If you have watched Squid Game where a group of people brought together to play life and death games in order to gain money, then you must be anticipatedly waiting for the second season. Currently the most-watched Netflix series in the world—and on track to become the most-watched series ever! Death games have finally made it to the mainstream thanks to this show. Despite the fact that it is a very rare genre, there are a few undiscovered gems out there that will deliver the same adrenaline-pumping, mind-boggling experiences. We’ve put up a list of Intense thriller shows and movies that you should put on your watch list right away.
1. Alice In Borderland
Arisu and his two best pals, Chota and Karube, are being pursued by the police. They are hiding in a subway bathroom. When they leave, they discover that all of Tokyo’s residents have vanished and the city is deserted. Then they will be compelled to participate in life-or-death games, with victory being the only choice; otherwise, those who refuse to participate in the games will be executed by the game’s designer.
2. Dead Set
At the Big Brother house, it’s eviction night, but something weird is happening. The dead are resurrecting and attacking the living. When zombies attack the crowd outside the Big Brother house, the players are ignorant of the death outside the fan-proof (and zombie-proof) home until the show’s runner, Kelly. She steps in and informs them of the impending doom. The housemates must sneak out of the house to collect supplies without being seen by the zombies, as they have even less touch with the outside world.
3. Snowpiercer
Snowpiercer is set seven years after the planet has become a frozen wasteland, and it follows the survivors of humanity as they live in a massive, perpetually moving train that circles the globe. In this gripping television adaption, class conflict, societal injustice, and the politics of survival are all examined.
4. Dr. Brain
Lee Se-mother Won was killed in a hit-and-run accident while he was a toddler. After that, he chose to pursue a career as a brain scientist. He’s a genius, and everything he sees is etched in his mind. Lee Se-Won has become a well-known Ph.D. scientist in the field of brain science 20 years after his mother’s death. One day, he is contacted by an unknown person who requests that he extract information from the brain of a guy who has committed suicide. Lee Se-Won is interested in the proposal and accepts it. He tries but fails to extract information from the brain of the deceased man. After a few days, he notices that he is acting differently and perceiving things differently. Lee Se-Won examines the body of the deceased.
5. Hellbound
A fable about extraterrestrial creatures that emerge out of nowhere and issue a decree condemning people to hell. These otherworldly occurrences wreak havoc and help the religious group The New Truth gain clout. However, a few people become skeptical of its operations and begin to look into its role in strange happenings.
6. Mindhunter
Agent Holden Ford joins the FBI’s Behavioural Sciences Unit, which is led by experienced agent Bill Tench, in 1979. A new breed of killer is emerging, one that kills on a regular basis and for no apparent reason. In a murder investigation, profiling and apprehending the offender is tough due to the lack of motive. Tench and Ford set out to interview convicted “sequence murderers” in order to compile a database of their backgrounds, behaviors, motivations, and motives in order to make apprehending similar offenders easier in the future.
There are a lot of intense thrillers that have popped up in recent years, with similar plots and equally compelling results. Many of these shows follow a basic premise: there is a character who seemingly has it all, is leading an enviable life, but then something bad happens. The character must then deal with the consequences of this unexpected tragedy and the fallout that ensues.
