Shows Like Kolchak: The Night Stalker

If you liked Kolchak: The Night Stalker (1974), a drama and mystery 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 Pretender (1996)
★ 7.4/10Also drama and mystery
Raised in a secret facility built for experimenting on children, Jarod is a genius who can master any profession and become anyone he has to be. When he realizes as an adult that he's actually a prisoner and his…
2
John Doe (2002)
★ 7.2/10Also drama and mystery
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.
3
Nancy Drew (2019)
★ 7.7/10Also mystery and drama
Nancy Drew makes plans to leave her hometown for college, but finds herself drawn into a supernatural murder mystery instead.
4
Moonlight (2007)
★ 7.3/10Also mystery and drama
Mick St. John is a captivating, charming and immortal private investigator from Los Angeles, who defies the traditional blood-sucking norms of his vampire tendencies by using his wit and powerful supernatural abilities…
5
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…
6
Coven Academy (2026)
★ 7.6/10Also mystery and drama
A coven protects their magic school from a dark fate.
7
Neverwhere (1996)
★ 6.7/10Also drama and sci-fi & fantasy
Richard Mayhew leads an ordinary life in London when one day a girl named Door falls, injured, across his path. The next thing he knows, his life is gone and he's pulled into the fantastical world of London Below…
8
Nowhere Man (1995)
★ 7.8/10Also mystery and drama
Thomas Veil is a documentary photographer who, in the course of one evening, seemingly has his whole existence erased...
9
Debris (2021)
★ 7/10Also sci-fi & fantasy and drama
Two federal agents from two different continents, and two different mindsets, must work together to investigate when wreckage from a destroyed alien spacecraft has mysterious effects on humankind.
10
Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955)
★ 7.8/10Also mystery and drama
A television anthology series hosted by Alfred Hitchcock featuring dramas, thrillers, and mysteries.
11
Awake (2012)
★ 7.1/10Also drama and mystery
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…
12
The Hardy Boys (2021)
★ 7.2/10Also drama and mystery
When Frank and Joe Hardy arrive in Bridgeport, they set out to uncover the truth behind the recent tragedy that has changed their lives. In doing so, they stumble upon something much more sinister - something only the…
13
A Discovery of Witches (2018)
★ 7.8/10Also sci-fi & fantasy and drama
Closet witch Diana Bishop and centuries-old vampire Matthew Clairmont are drawn into a deadly mystery and forbidden romance when a magical book shows up in an Oxford library.
14
Crime Story (1986)
★ 8/10Also drama and mystery
The hard-boiled saga of hair-trigger cop Lieutenant Mike Torello and his obsessive pursuit of ruthless gangster Ray Luca.
15
Don't Look Deeper (2020)
★ 6.8/10Also sci-fi & fantasy and drama
In near-future California, high school senior Aisha learns a dark secret about herself. She goes from dreams of graduation and college...to suddenly running for her life.
16
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…
17
Dark Shadows (1966)
★ 7.4/10Also drama and sci-fi & fantasy
Dark Shadows is an American gothic soap opera that originally aired weekdays on the ABC television network, from June 27, 1966, to April 2, 1971. The show was created by Dan Curtis. The story bible, which was written…
18
Threshold (2005)
★ 7/10Also sci-fi & fantasy and drama
Threshold was a science fiction drama television series that first aired on CBS in September 2005. Produced by Brannon Braga, David S. Goyer and David Heyman, the series focuses on a secret government project…
19
Goosebumps (2023)
★ 7.1/10Also sci-fi & fantasy and mystery
A group of five high schoolers embark on a shadowy and twisted journey to investigate the tragic passing three decades earlier of a teen named Harold Biddle – while also unearthing dark secrets from their parents' past.
20
Barnaby Jones (1973)
★ 7/10Also drama and mystery
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…