Shows Like The Hitchhiker
If you liked The Hitchhiker (1983), a drama and crime series, here are 20 shows with a similar feel, based on TMDB's recommendations. Each one links to its cast, trailer and where it's streaming.
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50 States of Fright (2020)
★ 7.2/10Also drama and crimeA horror anthology series based on urban legends that takes viewers deeper into the horrors that lurk just beneath the surface of America.
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Tales from the Darkside (1984)
★ 7.2/10Also dramaTales from the Darkside is an anthology horror TV series created by George A. Romero, each episode was an individual short story that ended with a plot twist. The series' episodes spanned the genres of horror, science…
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Lore (2017)
★ 6.9/10Also dramaThis anthology series brings to life Aaron Mahnke's titular podcast and uncovers the real-life events that spawn our darkest nightmares. Blending reenactments, animation, archive and narration, Lore reveals how our…
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Bad Girls (1999)
★ 7.6/10Also drama and crimeBad Girls is a British television drama series that was broadcast on ITV from 1 June 1999 to 20 December 2006 and starred Simone Lahbib, Mandana Jones, Debra Stephenson, Linda Henry, Jack Ellis and many more throughout…
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Fear Itself (2008)
★ 6.8/10Also dramaA horror/suspense anthology series directed by the biggest horror directors working in feature films.
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Kill Jackie (2026)
★ 7.1/10Also drama and crimeJackie Price has been living a wealthy, luxurious life for the past 20 years after escaping a dangerous past as an international cocaine dealer. But just as life begins to feel a little boring, she discovers that The…
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The Patient (2022)
★ 6.9/10Also drama and crimeA psychotherapist finds himself held prisoner by a serial killer with an unusual request: curb his homicidal urges.
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Monsterland (2020)
★ 6.6/10Also dramaIn this fantasy anthology series, encounters with mermaids, fallen angels and other strange beasts drive broken people to desperate acts in an attempt to repair their lives, ultimately showing there is a thin line…
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This City Is Ours (2025)
★ 7.5/10Also drama and crimeAfter trying to leave a world of crime, Michael is dragged back into the fold to answer questions. Back in Liverpool tensions continue to bubble amongst the remaining members of the gang, and a gangster who's just been…
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The Hunger (1997)
★ 6.2/10Also drama and crimeThe Hunger is a British/Canadian television horror anthology series, co-produced by Scott Free Productions, Telescene Film Group Productions and the Canadian pay-TV channel The Movie Network. Though it shares a title…
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The Romanoffs (2018)
★ 6.4/10Also dramaAn anthology series centered around people who believe themselves to be the modern-day descendants of the Romanov family.
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Accused (2023)
★ 6.9/10Also crime and dramaIn this crime anthology series, viewers discover how an ordinary person got caught up in an extraordinary situation, ultimately revealing how one wrong turn leads to another, until it’s too late to turn back. Told from…
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Good Behavior (2016)
★ 7/10Also drama and crimeLetty Dobesh is a thief and con artist fresh out of prison whose life is always one wrong turn and bad decision from implosions — just how she likes it. But when she overhears a hitman being hired to kill a man’s wife…
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Five Days (2007)
★ 5.8/10Also crime and dramaThriller series which tracks five 24-hour periods in a police investigation.
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The Terror (2018)
★ 7.4/10Also dramaA chilling anthology series featuring stories of people in terrifying situations inspired by true historical events.
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Power Book IV: Force (2022)
★ 8.2/10Also crime and dramaTommy Egan leaves New York behind and plans to take on Chicago, using his outsider status to break all the local rules and rewrite them on his quest to become the biggest drug dealer in the city.
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Masters of Horror (2005)
★ 7.2/10Also drama and crimeAn anthology series written and directed by the most famous names in horror.
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L.A.'s Finest (2019)
★ 6.9/10Also crime and dramaSyd Burnett has left her complicated past behind to become an LAPD detective. Paired with a new partner, Nancy McKenna, a working mom with an equally complex past, Syd is pushed to examine whether her unapologetic…
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61st Street (2022)
★ 6.2/10Also drama and crimeMoses Johnson is a promising high-school athlete with a bright future who’s accused of murdering a police officer during a drug bust gone wrong. Swept up into the infamously corrupt Chicago criminal justice system…