Shows Like Smoke

If you liked Smoke (2025), 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.

1
New York Undercover (1994)
★ 7.3/10Also drama and crime
New York Undercover is an American police drama The series stars Detective J.C. Williams and Detective Eddie Torres, two undercover detectives in New York City's Fourth Precinct who were assigned to investigate various…
2
DCI Banks (2011)
★ 7.1/10Also crime and drama
A thrilling drama based on the novels by Peter Robinson. Stephen Tompkinson and Andrea Lowe star as the tenacious and stubborn Chief Inspector Alan Banks and the feisty and headstrong Detective Sergeant Annie Cabbot.
3
21 Jump Street (1987)
★ 7.3/10Also crime and drama
21 Jump Street revolves around a group of young cops who would use their youthful appearance to go undercover and solve crimes involving teenagers and young adults.
4
Inspector Morse (1987)
★ 7.9/10Also crime and drama
Inspector Morse is a detective drama based on Colin Dexter's series of Chief Inspector Morse novels. The series starred John Thaw as Chief Inspector Morse and Kevin Whately as Sergeant Lewis, as well as a large cast of…
5
The Stranger (2020)
★ 7.2/10Also crime
When a stranger makes a shocking claim about his wife, Adam Price's life upends as he becomes entangled in a web of secrets.
6
The Bay (2019)
★ 6.5/10Also drama and crime
Family Liaison Officer Lisa Armstrong becomes a little too emotionally involved with a case (to the point where she might compromise it) concerning a pair of missing Morecambe twins to whose distraught parents she is…
7
Truth Be Told (2019)
★ 7/10Also drama
Descend into the world of true-crime podcasts with Poppy Parnell, who risks everything—including her life—to pursue truth and justice.
8
Murdaugh: Death in the Family (2025)
★ 7/10Also drama and crime
Maggie and Alex enjoy a lavish life of privilege as members of one of South Carolina's most powerful legal dynasties. But when their son Paul is involved in a deadly boat crash, the family is faced with a test unlike…
9
Criminal: UK (2019)
★ 7.2/10Also crime and drama
Within the walls of an interrogation room, London investigators question suspects accused of grievous crimes until the truth comes to light.
10
Neagley (2026)
★ 8.1/10Also drama and crime
Frances Neagley is a private investigator in Chicago and former military colleague of Jack Reacher in the Army's 110th Special Investigations Unit. When she learns that a beloved friend from her past has been killed in…
11
River (2015)
★ 7.4/10Also crime and drama
Respected police officer John River, a gifted cop with a troubled mind, struggles to come to terms with the recent loss of a colleague, and chases a suspect across London - with tragic consequences. Now at odds with…
12
Defending Jacob (2020)
★ 8.2/10Also drama and crime
A family's lives are irreparably disrupted when the 14-year-old son is accused of murdering a fellow classmate.
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Interrogation (2020)
★ 6.9/10Also drama and crime
Based on a true story that spanned more than 30 years in which a young man was charged and convicted of brutally murdering his mother. Each episode is structured around an interrogation taken directly from the real…
14
Dalgliesh (2021)
★ 6.7/10Also crime and drama
A recent widower and acclaimed poet, enigmatic Inspector Adam Dalgliesh employs his exceptional empathy and insight to plumb the darker depths of the human psyche while investigating complex crimes in 1970s England.
15
R.J. Decker (2026)
★ 7.5/10Also crime
Ex-con photographer RJ Decker becomes a PI in South Florida, solving strange cases with help from his journalist ex, her cop wife, and an enigmatic woman from his past who may help or destroy him.
16
No Offence (2015)
★ 7.5/10Also crime and drama
Keeping these streets clean is a Herculean task, enough to demoralize even the keenest rookie – but there’s a reason why this hotchpotch of committed cops are on this force, on this side of town. Drug labs, arsonists…
17
True Detective (2014)
★ 8.3/10Also drama
An American anthology police detective series utilizing multiple timelines in which investigations seem to unearth personal and professional secrets of those involved, both within or outside the law.
18
American Crime Story (2016)
★ 7.6/10Also crime and drama
An anthology series centered around some of history's most famous criminal investigations.
19
Sherlock (2010)
★ 8.5/10Also crime and drama
A modern update finds the famous sleuth and his doctor partner solving crime in 21st century London.
20
Missing You (2025)
★ 6.2/10Also drama and crime
When Detective Kat Donovan matches on a dating app with the fiancé who disappeared years before, she learns that some secrets are best left in the past.