Shows Like Patience

If you liked Patience (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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Taggart (1983)
★ 6.6/10Also crime and drama
Taggart is a Scottish detective television program. The series revolves around a group of detectives initially in the Maryhill CID of Strathclyde Police, though various storylines have happened in other parts of the…
2
Wire in the Blood (2002)
★ 7.9/10Also crime and drama
Clinical psychologist Dr Tony Hill's uncanny ability to see into the minds of murderers means he finds it difficult to distance himself from disturbing cases.
3
Marcella (2016)
★ 6.9/10Also crime and drama
Marcella is shocked to the core of her being when her husband Jason leaves her unexpectedly, confessing he no longer loves her. Heartbroken, Marcella returns to the Met’s Murder Squad. Ten years ago Marcella gave up…
4
Silent Witness (1996)
★ 7.6/10Also crime and drama
A team of exceptional forensic pathologists and scientists investigate heinous crimes and use their skills to catch the people responsible.
5
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.
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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…
7
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…
8
L.A.'s Finest (2019)
★ 6.9/10Also crime and drama
Syd 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…
9
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.
10
Secrets and Lies (2015)
★ 7.4/10Also drama and crime
Detective Andrea Cornell is a tough, thorough Homicide Detective who leaves no stone unturned. Her unwavering dedication to her job makes her the most formidable opponent - or a highly valuable ally.
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Prime Suspect (1991)
★ 7.8/10Also crime and drama
Highly skilled Detective Inspector Jane Tennison battles to prove herself in a male dominated world.
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Forever (2014)
★ 7.8/10Also drama and crime
Doctor Henry Morgan, New York City’s star medical examiner, has a secret. He doesn't just study the dead to solve criminal cases, he does it to solve the mystery that has eluded him for 200 years—the answer to his own…
13
Lincoln Rhyme: Hunt for the Bone Collector (2020)
★ 7.4/10Also crime and drama
Former NYPD detective and forensic genius Lincoln Rhyme was at the top of his game until a serious accident at the hands of a notorious serial killer forced him out of the field. When Amelia Sachs, an intuitive young…
14
The Forgotten (2009)
★ 6.1/10Also crime and drama
A team of dedicated amateurs work on cases involving unidentified victims. After the police have given up, this group must first solve the puzzle of the victim's identity in order to then help catch the killer. They…
15
Cracked (2013)
★ 6.7/10Also crime and drama
The Psych Crimes Unit, a unique team of police detectives and mental health professionals, is tasked with solving bizarre and chilling crimes that cross the boundary between law enforcement and psychological disturbance.
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Cracker (1993)
★ 6.6/10Also crime and drama
The wise-cracking Edward 'Fitz' Fitzgerald is a brilliant but flawed criminal psychologist with a remarkable insight into the criminal mind.
17
Cold Case (2003)
★ 7.7/10Also crime and drama
The Philadelphia homicide squad's lone female detective finds her calling when she is assigned cases that have never been solved. Detective Lilly Rush combines her natural instincts with the updated technology…
18
Motive (2013)
★ 6.5/10Also crime and drama
A team of Vancouver investigators, led by homicide detective Angie Flynn, sets out to uncover the motive of each puzzling murder by discovering the killer's connection to the victim. Viewers get a glimpse of the killer…
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Litvinenko (2022)
★ 7.5/10Also drama and crime
The story of the determined Scotland Yard Officers who worked to prove who was responsible for the death of Alexander Litvinenko, in one of the most complex and dangerous investigations in the history of the…
20
Waking the Dead (2001)
★ 7.2/10Also crime and drama
A detective team apply new techniques to old crimes as they solve cold cases.