Best Netflix Thrillers to Watch After Run Away (2026 Edition)
If Run Away left you hungry for more twists and dark family secrets, Netflix has stocked its library with plenty of thrillers ready to pull you into their mysteries. Whether you’re chasing another Harlan Coben adaptation, a Jazz Age murder mystery, or a gritty Nordic noir masterpiece, here are the shows that deserve your attention right now.
Crime Thrillers Releasing in January 2026
The Rip (January 16, 2026)
The Rip arrives on Netflix just two weeks after Run Away, featuring an entirely different flavor of crime thriller. Matt Damon and Ben Affleck reunite as Miami police officers who stumble upon millions in cash inside a derelict stash house. When word spreads about their discovery, trust among the team evaporates, and everyone becomes suspect.
Directed by Joe Carnahan (writer-director of Narc and The Grey), this action-packed thriller explores the seductive danger of sudden wealth. The central moral dilemma plays out simply: when a group of cops finds $20 million, who can be trusted? As outside forces learn about the seizure, the answer becomes increasingly murky. Damon plays Lieutenant Dane Dumars while Affleck takes on Detective Sergeant J.D. Byrne—marking their first on-screen collaboration in the action-thriller space since reuniting for Air in 2023.
| Title | Platform | Release Date | Duration | Genre |
| The Rip | Netflix | January 16, 2026 | Film | Action/Crime |
| Run Away | Netflix | January 1, 2026 | 8 episodes | Crime thriller |
His & Hers (January 2026)
His & Hers delivers a mystery thriller that keeps viewers guessing until the final episode twist. The series follows a string of murders within a tight-knit friend group, with clues pointing everywhere and nowhere. Detective work from multiple angles reveals suspicions, red herrings, and shocking revelations that redefine everything you think you know about the case.
The finale features a major twist that reframes your understanding of Anna’s past and her relationships with everyone around her. What makes this ending devastating isn’t just the reveal itself—it’s the moral choice Anna faces afterward and what she decides to do about it. If you loved Run Away’s exploration of how family secrets destroy everything, His & Hers will hit even harder.
Agatha Christie’s Seven Dials (January 15, 2026)
Broadchurch creator Chris Chibnall brings Agatha Christie to life with Seven Dials, a Jazz Age mystery landing on Netflix January 15. Set in 1925 at a lavish country house gathering, the series begins when a practical joke spirals into murder. The investigation falls to the most unlikely detective: the spirited and curious Lady Eileen “Bundle” Brent, portrayed by Mia McKenna-Bruce.
Chibnall’s adaptation doesn’t just recreate Christie’s novel—it reimagines it with modern sensibilities while maintaining the elegance and intrigue of the source material. The ensemble cast includes Helena Bonham Carter, Martin Freeman, and Iain Glen, grounding the period mystery with exceptional performances. If you loved Run Away’s layered mystery but want something with Jazz Age opulence, witty banter, and country house intrigue, this is your next binge.
Nordic Noir: Land of Sin
Land of Sin, released January 1, 2026, offers the bleakest, most emotionally grounded thriller on this list. Created and directed by Peter Grönlund (HBO’s Beartown), this five-episode Swedish series explores Scandinavian noir with raw realism. When a teenage boy surfaces dead in a coastal Swedish lake with evidence of assault, detective Dani Anttila is assigned the case—despite her personal connection to the victim.
Dani is brusque, morally complex, and haunted by her own family’s chaos, particularly her son’s substance addiction. Her investigation unfolds against a backdrop of generational family feuds, economic desperation, and the suffocating weight of rural isolation. The series deliberately avoids clear-cut heroes or villains; instead, it portrays flawed people trying to survive in circumstances that break them.
Cinematography-wise, Land of Sin borrows heavily from Danish classics like The Killing, using stark landscapes, close-ups of anguished faces, and intentional framing to carry emotional weight. Unlike Run Away’s explosive revelations, this series earns its tensions quietly, building dread through observation and character work.
| Series | Episodes | Setting | Lead | Tone |
| Land of Sin | 5 | Rural Sweden | Krista Kosonen | Nordic noir, grounded realism |
| Run Away | 8 | Manchester, UK | James Nesbitt | Crime thriller, secretive cult |
Harlan Coben’s Greatest Hits
If you can’t get enough of Coben, Netflix has released 11 adaptations of his work, with more on the way. Here are the standouts that rival Run Away.
Stay Close (2021)
Stay Close features James Nesbitt in a different role—Detective Sergeant Broome, haunted by a 17-year-old unsolved disappearance. When another man vanishes on the anniversary of the original case, Broome reopens old wounds and uncovers a pattern of serial murders.
The mystery intertwines three protagonists: suburban mom Megan (who once danced at a strip club), a washed-up photographer named Ray obsessed with finding his runaway girlfriend, and Broome’s obsession with justice. As their paths converge, a psychopathic couple known as “Ken and Barbie” escalates the body count. With eight episodes of pure Coben twists and 92% on Rotten Tomatoes, it’s a masterclass in adapting his signature style.
The Innocent (2021)
Critics consistently rank The Innocent—a Spanish-language Coben adaptation—as his best Netflix series. Directed by Oriol Paulo, it stars Mario Casas as Mateo Vidal, a man trying to rebuild his life after serving time for an accidental killing. Nine years later, a mysterious phone call reactivates his past, dragging both him and his wife into a nightmare of buried secrets and mounting danger.
What separates this series is its pacing and emotional precision. Every scene carries tension; there’s zero filler across eight episodes. The twists land because the character development earns them. If Run Away’s mystery felt overstuffed at times, The Innocent proves Coben works best when grounding his stories in intimate, human conflicts.
Missing You (2025)
Released just last month, Missing You follows Detective Kat Donovan, who spots her fiancé—supposedly missing for a decade—on a dating app. Her investigation unravels a criminal network kidnapping people for financial information while simultaneously reopening her father’s unsolved murder case. With five episodes and stellar performances from Rosalind Eleazar and Richard Armitage, it’s the perfect palate-cleanser between longer series.
What Else Coben Has Coming to Netflix
I Will Find You (2026)
Harlan Coben will bring I Will Find You to Netflix in 2026. This series follows an innocent father serving a life sentence for his son’s murder who receives evidence his child may still be alive, forcing him to escape prison in search of the truth. Coben will executive produce through his company, Final Twist Productions.
Other Must-Watch Thriller Picks
Three Pines (2022)
Based on Louise Penny’s bestselling novels, Three Pines follows Chief Inspector Armand Gamache as he’s drawn to a remote Quebec village to investigate a series of puzzling murders. Like Run Away, it weaves mystery with character depth and explores how small communities hide dark secrets.
Down Cemetery Road (2025)
This eight-episode dark comedy-thriller begins when a house explosion disrupts a seemingly quiet Oxford suburb, followed by a young girl’s disappearance. It leans darker and more comedic than Run Away, offering suspense alongside satirical edge.
Why These Thrillers Matter in 2026
Netflix has positioned itself as the thriller destination for January. Between Coben’s standing partnership with the platform, internationally acclaimed productions like Land of Sin, and star-studded films like The Rip, the streamer has loaded its catalog with shows that reward attention to detail and embrace moral ambiguity.
Run Away proved audiences hunger for mysteries that don’t wrap up neatly. Families stay broken. Secrets stay buried. Heroes make compromises that haunt them. Every show on this list shares that DNA—the refusal to give you easy answers, coupled with performances that make you care deeply about flawed people in impossible situations.
Which of these 2026 thrillers are you hitting “Remind Me” on first?
