7 shows to watch while waiting for The Devil’s Hour season 2

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Still from The Devil's Hour (Image via Amazon Prime Video)

A British drama thriller, The Devil’s Hour is created by Tom Moran and stars Jessica Raine, Peter Capaldi, and Nikesh Patel. The show revolves around Lucy Chambers (Raine), who is a social worker with insomnia and has family and relationship troubles.

She is also facing multiple supernatural experiences like getting up at 3:33 am, her mother speaking to empty chairs, and an emotionally withdrawn eight-year-old son. Amidst all this, she gets entangled in a string of murders and is drawn to a mysterious criminal who has insight into the future.

The show is a mix of horror, mystery, murder, and time-bending storylines, which has been praised by critics. Viewers who like such shows can check the list below for other similarly themed shows.


Shining Girls, Sharp Objects, and others shows like The Devil’s Hour

1) The Outsider - Amazon Prime Video

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Still from The Outsiders (Image via Amazon Prime Video)

Starring Ben Mendelsohn, Jason Bateman, Cynthia Erivo, and others, The Outsider is a psychological horror series based on a Stephen King novel and developed by Richard Price. The show revolves around a Little League baseball coach, Terry (Jason), who is accused of gruesomely killing a child.

But detective Ralph (Ben) and investigator Holly (Cynthia) begin to suspect a larger conspiracy that involves the supernatural. Like Lucy in The Devil’s Hour, Terry is also enmeshed in murder. Both shows mix thriller with horror.


2) Shining Girls - Apple TV+

Still from The Shining Girls (Image via Apple TV+)
Still from The Shining Girls (Image via Apple TV+)

Starring Elisabeth Moss and based on the novel of the same name by Lauren Beukes, Shining Girls is a thriller show created by Silka Luisa. The show revolves around an archivist, Kirby, who was attacked by an unknown assailant years ago and is still traumatized.

She soon discovers a murder that resembles her own attack and decides to find the killer with the help of a reporter, Dan. Like The Devil’s Hour, the show involves time-bending and distorted reality to make the viewers unsure of the difference between fact and imagination.


3) The Peripheral - Amazon Prime Video

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Still from The Peripheral (Image via Amazon Prime Video)

Based on a book by William Gibson, The Peripheral is a sci-fi thriller show starring Chloë Grace Moretz. The show is set 50 years in the future, and when a VR simulation malfunctions, Flynne (Moretz) journeys to London 2100 AD, where she discovers a mystery and a missing person case.

The show heavily revolves around timelines and time travel and tries to toy with viewers’ perceptions of the real and the imaginary. Thus, like The Devil’s Hour, the show is a mind-bending mystery. The Peripheral also has stunning visuals.


4) Lost - Amazon Prime Video

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Still from Lost (Image via Amazon Prime Video)

A cult classic, Lost is a sci-fi adventure drama created by Jeffrey Lieber, J.J. Abrams, and Damon Lindelof. Staring a huge ensemble cast of Matthew Fox, Josh Holloway, and others, the show begins with an air crash that leaves a group of survivors stranded on an unknown island.

The show soon evolved into the supernatural, involving cults, conspiracies, and elements of fantasy. Like The Devil’s Hour, the show has a ton of secrets that are to be revealed and includes mystery, murder, and various timelines.


5) Sharp Objects - Amazon Prime Video

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Still from Sharp Objects (Image via Amazon Prime Video)

A psychological thriller, Sharp Objects, is based on Gillian Flynn’s novel of the same name and stars Amy Adams, Patricia Clarkson, Matt Craven, and others. The show revolves around Camille Parker (Adams), an alcoholic and emotionally troubled reporter who comes back to her hometown to investigate a murder.

The show involves mystery and murder like The Devil’s Hour and is similarly character-driven. The show was praised for its visuals, dark atmosphere, and Adams’ acting. The series has multiple layers and complexities, which viewers would appreciate.


6) The Chestnut Man - Netflix

Still from The Chestnut Man (Image via Netflix)
Still from The Chestnut Man (Image via Netflix)

Based on a novel by Søren Sveistrup, The Chestnut Man, is a Danish neo-noir crime thriller that is engrossing and mysterious like The Devil’s Hour. The story revolves around police detective Naia Thulin and her new associate, Mark Hess.

As they try to cooperate with each other, they also have to solve a string of murders, which involve women and a chestnut figure left at the crime scene. The show has a chilling atmosphere and a tense plot, which makes it a good watch after watching The Devil’s Hour.


7) Kairos - Amazon Prime Video

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Still from Kairos (Image via Amazon Prime Video)

Kairos is a South Korean fantasy thriller, starring Shin Sung-rok, Lee Se-young, and others. The show bends timelines to follow two protagonists, Kim Seo-jin (Sung-rok) and Han Ae-ri (Se-young). In the show, Kim lives one month earlier than Han.

When Kim’s daughter goes missing and his wife commits suicide, he goes back in time to connect with Han, whose mother has also disappeared. The two then make a deal to investigate each other’s families. Kairos involves time travel and mystery like The Devil’s Hour.


Viewers are welcome to go through the list and choose a show of their liking.

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