Shows Like Death Note

Loved Death Note? These picks share the same story DNA — same tropes, same emotional beats, same kind of show.

2006 TV Show Thriller Mystery Psychological
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Steins;Gate

28% match
24 eps TV Saitama / Crunchyroll Sci Fi Thriller Drama

A self-proclaimed mad scientist accidentally invents a method of sending messages to the past using a microwave. What starts as gleeful tinkering becomes a nightmare when he realiz…

If you loved Death Note's relentless game of predator and prey where the tables keep turning, Steins;Gate delivers exactly that. At its core, it's about an obsession that consumes a character completely and thrillingly. The pacing is a slow-burn dread that accumulates until the weight of it is unbearable.

Oshi no Ko

28% match
29 eps Tokyo MX / Crunchyroll Drama Mystery Thriller

A doctor who's a superfan of an idol named Ai is murdered and reborn as her son. His twin sister is also a reincarnation with her own agenda. When their idol mother is killed by a …

If you loved Death Note's rug-pull ending that reframes everything you thought you knew, Oshi no Ko delivers exactly that. At its core, it's about an obsession that consumes a character completely and thrillingly. The pacing is a slow-burn dread that accumulates until the weight of it is unbearable.

Anna

28% match
6 eps Coupang Play Thriller Mystery Drama

A woman tells a small lie to impress someone, and that lie spirals into an entirely fabricated identity — a stolen name, stolen credentials, stolen life. Anna is a slow-burn psycho…

Both are built around an obsession that consumes a character completely and thrillingly. The pacing is a slow-burn dread that accumulates until the weight of it is unbearable.

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The Art of Sarah

27% match
8 eps Netflix Crime Mystery Thriller

A Korean-American woman builds an elaborate false identity as a high-society luxury brand executive, targeting the ultra-wealthy elite of Seoul. When her fabricated persona — and t…

If you loved Death Note's relentless game of predator and prey where the tables keep turning, The Art of Sarah delivers exactly that. At its core, it's about the pursuit of justice in a system that was never built for it. The pacing is a slow-burn dread that accumulates until the weight of it is unbearable.

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Erased

25% match
12 eps Fuji TV / Crunchyroll Mystery Thriller Sci Fi

Satoru Fujinuma has an involuntary ability: he gets sent back in time moments before a disaster, just far enough to prevent it. When his mother is murdered, the ability sends him b…

If you loved Death Note's relentless game of predator and prey where the tables keep turning, Erased delivers exactly that. At its core, it's about the pursuit of justice in a system that was never built for it. The pacing is a slow-burn dread that accumulates until the weight of it is unbearable.

Mouse

23% match
20 eps tvN Thriller Mystery Crime

A justice-seeking rookie cop and a detective hunt a serial killer while questioning if psychopathy is genetic.

If you loved Death Note's narrator you can't quite trust — and love for exactly that reason, Mouse delivers exactly that. At its core, it's about the pursuit of justice in a system that was never built for it. The pacing is a slow-burn dread that accumulates until the weight of it is unbearable.

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Big Mouth

23% match
16 eps MBC Crime Thriller Mystery

Park Chang-ho is a mediocre lawyer with a 10% win rate. When he takes a murder case to save his career, he gets framed as "Big Mouse" — a legendary criminal genius no one has ever …

Both are built around the pursuit of justice in a system that was never built for it. The pacing is a slow-burn dread that accumulates until the weight of it is unbearable.

Watcher

23% match
16 eps OCN Thriller Crime Mystery

Three people with shattered lives — a detective whose wife was murdered, an internal affairs officer whose career was destroyed by corruption, and a crime profiler caught in the mi…

If you loved Death Note's protagonist you shouldn't root for but absolutely do, Watcher delivers exactly that. At its core, it's about the pursuit of justice in a system that was never built for it. The pacing is a slow-burn dread that accumulates until the weight of it is unbearable.

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Attack on Titan

22% match
87 eps NHK / Crunchyroll Action Dark Fantasy Thriller

Humanity lives behind walls built to protect them from Titans — monstrous humanoids that devour people without reason. When the outermost wall is breached, Eren Yeager watches his …

If you loved Death Note's everyone operating in shades of grey — no clean heroes, no simple villains, Attack on Titan delivers exactly that. At its core, it's about a credible, painful slide from good intentions to unforgivable choices. The pacing is a slow-burn dread that accumulates until the weight of it is unbearable.

Vigilante

22% match
8 eps Disney+ Thriller Action Crime

By day, Kim Ji-yong is a top police academy cadet. By night, he tracks down criminals who escaped justice through legal loopholes — and kills them. When a tenacious journalist begi…

If you loved Death Note's relentless game of predator and prey where the tables keep turning, Vigilante delivers exactly that. At its core, it's about an obsession that consumes a character completely and thrillingly. The pacing is a slow-burn dread that accumulates until the weight of it is unbearable.

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Anime Like Death Note: FAQ

What dramas are most similar to Death Note?

The closest match to Death Note is Steins;Gate, scoring 28% on DramaMatch. You should also check Oshi no Ko.

Is there a show like Death Note I can watch next?

DramaMatch found 10 shows with the same story DNA as Death Note. Top picks: Steins;Gate, Oshi no Ko, Anna.

Where can I watch dramas like Death Note?

Dramas similar to Death Note are available on Netflix, Viki, Amazon Prime Video, Disney+, Hulu, and Crunchyroll. DramaMatch lists the exact streaming platform for each recommendation.

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