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. With a binge factor of 8/10, it sits among the most compulsively listenable shows in the genre. 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.
Dirty John
True crime fans who love psychological manipulation, con artists, and domestic crime stories with high personal stakes.
Believed
Listeners who want to understand systemic institutional failure, survivor stories, and how Nassar's abuse was enabled so long; essential for anyone working in safeguarding or sports.
Over My Dead Body
True crime fans who enjoy high-production narrative storytelling and want a varied anthology across different types of extraordinary cases.
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.
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.
You Didn't See Nothin
Pulitzer Prize and Peabody Award-winning series in which Yohance Lacour revisits a violent Chicago incident from 25 years earlier that shaped his path into journalism.
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.
Sweet Bobby
Tortoise Media's definitive account of a years-long catfishing scheme — one of the most-discussed UK true crime podcasts of the decade.
The Trial of Erin Patterson
The Crime Desk's courtroom coverage of the Erin Patterson 'mushroom murders' trial — one of the biggest cases of the decade.
Bone Valley
True crime fans who care deeply about wrongful conviction, prosecutorial failure, and the fight to free innocent people; fans of In the Dark will find this essential.
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 |
| Dirty John | Serialized | United States | 8/10 |
| Believed | Serialized | United States | 9/10 |
| Over My Dead Body | Serialized | United States | 7/10 |
| Uncover (CBC) | Serialized | Canada | 7/10 |
| Crime Next Door: The Beast of Birkenhead | Serialized | United Kingdom | — |
| You Didn't See Nothin | Serialized | United States | 9/10 |
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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.