What to read, watch, and listen to if you lovedThe Girls in the Garden
Lisa Jewell · Book
If you loved The Girls in the Garden, start with The Girl on the Train (Tate Taylor, 2016) — a film on the same thread. Below: 4 films, 4 series and 2 podcasts, each matched to The Girls in the Garden across media.
You loved The Girls in the Garden because it exposes the dark, fractured reality hiding behind seemingly perfect suburban lives.
Films on the same thread
The Housemaid
Paul Feig · Film · 2025
Shares a thread with The Girls in the Garden: Psychological Thriller.
Like The Girls in the Garden, this thriller explores how domestic spaces can quickly turn dangerous, forcing you to navigate complex power dynamics and hidden, unsettling secrets.
The Girl on the Train
Tate Taylor · Film · 2016
Shares a thread with The Girls in the Garden: Psychological Thriller.
If you were drawn to the unreliable perspectives in The Girls in the Garden, you will be captivated by this story of obsession, trauma, and fractured, subjective truth.
Gone Girl
David Fincher · Film · 2014
Shares a thread with The Girls in the Garden: Psychological Thriller.
Much like the neighborhood secrets of The Girls in the Garden, this film masterfully dismantles the facade of a marriage to reveal the chilling darkness underneath.
The Woman in Cabin 10
Simon Stone · Film · 2025
Shares a thread with The Girls in the Garden: Psychological Thriller.
This story echoes the mounting tension found in The Girls in the Garden, focusing on a protagonist whose reality is dismissed by others after she witnesses a tragedy.
Series on the same thread
Big Little Lies
David E. Kelley · Series · 2017
Shares a thread with The Girls in the Garden: Psychological Thriller.
This series mirrors the themes of The Girls in the Garden, peeling back layers of privilege and motherhood to expose the lies that destroy a quiet community.
Gossip Girl
Stephanie Savage · Series · 2007
Explores: Privilege, Social Status, Secrets.
Fans of the high-stakes social dynamics in The Girls in the Garden will recognize the same toxic blend of privilege, gossip, and hidden agendas among these teens.
All Her Fault
Megan Gallagher · Series · 2025
Shares a thread with The Girls in the Garden: Psychological Thriller.
This series captures the suburban dread of The Girls in the Garden, centering on a parent whose search for answers reveals that her neighbors are hiding something.
Desperate Housewives
Marc Cherry · Series · 2004
Explores: Secrets and Lies, Suburban Life, Female Friendship.
If you enjoyed the way The Girls in the Garden unearths neighborhood secrets, you will appreciate this look at the death and deception lurking behind pristine suburban homes.
Podcasts on the same thread
Crime Junkie
Audiochuck · Podcast · 2026
Explores: justice seeking, obsession, societal impact.
The obsession with unraveling dark, mysterious events that defines The Girls in the Garden is perfectly mirrored in this podcast’s deep dive into real, unsolved criminal cases.
Glass
Podcast
Explores: infertility, family secrets, identity.
Similar to the introspective exploration of family trauma in The Girls in the Garden, this narrative examines the painful, hidden truths that shape an individual's personal identity.