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Tense TV shows on Netflix

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.

Squid Game
Squid Game
Hwang Dong-hyukNetflix
2021
Death Note
Death Note
Nippon TV
2006
Money Heist
Money Heist
Álex PinaNetflix
2017
Breaking Bad
Breaking Bad
Vince GilliganAMC
2008
Bodyguard
Bodyguard
Jed MercurioBBC One
2018
The Glory
The Glory
Kim Eun-sookNetflix
2022
Devilman Crybaby
Devilman Crybaby
Netflix
2018
Alice in Borderland
Alice in Borderland
Netflix
2020
Don't F**k with Cats: Hunting an Internet Killer
Don't F**k with Cats: Hunting an Internet Killer
Mark LewisNetflix
2019
Arcane
Arcane
Christian LinkeNetflix
2021
El marginal
El marginal
Sebastián OrtegaTelevisión Pública Argentina
2016
Peaky Blinders
Peaky Blinders
Steven KnightBBC One
2013
Hannibal
Hannibal
Bryan FullerNBC
2013
Dark
Dark
Baran bo OdarNetflix
2017
DAHMER - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story
DAHMER - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story
Ian BrennanNetflix
2022
Neon Genesis Evangelion
Neon Genesis Evangelion
TV Tokyo
1995
All of Us Are Dead
All of Us Are Dead
Chun Sung-ilNetflix
2022
Banana Fish
Banana Fish
Fuji TV
2018
Record of Ragnarok
Record of Ragnarok
Netflix
2021
Extracurricular
Extracurricular
Gin Han-saiNetflix
2020
Killing Eve
Killing Eve
Phoebe Waller-BridgeBBC America
2018
Girl from Nowhere
Girl from Nowhere
Netflix
2018
BLUE EYE SAMURAI
BLUE EYE SAMURAI
Amber NoizumiNetflix
2023
Monster
Monster
Nippon TV
2004
Ozark
Ozark
Bill DubuqueNetflix
2017
Narcos
Narcos
Chris BrancatoNetflix
2015
The Haunting of Hill House
The Haunting of Hill House
Mike FlanaganNetflix
2018
Sweet Home
Sweet Home
Netflix
2020
You
You
Greg BerlantiLifetime
2018
Kingdom
Kingdom
Kim Eun-heeNetflix
2019
Kakegurui
Kakegurui
MBS
2017
My Name
My Name
Kim Jin-minNetflix
2021
When They See Us
When They See Us
Ava DuVernayNetflix
2019
Locked Up
Locked Up
Álex PinaFOX España
2015
Vagabond
Vagabond
Yoo In-sikSBS
2019
BAKI
BAKI
Netflix
2018
High-Rise Invasion
High-Rise Invasion
Netflix
2021
Dear Child
Dear Child
Isabel KleefeldNetflix
2023
When the Phone Rings
When the Phone Rings
Kim Ji-woonMBC
2024
I Will Find You
I Will Find You
Robert HullNetflix
2026
Conversations with a Killer: The Jeffrey Dahmer Tapes
Conversations with a Killer: The Jeffrey Dahmer Tapes
Joe BerlingerNetflix
2022
The 8 Show
The 8 Show
Han Jae-rimNetflix
2024
The Penthouse
The Penthouse
Kim Soon-okSBS
2020
Bodies
Bodies
Paul TomalinNetflix
2023
Narcos: Mexico
Narcos: Mexico
Chris BrancatoNetflix
2018
Broadchurch
Broadchurch
Chris ChibnallITV1
2013
Adolescence
Adolescence
Stephen GrahamNetflix
2025
Unbelievable
Unbelievable
Susannah GrantNetflix
2019
Puella Magi Madoka Magica
Puella Magi Madoka Magica
MBS
2011
Homeland
Homeland
Alex GansaShowtime
2011
The Trials of Gabriel Fernandez
The Trials of Gabriel Fernandez
Netflix
2020
RIPLEY
RIPLEY
Steven ZaillianNetflix
2024
Making a Murderer
Making a Murderer
Moira DemosNetflix
2015
Godless
Godless
Scott FrankNetflix
2017
Money Heist: Korea - Joint Economic Area
Money Heist: Korea - Joint Economic Area
Ryu Yong-jaeNetflix
2022
Baby Reindeer
Baby Reindeer
Richard GaddNetflix
2024
Dark Desire
Dark Desire
Leticia López MargalliNetflix
2020
Conversations with a Killer: The John Wayne Gacy Tapes
Conversations with a Killer: The John Wayne Gacy Tapes
Joe BerlingerNetflix
2022
American Primeval
American Primeval
Mark L. SmithNetflix
2025
1899
1899
Jantje FrieseNetflix
2022

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