From 'Dexter' to 'Mindhunter', the best serial killer TV shows of all time

They are sure to freak you out

Hannibal

Developed by Bryan Fuller, Hannibal, starring Mikkelsen and Hugh Dancy as Will Graham, follows FBI profiler Graham who is being manipulated by forensic psychiatrist and serial killer Hannibal Lecter

Mindhunter

Based on a true-crime book, Mindhunter, helmed by Joe Penhall and starring Jonathan Groff, is about FBI agents Holden Ford and Bill Tench who pioneered the development of serial-killer profiling for the FBI

Dexter

A pioneer when it comes to modern TV shows on serial killers, Dexter, based on the 'Dexter' book series by Jeff Lindsay, is about a serial killer with a strict moral code

You

You is a psychological thriller series that follows Joe Goldberg, a charming yet obsessive bookstore manager who becomes infatuated with women he meets, leading to extreme and violent behaviours to insert himslef into their lives

Bates Motel

Bates Motel, starring Freddie Highmore and Vera Farmiga, which ran from 2013 to 2017, is a prequel to Psycho and explores the complex dynamic between Norman and his mother Norma Bates.