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If The Hunting Wives proved anything, it is that nothing hooks an audience faster than rich, beautiful people with terrible secrets. From the moment the first drink is poured to the moment the last alibi falls apart, you are locked into this Netflix show. Affairs spark in luxury kitchens, betrayals happen in broad daylight, and friends turn into enemies without voices ever being raised.

When a show like that ends, the craving for more hits fast. You want new scandals to unravel, fresh lies to dissect, and characters so messy you have to pause just to process what they have done. The setting does not matter here. It could be a quiet suburb, a flashy city, or a courtroom as long as the stakes are high and the drama is delicious.

Netflix has plenty to offer if you are ready for your next obsession. The twists are sharp, the betrayals are plentiful, and the characters are just as capable of ruining their own lives as they are of ruining someone else’s.

Here are five shows that will keep you hooked from the first whispered secret to the final gasp-worthy reveal.

Five Netflix shows close to ‘The Hunting Wives’

Dead to Me (Liz Feldman, 2019–2022)

Friendship has never been this messy. Dead to Me starts with Christina Applegate’s Jen and Linda Cardellini’s Judy meeting at a grief support group, and within minutes, you know this is no ordinary pairing. Jen is sharp-tongued and suspicious, while Judy is sweet but strangely evasive. One is hiding anger, while the other is hiding a devastating truth.

Across three seasons, Dead to Me turns grief into a twisting cocktail of comedy, crime, and emotional gut punches. There are hit-and-runs, FBI investigations, secret romances, and cover-ups that spiral way out of control. The writing is sharp, and the pacing never lets up. Most importantly, the chemistry between the leads is addictive. You will root for them even as they make decisions that would send most people straight to prison in a heartbeat.

Stay Close (Daniel O’Hara, 2021)

From Harlan Coben, the king of domestic thrillers, comes a tale of three strangers linked by a disappearance that refuses to stay buried. At first glance, you might think a suburban mum, a photographer, and a detective have nothing in common. But, as the investigation unravels, so do their carefully constructed lives.

Stay Close is full of people running from their pasts, but the past is not ready to let go. Secrets surface, lies stack up, and each episode ends with a hook that drags you straight into the next. This Netflix show is suspenseful and just sinister enough to keep you on edge until the last reveal.

Anatomy of a Scandal (SJ Clarkson, 2022)

This is courtroom drama with a scandalous twist. Sienna Miller plays Sophie, the wife of a high-profile politician accused of sexual assault, and Michelle Dockery is the barrister determined to prove his guilt. Between them is a web of privilege, deceit, and buried truths that threaten to ruin lives.

The show moves between glossy public appearances and tense, private confrontations. It is about more than one case; it is about the systems that protect the powerful and the toll those systems take on everyone else. The performances are magnetic, and the tension simmers in every exchange, making it impossible to look away. It will have you hooked to the screen for more with each episode.

The Stranger (Multiple directors, 2020)

“Your wife lied to you”.: This one sentence from a mysterious woman changes everything for Adam Price. That simple line detonates his quiet suburban life, setting off a chain of blackmail, betrayal, and shocking revelations that send ripples through the entire community.

The Stranger is pure binge fuel. Every episode ends with another jaw-dropping moment, and every character seems to be hiding something, sometimes from others, sometimes from themselves. It is a wild web of lies, and watching it unravel is just as satisfying as it is chaotic.

Sirens (Multiple directors, 2025)

Sirens is proof that nothing good happens when you mix rich people, a private island, and a weekend with no escape. Devon arrives to pull her younger sister Simone away from the grip of her glamorous billionaire boss, Michaela Kell, but Michaela, played with icy precision by Julianne Moore, is not the type to let go.

What starts as an awkward intervention turns into a tense game of charm, loyalty, and quiet manipulation. The estate is breathtaking, the champagne flows endlessly, and every smile feels like a trap. By the end of the five episodes, you will be as torn as Simone about whether to run for your life or stay and enjoy the luxury a little longer.