The Perfect Couple isn’t the perfect Netflix show I thought it would be – here are 4 better mysteries to watch instead

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The Perfect Coupleis the number one show in Netflix’s Top 10 this week. But with a Rotten Tomatoes score of just 59%, it’s officially considered to be a rotten show. With many people, including myself, excited about the new Nicole Kidman thriller this might come as a disappointment. With a score like that, we won’t be adding it to ourbest Netflix showsround up.

Don’t worry though, because thebest streaming servicehas plenty of other mystery offerings that will scratch that itch. I’ve put together a range of different ones I personally love from across the horror and thriller genres, with a mix of different countries too, so hopefully you’ll find something you’ll love here!

The Sinner

RT Score:92%Age rating:TV-MALength:~40–54 minute episodesCreator:Derek Simonds

Fans of anthologies won’t want to missThe Sinner, as it follows four self contained cases across its four season run. At the center of each one is detective Harry Ambrose (Bill Pullman), a troubled detective who must get to the bottom of some very complex cases.

My favourite is still season one, which focuses on a mother named Cora (Jessica Biel) who stabs a couple to death during a beach visit with her family, seemingly out of the blue. But what would possess an average woman to do such a thing? That’s for Harry, and you, to find out. The other three seasons are just as compelling, but there’s something about the first that has always stuck with me.

Archive 81

RT Score:87%Age rating:TV-MALength:~ 45 - 58 minute episodesCreator:Rebecca Sonnenshine

It really is a shame thatArchive 81wascancelled after one season, but that doesn’t mean it isn’t worth your time. As the sole horror on this list, of course I am going to bat for it, and it really is one of Netflix’s best offerings in that genre. There is a podcast of the same name, too, if you’re hungry for more.

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Here, a video archivist investigates the secrets behind a mysterious fire and becomes obsessed with the idea that he can save a young woman from the terrifying fate she met 25-years ago. Shows like this don’t come around as often as they should, so savour this, and perhaps season 2 might happen after all. I can live in hope.

A Killer Paradox

RT Score:100%Age rating:TV-MALength:~  45–63 minute episodesCreator:Lee Chang-hee

If you love K-dramas, youwon’twant to miss this 100% rated mystery thriller series. Honestly,A Killer Paradoxhas everything. It’s dark, it’s funny, it has some insane twists and turns. I had such a blast with this one and can’t recommend it enough.

In the eight part series, one accidental killing leads to another, an ordinary young man named Lee Tang finds himself stuck in an endless cat-and-mouse chase with a shrewd detective. It goes in quite a crazy direction, but it’s worth sticking with!

Boy Swallows Universe

RT Score:87%Age rating:TV-MALength:~ 49 - 78 minute episodesCreator:John Collee

Based on the book of the same name by Trent Dalton, this Australian series follows Eli, an ordinary boy who has a very difficult life. In an effort to save his mother, he must enter the criminal world full of gangs and drug dealers, all the while balancing his tense relationship with his biological dad and his unique bond with his selectively mute brother.

The seven-part series isheavybut it sucks you in immediately, as Eli introduces us to his life and all the perils that come with it. The first episode alone picks up with a gang threatening his family during dinner, and it only gets wilder from that moment on.

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Lucy is a long-time movie and television lover who is an approved critic on Rotten Tomatoes. She has written several reviews in her time, starting with a small self-ran blog called Lucy Goes to Hollywood before moving onto bigger websites such as What’s on TV and What to Watch, with TechRadar being her most recent venture. Her interests primarily lie within horror and thriller, loving nothing more than a chilling story that keeps her thinking moments after the credits have rolled. Many of these creepy tales can be found on the streaming services she covers regularly.

When she’s not scaring herself half to death with the various shows and movies she watches, she likes to unwind by playing video games on Easy Mode and has no shame in admitting she’s terrible at them. She also quotes The Simpsons religiously and has a Blinky the Fish tattoo, solidifying her position as a complete nerd.

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