Shows Like The Bridge

If you liked The Bridge (2011), a crime and mystery series created by Björn Stein and Hans Rosenfeldt, 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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Wallander (2008)
★ 7.4/10Also drama and crime
This drama follows Inspector Kurt Wallander – a middle-aged everyman – as he struggles against a rising tide of violence in the apparently sleepy backwaters in and around Ystad in Skane, southern Sweden. Based on the…
2
Wallander (2005)
★ 6.9/10Also drama and mystery
Detective Kurt Wallander solves gruesome complex crimes in the city of Ystad, Sweden.
3
Beck (1999)
★ 6.8/10Also crime and drama
Beck follows Swedish police officer Martin Beck and his team as they investigate various crimes.
4
Modus (2015)
★ 6.2/10Also crime and drama
During a snowy Christmas season in Sweden, psychologist and profiler Inger Johanne Vik finds not only herself but also her autistic daughter drawn into the investigation of a number of disturbing deaths, through which…
5
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…
6
HIS & HERS (2026)
★ 7.3/10Also drama and crime
Two estranged spouses — one a detective, the other a news reporter — vie to solve a murder in which each believes the other is a prime suspect.
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Grotesquerie (2024)
★ 7.3/10Also drama and mystery
A series of heinous crimes have unsettled a small community, and Detective Lois Tryon feels they are eerily personal, as if someone—or something—is taunting her.
8
21 Jump Street (1987)
★ 7.3/10Also crime and mystery
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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Waking the Dead (2001)
★ 7.2/10Also crime and mystery
A detective team apply new techniques to old crimes as they solve cold cases.
10
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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No Offence (2015)
★ 7.5/10Also mystery and crime
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…
12
Cross (2024)
★ 7.1/10Also crime and drama
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…
13
Prime Suspect (1991)
★ 7.8/10Also crime and drama
Highly skilled Detective Inspector Jane Tennison battles to prove herself in a male dominated world.
14
Damages (2007)
★ 7.5/10Also mystery and drama
Damages is an American legal thriller television series created by the writing and production trio of Daniel Zelman and brothers Glenn and Todd A. Kessler. The plot revolves around the brilliant, ruthless lawyer Patty…
15
Last Seen (2026)
★ 7.6/10Also crime and drama
When emergency dispatcher Ian Ridley receives a frantic call from a teenager he believes could be his long-missing daughter, he stops at nothing to find her.
16
The Killing (2011)
★ 7.8/10Also drama and crime
The Killing is an American crime drama television series based upon the Danish television series Forbrydelsen. Set in Seattle, Washington, the series follows the various murder investigations by homicide detectives…
17
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…
18
Lincoln Rhyme: Hunt for the Bone Collector (2020)
★ 7.4/10Also crime and mystery
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…
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Crime (2021)
★ 6.5/10Also crime and drama
Detective Inspector Ray Lennox investigates the disappearance of a schoolgirl while battling cocaine addiction and a mental breakdown.
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Strike (2017)
★ 7.2/10Also crime and drama
A war veteran turned private detective operates out of a tiny office in London’s Denmark Street. Although wounded both physically and psychologically, his unique insight and background as a military police investigator…