20 best shows like The Last Weekend (2012)

List of the best shows and series like The Last Weekend (2012): Manhunt, The Third Day, Remember Me, The Cry, The Tunnel, Utopia, Dark Angel, Arctic Circle, Dark Money, Requiem.

Markimdb: 7.6
Genrethriller, drama, crime, detective, biography
CountryUnited Kingdom

The true story of London Metropolitan police detective Colin Sutton's manhunt for serial killer Levi Bellfield.

Markimdb: 6.4
Genrethriller, drama, detective
CountryUnited Kingdom, USA

A unique story told over two distinct halves, "Summer" follows Sam, a man drawn to a mysterious island off the British coast where he encounters a group of islanders set on preserving their traditions at any cost. "Winter" follows Helen, a strong-willed outsider who comes to the island seeking answers, but whose arrival precipitates a fractious battle to decide its fate.

Markimdb: 6.9
Genrehorror, thriller, drama, detective
CountryUnited Kingdom

Three-part contemporary ghost story set in Yorkshire. Tom Parfitt's arrival at a local retirement home leads to an eerie unexpected death.

Markimdb: 7.3
Genrethriller, drama, detective
CountryUnited Kingdom, Australia
Duration00:40

The disappearance of a baby from a small coastal town in Australia is the catalyst for a journey into the disintegrating psychology of a young couple as they deal with an unthinkable tragedy under both the white light of public scrutiny and behind closed doors.

Markimdb: 7.8
Genrethriller, drama, crime, detective
CountryUnited Kingdom, France
Duration01:00

The plot follows detectives Karl Roebuck and Elise Wasserman working together to find a serial killer who left the upper-half body of a French politician and the lower-half of a British prostitute in the Channel Tunnel, at the midpoint between France and the UK. They later learn that the killer—who comes to be nicknamed the "Truth Terrorist"—is on a moral crusade to highlight many social problems, terrorising both countries in the process

Markimdb: 8.4
Genrefantastic, thriller, drama, detective
CountryUnited Kingdom
Duration00:50

The Utopia Experiments is a legendary graphic novel shrouded in mystery. When a group of strangers find themselves in possession of an original manuscript, their lives suddenly and brutally implode.

Markimdb: 6.7
Genrethriller, drama, crime, history
CountryUnited Kingdom

The story of Victorian serial killer Mary Ann Cotton, a poisoner whose methods leave no visible scars, allowing her tally of victims to mount, unsuspected by a Victorian society unable to conceive of a woman capable of such terrible crimes. Traveling around the North East, she insinuates herself into unsuspecting families, marrying and creating new families of her own - before killing them, taking their money and moving on.

Markimdb: 6.8
Genrethriller, drama, crime
CountryFinland, Germany

During a routine search of an old cabin in the remote and wintery back country, Finnish policewoman, Nina Kautsalo, discovers two dead prostitutes, with a third still fighting for her life. The ensuing investigation takes a surprise twist when an extremely rare and deadly virus is discovered in the surviving woman’s bloodwork. When the Finnish Bureau of Investigation takes over the case, German virologist, Thomas Lorenz is called in to assist in identifying and containing the virus. Set within the endless white expanse of the arctic circle, Nina and Thomas must rely on each other to have any hope of saving the ones they love. But what takes precedence? A deadly virus or an active serial killer?

Markimdb: 6.6
Genrethriller, drama, crime
CountryUnited Kingdom

An ordinary London family decide to accept a substantial pay-off from a renowned filmmaker to keep silent about the abuse of their youngest son. Although guilt-ridden, they believe the money will enable the family to heal and move on, to start a new life and erase the memories of the past. But damage runs deep, and the price of taking the money may be very high.

Markimdb: 6.5
Genrethriller, fantasy, drama, detective
CountryUnited Kingdom
Duration01:59

In 1994, a toddler disappeared from a small Welsh village, never to be seen again. 23 years later, in London, the mother of rising cello star Matilda Gray commits suicide, without apparent reason. Among her possessions, Matilda discovers tantalising evidence, linking her mother to the Welsh girl's disappearance all those years ago.

Markimdb: 7.3
Genrethriller, drama, crime
CountryUnited Kingdom

Julien Baptiste delves into the criminal underworld of Amsterdam's red light district and uncovers a complex web of deceit and lies.

Markimdb: 7.4
Genrethriller, drama, crime, detective
CountryUnited Kingdom

The mysterious disappearance of a Scottish fishing trawler and a death on-board the submarine HMS Vigil bring the police into conflict with the Navy and British security services. DCI Amy Silva and DS Kirsten Longacre lead an investigation on land and at sea into a conspiracy that goes to the very heart of Britain’s national security.

Markimdb: 8
Genrefantastic, thriller, drama
CountryUSA, United Kingdom, Canada
Duration01:35

Based on Philip K. Dick's award-winning novel, The Man in the High Castle explores what it would be like if the Allied Powers had lost WWII, and Japan and Germany ruled the United States.

Markimdb: 7.4
Genrethriller, drama, crime, detective
CountryUnited Kingdom

Chasing Shadows' follows a team of special operatives who are tracking down serial killers.

