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Netflix is recommending ‘horrific’ crime drama based on true story to watch next after ‘frightening’ ITV drama

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Published 17:57 15 Jul 2024 GMT+1

Netflix is recommending ‘horrific’ crime drama based on true story to watch next after ‘frightening’ ITV drama

Here's your next watch after you get through the number one show on Netflix right now

Michael Slavin

Michael Slavin

We all know that feeling when you blitz your way through a show and on the other side don’t know what to do with yourself.

Whether it be finally making it through a long show you’ve been binging for months, or a shorter TV show which you get through in an evening, we’re all familiar with that empty feeling of ‘what next?’

That is a feeling many fans will have gotten after blitzing through an ITV drama that was just added to Netflix and shot to number one.

Honour, first released on ITV in 2020, has finally made it to the streamer.

The show is just two episodes long and focuses on the investigation into real-life honour killing of Banaz Mahmod.

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Fans have been eating it up, leading it to take the top spot in the UK on Netflix.

Posting on X about the show, one fan said: “I cried… so so sad. So so evil.

"I hope she rests in peace and feel so bad for her bf and that he ended up committing suicide as he was so heartbroken so awful all around."

Another said: “Watching Honour on Netflix and she reported it to the police, even did a statement.

Honour is the number 1 show on Netflix in the UK. (ITV)
Honour is the number 1 show on Netflix in the UK. (ITV)

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"Went to the police FOUR times. This was in 2006/2007, and nothing has changed to protect women, and they tried to arrest HER. #netflix #honour #banazmahmod”.

The dramatic and heartbreaking show though carries similarities to another on the platform, the top recommendation when you ask Netflix for shows like Honour at the time of writing.

That show is called Maxine, and it also focuses on the story behind a real-life murder.

See the trailer here:

Whereas Honour focuses on the police investigation, Maxine takes a different approach, with the show being framed through the eyes of the killer’s fiancé, Maxine Carr.

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Maxine Carr’s fiancé, Ian Huntley, carried out what are known as the ‘Soham murders’.

A school caretaker, Huntley murdered two young girls by the names of Holly Marie Wells and Jessica Amiee Chapman.

The show looks at the subsequent investigation through the eyes of Carr.

One review on IMDb called it an ‘effective drama based around a horrific true life crime’.

Carr is played by Jemma Carlton. (Channel 5)
Carr is played by Jemma Carlton. (Channel 5)

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Another called it a ‘chilling story, well told’.

A third review said: “There are lots of incredible TV shows in the crime genre, and this is without a doubt one of the stronger instalments - showcasing a very horrific and dark case that pulls no punches.

“Overall, a great and very dark TV series that I would definitely recommend for any lover of film, as it is a great piece. Though it might be a little too much to stomach for some.”

Featured Image Credit: ITV / Channel 5

Topics: Netflix, TV, ITV, Crime, TV and Film

Michael Slavin
Michael Slavin

Michael Slavin is LADbible's dedicated specialist Film and TV writer. Following his completion of a Masters in International Journalism at Salford University, he began working for the Warrington Guardian as a reporter. Throughout this he did freelance work about Entertainment for publications such as DiscussingFilm, where he was the Film and TV editor. Now, he is LAD's go to voice on all things Netflix, True Crime, and UK TV, as well as interviewing huge global stars such as Jake Gyllenhaal, Daisy Ridley, and Ben Stiller.

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