Dr. Death
True crime fans interested in medical crime, institutional failure, and white-collar predators — compelling for anyone who has ever trusted a doctor blindly.
Podcasts Like Dr. Death
If you loved Dr. Death, here are the best podcasts to try next. Matched by case type, storytelling style, and community ratings from our database of Medical Crime, Fraud, Courtroom, Systemic Injustice shows.
Why listeners love Dr. Death
Dr. Death is a compact, bingeable nightmare about a surgeon who should never have held a scalpel — six episodes in and you will not stop until it is finished. It follows a serialized format — each season covers one case in depth, building suspense across episodes.
Binge Factor
8/10
Community-rated compulsive listenability
Format
Serialized
One story told across multiple episodes
Style
Serious, journalistic, deeply unsettling
Presentation approach
Episode Length
~30-45 min per episode, 6-8 episodes per season; easily finished in a weekend
Typical episode duration
Host Style
Solo narrator
Presentation format
Verdict
Must listen
Our editorial rating
Recommendations
12 podcasts like Dr. Death
In the Dark
Listeners who want journalism-grade investigation into wrongful convictions, systemic racism, and institutional failures — more 60 Minutes than true crime thriller.
Serial
Anyone interested in journalism, legal procedure, and deep investigative dives into morally ambiguous cases with no easy answers.
The Retrievals
True crime fans interested in medical crime, systemic bias, and the treatment of women in healthcare; essential for anyone who has ever been dismissed by a doctor.
Uncover (CBC)
True crime fans interested in cults, coercive control, and how dangerous organisations hide in plain sight; those who want original reporting rather than documentary recaps.
The Thing About Pam
True crime fans who want jaw-dropping courthouse drama; anyone who likes watching a case unravel in real time as new evidence emerges; fans of courtroom true crime with an extraordinary villain at its centre.
Dirty John
True crime fans who love psychological manipulation, con artists, and domestic crime stories with high personal stakes.
A Million Other Choices
A Canadian-hosted, victim-centred true crime podcast covering murder and other criminal cases from around the world, with a particular interest in the Canadian justice system.
Anatomy of a Scam
Explains how scams work in Australia and who runs them.
Crime Next Door: The Beast of Birkenhead
BBC’s Olivia Graham revisits the 1986 Diane Sindall murder and the 2025 quashing of Peter Sullivan’s conviction. Sullivan quashed 13 May 2025; killer unknown.
True North Crime
Canadian crime, law and punishment.
Spotlight: Snitch City
The Boston Globe Spotlight Team exposes one police department's rampant abuse of confidential informants — a top critical pick of 2025.
Murdaugh Murders Podcast
Journalists Mandy Matney and Liz Farrell broke the Murdaugh family saga before it became a national story, and kept reporting it deeper than anyone else.
How they compare
| Podcast | Format | Country | Binge |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dr. Death (original) | Serialized | United States | 8/10 |
| In the Dark | Serialized | United States | 10/10 |
| Serial | Serialized | United States | 10/10 |
| The Retrievals | Serialized | United States | 9/10 |
| Uncover (CBC) | Serialized | Canada | 7/10 |
| The Thing About Pam | Serialized | United States | 7/10 |
| Dirty John | Serialized | United States | 8/10 |
| A Million Other Choices | Episodic | Canada | — |
| Anatomy of a Scam | Serialized | Australia | — |
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Frequently Asked Questions
What podcasts are similar to Dr. Death?
The best alternatives to Dr. Death are podcasts that share its Medical Crime, Fraud, Courtroom, Systemic Injustice focus and serialized format. Our editorial team has hand-picked the most similar shows based on content type, storytelling style, and community ratings.
Why do people love Dr. Death?
Dr. Death is known for its serious, journalistic, deeply unsettling approach to Medical Crime and Fraud. It scores 8/10 on our binge factor rating, reflecting how compulsively listenable listeners find it. It has earned a "Must Listen" rating from our editorial team.
How long are episodes of Dr. Death?
Episodes of Dr. Death are typically ~30-45 min per episode, 6-8 episodes per season; easily finished in a weekend long. It follows a serialized format, covering one story across multiple episodes.
Where can I listen to Dr. Death?
Dr. Death is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music. You can find it by searching the show name on any of those platforms.
What is the best episode of Dr. Death to start with?
New listeners are recommended to start with S1 Ep1 — listen in order from the beginning. As a serialized podcast, it's best to start from the beginning of a season.