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Movies and shows like Bates Motel

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These 18 titles extend Bates Motel through mood and genre. The selection runs from 1990 to 2026. The highest rated is The Sopranos (8.7). 5 of them are on Netflix, Hulu.

Twin Peaks
★ 8.3
Twin Peaks1990

In common: small town, serial killer

The Mentalist
★ 8.3
The Mentalist2008

In common: serial killer

Riverdale
★ 8.4
Riverdale2017

Same decade, the 2010s · In common: small town

You
★ 8.0
You2018

Same decade, the 2010s · In common: serial killer

Lanterns
★ 7.7
Lanterns2026

In common: parent child relationship, small town

Shetland
★ 7.5
Shetland2013

Same decade, the 2010s · In common: parent child relationship

Dexter
★ 8.4
Dexter2006

In common: serial killer

High Potential
★ 8.2
High Potential2024

In common: single mother

Cross
★ 7.0
Cross2024

In common: serial killer

True Detective
★ 8.3
True Detective2014

Same decade, the 2010s · In common: serial killer

Stranger Things
★ 8.4
Stranger Things2016

Same decade, the 2010s · In common: small town

American Horror Story
★ 8.1
American Horror Story2011

Same decade, the 2010s · In common: serial killer

FROM
★ 7.9
FROM2022

In common: small town

Gilmore Girls
★ 7.9
Gilmore Girls2000

In common: single mother, small town

The Sopranos
★ 8.7
The Sopranos1999

In common: dysfunctional family

Elite
★ 8.0
Elite2018

Same decade, the 2010s

The Blacklist
★ 7.8
The Blacklist2013

Same decade, the 2010s

Millennium
★ 7.7
Millennium1996

In common: serial killer