: Crime · Drama
Hawaii Five-0
2010 · David Wolkove
Steve McGarrett returns home to Oahu, in order to find his father's killer. The governor offers him the chance to run his own task force (Five-0). Steve's team is joined by Chin Ho Kelly, Danny "Danno
In common: Crime · Drama
Marvel's The Punisher
2017 · Dario Scardapane
A former Marine out to punish the criminals responsible for his family's murder finds himself ensnared in a military conspiracy.
In common: Crime · Drama
Berlin
2023 · Álex Pina
During his glory days, Berlin and a gang assembled in Paris for one of his greatest plans ever: stealing 44 million euros' worth of jewels in one night.
In common: Crime · Drama
Sons of Anarchy
2008 · John Linson
The Sons of Anarchy (SOA) are an outlaw motorcycle club with many charters in the United States and overseas. The show focused on the original and founding charter, Sons of Anarchy Motorcycle Club, Re
In common: Crime · Drama
Bloodhounds
2023
Faced with ruthless foes with a violent thirst, two young boxers band together — risking life and limb to bring justice and protect their loved ones.
In common: Crime · Drama
Tulsa King
2022 · Dave Erickson
New York mafia capo Dwight "The General" Manfredi is released from prison after 25 years and exiled by his boss to set up shop in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Realizing that his mob family may not have his best i
In common: Crime · Drama
Gotham
2014
Everyone knows the name Commissioner Gordon. He is one of the crime world's greatest foes, a man whose reputation is synonymous with law and order. But what is known of Gordon's story and his rise fro
In common: Crime · Drama
Animal Kingdom
2016
17-year-old Joshua "J" Cody moves in with his freewheeling relatives in their Southern California beach town after his mother dies of a heroin overdose. Headed by boot-tough matriarch Janine "Smurf" C
In common: Crime · Drama
Miami Vice
1984 · Michael Mann
The story of the Miami Police Department's vice squad and its efforts to end drug trafficking and prostitution, centered on the unlikely partnership of Sonny Crockett and Ricardo Tubbs - who first mee
In common: Crime · Drama
Banshee
2013 · Adam Targum
Banshee is an American drama television series set in a small town in Pennsylvania Amish country and features an enigmatic ex-con posing as a murdered sheriff who imposes his own brand of justice whil
In common: Crime · Drama
The Shield
2002
The story of an inner-city Los Angeles police precinct where some of the cops aren't above breaking the rules or working against their associates to both keep the streets safe and their self-interests
In common: Crime · Drama
Scorpion
2014 · Alex Kurtzman
Eccentric genius Walter O’Brien and his team of brilliant misfits comprise the last line of defense against complex, high-tech threats of the modern age. As Homeland Security’s new think tank, O’Brien
In common: Crime · Drama
Blindspot
2015 · Chris Pozzebon
A vast international plot explodes when a beautiful Jane Doe is discovered naked in Times Square, completely covered in mysterious, intricate tattoos with no memory of who she is or how she got there.
In common: Crime · Drama
Mayor of Kingstown
2021 · Evan Perazzo
In a small Michigan town where the business of incarceration is the only thriving industry, the McClusky family are the power brokers between the police, criminals, inmates, prison guards and politici
In common: Crime · Drama
Knight Rider
1982 · Robert Foster
Michael Long, an undercover police officer, is shot while investigating a case and left for dead by his assailants. He is rescued by Wilton Knight, a wealthy, dying millionaire and inventor who arrang
In common: Crime · Drama
Baywatch
1989 · Gregory J. Bonann
Join the Baywatch lifeguards on their thrilling adventures filled with beautiful beaches and those iconic red swimsuits.
In common: Crime · Drama
Citadel
2023 · Debra James
What if you lost your memory? What if a spy didn't know they were a spy? Years ago, the top agents of Citadel, Mason Kane and Nadia Sinh, had their minds wiped. But, they're called back to action as s
In common: Crime · Drama
9-1-1: Lone Star
2020 · Rob Lowe
Nearly 20 years ago, Owen Strand was the lone survivor of his Manhattan firehouse on 9/11. In the wake of the attack, Owen had the unenviable task of rebuilding his station. After a similar tragedy ha
In common: Crime · Drama
Luther
2010
A dark psychological crime drama starring Idris Elba as Luther, a man struggling with his own terrible demons, who might be as dangerous as the depraved murderers he hunts.
In common: Crime · Drama
Dexter
2006 · Jace Richdale
Dexter Morgan, a blood spatter pattern analyst for the Miami Metro Police also leads a secret life as a serial killer, hunting down criminals who have slipped through the cracks of justice.
In common: Crime · Drama
Homeland
2011 · Debora Cahn
CIA officer Carrie Mathison is tops in her field despite being bipolar, which makes her volatile and unpredictable. With the help of her long-time mentor Saul Berenson, Carrie fearlessly risks everyth
In common: Crime · Drama
Legion
2017 · Lauren Shuler Donner
David Haller, AKA Legion, is a troubled young man who may be more than human. Diagnosed as schizophrenic, David has been in and out of psychiatric hospitals for years. But after a strange encounter wi
In common: Drama