For years, Lisa Conrads, a brilliant writer, has lived with a trauma: her sister Anna was brutally murdered, and the perpetrator has never been found. Lisa, even to grieve, spoke about it in her best-selling novels, but then she decided to retreat into her home, which became something of a prison. Haunted by terrible nightmares, the bestselling author continues psychotherapy sessions that do not seem to yield the hoped-for results, when one day she spots a man who she recalls was present at the crime scene. Determined to reopen on her own a case already archived so that her sister finally gets justice—and perhaps also in the hope of finding a bit of personal peace—Lisa begins to investigate alone, but this will plunge her even deeper into the spiral of madness. The Trap is a Netflix thriller miniseries—based on the eponymous novel by Melanie Raabe—that can grip the viewer with just 6 episodes, since the narrative is delivered by an unreliable narrator, due to her mental instability. If you’ve already watched it and it captivated you, here is a small list of titles that might be just right for you.
After The Trap: Here are the similar TV series we recommend
- My Favorite
- The Chestnut Man
- Vanished into Nothing
- Sharp Objects
My Favorite
A woman in a daze is struck by a car in a forest, and consequently admitted to hospital along with a little girl. Thus, the police open an investigation and discover that she had been living in isolation and captivity for years. At that moment, the parents of a girl who disappeared thirteen years earlier rush to the scene to try to understand whether she could be their daughter. But this is only the beginning of another nightmare. My Favorite is a hypnotic 2023 miniseries. 6 episodes that you can watch on Netflix.
The Chestnut Man
When the lifeless body of a woman is found, evidently brutally murdered, the police notice with surprise that beside her sits a small basket made of chestnuts. On this peculiar object, the forensic team conducts tests, discovering that it bears the fingerprint of a missing girl who was believed dead a year earlier. Then two capable detectives set out to investigate to understand what connects a mysterious serial killer to that cold case. The Chestnut Man is a Nordic noir series from 2021, made up of 2 seasons and 12 episodes. Available on Netflix.
Vanished into Nothing
After already having to say goodbye to his brother and his beloved ten years earlier, during his mother’s funeral, Guillaume Lucchesi discovers with dismay and horror that his new girlfriend, Judith, has vanished into nothing. Determined to track her down, the young man must first summon the courage to confront the unsettling truths surrounding the tragedies that have affected his family in the past. Vanished into Nothing is a 2021 TV series based on the novel of the same name by Harlan Coben. 1 season and 5 episodes that you can watch on Netflix.
Sharp Objects
Camille Preaker is a journalist marked by a difficult past who finds herself forced to return to her hometown—a provincial place she would have preferred never to revisit. Here, Camille is tasked with covering the crime beat of the murders of two girls. She must also move in with her neurotic mother, and as she investigates to uncover the town’s secrets, she also tries to uncover those of her own family. Sharp Objects is a miniseries from 2018 featuring Amy Adams in the lead role, and it is an adaptation of Gillian Flynn’s hit novel of the same name. 8 episodes that you can watch on Prime Video.
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