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Tense TV shows on Hulu

Series that will not let you settle. The top of the tension axis.

The series least likely to let you relax. Best watched one episode at a time, which you will not do.

Death Note
Death Note
Nippon TV
2006
24
24
Robert CochranFOX
2001
Attack on Titan
Attack on Titan
MBS
2013
Prison Break
Prison Break
Paul T. ScheuringFOX
2005
Fate/Zero
Fate/Zero
Gen UrobuchiGunma TV
2011
Shōgun
Shōgun
Rachel KondoFX
2024
ERASED
ERASED
Fuji TV
2016
American Horror Story
American Horror Story
Ryan MurphyFX
2011
The Americans
The Americans
Joe WeisbergFX
2013
The Handmaid's Tale
The Handmaid's Tale
Bruce MillerHulu
2017
Lost
Lost
J.J. AbramsABC
2004
The Bear
The Bear
Christopher StorerHulu
2022
The Shield
The Shield
Shawn RyanFX
2002
Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World-
Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World-
TV Tokyo
2016
How to Get Away with Murder
How to Get Away with Murder
Peter NowalkABC
2014
Luther
Luther
Neil CrossBBC One
2010
The Act
The Act
Nick AntoscaHulu
2019
Puella Magi Madoka Magica
Puella Magi Madoka Magica
MBS
2011
The Killing
The Killing
Veena SudAMC
2011
Homeland
Homeland
Alex GansaShowtime
2011
Storm of the Century
Storm of the Century
Stephen KingABC
1999
The Strain
The Strain
Guillermo del ToroFX
2014
Revenge
Revenge
Mike KelleyABC
2011
Paradise
Paradise
Dan FogelmanHulu
2025
Under the Bridge
Under the Bridge
Quinn ShephardHulu
2024
Good American Family
Good American Family
Katie RobbinsHulu
2025
Under the Banner of Heaven
Under the Banner of Heaven
Dustin Lance BlackHulu
2022
Devs
Devs
Alex GarlandHulu
2020
Damages
Damages
Allen CoulterFX
2007
The Dropout
The Dropout
Elizabeth MeriwetherHulu
2022
The Looming Tower
The Looming Tower
Lawrence WrightHulu
2018
Grotesquerie
Grotesquerie
Ryan MurphyFX
2024
A Teacher
A Teacher
Hannah FidellHulu
2020
Terra Formars
Terra Formars
Hiroshi HamasakiTokyo MX
2014
The Patient
The Patient
Joe WeisbergHulu
2022
A Murder at the End of the World
A Murder at the End of the World
Brit MarlingHulu
2023
Quantico
Quantico
Joshua SafranABC
2015
24: Legacy
24: Legacy
Manny CotoFOX
2017

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