Shows Like El marginal
If you liked El marginal (2016), a crime 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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Wentworth (2013)
★ 8/10Also drama and crimeBea Smith is locked up while awaiting trial for the attempted murder of her husband and must learn how life works in prison. A modern adaptation and sequel of the iconic Prisoner series.
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Time (2021)
★ 7.6/10Also drama and crimeGuilt, violence and impossible choices – what does it take to survive? Tense, gritty and heartbreaking – Jimmy McGovern's award-winning prison drama, with an all-star cast.
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Escape at Dannemora (2018)
★ 7.5/10Also drama and crimeThe stranger-than-fiction account of a prison break in upstate New York in the summer of 2015, which spawned a massive manhunt for two convicted murderers who were aided in their escape by a married female prison…
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Goliath (2016)
★ 7.6/10Also crime and dramaOnce a powerful lawyer, Billy McBride is now burned out and washed up, spending more time in a bar than a courtroom. When he reluctantly agrees to pursue a wrongful death lawsuit against the biggest client of Cooperman…
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Prison Cell 211 (2025)
★ 7.4/10Also drama and crimeCaught in a prison riot, a human rights lawyer poses as an inmate to survive. As he blends in, chaos and personal loss unveil the darkness within him.
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Locked Up (2015)
★ 8/10Also drama and crimeSet up to take the blame for corporate fraud, young Macarena Ferreiro is locked up in a high-security women's prison surrounded by tough, ruthless criminals in this tense, provocative Spanish thriller.
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I Will Find You (2026)
★ 8.2/10Also drama and crimeWrongfully imprisoned for murdering his own son, a father sets out on a desperate rescue mission after learning the boy may still be alive.
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La jauría (2020)
★ 7.3/10Also drama and crimeBlanca, student leader of the feminist movement in an occupied school, goes missing: hours later, a video of a group raping the girl goes viral. In their aim to find her, a police squad formed by three women puts their…
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Jett (2019)
★ 6.8/10Also drama and crimeFresh out of prison, world-class thief Daisy ”Jett” Kowalski is forced back into doing what she does best by dangerous and eccentric criminals determined to exploit her skills for their own ends.
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The Lincoln Lawyer (2022)
★ 7.7/10Also drama and crimeHotshot LA defense attorney Mickey Haller will do whatever it takes to win as he navigates the criminal justice system from his trademark Lincoln.
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Oz (1997)
★ 8/10Also crime and dramaThe daily lives of prisoners in Emerald City, an experimental unit of the Oswald Maximum Security Prison where ingroups - Muslims, Latinos, Italians, Aryans - stick close to their mutual friends and terrorize their…
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El Chema (2016)
★ 7.7/10Also crime and dramaFollow one man's epic journey as he transforms from wily underage drug smuggler to one of the world's most infamous cartel leaders.
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Prisoner (1979)
★ 7.6/10Also dramaPrisoner is an Australian soap opera that is set in the Wentworth Detention Centre, a fictional women's prison.
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Inside Man (2022)
★ 6.9/10Also drama and crimeA prisoner on death row in the US, a vicar in a quiet English town, and a maths teacher trapped in a cellar cross paths in the most unexpected way.
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Power Book IV: Force (2022)
★ 8.2/10Also crime and dramaTommy Egan leaves New York behind and plans to take on Chicago, using his outsider status to break all the local rules and rewrite them on his quest to become the biggest drug dealer in the city.
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The Patient (2022)
★ 6.9/10Also drama and crimeA psychotherapist finds himself held prisoner by a serial killer with an unusual request: curb his homicidal urges.
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This City Is Ours (2025)
★ 7.5/10Also drama and crimeAfter trying to leave a world of crime, Michael is dragged back into the fold to answer questions. Back in Liverpool tensions continue to bubble amongst the remaining members of the gang, and a gangster who's just been…
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Sneaky Pete (2015)
★ 7.5/10Also drama and crimeA con man on the run from a vicious gangster takes cover from his past by assuming the identity of his prison cellmate, Pete, “reuniting” with Pete’s estranged family, a colorful, dysfunctional group that threatens to…
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Five Days (2007)
★ 5.8/10Also crime and dramaThriller series which tracks five 24-hour periods in a police investigation.
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Full Circle (2023)
★ 6.4/10Also crime and dramaAn investigation into a botched kidnapping uncovers long-held secrets connecting multiple characters and cultures in present day New York City.