Shows Like XIII: The Series

If you liked XIII: The Series (2011), a action & adventure 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.

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Citadel (2023)
★ 6.9/10Also drama and action & adventure
What if you lost your memory? What if a spy didn't know they were a spy? Years ago, the top agents of Citadel, Mason Kane and Nadia Sinh, had their minds wiped. But, they're called back to action as sinister forces…
2
Homeland (2011)
★ 7.6/10Also drama and war & politics
CIA officer Carrie Mathison is tops in her field despite being bipolar, which makes her volatile and unpredictable. With the help of her long-time mentor Saul Berenson, Carrie fearlessly risks everything, including her…
3
The Night Agent (2023)
★ 7.7/10Also action & adventure and drama
Brought together by a midnight phone call, an FBI agent and a cybersecurity expert must unravel an ever-growing web of political conspiracies.
4
The Old Man (2022)
★ 7.2/10Also action & adventure and drama
Dan Chase absconded from the CIA decades ago and now lives off the grid. When an assassin arrives and tries to take Chase out, the old operative learns that to ensure his future he now must reconcile his past.
5
The Terminal List (2022)
★ 8/10Also action & adventure and drama
Navy SEAL Commander James Reece turns to vengeance as he investigates the mysterious forces behind the murder of his entire platoon. Free from the military's command structure, Reece applies the lessons he's learned…
6
The Night Manager (2016)
★ 7.7/10Also drama and mystery
Former British soldier Jonathan Pine navigates the shadowy recesses of Whitehall and Washington where an unholy alliance operates between the intelligence community and the secret arms trade. To infiltrate the inner…
7
Severance (2022)
★ 8.4/10Also drama and mystery
Mark leads a team of office workers whose memories have been surgically divided between their work and personal lives. When a mysterious colleague appears outside of work, it begins a journey to discover the truth…
8
The Capture (2019)
★ 7.6/10Also drama and mystery
When soldier Shaun Emery's conviction for a murder in Afghanistan is overturned due to flawed video evidence, he returns to life as a free man with his young daughter. But when damning CCTV footage from a night out in…
9
Emergence (2019)
★ 6.9/10Also drama and mystery
A police chief takes in a young child she finds near the site of a mysterious accident who has no memory of what has happened. The investigation draws her into a conspiracy larger than she ever imagined, and the…
10
The Ipcress File (2022)
★ 7.1/10Also action & adventure and drama
As the Cold War rages, ex-smuggler turned reluctant spy Harry Palmer finds himself at the centre of a dangerous undercover mission, on which he must use his links to find a missing British nuclear scientist.
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The Day of the Jackal (2024)
★ 8.2/10Also drama and action & adventure
An unrivalled and highly elusive lone assassin, the Jackal, makes his living carrying out hits for the highest fee. But following his latest kill, he meets his match in a tenacious British intelligence officer who…
12
Zero Day (2025)
★ 6.9/10Also drama and war & politics
A former U.S. President is called out of retirement to find the source of a deadly cyberattack, only to discover a vast web of lies and conspiracies.
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Bodyguard (2018)
★ 7.8/10Also drama and war & politics
A troubled war veteran is assigned to protect a controversial politician who may be the target of a terror plot.
14
24 (2001)
★ 7.8/10Also action & adventure and drama
Counterterrorism agent Jack Bauer fights the bad guys of the world, a day at a time. With each week's episode unfolding in real-time, "24" covers a single day in the life of Bauer each season.
15
Shooter (2016)
★ 7.2/10Also action & adventure and war & politics
Bob Lee Swagger is an expert marksman living in exile who is coaxed back into action after learning of a plot to kill the president.
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Slow Horses (2022)
★ 8.1/10Also drama and mystery
Follow a dysfunctional team of MI5 agents—and their obnoxious boss, the notorious Jackson Lamb—as they navigate the espionage world's smoke and mirrors to defend England from sinister forces.
17
Legends (2026)
★ 7.6/10Also action & adventure and drama
As drugs flood the streets of '90s Britain, a team of civil servants is thrust undercover to topple the gangs behind it.
18
The Agency (2024)
★ 7.3/10Also drama and mystery
Covert CIA agent Martian is ordered to abandon his undercover life and return to London Station. When the love he left behind unexpectedly reappears, their romance reignites, pitting his career, his real identity and…
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Rabbit Hole (2023)
★ 7.1/10Also drama and mystery
Nothing is what it seems when John Weir, a master of deception in the world of corporate espionage, is framed for murder by powerful forces with the ability to influence and control populations.
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Legends (2014)
★ 6.4/10Also mystery and action & adventure
Working for the FBI's Deep Cover Operations division, Martin Odum can transform himself into a different person -- whether it's an assignment as a Serbian extremist, a corrupt Chicago police officer, a British special…