The Best Thriller Shows on Apple TV+ Right Now

If it’s the suspense that you’re after, fueled by heart-pounding excitement, mystery, and anxiously waiting for the answers, AppleTV+ has a list of some of the best shows available to stream. With a lineup of Emmy award-winning actors, brilliant directors, and teams of unstoppable writers, it’s easy to find something worth watching. With such a long list of choices, the Collider team has rounded up the best of the best. From new shows that will hold you terrified in disbelief to series with intense story arcs that keep you on the edge of your seat, these are the best thriller shows AppleTV+ offers.

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‘Severance’ (2022 – Present)

In a reality where work is performed solely in the subconscious, Severance follows Mark Scout (Adam Scott) in this distinctive show directed by Ben Stiller and Aoife McArdle. Employees at Lumon Industries undergo a surgical procedure to separate their work and personal memories. The show unwinds a psychological thriller where the boundaries between the two lives begin to merge, leading to the startling realization that their alternate consciousness is very much awake and burned out.

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‘Slow Horses’ (2022 – Present)

Gary Oldman (Darkest Hour) plays Jackson Lamb in this gritty spy drama directed by James Hawes and Jeremy Lovering. Slow Horses showcases a group of MI5 rejects, relegated to Slough House due to their career-ending mistakes. However, when a politically sensitive case falls into their laps, these underdogs must overcome their incompetence to thwart a potential international crisis.

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‘Servant’ (2019 – 2023)

M. Night Shyamalan presents a chilling series with Servant, starring Lauren Ambrose (Six Feet Under) and Toby Kebbell (Dawn of the Planet of the Apes). After a tragedy leads to a fractured marriage, a mysterious nanny, Leanne, enters the Turner household, bringing with her an uncanny force that permeates their Philadelphia home, leading to a series of unnerving and inexplicable events that question reality and faith.

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‘Calls’ (2021)

This innovative series, directed by Fede Álvarez, uses minimal visuals and features the voices of tons of amazing actors like Nick Jonas (Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle) and Lily Collins (Emily in Paris). Calls dives into the intense experiences of various characters as they face mysterious circumstances, exclusively through audio and abstract visualizations, creating an eerie soundscape where each phone call reveals a piece of a larger, ominous puzzle.

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‘Shining Girls’ (2022 – Present)​

Elisabeth Moss (Her Smell) brings to life a tale of resilience and mystery in Shining Girls​. The series circles around Kirby Mazrachi, a Chicago reporter who survives a brutal assault only to find her reality altering all around her. She has to navigate her ever-changing present to track down her attacker, who seems to escape time itself.

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‘Echo 3’ (2022 – Present)

Echo 3, set in the political turmoil of South America, is an action-packed series that stars Michiel Huisman (Game of Thrones) and Luke Evans (Beauty and the Beast) as two brothers who embark on a mission to find Amber Chesborough, a brilliant scientist who vanishes along the Colombia-Venezuela border, propelling them into a covert war.

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‘Dr. Brain’ (2021 – Present)

Dr. Brain is a Korean sci-fi thriller featuring Lee Sun-Kyun (Parasite) as a brilliant neuroscientist. After a personal tragedy, he goes on an obsessive quest to connect with the memories of the deceased, diving into the depths of human consciousness and exposing all of the secrets that challenge his grasp on reality.

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‘Losing Alice’ (2020)

Ayelet Zurer (Man of Steel) leads in this psychological drama. Losing Alice follows Alice, a film director who becomes obsessed with a young screenwriter, Sophie. This obsession triggers a tumultuous journey through the mind of a woman and the sacrifices one makes for art and admiration.

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‘The Mosquito Coast’ (2021 – 2023)

Justin Theroux (American Psycho) stars in this intense drama, based on the novel by Paul Theroux. The Mosquito Coast follows the dangerous trek of the Fox family as they flee the US government to Mexico. The journey tests their survival skills and family bonds when facing adversity.

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‘The Crowded Room’ (2023)

In The Crowded Room, Tom Holland (Spider-Man: No Way Home) portrays Billy Milligan, a man with 24 distinct personalities. This anthology series navigates the true story of Milligan’s life, his groundbreaking legal case, and the profound mysteries of identity and the human mind’s capabilities.

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‘The Changeling’ (2023)

A horror tale of the supernatural, The Changeling features a couple who must grapple with the possibility that their newborn baby might be a changeling. Walking the line between fantasy and reality, it’s a stunning work of dark terror and psychological complexities.

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‘Hijack’ (2023)

Hijack is a tense thriller co-created by Jim Field Smith where tension escalates in real-time. It stars Idris Elba (Beasts of No Nation) as a negotiations expert who faces the ultimate test aboard a London-bound flight when it’s hijacked. The series is a cat-and-mouse game at 30,000 feet, telling the story of its passengers and crew.

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‘Black Bird’ (2022)

Taron Egerton (Rocketman) steps into the shoes of Jimmy Keene in Black Bird. When Keene is sentenced to prison, he is given a chance for redemption: Elicit a confession from a suspected serial killer. This psychological series explores the depths of manipulation and redemption within the prison walls.

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‘Bad Sisters’ (2022)

This dark comedy-drama stars Sharon Horgan (Catastrophe) and Anne-Marie Duff (Suffragette). Bad Sisters follows the Garvey sisters, bound together by the premature death of their parents and a promise always to protect one another. When one abusive husband dies mysteriously, the bond of the sisters is put to the test as family secrets unravel.

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