By Arabella Peterson Entertainment 25.06.2025

12 TV Shows to Dive Into After Watching ‘Sirens’

If 'Sirens' left you wanting more sharp dialogue (à la 'Fleabag'), tangled relationships (think 'The Affair'), and complex women (like 'I Hate Suzie') – these are the TV shows to queue up next.

A wild ride from start to finish, Netflix’s latest must-watch series Sirens is nothing like what you expect from its teasers. Most viewers pressed play expecting another seductive cult-adjacent drama set inside the lives of the uber-rich elite. And while that’s all technically true, prepare yourself for something deeper – with musings on the ripples of trauma, familial control, and fractured identity.

It’s undeniably bingeable, so if you’ve already raced through it and were left wanting more, you’ll find plenty of shows that echo Sirens’ themes – darkly addictive dramas led by complex female characters and twists you won't see coming.

1. Bad Sisters

Where Can I Watch It? Apple TV+

We will never stop recommending Bad Sisters. Frankly, it should already be queued up in your watchlist. The show is an adaptation of The Out-Laws – the Belgian series by Malin-Sarah Gozin. Set in Ireland, this dark comedy tells the story of the Garvey Sisters who are tied together by a premature death in the family. The show reveals the sinister lengths family members will go to protect each other, no matter what the repercussions may be. Prepare yourself for bursts of laughter and gasps as more information around the suspicious death in the family is uncovered.

2. Fleabag

Where Can I Watch It? Amazon Prime Video

On first viewing, the look and feel of this show couldn’t be more different to Sirens. But when you peel back the layers of slick production and fourth-wall breaks, they’re both about ‘difficult’ and ‘unlikeable’ women finding their way in the world. It’s a show that has you crying one minute and laughing the next, so if the moments of dry wit in Sirens hit you in just the right way, this could be your next favorite show – because there’s plenty more where that came from. There’s a reason Fleabag has gone down in history as one of the most defining (and devastating) portraits of modern womanhood.

3. I HATE SUZIE

Where Can I Watch It? Amazon Prime Video

Suzie Pickles, played by the endlessly watchable Billie Piper, is an actress whose life is thrown into disarray when her phone is hacked and compromising photographs of her are leaked. This show suceeds in its creative approach to the format, as each episode is focused on "one of the eight stages of trauma" that Suzie experiences – a reimagining of the five stages of grief. It doesn’t share much of the same DNA with Sirens, but it delivers the same mix of biting humour and emotional wreckage, with a female lead who is messy and magnetic.

4. Physical

Where Can I Watch It? Apple TV+

Much like the neon-colored world the show portrays, the glossy visuals of Physical hide something much darker beneath the surface. Sheila Rubin is an aerobics-loving housewife in ’80s California battling debilitating self-image issues that manifest as a vicious inner monologue. Featuring a cast of complex female characters with the iconic Rose Byrne at its helm, Physical shares Sirens’ appeal for inner turmoil, and anti-heroines worth rooting for. Set to a pulsating ’80s soundtrack, Physical is a dark comedy series that will have you hooked – perm, leg warmers, leotard and all.

5. Palm Royale

Where Can I Watch It? Apple TV+

Set in 1969, outsider Maxine Dellacorte-Simmons (played by Kristen Wiig) strives to attain a place in the upper crust of Palm Beach, Florida, through the town's most exclusive country club, the Palm Royale. She ambitiously schemes her way into inner circles and aims to climb the rungs of high society, in the process learning what she will and won't do to achieve status. At first glance, Palm Royale and Sirens may seem worlds apart, but both center on ambitious, morally ambiguous women infiltrating elite, closed-off societies. Beneath their pristine exteriors lie sharp critiques of wealth, power, and identity.

6. Smother

Where Can I Watch It? Amazon Prime Video

Trading Sirens’ upstate New York island setting for the sweeping Irish coast, Smother begins with the sudden, tragic death of Val Ahern’s husband. As the series unfolds, long-buried secrets rise to the surface and Val is forced to question how well she really knew the man she was married to for three decades. Set against a backdrop of brooding landscapes, the show explores emotional manipulation and cross-generational trauma, making it a sleeper hit for Sirens fans.

7. The Affair

Where Can I Watch It? Amazon Prime Video

You can probably glean what this show is about from the title, but there’s much more to it than that. The Affair follows protagonists Noah and Alison as they enter into an extramarital relationship. The acting and pace is subtle and effective, but it’s the narrative structure that really sets this series apart from other dramas. The story of the affair is depicted from Noah's and Alison's perspectives with each episode in two parts, one as remembered by Noah, the other by Alison. This means the respective character’s memory bias leaves you wondering where exactly the truth sits and what really happened.

8. The Better Sister

Where Can I Watch It? Amazon Prime Video

Released weeks apart, there are some eerie similarities between Sirens and The Better Sister. Perhaps everyone is craving stories about sisters and secrets at the moment? Based on Alafair Burke’s 2019 novel of the same name, this family thriller stars Jessica Biel and Elizabeth Banks as estranged sisters Chloe and Nicky, who are brought back together by the brutal murder of Chloe’s husband. A gripping story about family feuds and forgiveness unravels over eight captivating episodes, uncovering long buried secrets along the way.

9. The Path

Where Can I Watch It? Hulu

If you were enticed by the idea of cults and secret societies in Sirens, The Path will scratch that itch – and then some. Centering on members of a fictional religion known as Meyerism, this series dives deep into the blurred lines between spiritual awakening and psychological manipulation, all while exploring power dynamics, belief, and belonging. Unfortunately, it wasn’t renewed for a fourth season, but the first three are gripping and worth the watch.

10. The Perfect Couple

Where Can I Watch It? Netflix

We were hooked on this show when it first hit Netflix, and didn’t quite get that same decadent thrill until Sirens came along. Itself filling the void Big Little Lies left behind, The Perfect Couple Stars Nicole Kidman and explores moneyed society with something to hide – this time in the East Coast enclave of Nantucket. A bingeable six-episode series based on Elin Hilderbrand’s bestselling novel, it kicks off when a body washes up on the morning of Nantucket’s wedding of the season. Suddenly, every guest becomes a suspect – and secrets bubble to the surface faster than you can pop the champagne.

11. Yellowjackets

Where Can I Watch It? Paramount+

Apart from the throughline of haunting trauma and fractured sisterhood, one of the main elements that lovers of Sirens will be drawn in by is the ambiguous presence of magic. Throughout its run, you’re often left wondering, ‘Wait, was that supernatural, or just a hallucination, or manifestation of pain?’ Yellowjackets veers more into psychological thriller territory, but the unreliable narrators and creeping sense of dread are very Sirens. All told across two timelines, it’s a high-stakes look at what happens when survival instincts take over – and what’s left behind in their wake.

12. The Split

Where Can I Watch It? Hulu

Set in London’s elite divorce law scene, The Split is a sharp, character-driven drama filled with betrayal, ambition, and complicated women balancing love, power, and legacy. For the Defoes, divorce is the family business – and their professional and personal lives constantly blur in a world of messy break-ups and legal battles. Starring Nicola Walker, this steamy and intense series explores what happens when intimacy and trauma collide. Like Sirens, The Split dives deep into the lives of ambitious women navigating tangled relationships and shifting power dynamics – often within their own families.