Shows Like The Judge Returns

If you liked The Judge Returns (2026), a crime and sci-fi & fantasy 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
The Judge from Hell (2024)
★ 8.6/10Also drama and sci-fi & fantasy
A cruel and vicious judge, who wields power only for herself, meets a warm and cheerful detective who puts the victims first.
2
NEXT (2020)
★ 7.1/10Also sci-fi & fantasy and drama
A Silicon Valley pioneer discovers that one of his own creations – a powerful A.I. – might spell global catastrophe, and teams up with a cybercrime agent to fight a villain unlike anything we’ve ever seen – one whose…
3
Joan (2024)
★ 6.6/10Also drama and crime
A penniless mother makes an impulsive decision in the jewellery shop where she works, and is propelled into a different world.
4
Moon Embracing the Sun (2012)
★ 7.9/10Also drama and sci-fi & fantasy
Years after she's assumed dead by the palace, a young noblewoman, now trained as a shaman, returns to court to reclaim her rightful position as queen.
5
Nancy Drew (2019)
★ 7.7/10Also drama and sci-fi & fantasy
Nancy Drew makes plans to leave her hometown for college, but finds herself drawn into a supernatural murder mystery instead.
6
John Doe (2002)
★ 7.2/10Also drama and sci-fi & fantasy
John Doe tell the story of a man who wakes up naked on an island off the coast of Seattle, knowing everything in the world there is to know—except for who he is and how and why he ended up there.
7
Walker (2021)
★ 7.1/10Also crime and drama
Cordell Walker, a widower and father of two with his own moral code, returns home to Austin after being undercover for two years, only to discover there's harder work to be done at home.
8
Grace (2021)
★ 6.8/10Also crime and drama
Brighton based Detective Superintendent Roy Grace is a hard-working police officer who has given his life to the job, but his career is currently at rock bottom. He’s fixated by the disappearance of his beloved wife…
9
Barnaby Jones (1973)
★ 7/10Also crime and drama
Barnaby Jones is a television detective series starring Buddy Ebsen and Lee Meriwether as father- and daughter-in-law who run a private detective firm in Los Angeles. The show ran on CBS from January 28, 1973 to April…
10
Jack Irish (2016)
★ 6.5/10Also drama and crime
Jack Irish is a man getting his life back together again. A former criminal lawyer whose world imploded, he now spends his days as a part-time investigator, debt collector, apprentice cabinet maker, punter and sometime…
11
Minority Report (2015)
★ 5.9/10Also crime and drama
Ten years after the demise of Precrime, crime-solving is different and justice leans more on sophisticated and trusted technology than on the instincts of the precogs—individuals who able to see the future. In…
12
Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955)
★ 7.8/10Also drama and crime
A television anthology series hosted by Alfred Hitchcock featuring dramas, thrillers, and mysteries.
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Steal (2026)
★ 7.5/10Also drama and crime
A typical day at Lochmill Capital is upended when armed thieves burst in and force Zara and her best friend Luke to execute their demands. In the aftermath, conflicted detective Rhys races against time to find out who…
14
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1985)
★ 7.2/10Also drama and crime
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents is an American anthology series that aired on NBC from 1985 to 1986, and on the USA Network from 1987 to 1989. The series is an updated re-imagining of the classic 1955 series Alfred…
15
Seven Days (1998)
★ 6.9/10Also sci-fi & fantasy and drama
"Ever wish you could live your last week all over again? Well, my name's Frank B. Parker, and I do it all the time. I work for a secret government project experimenting in time travel. When things really get screwed…
16
Awake (2012)
★ 7.1/10Also drama and sci-fi & fantasy
Michael lives in two separate realities after a car accident. In one reality, his wife Hannah survives the accident; in the other reality, his son Rex survives. Michael does not know which reality is "real", and uses…
17
Charmed (2018)
★ 7.2/10Also drama and sci-fi & fantasy
Set in the fictional college town of Hilltowne, Charmed follows the lives of three sisters, Macy, Mel and Maggie Vera who, after the tragic death of their mother, discover they are three of the most powerful witches of…
18
Crime Story (1986)
★ 8/10Also crime and drama
The hard-boiled saga of hair-trigger cop Lieutenant Mike Torello and his obsessive pursuit of ruthless gangster Ray Luca.
19
Brimstone (1998)
★ 7.5/10Also drama and sci-fi & fantasy
Brimstone is a short-lived Fox television series, featuring a dead police detective whose mission is to return to Hell 113 spirits who have escaped to Earth. The series ran for only one partial season. Since…
20
Professor T (2021)
★ 7.3/10Also crime and drama
Professor Jasper Tempest, a genius Cambridge University criminologist with OCD and an overbearing mother, advises the police. British version of the Belgian crime drama of the same name.