Those Who Kill
Created by Glen Morgan
On A&E, Lifetime Movies
A dark procedural crime drama centered on serial killer investigation, driven by a detective's personal trauma and the psychological profiling of violent offenders.
Follows Catherine Jensen, a recently promoted homicide detective who enlists the help of Thomas Schaeffer, a forensic psychologist, to track down serial killers and relentlessly seeks the truth behind the disappearance of her brother.
Genres
Questions people ask
Is Those Who Kill scary? Yes. More frightening than 87% of series.
Is Those Who Kill violent? Yes. More violent than 85% of series.
Is Those Who Kill sad? Yes. More sad than 84% of series.
Does Those Who Kill leave you hopeful? Barely. Less hopeful than 81% of series.
Is Those Who Kill easy watching? Barely. Less comforting than 75% of series.
These describe how the series comes across across its whole run, compared with other well-known series. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked episode by episode, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.
Cinnamon Score
How much this series gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.
You have seen this shape before.
How unlike any other series this one feels
How much more it delivers than it promises
How much audiences actually like it
Ensemble
Like Those Who Kill
Nearest across the full emotional profile.
Same Mood as Those Who Kill
Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.
Like Those Who Kill, But Darker
Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.
Like Those Who Kill, But Lighter
Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.
Like Those Who Kill, But Less Popular
Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.
