Fargo is one of the most brilliant and weird series that has probably ever been made. While the series is brilliant and gets better with each season, the wait between each season is very long because the creator Noah Hawley is attached to many projects, and he doesn’t have much time to create new seasons every year. So, if you love the surreal humor, psychological thriller, and crime drama aspects of Fargo here are some similar shows you should check out next.
Twin Peaks (Paramount+ & Rent on Prime Video)
Twin Peaks is a surreal psychological mystery drama series created by Mark Frost and David Lynch. The ABC series follows the story of Dale Cooper, an eccentric FBI agent as he visits a quaint little town, Twin Peaks to investigate the murder of a 17-year-old girl, the homecoming queen with the help of local Sheriff Harry S. Truman. Twin Peaks stars Kyle MacLachlan, David Lynch, Sherilyn Fenn, Lara Flynn Boyle, Peggy Lipton, Mädchen Amick, Dana Ashbrook, Richard Beymer, and Warren Frost.
True Detective (Max & Rent on Prime Video)
True Detective is an anthology psychological crime drama series created by Nic Pizzolatto. The HBO series follows different detectives each season as they are forced to face the dark sides of themselves and the people around them while investigating even darker crimes. True Detective stars Matthew McConaughey, Woody Harrelson, Michelle Monaghan, Alexandra Daddario, Mahershala Ali, Tory Kittles, and Michael Potts.
Mr. Robot (Prime Video)
Mr. Robot is a psychological thriller drama series created by Sam Esmail. The USA Network series follows the story of Elliot Alderson, a young man working as a cybersecurity engineer and hacker who struggles with severe anxiety and crippling depression. Elliot thinks of himself as a vigilante as he works for a corporation by day and hacks bad people by night, but his main goal is a company he thinks of as the Evil Corporation. Mr. Robot stars Rami Malek in the lead role with Portia Doubleday, Carly Chaikin, Christian Slater, Martin Wallström, Stephanie Corneliussen, Elliot Villar, Michael Cristofer, and Gloria Reuben starring in supporting roles.
The Sinner (Netflix & Rent on Prime Video)
The Sinner is a police procedural anthology crime drama series created by Derek Simonds. Based on a 1999 novel of the same name by author Petra Hammesfahr, the USA Network series follows the story of Detective Harry Ambrose as he investigates brutal crimes committed by seemingly ordinary people and tries to figure out what made them commit such a heinous crime. The Sinner stars Bill Pullman, Jessica Biel, Christopher Abbott, Dohn Norwood, Abby Miller, Elisha Henig, Carrie Coon, and Matt Bomer.
Too Old to Die Young (Prime Video)
Too Old to Die Young is a neo-noir crime drama miniseries created by Nicolas Winding Refn and Ed Brubaker. The Prime Video series follows the story of Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy Martin Jones whose life goes to hell in a single tragic night and he soon finds himself working in the criminal underworld filled with Yakuza soldiers, assassins, and teenage killers. Too Old to Die Young stars Miles Teller in the lead role with Augusto Aguilera, Cristina Rodlo, Nell Tiger Free, John Hawkes, and Jena Malone starring in supporting roles.
Barry (Max & Rent on Prime Video)
Barry is a dark comedy and crime thriller series created by Alec Berg and Bill Hader. The HBO series follows the story of Barry, a former U.S. Marine turned hitman as he goes to an acting class following his latest mark. He soon falls in love with the craft and wants to leave his life of crime behind but it isn’t as easy as he first thought. Barry stars Bill Hader in the lead role with Sarah Goldberg, Henry Winkler, Stephen Root, Anthony Carrigan, Glenn Fleshler, John Pirruccello, and D’Arcy Carden starring in supporting roles.
Your Honor (Netflix, Paramount+ & Prime Video Add-On)
Your Honor is a crime legal drama series created by Peter Moffat. Based on an Israeli series titled Kvodo by Shlomo Mashiach and Ron Ninio, the Showtime series Michael Desiato, a respected judge tries to cover up his son’s crime after he gets entangled in a hit-and-run involving a member of the mafia. Your Honor stars Bryan Cranston in the lead role with Lilli Kay, Hunter Doohan, Hope Davis, Michael Stuhlbarg, Carmen Ejogo, Mark Margolis, Amy Landecker, and Chet Hanks starring in supporting roles.
Banshee (Max & Rent on Prime Video)
Banshee is an action crime thriller series created by Jonathan Tropper and David Schickler. The Cinemax series follows the story of Lucas Hood an enigmatic former ex-con as he takes on the identity of a murdered sheriff and moves to a small town where his ex-partner went and made a life for herself. After getting to the town he is haunted by his past and doesn’t want to continue to be the person he was in the past. Banshee stars Antony Starr in the lead role with Ivana Miličević, Lili Simmons, Trieste Kelly Dunn, Hoon Lee, Ryann Shane, Matthew Rauch, Tom Pelphrey, Ulrich Thomsen, Ben Cross, and Odette Annable starring in supporting roles.
Ozark (Netflix)
Ozark is a crime drama series created by Bill Dubuque and Mark Williams. The Netflix series follows the story of Marty Byrde, a financial planner as he is forced to relocate his family from Chicago to a summer resort community in the Ozark after a money-laundering scheme goes horribly wrong and leaves him in a substantial debt to a dangerous Mexican drug lord. Ozark stars Jason Bateman and Laura Linney in the lead roles with Julia Garner, Sofia Hublitz, Skylar Gaertner, Lisa Emery, Tom Pelphrey, Charlie Tahan, and Jason Butler Harner starring in supporting roles.
Kevin Can F*** Himself (Netflix, AMC+ & Rent on Prime Video)
Kevin Can F* Himself is a dark comedy-drama film created by Valerie Armstrong. The AMC series is set in Worcester, Massachusetts and it follows the story of Allison McRoberts, a regular housewife who completes each and every one of her duties but she is still unhappy because she is married to an unambitious man-child with zero sensibility, so she decides to change her life. Kevin Can F* Himself stars Annie Murphy in the lead role with Mary Hollis Inboden, Eric Petersen, Alex Bonifer, Brian Howe, Raymond Lee, and Candice Coke starring in supporting roles.