3 thrilling Netflix shows to watch next if you're hooked on Unfamiliar

There's a Netflix show currently burning up the Top 10 most-watched shows ranking that's putting up a decent fight against the latest seasons of massive hits Bridgerton and The Lincoln Lawyer. It's the German spy thriller Unfamiliar, which was released in February 2026 and has quickly become a surprise hit among viewers looking for a show to keep them on the edge of their seat.

Unfamiliar takes place in Berlin and centers on former spies Simon (Felix Kramer) and Meret (Susanne Wolff), who have traded in their past work to operate a safe house. However, the married couple are thrown back into the spy world when they are forced to run from a threat they believed had been stopped. But now they're confronting all kinds of dangers while also maintaining their relationship.

The suspenseful new hit series contains six episodes, which are all between 50 minutes to an hour in length. That's a pretty quick binge-watch that can be tackled in one sitting and leave you hoping that there's a season 2 in the works. If you're looking to keep the spy drama thrills coming a mile a minute, add these three Netflix shows with political conspiracies and mysteries to your watch list!

The Night Agent (2023-present)

• Creator: Shawn Ryan
• Cast: Gabriel Basso, Luciane Buchanan, Fola Evans-Akingbola, Amanda Warren, Louis Herthum, Ward Horton, and others
• Seasons: 3
• Based on: The Night Agent by Matthew Quirk

If you love shows that keep you guessing and punctuate its twists and turns with unbelievable action sequences, then The Night Agent should have been on your watch list a long time ago. Seriously, have you not watched the post popular spy drama on Netflix?

Back for its third season on Feb. 19, The Night Agent stars Gabriel Basso as Peter Sutherland, who begins the series as a low-level employee in the White House becoming wrapped up in a wide-ranging government conspiracy. He's dedicated to the truth, and there's no mole he can't sniff out. Peter becomes an official globe-trotting Night Agent, taking on dangerous secret missions.

In the third season, Peter finds himself still in the clutches of Monroe following the events of season 2, but he's tasked with protecting a treasury agent accused of killing his boss. Suddenly, he's tangled up in another twisted web of conspiracies. There's no doubt we're going to be completely hooked!

Treason (2022)

• Creators: Matt Charman
• Written By: Matt Charman and Amanda Duke
• Cast: Charlie Cox, Olga Kurylenko, Oona Chaplin, Ciarán Hinds
• Seasons: 1

Because there are so many new Netflix shows released each month, which adds up to an amazing amount each year, it can be hard to keep track. Naturally, we forget a few along the way, but that doesn't mean shows like Treason don't deserve to still be watched four years later.

Daredevil star Charlie Cox leads the cast of Netflix's British spy thriller miniseries Treason, which was released back in December 2022. In the series, he plays MI6 officer Adam Lawrence, whose life and career are running smoothly until he's reunited with Russian spy and former lover Kara Yusova (Olga Kurylenko), which leads to a complicated situation with his wife Maddy (Oona Kurylenko).

Treason finds Adam navigating the unexpectedly tense situation between Kara and Maddy while also dealing with high-stakes diplomatic and political situations. The five-episode series is a quick binge that will fly by before you know what hit you because you'll be that captivated.

Hostage (2025)

• Creator: Matt Charman
• Written By: Matt Charman
• Cast: Suranne Jones, Julie Delpy, Corey Mylchreest, Ashley Thomas, Martin McCann, Lucian Msamati, James Cosmo, Jehnny Beth
• Seasons: 1

While there are so many gripping spy thrillers and political dramas that you can binge-watch after speeding through Unfamiliar, there's a natural next title to move to after you watch Treason. The miniseries' creator Matt Charman did it once again with the 2025 miniseries Hostage.

The fan-favorite British political thriller centers on Abigail Dalton (Suranne Jones), the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, whose husband goes missing while Vivienne Toussaint (Julie Delpy), the President of France, is visiting. Toussaint becomes blackmailed, but she and Dalton must put their rivalry aside to work together and make difficult political decisions to uncover the truth.

Hostage includes an excellent ensemble cast full of familiar faces, including Queen Charlotte and My Oxford Year star Corey Mylchreest. Turn on the miniseries for the gripping drama, but stay for the Netflix heartthrob. Seriously, you can't go wrong with this riveting five-episode sensation!