Series Worth Watching After Netflix’s ‘Medusa’ Leaves You Wanting More
Anyone who finished ‘Medusa’ and went looking for shows like Netflix’s ‘Medusa’ is chasing a specific mix of family betrayal and corporate danger. The Colombian thriller follows a newly appointed CEO who survives the explosion of her yacht off the coast and joins forces with a determined detective to find out who tried to kill her. It was co-created by Said Chamie and Claudia Sánchez.
The series also found a large audience, and it reached the top of Netflix’s global Top 10 with 6.8 million views. Its appeal rests more on suspense, family fights and luxurious settings than on deep character study. The titles below offer a similar kind of pleasure.
‘Who Killed Sara?’
A man wrongly imprisoned for eighteen years over his sister’s death returns to take revenge on the powerful Lazcano family. As he infiltrates the family’s business empire, he uncovers corporate corruption and hidden affairs. Manolo Cardona, who plays the detective in ‘Medusa’, leads the cast here. Like ‘Medusa’, it centers on an elite family whose polished surface hides deadly infighting.
‘Monarca’
Ana María Carranza comes back to Mexico after twenty years abroad to run her family’s tequila empire at her father’s request. Her brothers, who are deeply involved in corrupt dealings, meet her appointment with resistance and jealousy. She has to survive assassination attempts, blackmail and corporate sabotage. The parallel with a female executive fighting her own relatives is hard to miss.
‘The Marked Heart’
Simón Duque pursues vengeance against a wealthy organ trafficking network that killed his wife to harvest her heart. His path crosses with Camila, who unknowingly received the transplanted heart. Sebastián Martínez, who plays Bárbara’s husband Esteban in ‘Medusa’, appears here as a political advisor named Zacarías Cienfuegos. The Colombian setting and high society corruption keep it close to the world of ‘Medusa’.
‘Succession’
Patriarch Logan Roy oversees the global media conglomerate Waystar RoyCo while his four adult children compete for his approval and his chair. The siblings trade in corporate maneuvering, backstabbing and shifting alliances. The drama examines how extreme wealth and dynastic power can corrode a family. That makes it a natural companion piece for anyone who enjoyed the Hidalgo clan’s infighting.
‘Fake Profile’
Camila meets a charming man on a dating app, then learns his real name and that he lives a double life in Cartagena. When she infiltrates his gated community, she finds an affluent family entangled in fraud, surveillance and fatal conspiracies. The series is set in Colombia and follows the dark secrets behind luxury estates and corporate fortunes. Deception and elite scandal sit at the center of both stories.
‘Pact of Silence’
A social media influencer named Brenda Ray tracks down the four wealthy women who abandoned her at birth. By infiltrating their exclusive circle, she exposes financial crimes, affairs and violent cover-ups. As she gets closer to the truth, her targets take extreme measures to keep their pasts buried. It pairs a personal mystery with the kind of ruthless status protection that ‘Medusa’ fans tend to enjoy.
‘Bloodline’
The Rayburn family runs a well regarded beachside hotel in the Florida Keys. Their stable reputation begins to crumble when the black sheep, Danny, returns home and threatens to expose dark secrets from their past. The siblings’ efforts to manage his criminal ties lead them toward betrayal and murder. It is a slower, moodier study of how far a family will go to protect its image.
‘The House of Flowers’
The de la Mora family runs an upscale flower shop that serves Mexico City high society. Their carefully managed public image collapses after the sudden death of the patriarch’s mistress. The siblings and their mother must deal with hidden debts and criminal connections to keep their wealth. Although it adds dark comedic tones, its core remains wealthy family dysfunction.
‘Revenge’
Emily Thorne moves to the Hamptons under an alias to systematically destroy the wealthy Grayson family, who framed her father for treason. She uses corporate espionage and calculated schemes to target the board members and executives tied to Grayson Global. Family matriarch Victoria fights to protect the empire and the family’s social standing at any cost. Its blend of retribution and power struggles echoes what drives ‘Medusa’.
‘The Accident’
A tragic accident at a children’s birthday party shatters the lives of several wealthy families in an exclusive community. Grief soon turns into suspicion as accusations and buried secrets surface among the neighbors. Business partnerships unravel and criminal investigations begin as the group turns on itself.
Once you have seen how far the Hidalgo family goes in ‘Medusa’, which of these ruthless dynasties would you least want to share a boardroom with?
