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The Afterparty (2022)
7.3/10on IMDb
First aired
The Afterparty gathers people with complicated shared histories and lets each account of a murder arrive in a different screen genre. Like Only Murders, the pleasure involves noticing what a person's performance reveals about them as well as collecting evidence. Start here for comic ensemble chemistry and a proper central whodunnit. Its two seasons have different main cases, so the change of format is part of the invitation rather than an unfinished continuation of one murder.
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Bored to Death (2009)
7.8/10on IMDb
First aired
Jonathan's amateur private-detective work regularly pulls his two friends into situations they are ill-equipped to manage. Bored to Death supplies the New York companionship and comic self-invention that make Charles, Oliver and Mabel enjoyable beyond any particular clue. Choose it for an older, offbeat trio whose affection survives a lot of foolish behaviour. The cases are looser and the humour more adult than a cosy puzzle, with three seasons of wandering into trouble.
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Trial & Error (2017)
7.9/10on IMDb
First aired
The 2017 Trial & Error puts an inexperienced lawyer among a small-town team whose local knowledge can be helpful in very unexpected ways. Its mock-documentary format makes the supporting characters part of the investigation's comic machinery. Pick it if Only Murders' suspiciously distinctive neighbours are as appealing as the central sleuths. This is broad, affectionate legal absurdity with a different main case in each of its two seasons, rather than realistic courtroom practice.
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Queens of Mystery (2019)
7.3/10on IMDb
First aired
A detective's three crime-writing aunts regard their knowledge of fiction as an excellent qualification to help with real murders. Queens of Mystery makes their interference a continuing negotiation between affection and professional boundaries. Choose it for the blend of a community, an ongoing family mystery and people who cannot resist treating a case as a story. Its deliberately storybook presentation is more whimsical than Only Murders' apartment-house world.
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The Marlow Murder Club (2024)
7.2/10on IMDb
First aired
Judith, Becks and Suzie have different routines and reasons to notice the same English riverside town. The Marlow Murder Club lets their investigation build a friendship, which makes it a particularly good next stop if the amateur trio is what you would miss. Choose it for gentler ensemble company and usable observations rather than a large amount of comic showmanship. The police matter, but the women bring forms of local attention that an official role does not supply.
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The Residence (2025)
7.7/10on IMDb
First aired
The White House staff in The Residence know a building through its working routines, private rivalries and rules of access. An eccentric detective has to read that community after a disastrous state dinner. Pick the 2025 series for another place whose social arrangements double as the mystery's map. The central case is solved within its eight-episode season; the programme was cancelled afterwards, so do not expect another adventure from its proposed continuing detective.
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Deadloch (2023)
7.5/10on IMDb
First aired
Deadloch's first season lets two badly matched investigators collide with the social habits of a Tasmanian town. Like Only Murders, it makes knowing the community different from understanding what its members are hiding. Choose it for a sharper, much more profane crime comedy with an ensemble that complicates the central partnership. It contains gruesome discoveries and serious violence, so its comic energy does not make it an equally cosy choice.
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Murder in Successville (2015)
7.7/10on IMDb
First aired
DI Sleet brings a different real celebrity into a town populated by comic impersonations, leaving the guest to react to the investigation without a normal script. Murder in Successville takes the awkward-collaboration pleasure somewhere deliberately ridiculous. Choose it if Oliver's theatrical instincts are a stronger draw than strict procedural logic. This is an improvised British comedy format with a mystery to solve, not a conventional serial drama or a documentary about celebrities.
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HIP - High Intellectual Potential (2021)
7.6/10on IMDb
First aired
Morgane's observational ability gives a cleaner a new role alongside French police officers who are not prepared for her manner or methods. The French original HPI connects to Only Murders through the outsider who notices what an established group overlooks. Choose it for a brash comic lead and friction with a more rule-bound partner. It is French-language, more procedural and less centred on an amateur friendship group than the anchor.
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Inspector Koo (2021)
7.1/10on IMDb
First aired
An eccentric former police investigator works insurance cases with a small, unevenly matched team while becoming fascinated by a formidable opponent. Inspector Koo combines comic behaviour, puzzle-solving and a partnership that keeps shifting its balance. Choose the Korean-language series for unconventional people finding a way to investigate together. The serial-killer material and psychological contest make it darker than Only Murders, so treat it as the more unsettling end of the recommendation rather than a cosy equivalent.
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