Nightsleeper

Series Similar to Nightsleeper

If you enjoyed Nightsleeper, these series share similar themes, tone, and quality. Each recommendation is scored on genre overlap, tonal match, and critical acclaim.

1. Hijack

   2023 · Thriller · returning

   Recommended for similar Thriller profile.

   Told in real time, Hijack is a tense thriller that follows the journey of a hijacked plane as it makes its way to London over a seven-hour flight, as authorities on the ground scramble for answers. Sam Nelson is an accomplished negotiator in the business world who needs to step up and use all his guile to try and save the lives of the passengers — but his high-risk strategy could be his undoing.

2. Rig 45

   2018 · Drama, Crime, Thriller · ended

   Recommended for similar Thriller profile, hidden gem.

   Two days before Christmas, Andrea is sent by Benthos Oil to investigate a fatal accident on a North Sea rig. Met by an inexplicable wall of silence from the crew, Andrea starts to suspect something is very wrong – and when a hurricane slams into Rig 45, cutting off all communications with the outside world, the crew find themselves battling both the elements and a shockingly devious killer.

3. Trackers

   2019 · Drama, Crime, Thriller · ended

   Recommended for similar Thriller profile.

   Trackers interweaves three story strands into a sophisticated action-packed thriller that covers the length and breadth of South Africa, explosively colliding in Cape Town in a violent conspiracy involving organized crime, smuggled diamonds, state security, Black Rhinos, the CIA and an international terrorist plot.An adaptation of Deon Meyer's 2011 novel of the same name.

4. Red Eye

   2024 · Action, Crime, Thriller · returning

   Recommended for similar Thriller profile.

   A race against time, a deadly flight. A dedicated DC is drawn into a dangerous conspiracy with far-reaching consequences.

5. Spy City

   2020 · Drama, Thriller, Espionage · ended

   Recommended for similar Thriller profile, hidden gem.

   Spy City follows an English spy who is sent to Berlin in 1961 to sift out a traitor in the UK Embassy or among the Allies, shortly before the construction of the Berlin Wall. The city, declared by Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev as "the most dangerous place on earth," is teeming with spies and double agents. One wrong move could trigger the looming threat of nuclear war as American, British and French troops in West Berlin remain separated from their Soviet and East German counterparts by nothing more than an imaginary line.

6. Roadkill

   2020 · Drama, Thriller · ended

   Recommended for similar Thriller profile, also on BBC iPlayer.

   Roadkill is about self-made, forceful and charismatic politician Peter Laurence. Peter's public and private life seems to be falling apart – or rather is being picked apart by his enemies. As the personal revelations spiral, he is shamelessly untroubled by guilt or remorse, expertly walking a high wire between glory and catastrophe as he seeks to further his own agenda whilst others plot to bring him down. However, events show just how hard it is, for both an individual and a country, to leave the past behind. With enemies so close to home, can Peter Laurence ever out-run his own secrets to win the ultimate prize?

7. Our Zoo

   2014 · Drama, Thriller · ended

   Recommended for similar Thriller profile, highly rated (8), hidden gem.

   Our Zoo is a drama series based on the true story of the Mottershead family who, in the face of staunch opposition and huge personal sacrifice, founded Chester Zoo in the 1930s.

8. Leap Day

   2025 · Thriller · ended

   Recommended for similar Thriller profile, highly rated (8.3), hidden gem.

   February 29, also known as Leap Day, comes around once every four years and is a cause for celebration. That is true for a lot of people, except for Day and Night. Every February 29, on their birthday, someone they love dies. But the year they turn 20, Day's cousin Ozone and Night's closest friend Dream survive the fateful curse. Day and Night must now work together to defeat their Leap Day destiny. Will this mystery be unraveled?

9. Dead and Buried

   2024 · Thriller · ended

   Recommended for similar Thriller profile, hidden gem, also on BBC iPlayer.

   Outside the supermarket with her young son, Cathy encounters Michael - the man convicted of the brutal murder of her brother, 20 years earlier. Ignoring the advice of her best friend, Cathy takes to social media, uncovering the successful career and family life Michael has forged for himself since early release from prison, while she grieved for her brother.Re-traumatised by her past, Cathy instigates a clandestine relationship with the man she despises, embarking on a campaign of harassment and deceit. As Cathy's obsession grows, dark fantasies of revenge and reality blur as she sets out on a campaign of psychological warfare to destroy Michael's life.

10. The Guest

    2025 · Thriller · ended

    Recommended for similar Thriller profile, also on BBC iPlayer.

    Ria has never had the time or opportunity to think about what she might actually want from the world. So, when she starts cleaning for Fran, she's intoxicated by this confident and self-assured woman who encourages her to take control of her life and, when Ria flourishes, an intense friendship is forged.However, when Fran's advice leads to a shocking event, the lives of these two very different women become intertwined by shared secrets and dangerous plots. What follows is a compelling and manipulative game of cat-and-mouse. But just who is playing who?