Markimdb: 6.9
Genrethriller, melodrama, drama, military, history
CountryGermany, Canada, United Kingdom, Hungary

Two hundred years after the construction of the great cathedral, the medieval town of Kingsbridge is taken under siege by Queen Isabella. Caris, a visionary young woman, inspires her people to stand up for their rights and revolt against to the most powerful forces of her time, the Church and the Crown.

Markimdb: 6.6
Genrethriller, drama, crime
CountryUnited Kingdom

During a heatwave, DI Will Wagstaffe and his team investigate what turns out to be a series of horrifying and brutal attacks on accused but unconvicted paedophiles.

Markimdb: 5.5
Genrethriller, drama, detective
CountryUnited Kingdom

Since losing her son eight years ago, Jodie has been rebuilding her life but when she catches sight of Daniel, she is convinced she has found her missing son.

Markimdb: 7.4
Genrethriller, melodrama, drama, crime, detective
CountryUnited Kingdom
Duration00:30

Danny is a gregarious, hedonistic romantic who gets drawn into the dangerous world of British espionage in this contemporary, emotional thriller. He falls for the anti-social but enigmatic Alex, both from opposite worlds, and they soon realise they’re perfect for each other. But when Alex suddenly disappears, Danny is utterly ill-equipped to take on his complex and codified world. Young, innocent and adrift he needs to decide whether he’s prepared to fight for the truth?

Markimdb: 6.1
Genrethriller, fantasy, detective
CountryDenmark

Haunted by visions after her sister vanished with her classmates 21 years before, Astrid begins an investigation that uncovers the dark, eerie truth.

Markimdb: 7.7
Genrethriller, drama, detective
CountryUnited Kingdom
Duration01:00

"The Game" is a 1970s Cold War spy thriller set in the world of espionage. It tells the story of the invisible war fought by MI5 as it battles to protect the nation from the threats of the Cold War.

Markimdb: 9.1
Genrethriller, drama, crime, detective
CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
Duration01:30

    A modern update finds the famous sleuth and his doctor partner solving crime in 21st century London.

    Markimdb: 6.9
    Genrethriller, drama, crime, detective
    CountryUnited Kingdom

    An incendiary hate crime stirs civil unrest, fast-tracking rookie cop Kurt Wallander to detective in this origin story for the popular character.

    Markimdb: 5.9
    Genrethriller, drama
    CountryUnited Kingdom

    A gripping drama following a tense police surveillance investigation into a tight knit Manchester community and explores whether it is ever possible to observe the lives of others with true objectivity and zero effect.

    Markimdb: 7.7
    Genrethriller, drama, crime
    CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
    Duration01:00

    Alex Godman, the English-raised son of Russian mafia exiles, has spent his life trying to escape the shadow of their past, building his own legitimate business and forging a life with his girlfriend Rebecca. But when a murder forces his family's past to return to threaten them, Alex is drawn into the criminal underworld and must confront his values to protect those he loves.

    Markimdb: 7.4
    Genrethriller, drama, crime, detective, biography
    CountryUnited Kingdom

    Factual drama based on the notorious White House Farm murders, and the ensuing police investigation and court case.

    Markimdb: 7.2
    Genrethriller, drama, crime, detective
    CountryUnited Kingdom
    Duration01:18

    After his daughter goes missing, a widower begins uncovering the dark secrets of the people closest to him.

    Markimdb: 6.3
    Genrethriller, detective
    CountryUnited Kingdom

    Country vicar Merrily Watkins just happens to be one of the few women priests working as an exorcist. When a man is found murdered by crucifixion, the police, aware of her knowledge of the paranormal underworld, turn to the Vicar for assistance. Before long Merilly is convinced Satanists are behind the crime and the investigation takes them into a very dark and dangerous world.

    Markimdb: 6.1
    Genrefantastic, thriller
    CountryUnited Kingdom

    The government cover-up of the causes behind a massive explosion in a futuristic UK metropolis spur photo journalist Jennifer Preston on to search for the truth and in the process blow open a paranormal phenomenon haunting the city.

    Markimdb: 5.4
    Genrethriller, drama, crime, detective
    CountryUnited Kingdom

    Romance, rivalry and radical mystery collide as a group of teens attend a remote island sleepaway camp in this suspenseful, supernatural drama.

    Markimdb: 6.8
    Genrethriller, drama
    CountryUnited Kingdom

    Politician Peter Laurence's private life is falling apart. Shamelessly untroubled by guilt or remorse, he seeks to further his own agenda whilst others plot to bring him down. Can he out-run his own secrets to win the ultimate prize?

    Markimdb: 7.1
    Genrethriller, drama, detective
    CountryUnited Kingdom

    Faith, a small-town Welsh lawyer, is forced to cut short her extended maternity leave when her husband and business partner, Evan, goes missing. As the truth of his actions surface, Faith must fight to protect her family and her sanity.

