A great TV show can really make a weekend by transporting you to another place. That's especially true of thrillers, where the emphasis is on gripping storytelling that will help you forget your everyday life. That's why we've put together this list. Here you'll find three fantastic thrillers on Prime Video. These are shows that will show you different parts of this world – and maybe other worlds, too.
Our choices cover a range of sub-genres. Three Pines is a brilliant small-town mystery set in Canada. The Fall takes us to Northern Ireland on the hunt of a charismatic serial killer. And Night Sky takes place both on and off our world in a thoughtful sci-fi romance.
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Three Pines
Available: US/UK
The great Alfred Molina stars in this terrific mystery, inspired by Louise Penny's series of novels. Molina plays Chief Inspector Armand Gamache of the Sûreté du Québec – the Canadian province's police force. He visits the seemingly idyllic rural village of Three Pines to investigate a number of brutal murders, uncovering some dark secrets along the way, while also confronting a few specters from his own troubled past.
That's a fairly clichéd setup, but Three Pines is steeped in atmosphere, with a beautiful, snowy setting and a brilliant performance from Molina, who radiates intelligence and charisma as an unusually kind-hearted detective. The series ran for eight episodes, making the full thing easily watchable in a weekend.
Watch Three Pines.
The Fall
Available: US/UK
Gillian Anderson and Jamie Dornan are the leads in this gripping Northern Ireland-set thriller (which was previously streaming on Netflix). The Fall hinges on the cat-and-mouse game between Detective Superintendent Stella Gibson (Anderson) and a seemingly normal family man, named Paul Spector (Dornan), who is secretly a serial killer.
Over the course of its three seasons, the dynamic between Gibson and Spector shifts in some dark and unpredictable ways, making for a compulsive and haunting TV show. Each of The Fall's seasons is six episodes long. That means you can easily fit one into your weekend or, if you get really hooked, lock yourself indoors and do the whole thing!
Watch The Fall.
Night Sky
Available: US/UK
And now for something completely different... Night Sky is a strange little show. It stars the impressive duo of Sissy Spacek and JK Simmons as an older couple with a very interesting secret. They've lived in the same house since the '70s and in their shed is a tunnel which somehow leads to a viewing platform on another planet!
Night Sky blends sci-fi thriller (the arc plot involves missing people and other portals around the world), a tender romance, and a drama about age and mortality. It's a genuinely unique show, which is probably why it was axed after just one season. That does mean that show ends on a bit of a cliffhanger. Still, we reckon this sweet and unique series is well worth your time for its loveable characters and potent atmosphere.
Watch Night Sky.
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Recommendations for what to watch on Prime Video this weekend has come via Will Salmon, GamesRadar's Streaming Editor. Will has been writing about film and TV for the last 20 years in the pages of SFX magazine and online here and loves mystery, sci-fi, and horror series in particular. If you still need a hand with what to watch this weekend, here's a little quiz to help:
Looking for something else to watch? Check out our guides to the best Prime Video shows, the best Netflix shows, and the best Paramount Plus shows.
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