Best thriller & biography shows on Netflix, ranked.
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- #993
The Railway Men - The Untold Story of Bhopal 1984
2023– · Series · Hindi · 1 seasonThriller · Drama · History
Inspired by true stories, this series is a gripping tale of extraordinary heroism demonstrated by the employees of the Indian Railways in Bhopal. They rose against all odds to save their fellow citizens on the night of December 2,...
Netflix - #1590
This Is Going to Hurt
2022– · Series · 1 seasonBiography · Comedy · Drama
Set on Labour Ward with all its hilarity and heart-lifting highs but also its gut-wrenching lows, the show delivers a brutally honest depiction of life as a junior doctor on the wards, and the toll the job can take back home.
Netflix - #2685

El Chapo
2017–2018 · Series · Spanish · 3 seasonsBiography · Crime · Drama
A look at the life of notorious drug kingpin, El Chapo, from his early days in the 1980s working for the Guadalajara Cartel, to his rise to power during the '90s as the head of the Sinaloa Cartel and his ultimate downfall in 2016.
Netflix - #2984
Messiah
2020– · Series · 1 seasonThriller · Drama · Mystery
When a C.I.A. officer investigates a man and his followers who attract international attention through acts of public disruption, she embarks on a global high-stakes mission to uncover whether he is a divine entity or a con artist.
Netflix - #4182
The Law According to Lidia Poët
2023– · Series · Italian · 2 seasonsBiography · Crime · Drama
In late 19th-century Turin, Lidia Poët, fights against everything and everyone to get what is rightfully hers: to be enrolled in the official register of lawyers. Nothing could stop her dream of becoming the first female lawyer in...
Netflix - #7078
Apple Cider Vinegar
2025– · Series · 1 seasonBiography · Crime · Drama
The life of wellness guru Belle Gibson, who had a large social media following, where she pretended to be suffering from cancer but keeping the disease under control using self-care therapies. She confessed that none of it was true.
Netflix - #7977

Aquarius
2015–2016 · Series · 2 seasonsBiography · Crime · Drama
A gritty 1960s cop drama about LAPD detective Sam Hodiak and his trainee, who must deal with gangs, brutal crimes, changing times, family crises and unhinged manipulative small-time crook Charles Manson, who's slowly building his ...
Netflix - #9575
The End of the Tour
2015 · Movie · 1h 46mBiography · Drama
The story of the five-day interview between Rolling Stone reporter David Lipsky and acclaimed novelist David Foster Wallace, which took place right after the 1996 publication of Wallace's groundbreaking epic novel, 'Infinite Jest.'
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