IF YOU LOVED... WECRASHED

You fell in love with that incredible new TV show. And then it ended! Don’t despair — Boyd Hilton recommends the sibling shows to watch next

THE DROPOUT (DISNEY+)

In the avalanche of recent TV dramas telling the extraordinary true stories of grifters and scammers, The Dropout stands out. Like Wecrashed, which charts the rise and demise of Wework co-founder Adam Neumann (played by Jared Leto), it explores the personality of an entrepreneur with way too much faith in their own expertise and abilities. Amanda Seyfried plays this particular charlatan, Elizabeth Holmes, the founder of Theranos, whose seemingly ingenious new tech promised huge medical advances but was, in fact, useless. Seyfried is phenomenal and the intricate storytelling works beautifully.

JOE VS. CAROLE (PEACOCK)

At one point it seemed like we were going to have multiple TV and film versions of Tiger King, the original Netflix documentary series exposing the antics of big-cat obsessive and convicted criminal Joe Exotic. But in the end, we only have this one, and with eight hours of it, that seems enough. Credit to the producers and writers, though, for focusing as much on Carole Baskin (Kate Mckinnon), target of Joe’s wrath, as they do on Exotic himself. Like Wecrashed, it’s a wryly funny take on outrageous events, with a perfect turn from John Cameron Mitchell as Joe.

HELLO LADIES (SKY ON DEMAND/NOW)

Showrunner Lee Eisenberg brings his sharp eye and ear for comedy to many key sequences in Wecrashed, and it’s no surprise, because he has a storied career in American sitcom-land, including stints on The Office (US version) and this under-valued Stephen Merchant series for HBO, which Eisenberg co-created. Hello Ladies follows the romantic misadventures of a super-nerdy, super-tall English ex-pat in LA, and is so close to the bone, it often feels like a documentary.

DIRTY JOHN (NETFLIX)

By far one of the more disturbing entries in the canon of true-crime dramas based on podcasts about ruthless con artists, Dirty John is an account of how John Meehan (Eric Bana) wheedled his way into the lives of many women, but focuses primarily on his relationship with wealthy interior designer Debra Newell (Connie Britton). Bana switches from charming to creepy with consummate ease, while Britton shows how even the most sophisticated person can be groomed by an expert manipulator.