Shows Like Life on Mars

If you liked Life on Mars (2008), a mystery 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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Life on Mars (2006)
★ 7.7/10Also drama and mystery
A detective chief inspector from 2006 is investigating a serial killer when he is knocked over by a speeding car. Waking up, he finds himself mysteriously transported back in time to 1973. Initially struggling to come…
2
Continuum (2012)
★ 7.5/10Also sci-fi & fantasy and drama
The series centers on the conflict between a group of rebels from the year 2077 who time-travel to Vancouver, BC, in 2012, and a police officer who accidentally accompanies them. In spite of being many years early, the…
3
Dalgliesh (2021)
★ 6.7/10Also drama and mystery
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.
4
Ashes to Ashes (2008)
★ 7.7/10Also sci-fi & fantasy and drama
Crime drama series featuring Life On Mars' DCI Gene Hunt. After being shot in 2008, DI Alex Drake lands in 1981, where she finds herself in familiar company.
5
Grimm (2011)
★ 8.3/10Also drama and mystery
After Portland homicide detective Nick Burkhardt discovers he's descended from an elite line of criminal profilers known as "Grimms," he increasingly finds his responsibilities as a detective at odds with his new…
6
Bodies (2023)
★ 7.1/10Also mystery and sci-fi & fantasy
One victim, found dead on a London street. Four detectives, in four different time periods, must solve the mystery to protect Britain's future.
7
21 Jump Street (1987)
★ 7.3/10Also mystery 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.
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Ridley (2022)
★ 6.2/10Also mystery and drama
Retired Detective Inspector Alex Ridley is lured back into service as a consultant detective when his former protégée, Carol Farman, needs help cracking a complex murder case.
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DC's Legends of Tomorrow (2016)
★ 7.2/10Also sci-fi & fantasy and drama
When heroes alone are not enough ... the world needs legends. Having seen the future, one he will desperately try to prevent from happening, time-traveling rogue Rip Hunter is tasked with assembling a disparate group…
10
Torchwood (2006)
★ 7.3/10Also sci-fi & fantasy and drama
The exploits of a team of people whose job is to investigate the unusual, the strange and the extraterrestrial.
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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…
12
The Changeling (2023)
★ 6.3/10Also mystery and drama
Apollo and Emma's love story is a fairy tale—until Emma mysteriously vanishes. Bereft, Apollo finds himself on a death-defying odyssey through a New York City he didn't know existed.
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Travelers (2016)
★ 7.6/10Also drama and sci-fi & fantasy
Hundreds of years from now, the last surviving humans discover the means of sending consciousness back through time, directly into people in the 21st century. These "travelers" assume the lives of seemingly random…
14
No Offence (2015)
★ 7.5/10Also mystery 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…
15
Spider-Noir (2026)
★ 8.3/10Also drama and mystery
Ben Reilly, an aging and down on his luck private investigator in 1930s New York, is forced to grapple with his past life as the city's one and only superhero.
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Cross (2024)
★ 7/10Also drama and mystery
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…
17
Alien Nation (1989)
★ 7/10Also sci-fi & fantasy and drama
Detective Matthew Sikes, a Los Angeles police officer reluctantly works with "Newcomer" alien George Francisco. Sikes also has an 'on again off again' flirtation with a female Newcomer, Cathy Frankel.
18
Mr. Mercedes (2017)
★ 7.2/10Also mystery and sci-fi & fantasy
A demented serial killer taunts a retired police detective with a series of lurid letters and emails, forcing the ex-cop to undertake a private, and potentially felonious, crusade to bring the killer to justice before…
19
Miss Scarlet (2020)
★ 7.4/10Also drama and mystery
When Eliza Scarlet's father dies, he leaves her penniless, but she resolves to continue his detective agency. To operate in a male-dominated world, though, she needs a partner... step forward a detective known as the…
20
Death and Other Details (2024)
★ 6.6/10Also mystery and drama
How do you solve a murder in a post-fact world? Especially when sailing the Mediterranean on an ocean liner filled with the wealthy and powerful. Everyone on board is hiding something… but is one of them a killer?…