    Markimdb: 7.2
    Genrethriller, drama, crime
    CountryUnited Kingdom, Canada, USA
    Duration01:01

    The story of Jim Worth, an expat British police officer starting a new life with his family as police chief in Little Big Bear, an idyllic town near the Rocky Mountains. When his small town is overrun by migrant workers from a massive new oil refinery – the wave of drugs, prostitution and organised crime that follows them threatens to sweep away everything in its wake.

    Markimdb: 6.6
    Genrethriller
    CountryUnited Kingdom

    1945 London. Feef is seduced by a rogue American spy into spying on her own country. Her task? To uncover a Russian agent in the heart of the British Government.

    Markimdb: 7.2
    Genrefantastic, thriller, drama, detective
    CountryUnited Kingdom

    A single mother enters a world of twisted mind games when she begins an affair with her psychiatrist boss while secretly befriending his mysterious wife.

    Markimdb: 7.6
    Genrethriller, drama, crime, detective
    CountryUnited Kingdom

    Emma Banville, a human rights lawyer known for defending lost causes, sets out to prove the innocence of Kevin Russell, who was convicted for the murder of a school girl 14 years earlier.

    Markimdb: 7.2
    Genrethriller, drama, crime
    CountryUnited Kingdom
    Duration01:00

    Three-part crime thriller. When detective Marcus Farrow looks into a seemingly forgotten case, he has no idea of the chaos and heartache that will soon follow. He is found at the scene of a murder, and with all the evidence pointing towards him, he is arrested and charged.

    Markimdb: 6.9
    Genrethriller, drama, crime
    CountryUnited Kingdom

    Explore the intoxication of sexual attraction, the dangerous power of emotional manipulation, and how finding a volatile form of solace in another can have dire consequences as two conflicted coppers track down a pair of deadly killers.

    Markimdb: 7.3
    Genrethriller, drama, crime
    CountryUnited Kingdom
    Duration05:00

    On the surface William Travers is a picture of success. An accomplished criminal barrister happily living with his wife in rural Suffolk. However, Travers is still recovering from a traumatic series of events that have shaken his belief in the legal system.Reluctantly, he is drawn into a case that involves his old friend Martin Newall who faces conspiracy and murder charges while at the same time being investigated by a vicious and vengeful detective DS Mark Wenborn.

    Markimdb: 7.1
    Genrethriller, drama, crime, history
    CountryUnited Kingdom

    Based on the heartbreaking true story of Banaz Mahmod, the young Londoner murdered by her own family for falling in love with the wrong man, Honour follows Detective Chief Inspector Caroline Goode's passionate search to discover the fate of missing 20-year old Banaz.

    Markimdb: 4.2
    Genrethriller, drama
    CountryUnited Kingdom

    An affluent couple living in a small seaside town are targeted by two local teenagers looking to make a quick buck. However, the break-in takes a dark turn when one of the youths winds up dead and an elaborate cover-up is staged to make the killing appear to be self-defence.

    Markimdb: 7
    Genrethriller, drama, detective
    CountryUnited Kingdom

    A series of gripping thrillers that expose the dark side of the people we trust to care for us - doctors.

    Markimdb: 7.3
    Genreaction, thriller, drama, adventure
    CountryRussia

    Sixteen contestants of a new survival show are taken to the Siberian taiga to compete for the price of one million euros. The rules are simple: no food, personal belongings, electricity, communications and civilization for hundreds of kilometers around. The one remains wins. Soon TV project turns into a deadly game, where LIFE becomes the main prize... What is it? Is it sick TV script? Who is behind this? And who can survive without losing their humanity?

    Markimdb: 7.3
    Genrethriller, drama, crime
    CountryUnited Kingdom
    Duration01:00

    Over a thirteen year period, a seemingly mild‐mannered male nurse, Malcolm Webster, set about poisoning and murdering his first wife, attempting to do the same to his second wife and moving on to a further scheme to deceive his third fiancée.

    Markimdb: 8.9
    Genrethriller, comedy, drama, crime
    CountryUSA, United Kingdom
    Duration00:53

    A close-knit anthology series dealing with stories involving malice, violence and murder based in and around Minnesota.

    Markimdb: 7.4
    Genrefantastic, action, thriller, fantasy, drama
    CountryUnited Kingdom, USA

    In the last years of Victoria's reign, London is beset by the "Touched": people — mostly women — who suddenly manifest abnormal abilities, some charming, some very disturbing. Among them are Amalia True, a mysterious, quick-fisted widow, and Penance Adair, a brilliant young inventor. They are the champions of this new underclass, making a home for the Touched, while fighting the forces of… well, pretty much all the forces — to make room for those whom history as we know it has no place.

    Markimdb: 8
    Genrethriller, drama, crime, detective
    CountryIceland, Denmark, Finland, Sweden, Norway, Germany, France, United Kingdom

    Icelandic crime drama featuring Chief of Police Andri.

    Markimdb: 6.7
    Genrethriller, drama, crime
    CountryUnited Kingdom
    Duration01:00

    'Black Work' is the story of Jo Gillespie, a woman who's husband is shot dead in the line of action, in his job as a undercover cop. Jo, a police officer herself soon has to confront issues in her marriage and family life in order to discover who really killed her husband.




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