Shows Like Boardwalk Empire

If you liked Boardwalk Empire (2010), a crime and drama 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.

1
Peaky Blinders (2013)
★ 8.5/10Also drama and crime
A gangster family epic set in 1919 Birmingham, England and centered on a gang who sew razor blades in the peaks of their caps, and their fierce boss Tommy Shelby, who means to move up in the world.
2
Power (2014)
★ 7.7/10Also crime and drama
A successful New York entrepreneur lives a double life as the head of a drug empire that serves only the rich and influential, all while wanting to escape the underworld and keep his family safe.
3
Bad Blood (2017)
★ 7.1/10Also crime and drama
A dramatization of the life and death of Montreal mob boss Vito Rizzuto.
4
The Sopranos (1999)
★ 8.7/10Also crime and drama
The story of New Jersey-based Italian-American mobster Tony Soprano and the difficulties he faces as he tries to balance the conflicting requirements of his home life and the criminal organization he heads. Those…
5
We Own This City (2022)
★ 7.2/10Also crime and drama
The story of the rise and fall of the Baltimore Police Department's Gun Trace Task Force — and the corruption and moral collapse that befell an American city in which the policies of drug prohibition and mass arrest…
6
Seven Seconds (2018)
★ 7.3/10Also crime and drama
Tensions run high between African American citizens and Caucasian cops in Jersey City when a teenage African American boy is critically injured by a cop.
7
Godfather of Harlem (2019)
★ 8.1/10Also drama and crime
Loosely based on infamous crime boss Bumpy Johnson, who in the early 1960s returned from ten years in prison to find the neighborhood he once ruled in shambles. With the streets controlled by the Italian mob, Bumpy…
8
Dope Thief (2025)
★ 6.6/10Also crime and drama
Two lifelong friends in Philadelphia pose as DEA agents to rob small-time drug dealers. It's a perfect grift—until they choose the wrong mark and become targets of a massive narcotics enterprise.
9
Magic City (2012)
★ 6.8/10Also drama
Set in 1959 Miami, Florida shortly after the Cuban Revolution, Magic City tells the story of Ike Evans, the owner of Miami's most glamorous hotel, the Miramar Playa. Evans is forced to make an ill-fated deal with Miami…
10
This City Is Ours (2025)
★ 7.5/10Also drama and crime
Notorious gang boss Ronnie steps back from his criminal empire, triggering a violent power struggle between his volatile son Jamie and trusted lieutenant Michael, who sees his chance to seize control. As rivalries…
11
Power Book II: Ghost (2020)
★ 8.2/10Also crime and drama
Picking up just days after the “Power” finale, this sequel series follows Tariq navigating his new life, in which his desire to shed his father’s legacy comes up against the mounting pressure to save his family.
12
The Gold (2023)
★ 7.3/10Also crime and drama
On 26 November 1983, six armed men break into the Brink's-Mat security depot, stumbling across gold bullion worth £26m.
13
City on a Hill (2019)
★ 7.3/10Also crime and drama
In early 90s Boston, an African-American District Attorney comes in from Brooklyn advocating change and forms an unlikely alliance with a corrupt yet venerated FBI veteran invested in maintaining the status quo…
14
Lucky (2026)
★ 7.3/10Also drama and crime
When a multi-million-dollar heist goes sideways, con artist Lucky is forced to go on the run. Pursued by both the FBI and a ruthless crime boss, Lucky must fight for her life—and a way out.
15
Good Behavior (2016)
★ 7/10Also drama and crime
Letty 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…
16
Animal Kingdom (2016)
★ 7.8/10Also crime and drama
17-year-old Joshua "J" Cody moves in with his freewheeling relatives in their Southern California beach town after his mother dies of a heroin overdose. Headed by boot-tough matriarch Janine "Smurf" Cody and her…
17
Sons of Anarchy (2008)
★ 8.4/10Also crime and drama
The Sons of Anarchy (SOA) are an outlaw motorcycle club with many charters in the United States and overseas. The show focused on the original and founding charter, Sons of Anarchy Motorcycle Club, Redwood Original…
18
Harlots (2017)
★ 7.3/10Also drama
Brothel owner, Margaret Wells, struggles to raise her daughters in London during the 18th century.
19
The Cleaning Lady (2022)
★ 7.5/10Also crime and drama
A whip-smart doctor comes to the U.S. for a medical treatment to save her ailing son. But when the system fails and pushes her into hiding, she refuses to be beaten down and marginalized. Instead, she becomes a…
20
MobLand (2025)
★ 8.6/10Also crime and drama
Two mob families clash in a war that threatens to topple empires and lives.