5 Netflix miniseries way better than I Will Find You
1 Video View·Jul 27, 2026
I will find you spent weeks dominating Netflix's charts.
But according to critics everywhere, five other limited series on this platform are
doing it even better.
And honestly, the receipts are pretty convincing.
Number 1.
Baby Reindeer
Richard Gad stars as a struggling comedian navigating a terrifying stalking situation
while quietly unpacking trauma from his own past.
It's uncomfortable, deeply personal, and based on Gad's real-life experiences, which
makes every unsettling moment land even harder.
Number 2.
Adolescence
This one flips the typical mystery formula completely, skipping whodunit for howcatchem
instead, following a family whose 13-year-old son gets arrested for a shocking crime.
Filmed entirely using one-shot episodes, it's a technical marvel wrapped around a genuinely
disturbing look at online radicalization among teenage boys.
Number 3.
The Queen's Gambit
Anya Taylor-Joy plays orphaned chess prodigy Beth Harmon, climbing to the top of a male-dominated
sport while quietly battling her own personal struggles along the way.
It won a Golden Globe and swept the Emmys, and honestly, it turned competitive chess
into must-watch television, which is not an easy trick to pull off.
Number 4.
Maid
Margaret Qualley plays a struggling single mother trying to escape an unstable relationship
and rebuild a stable life for her daughter, navigating impossible bureaucratic hurdles
along the way.
Her real-life mother, Andy McDowell, co-stars too, and Qualley's performance alone makes
this one worth every single episode.
Number 5.
The Fall of the House of Usher
Mike Flanagan's gothic horror series picks off an entire wealthy family one by one, all
tracing back to a mysterious deal patriarch Roderick Usher made decades earlier.
It's stylish, unsettling, and packed with Edgar Allan Poe references horror fans will
absolutely love spotting — five completely different genres, five completely different
emotional gut punches, and every single one earning its spot ahead of I Will Find You,
according to critics.
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