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Are you also questioning what on earth Netflix put in Nemesis, because the thing landed, and it took the entire internet half a day before it started shouting about it.

It flew straight into Netflix’s top ten globally, which honestly says everything. People are tearing through all eight episodes in a single weekend and then immediately demanding another season, which is completely fair. And once you start it, good luck doing anything productive afterwards.

The story follows LAPD detective Isaiah Stiles trying to bring down criminal mastermind Coltrane Wilder, but it turns into a massive game of manipulation where nobody can trust anybody. Every episode ends with another betrayal or another disaster waiting around the corner. One character thinks they have finally got the upper hand, and then somebody else ruins everything five minutes later. It’s proper edge-of-your-seat stuff.

But that’s exactly why people can’t stop watching it! The show fully commits to being dramatic as hell. And it has heists, with characters switching sides every other episode. It sort of reminds you of when Money Heist landed on Netflix. So if you’ve already finished Nemesis and now need another crime thriller full of dangerous people making terrible decisions, don’t panic, the streamer has a bunch of shows with that exact same energy.

Netflix shows to watch if you loved Nemesis

The Gentlemen (2024–)

You can tell Guy Ritchie had an absolute field day making The Gentlemen, which is not a very straightforward show. Theo James plays Eddie Horniman, who is a posh army officer who inherits his dad’s massive estate and thinks he is about to deal with a bit of boring family business. Turns out the entire property is tied to a huge underground cannabis empire being run by Susie Glass and her frighteningly well-connected criminal family. So instead of settling into country-house luxury, Eddie ends up dealing with gangsters turning up at his front door, along with people trying to pressure him into deals.

Eddie clearly thinks he can stay sensible through all of this at first, as any other normal person would do with that confidence. You watch him trying dead hard to act all cool while everybody around him already knows he’s completely out of his depth. That’s where Nemesis chimes in with its similarities because both shows thrive on power games and characters trying to outmanoeuvre each other, with the only difference being The Gentlemen has a sharp British humour. Give it a go if you haven’t already.

Who Killed Sara? (2021–2022)

If Nemesis got you addicted to all the mind games and people stabbing each other in the back, then trust me, Who Killed Sara? is a dangerous show to start. It follows Álex Guzmán as he gets out of prison, 18 years after being blamed for his sister Sara’s death. He has spent nearly two decades locked up for something he says he didn’t do, so the second he gets released, he goes straight after the Lazcano family because he is convinced they buried the truth to save themselves.

And every single person in this family acts suspiciously, because why not? Every time Álex gets close to answers, somebody panics, or another secret comes flying out. You will start the series thinking you have worked everything out, and then suddenly realise you haven’t got a clue what’s going on anymore. That is why it resembles Nemesis because it has the same sort of tension and paranoia. Nobody trusts each other properly, and everybody has massive secrets. Also, the show has tons of drama, so it’s perfect for those who like a sprinkle of theatrics.

Black Doves (2024–)

Black Doves might disguise itself and make you think you are getting this classy little political thriller, and then you realise, no, everybody in this show is pretending to be someone else. Keira Knightley plays Helen Webb, who looks completely put together on the outside; a politician’s wife with a fancy life, all very polished. Meanwhile, she has been secretly feeding information to this underground spy organisation called the Black Doves for years. Then her secret boyfriend is murdered, and that’s when everything in her life becomes a mess.

Now, Helen spends half the series trying to figure out who she can actually trust, which, it turns out, is basically nobody. If Nemesis captivated you because everybody was constantly trying to outplay each other, Black Doves gives you that exact same stress. Fewer gangs and robberies here, however, and more political secrets and dodgy government people walking around acting suspicious as hell. Also, Ben Whishaw in this, looking exhausted from the second he appears onscreen and somehow becomes the funniest person in the whole thing without even trying.

The Night Agent (2023–)

You know those shows where somebody answers one phone call and their entire life immediately becomes a nightmare? Yeah, that’s basically The Night Agent. Peter Sutherland is doing this painfully boring FBI night shift in the White House basement, guarding an emergency phone that apparently never rings. Then out of nowhere, it does. You can tell eventually that it was a bad decision answering that thing, by the way, because from then on, the poor bloke spends the entire series getting chased and attacked. Everyone lies to him because of this government conspiracy he’s accidentally gotten involved in.

Peter ends up protecting Rose Larkin after her aunt and uncle are murdered, and the two of them primarily spend the show trying to stay alive long enough to figure out who is behind everything. And listen, the stress levels in this are ridiculous. Every time they think they’ve finally found somebody trustworthy, another problem is on the next step, ready for their welcome. That’s why it is something you can watch after finishing Nemesis, because both shows have that same constant pressure where nobody ever really gets to relax.

Bodyguard (2018)

A disclaimer: If you start watching Bodyguard, make sure to keep your schedule free because this thing becomes ridiculously stressful fast. Richard Madden plays David Budd, a police sergeant and army veteran who stops a terrorist attack on a train and then gets assigned to protect politician Julia Montague. Now, it might not sound awkward to you until you know that David can barely stand her politics in the first place. So now he is spending all day protecting somebody he doesn’t even trust while surrounded by dangerous people.

Half the fun is watching David slowly lose his mind under all the pressure. Every time he thinks things might calm down a bit, another disaster lands in his lap. Bomb threats, government secrets, dodgy politicians, it just keeps getting worse for him. That’s why people who loved Nemesis usually end up flying through this as well because it’s got that same tension. Also, the first episode is absolute nightmare fuel. You’ll finish it and immediately understand why everybody was talking about this show when it came out.