10 best shows like A Good Girl's Guide to Murder

A Good Girl's Guide to Murder aired on August 1 on Netflix and is based on a book of the same name by Holly Jackson. It follows high school student Pippa Fitz-Amobi as she solves a murder that happened five years ago, uncovering secrets in a seemingly perfect town. The suspense and drama keep the audience on edge until the very end. If you enjoyed this show's twists, you'll love these binge-worthy TV shows with similar mystery and high-stakes drama.

From the haunting text messages of Pretty Little Liars to Nancy Drew's supernatural twists and turns and on to teenage detective work in Veronica Mars, these series bring forth the same feel. If you are ready for more secrets, suspenseful moments, and captivating characters, then the ten series on the list below are perfect for your next binge.

10 shows to binge if you liked A Good Girl's Guide to Murder

1) Pretty Little Liars

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A clique of friends—Aria, Spencer, Hanna, and Emily—are harassed by a mysterious "A" after their friend Alison goes missing. Threats reach them through messages amidst personal dramas.

The series, just like A Good Girl's Guide to Murder, centers on the mystery of a missing person with teens trying to unearth the truth while keeping their secrets and fighting off threats.

The series is available on Hulu and Max. You can also rent it on Amazon Video, Apple TV, and Google Play Movies.

2) Riverdale

This series is an adaption from Archie Comics that follows several teenagers living in the small town of Riverdale. What mystery follows them back has to do with the murder of Jason Blossom.

It does as much as A Good Girl's Guide to Murder in blending top-notch high school drama with a suspenseful and engaging narrative. It is available to stream on Netflix.

3) Nancy Drew

When her mother dies, Nancy Drew, a brilliant teen detective, puts plans for college on hold. She gets mixed up in a supernatural murder mystery when she and her friends are witnesses (and thus suspects) in the murder of a socialite.

In both series, young determined female protagonists work their way to justice by using their investigative prowess to unravel very complex mysteries. The series is available to stream on Amazon Prime Video.

4) Veronica Mars

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Veronica Mars is a high school student working as a private investigator with her father in Neptune. She resolves mysteries ranging from the murder of her best friend, Lilly Kane, to other different mysteries.

One can appreciate a resourceful and strong leading lady portrayed in the show, plus a perfect mix of high school life and detective work—very much like A Good Girl's Guide to Murder. It is available to stream on Amazon Prime Video. This show is also available for buying on Apple TV and Rakuten TV.

5) The Society

A group of high school students comes back from a canceled field trip to find out that the adults have disappeared from their town. They then form different societies to survive on their own and find out what happened to those who disappeared. The show is a modern retelling of William Golding's Lord of the Flies.

The show follows themes of survival, mystery, and how a group of teenagers pass through extraordinary circumstances, similar to A Good Girl's Guide to Murder. The series is available on Netflix.

6) 13 Reasons Why

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The series focuses on Clay Jensen, a high school student who receives a box of cassette tapes recorded by his classmate Hannah Baker before her death by suicide. Each tape reveals a reason why she took her life and blames people connected to the school.

The series, like A Good Girl's Guide to Murder, deals with a very dark subject matter and brings to light the secrets and lies that linger within a high school setting. It is available to stream on Netflix.

7) Cruel Summer

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Stretching across three summers in the '90s, it follows two teenage girls, one of whom has gone missing and another who appears to be living her life. The story is told through various perspectives that explore how those events affected the people around them and the community at large.

This has a hard-hitting plot with a mystery in the middle that is unwrapped in due time, just like A Good Girl's Guide to Murder. The series can be watched on Hulu.

8) Elite

When three working-class teenagers get scholarships to an elite private school in Spain, they clash with their wealthy classmates and their lives explode when one of them turns up dead—making everyone a murder suspect.

Elite merges high school drama with a central mystery and explores themes that include class, privilege, and substance abuse. The series is available for streaming on Netflix.

9) Broadchurch

The murder of an 11-year-old boy, Danny Latimer, rocks the small coastal town of Broadchurch. Detectives Alec Hardy and Ellie Miller take charge of the investigation, looking into the secrets and lies within the close-knit community.

The series shares a captivating central mystery and dwells on how a crime can impact a small-town community. It is available to watch on Netflix and Amazon Prime Video.

10) Mare of Easttown

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Mare Sheehan, a detective from the fictional subarbs of Philadelphia, investigates the killing of a young woman while dealing with her own issues—a divorce, the loss of her son, and a custody battle over her grandson.

It has a similar sturdy, complex female protagonist and a central mystery driving the narrative to A Good Girl's Guide to Murder. The series is available on Max.

All of these shows have complex plots and good character development, with a central mystery running through them that serves to carry an audience through, and are perfect for a binge if you enjoyed A Good Girl's Guide to Murder.

Edited by Sreerupa Das