Shows Like Boomtown
If you liked Boomtown (2002), a mystery 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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Dragnet (1967)
★ 7/10Also drama and mysteryPolice Detective Sgt. Joe Friday and his partners investigate crimes in Los Angeles.
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Perry Mason (2020)
★ 7.2/10Also drama and mysterySet in 1932 Los Angeles, the series focuses on the origin story of famed defense lawyer Perry Mason. Living check-to-check as a low-rent private investigator, Mason is haunted by his wartime experiences in France and…
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77 Sunset Strip (1958)
★ 7.2/10Also drama and mysteryStu 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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The Closer (2005)
★ 7.8/10Also drama and mysteryDeputy Police Chief Brenda Leigh Johnson transfers from Atlanta to LA to head up a special unit of the LAPD that handles sensitive, high-profile murder cases. Johnson's quirky personality and hard-nosed approach often…
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The Rockford Files (1974)
★ 7.6/10Also drama and mysteryCranky 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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Mannix (1967)
★ 6.9/10Also action & adventure and mysteryMannix is an American television detective series that ran from 1967 through 1975 on CBS. Created by Richard Levinson and William Link and developed by executive producer Bruce Geller, the title character, Joe Mannix…
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Strike (2017)
★ 7.2/10Also drama and mysteryA 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…
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Dark Blue (2009)
★ 6.9/10Also action & adventure and dramaWandering in and out of he underbelly of Los Angeles, where criminals roam free under the veil of night or hide in the shadows of day, is routine for Lieutenant Carter Shaw and his special undercover task force. This…
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Perry Mason (1957)
★ 7.7/10Also mystery and dramaThe cases of master criminal defense attorney Perry Mason and his staff who handled the most difficult of cases in the aid of the innocent.
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Riptide (1984)
★ 6.8/10Also drama and action & adventureThe cases of a private investigations agency run by two Vietnam War veterans and their computer geek friend from high school, armed with toughness, their own helicopter, and the third's technical ability.
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Sugar (2024)
★ 7.1/10Also drama and mysteryJohn Sugar is a dashing private eye navigating the dark corners of sunny LA. Though he sees only the good in humanity, Sugar is haunted by a secret too dangerous to expose.
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Jake and the Fatman (1987)
★ 6.2/10Also drama and action & adventureJake and the Fatman is a television crime drama starring William Conrad as prosecutor J. L. "Fatman" McCabe and Joe Penny as investigator Jake Styles. The series ran on CBS for five seasons from 1987 to 1992…
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Cross (2024)
★ 7.1/10Also drama and mysteryAlex 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…
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Baywatch Nights (1995)
★ 6/10Also drama and mysteryBaywatch Nights is an American police and science fiction drama series that aired in syndication from 1995 to 1997. Created by Douglas Schwartz, David Hasselhoff, and Gregory J. Bonann, the series is a spin-off from…
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Barnaby Jones (1973)
★ 7/10Also drama and mysteryBarnaby 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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Death and Other Details (2024)
★ 6.6/10Also mystery and dramaHow do you solve a murder in a post-fact world? Especially when sailing the Mediterranean on an ocean liner filled with the wealthy and powerful. Everyone on board is hiding something… but is one of them a killer?…
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True Detective (2014)
★ 8.3/10Also drama and mysteryAn American anthology police detective series utilizing multiple timelines in which investigations seem to unearth personal and professional secrets of those involved, both within or outside the law.
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21 Jump Street (1987)
★ 7.3/10Also mystery and drama21 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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The Devil's Hour (2022)
★ 7.3/10Also mystery and dramaLucy wakes every night at exactly 3:33am. Nothing in her life has made sense for a long time. But the answers are out there, somewhere, at the end of a trail of brutal murders.
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Baretta (1975)
★ 6.5/10Also drama and mysteryBaretta 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…