Shows Like Dept. Q

If you liked Dept. Q (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.

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Criminal Record (2024)
★ 6.5/10Also crime and drama
In the heart of London, an anonymous phone call draws two brilliant detectives—a young woman in the early stages of her career and a well-connected man determined to protect his legacy—into a fight to correct an old…
2
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.
3
Unforgotten (2015)
★ 7.6/10Also drama and crime
London police detectives Cassie Stuart and Sunny Khan investigate historic cold cases involving missing persons, murder and long-hidden secrets.
4
Waking the Dead (2001)
★ 7.2/10Also crime and mystery
A detective team apply new techniques to old crimes as they solve cold cases.
5
Cross (2024)
★ 7/10Also crime and drama
Alex Cross is a brilliant but flawed homicide detective and full of contradictions. A doting father and family man, Cross is single-minded to the point of obsession when he hunts killers. He is desperate for love, but…
6
The Fall (2013)
★ 7.7/10Also drama and crime
When the Police Service of Northern Ireland are unable to close a case after 28 days, Detective Superintendent Stella Gibson of the Metropolitan Police Service is called in to review the case. Under her new leadership…
7
HIS & HERS (2026)
★ 7.3/10Also drama and crime
Two estranged spouses — one a detective, the other a news reporter — vie to solve a murder in which each believes the other is a prime suspect.
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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…
9
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.
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Luther (2010)
★ 7.8/10Also crime and drama
A dark psychological crime drama starring Idris Elba as Luther, a man struggling with his own terrible demons, who might be as dangerous as the depraved murderers he hunts.
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Strike (2017)
★ 7.2/10Also crime and drama
A war veteran turned private detective operates out of a tiny office in London’s Denmark Street. Although wounded both physically and psychologically, his unique insight and background as a military police investigator…
12
Above Suspicion (2009)
★ 7/10Also mystery and crime
Above Suspicion is a British crime drama programme starring Kelly Reilly as Anna Travis, a rookie detective determined to prove herself in the male-dominated police department by solving a trail of gruesome murders…
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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.
14
A Good Girl's Guide to Murder (2024)
★ 7.5/10Also drama and crime
Five years after the death of schoolgirl Andie Bell, Pippa Fitz-Amobi sets out to uncover what really happened to her. Sal Singh, Andie's boyfriend, admitted to the murder before taking his own life, but Pip doesn't…
15
Cardinal (2017)
★ 6.9/10Also crime and drama
Detective John Cardinal attempts to uncover the mystery of what happened to the missing 13-year-old girl whose body is discovered in the shaft-head of an abandoned mine. At the same time, he comes under investigation…
16
Wallander (2008)
★ 7.4/10Also drama and crime
This drama follows Inspector Kurt Wallander – a middle-aged everyman – as he struggles against a rising tide of violence in the apparently sleepy backwaters in and around Ystad in Skane, southern Sweden. Based on the…
17
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.
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The Stranger (2020)
★ 7.2/10Also mystery and 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.
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Ballard (2025)
★ 7.2/10Also drama and crime
Detective Renée Ballard plunges into a web of murder and corruption as she hunts a ruthless serial killer and uncovers a sinister police conspiracy that threatens everything she stands for. With her own demons nipping…
20
The Outsider (2020)
★ 7.4/10Also drama and mystery
When an insidious supernatural force edges its way into a seemingly straightforward investigation into the gruesome murder of a young boy, it leads a seasoned cop and an unorthodox investigator to question everything…