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Netflix takes murder-mystery adaptations quite seriously, particularly when they come with an unconventional detective and an unexpected case. But to be fair, so do we, which probably explains the sudden surge of recommendation requests about what to watch next on Netflix after Jo Nesbø’s Detective Hole.

Jo Nesbø’s Detective Hole didn’t just arrive; the gripping whodunit literally debuted with a rare 100% Rotten Tomatoes score, leaving the audience frantic about answers surrounding a potential follow-up season.

Although the answers are still on the way, in the meantime, viewers are welcome to dive deep into the Netflix library for murder-mystery adaptations that bring equal parts chaos and suspense.

While there are plenty to choose from, here are the top three murder-mystery adaptations to watch on Netflix once you’re done with Jo Nesbø’s Detective Hole.

Three murder-mystery adaptations to watch after Jo Nesbø’s Detective Hole

Agatha Christie’s Seven Dials (Chris Sweeney, 2026)

Good whodunits come in every shape and size, and Agatha Christie’s Seven Dials on Netflix is proof. Within just three episodes, the Netflix series throws viewers into a whirlwind of murder, investigation, conspiracy, and betrayal, mercilessly keeping them on the edge of their seats. Based on Agatha Christie’s 1929 novel, The Seven Dials Mystery, the show opens with a practical joke gone terrifyingly wrong.

Set in 1925 England, Agatha Christie’s Seven Dials kicks off at a lavish country house party, where guests play a prank on heavy sleeper, Gerry Wade, arranging eight alarm clocks in his room, only to find him unresponsive and dead with seven clocks present in the room. Although relentlessly pushed to believe the death was just an accident, Lady Eileen “Bundle” Brent refuses to believe so, determined to unmask the conspiracy at the centre of this mysterious murder.

A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder (Dolly Wells and Tom Vaughn, 2024-Present)

Adapted from Holly Jackson’s 2019 novel, A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder follows 17-year-old Pippa “Pip” Fitz-Amobi, who reinvestigates a closed murder-suicide case in her small town to prove a dead man’s innocence. The case dates back five years, focusing on popular schoolgirl Andie Bell, who was allegedly murdered by her boyfriend, Sal Singh, who died by suicide right after. But something tells Pip that Sal was innocent all along, and the case is not as black-and-white as it seems.

Determined to prove his innocence, Pip chooses the case for her final year school project, joining forces with Sal’s younger brother, Ravi, who has been confronting social stigma ever since. A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder follows Pip as she digs deeper, uncovering new evidence, while also grappling with the fact that several people from the town have skeletons in their closets, and threats are not where they would stop to prevent her from investigating any further.

Bodies (Marco Kreuzpaintner and Haolu Wang, 2023)

Lastly, to finish off the short murder-mystery adaptation marathon, we have the critically acclaimed limited series, based on Si Spencer’s 20-14-2015 DC Vertigo graphic novel, Bodies. The series follows four detectives in four different time periods – Alfred Hillinghead in 1890, Charles Whiteman in 1941, Shahara Hassan in 2023, and Iris Maplewood in 2053 – as they discover the same unidentified body with a bullet wound to the eye.

Bodies takes viewers through their respective investigations of the exact same murder victim they found in the same London alleyway. But the deeper they dig, the more they connect the dots, revealing that the cases are interconnected across time, uncovering a 150-year-old conspiracy and time loop that could be responsible for a catastrophic explosion if they do not get to the roots of the actual mystery.