10 Best True Crime Docuseries Like Get Gotti

For audiences who were enraptured by Netflix’s Get Gotti, there are numerous other true crime documentary series like that one to enjoy next. Get Gotti depicts the FBI’s attempts to bring down the infamous mafia boss John Gotti. The documentary covers the subject rather exhaustively, so for those looking for further viewing, there are a slew of similar shows to check out.

Get Gotti is enthralling, as it details the downfall of one of the most notorious mob bosses ever with several shocking reveals about John Gotti throughout the documentary. While it may be the definitive documentary on this particular character from history, there is plenty more to the story of the American mafia. Whether an elaboration of the same story or an entirely different history told in the same style, several true crime documentaries should be considered after watching Get Gotti.

10 Fear City: New York Vs. The Mafia (2020)

Netflix Documentary Series About New York City’s Five Families

Fear City: New York vs. the Mafia was produced by the same company that made Get Gotti and maintains a similar tone and subject. This true crime documentary series depicts the incredibly ingenious ways the FBI implemented a series of wiretaps that brought down the mob. Fear City: New York vs. the Mafia depicts each major crime family and how they were brought to trial — the Colombo, Bonanno, Lucchese, and Genevese families, and the Gambino family depicted in Get Gotti. Compared to the newer, Gambino-focused documentary, Fear City: New York vs. the Mafia provides a more general overview of the FBI’s attempts to bring down the entire mafia network.

9 The Making Of The Mob (2015-2016)

AMC Documentary Series About The Creation Of The Five Families

The Making of the Mob is a docuseries narrated by Ray Liotta depicting the rise of the five organized crime families in New York City. It details the families’ rise to power and is therefore an incredibly apt documentary to watch after Get Gotti. It thoroughly explores the way John Gotti and his contemporaries achieved their stranglehold over the city. The series was reasonably praised, prompting the production of a second season. The Making of the Mob season 2 examines the origins of Al Capone and his criminal enterprise in Chicago.

8 The Devil Next Door (2019)

Netflix Documentary Series About The Nazi War Criminal John Demjanjuk

The Devil Next Door is a harrowing documentary about a former Nazi concentration camp guard named John Demjanjuk. He had been living and working in Cleveland, Ohio, and was accused of being the infamous concentration camp worker known as Ivan the Terrible. Like Get Gotti, much of this true-crime documentary depicts various trials and court appearances, as it presents testimony from Holocaust survivors and archive footage from concentration camps. The Devil Next Door is certainly a tough watch, but as noted by one of the judges in the docuseries, it is an important story that should be heard.

7 Spycraft (2020-2022)

Netflix Documentary Series About Espionage Tactics

Netflix’s Spycraft details a range of methods and tactics that have been used by various espionage forces from World War I to the modern day. Its notable similarity to Get Gotti is the depiction of undercover spy tactics and the thorough explanation of how these methods work. A similar process was expounded upon in Fear City: New York vs. the Mafia. Spycraft uses a string of interviews with key figures from different national security agencies, focussing on a different method per episode. It is filled with fascinating explanations and explores some of the most infamous espionage-related assassinations in modern history.

6 Trial By Media (2020)

Netflix Documentary Series About The Influence Of The Media On Major Crimes

Netflix’s Trial by Media is a documentary miniseries that features a rather bleak assessment of the ways media coverage has affected the outcome of six high-profile crimes. Like Get Gotti, Trial by Media offers a viewpoint from the media coverage, utilizing swathes of archive footage that function largely as the audience’s initial perspective before interviews proffer further insight and evaluation. The general atmosphere and tone are very similar to Get Gotti, though the content does differ quite substantially.

5 Waco: American Apocalypse (2023)

Netflix Documentary Series About David Koresh & The Waco Siege

Netflix’s Waco: American Apocalypse is a thorough examination of cult leader David Koresh and his rise to power within his group of religious zealots. The cult infamously culminated in a weeks-long siege and the eventual deaths of most members of Koresh’s Branch Davidians. Told with slick diagrams and high production value, Waco: American Apocalypse is similar in tone to Get Gotti. It also poses the same conundrum of law enforcement trying to find enough to convict a man they already believe is guilty.

4 Murder Among The Mormons (2021)

Netflix Documentary Series About The Forger Mark Hoffman

Murder Among the Mormons presents the shocking story of Mark Hoffman and his attempts to forge letters relating to the Later-Day Saints religious movement. This ultimately culminated in Hoffman producing explosive devices that killed two people. The criminal network is the primary similarity to Get Gotti, but Murder Among the Mormons also features a similar use of archive footage as it unravels a similarly convoluted story.

3 Killer Ratings (2019)

Netflix Documentary Series About A Brazilian Television Presenter Accused Of Murder

Killer Ratings documents the fascinating story of Wallace Souza, a television presenter and politician who was accused of ordering a series of murders. The purported motive behind this was to improve the ratings for his highly successful news show, which would often be the first on the scene for many tragedies. Killer Ratings is similar to Get Gotti regarding the intricate and Machiavellian network associated with Souza, and the presentation of him as an organized crime boss. Unlike Get Gotti, however, Souza’s culpability is far less determined, with several astounding twists revealed in Killer Ratings.

2 The Sons Of Sam: A Descent Into Darkness (2021)

Netflix Documentary Series About Capturing David Berkowitz

Despite focusing on a serial killer rather than a criminal network, The Sons of Sam: A Descent into Darkness features several striking similarities in tone and design to Get Gotti. This Netflix true crime documentary series is notably slick and brooding, and like Get Gotti, it goes to great lengths to produce a visually appealing look. Additionally, the way The Sons of Sam: A Descent into Darkness focuses primarily on the people who caught David Berkowitz, rather than the man himself, offers a similar degree of insight into the process of capturing the criminal with a comparable aesthetic.

1 Gotti: Godfather And Son (2018)

A&E Documentary Series About John Gotti Jr.

Perhaps the most appropriate next documentary series to watch after Get Gotti is Gotti: Godfather and Son. It tells the story of John Gotti Jr. and reveals what it was like to grow up in the mafia boss’s household. With exclusive interviews and unprecedented access, it delivers greater insights into the father-son dynamic and their infamous criminal careers. It also offers more details on what happened to John Gotti’s wife Victoria after Get Gotti. While some details are covered in both documentaries, the shift to John Gotti’s son makes it an ideal expansion of the Get Gotti story.