Shows Like The Five
If you liked The Five (2016), 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.
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Agatha Christie's Marple (2004)
★ 7.9/10Also drama and crimeThe adventures of Miss Jane Marple, an elderly spinster living in the quiet little village of St Mary Mead. During her many visits to friends and relatives in other villages, Miss Marple often stumbles upon mysterious…
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77 Sunset Strip (1958)
★ 7.2/10Also crime and dramaStu Bailey and Jeff Spencer are the wisecracking, womanizing private-detective heroes of this Warner Brothers drama. They work out of an office located at 77 Sunset Strip in Los Angeles, California, right next door to…
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Barnaby Jones (1973)
★ 7/10Also crime and dramaBarnaby 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…
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Diagnosis: Murder (1993)
★ 7.1/10Also drama and mysteryDr. Mark Sloan is a good-natured, offbeat physician who is called upon to solve murders.
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Murder in a Small Town (2024)
★ 6.8/10Also drama and crimeKarl Alberg moves to a quiet coastal town to soothe a psyche that has been battered by big-city police work but finds himself needing to call upon all his skills to solve the murders that continue to wash up on his…
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Annika (2021)
★ 7/10Also mystery and crimeThe sharp, witty and enigmatic DI Annika Strandhed, as she heads up a new specialist Marine Homicide Unit (MHU) that is tasked with investigating the unexplained, brutal, and seemingly unfathomable murders.
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Mystery Road (2018)
★ 6.9/10Also mystery and dramaWhen there is a mysterious disappearance on an outback cattle station, Detective Jay Swan is assigned to investigate. Working with local cop Emma James, Jay’s investigation uncovers a past injustice that threatens the…
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Scream: The TV Series (2015)
★ 6.9/10Also drama and crimeWhat starts as a YouTube video going viral, soon leads to problems for the teenagers of Lakewood and serves as the catalyst for a murder that opens up a window to the town's troubled past. Everyone has secrets…
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Miss Marple: Sleeping Murder (1987)
★ 7.4/10Also drama and crimeWhen a young bride moves into a country manor, long repressed childhood memories of witnessing a murder come to the surface.
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Murder in Suburbia (2004)
★ 7.5/10Also drama and mysteryMurder in Suburbia was a British detective drama that ran for two series in 2004 and 2005. Detective Inspector Kate Ashurst, a graduate of a posh girls' academy, has a sharp, analytical mind; her working-class partner…
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Agatha Christie's Poirot (1989)
★ 8.2/10Also crime and dramaFrom England to Egypt, accompanied by his elegant and trustworthy sidekicks, the intelligent yet eccentrically-refined Belgian detective Hercule Poirot pits his wits against a collection of first class deceptions.
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The Inspector Lynley Mysteries (2002)
★ 7.4/10Also crime and dramaDS Barbara Havers is assigned to work with the upper-crust DI Thomas Lynley to solve murders.
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Twisted (2013)
★ 7.3/10Also mystery and dramaA one-hour mystery full of twists and turns that follows Danny Desai, a charismatic 16-year-old with a troubled past who returns to his hometown after spending five years in juvenile detention. Immediately branded an…
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The Doctor Blake Mysteries (2013)
★ 7.8/10Also mystery and dramaDr Lucien Blake left Ballarat as a young man. But now he finds himself returning to take over not only his dead father's medical practice, but also his on-call role as the town's police surgeon, only to find change is…
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Baretta (1975)
★ 6.5/10Also crime and dramaBaretta is an American detective television series which ran on ABC from 1975 to 1978. The show was a milder version of a successful 1973–74 ABC series, Toma, starring Tony Musante as chameleon-like, real-life New…
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The Rockford Files (1974)
★ 7.6/10Also crime and dramaCranky but likable L.A. PI Jim Rockford pulls no punches (but takes plenty of them). An ex-con sent to the slammer for a crime he didn't commit, Rockford takes on cases others don't want, aided by his tough old man…
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Harry Wild (2022)
★ 6.7/10Also mystery and crimeA recently retired English professor discovers a real knack for investigation and cannot help but interfere with the cases assigned to her police detective son.
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Chasing Shadows (2014)
★ 7.2/10Also crime and dramaA socially awkward detective who deals better with data than people is assigned to work on a missing persons unit searching for lost souls.
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Kojak (1973)
★ 7.3/10Also crime and dramaA bald, lollipop sucking police detective with a fiery righteous attitude battles crime in New York City.
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Signora Volpe (2022)
★ 7.2/10Also crime and mysteryAfter years as an MI6 operative, Sylvia winds up in a village in Umbria visiting her sister Isabel and becomes involved in a murder investigation.