Shows Like Dirk Gently

If you liked Dirk Gently (2012), a action & adventure and comedy 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
Doctor Who (2024)
★ 6.4/10Also action & adventure and drama
The Doctor and his companion travel across time and space encountering incredible friends and foes.
2
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.
3
Police Story (1973)
★ 7/10Also action & adventure and drama
Detective Cheng is commissioned by Interpol to destroy the Empire of Chaiba, a worldwide criminal organization based in Southeast Asia. He initiates an undercover operation to infiltrate the organization.
4
Marvel's Runaways (2017)
★ 7.3/10Also action & adventure and drama
Every teenager thinks their parents are evil. What if you found out they actually were? Six diverse teenagers who can barely stand each other must unite against a common foe – their parents.
5
Starsky & Hutch (1975)
★ 7.3/10Also action & adventure and drama
Streetwise Detective David Starsky partners up with a more intellectual partner, Kenneth 'Hutch' Hutchinson, to protect citizens and patrol the streets of Bay City.
6
Warehouse 13 (2009)
★ 7.7/10Also sci-fi & fantasy and comedy
After saving the life of the President, two secret service agents - Myka Bering and Pete Lattimer - find themselves assigned to the top secret Warehouse 13. The Warehouse is a massive, top secret facility that houses…
7
Firefly (2002)
★ 8.4/10Also drama and action & adventure
In the year 2517, the universe is a vast frontier where lawlessness reigns and adventure awaits! Join Captain Malcolm Reynolds and his ragtag crew aboard the spaceship Serenity as they navigate the fringes of society…
8
A Nero Wolfe Mystery (2001)
★ 8/10Also drama and comedy
Genius detective Nero Wolfe and his right-hand man, Archie Goodwin, solve seemingly impossible crimes.
9
The Green Hornet (1966)
★ 7.4/10Also action & adventure and sci-fi & fantasy
The Green Hornet is a television series on the ABC US television network that aired for the 1966–1967 TV season starring Van Williams as the Green Hornet/Britt Reid and Bruce Lee as Kato.
10
Minority Report (2015)
★ 5.9/10Also drama and sci-fi & fantasy
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…
11
The Listener (2009)
★ 6.9/10Also action & adventure and drama
Toby Logan is a highly skilled paramedic with a secret – he can read minds. Toby never really knew his parents and grew up in foster care, this coupled with his secret, which he shares with no one, has made him a bit…
12
DC's Stargirl (2020)
★ 7.7/10Also sci-fi & fantasy and action & adventure
Courtney Whitmore, a smart, athletic and above all else kind girl, discovers her step-father has a secret: he used to be the sidekick to a superhero. "Borrowing" the long-lost hero’s cosmic staff, she becomes the…
13
Reverie (2018)
★ 6.6/10Also sci-fi & fantasy and drama
A former detective specializing in human behavior is brought in when the launch of an advanced virtual reality program has dangerous and unintended consequences.
14
Death Valley (2025)
★ 6.6/10Also drama and comedy
Thrown together by the murder of John's neighbour, John and Janie are an odd, yet hilarious duo with opposing instincts. Every week, they get to the bottom of gripping murders, with various stunning Welsh locations…
15
The Sweeney (1975)
★ 8.1/10Also action & adventure and drama
Jack Regan, an unethical officer of the Flying Squad, uses unorthodox methods to pursue criminals with the help of his partner, George Carter.
16
Danger Man (1960)
★ 7.3/10Also action & adventure and drama
Danger Man is a British television series which was broadcast between 1960 and 1962, and again between 1964 and 1968. The series featured Patrick McGoohan as secret agent John Drake. Ralph Smart created the programme…
17
Wild Cards (2024)
★ 7.2/10Also drama and comedy
A spirited con woman and a demoted by-the-book detective are given the chance to redeem themselves. The catch? They have to find a way to work together each using their unique skills to solve crimes.
18
Crime Story (1986)
★ 8/10Also drama and action & adventure
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
Jonathan Creek (1997)
★ 7.6/10Also comedy and drama
Working from his home in a converted windmill, Jonathan Creek is a magician with a natural ability for solving puzzles. He soon puts this ability to the use of solving impossible crimes and mysterious murders.