#14 Shows Like Dexter That Will Get Your Blood Pumping

Modern-day serial killers may go back as far as Jack the Ripper, but that doesn’t mean that police always had a name for them. “Mindhunter” examines the FBI’s first attempt in the 1970s to study the specific kind of psychopaths who kill repeatedly in the same way over and over, a notion that was peculiar at the time. The series follows the FBI agents who work together to interview incarcerated murderers: Holden Ford (Jonathan Groff), a young agent with the Behavioral Sciences Unit, and Bill Tench (Holt McCallany), the unit’s veteran director. 

While Holden is excited to meet with killers and pick their brains, Bill is resistant to his approach and wary of what they might uncover. However, as they continue to work alongside a psychologist, Dr. Wendy Carr (Anna Torv), they are also able to investigate open cases and apply their newly developed theories in real time, for better or worse. David Fincher uses his steely control to create high-wire tension throughout the series, which takes a propulsive and fascinating look at the mind of serial killers that would make Dexter jealous. You can stream the complete series on Netflix.