Shows Like The Pit

If you liked The Pit (2017), a crime and action & adventure 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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Insider (2016)
★ 7.9/10Also action & adventure and drama
Even though two brothers are completely separated from each other after the imprisoning of their father and the kidnapping of their twin brother, they meet by coincidence years after when both choose to enter the…
2
Sıfır Bir (2016)
★ 7.7/10Also action & adventure and crime
The story of a group of young people who live in Adana – Hürriyet District got involved in illegal businesses and became Adana's strongest gang over time. The series, which started as an independent production in 2016…
3
This City Is Ours (2025)
★ 7.5/10Also drama and crime
After 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…
4
McMafia (2018)
★ 7.3/10Also crime and drama
Alex Godman, the English-raised son of Russian mafia exiles, has spent his life trying to escape the shadow of their past, building his own legitimate business and forging a life with his girlfriend Rebecca. But when a…
5
Gangs of London (2020)
★ 7.8/10Also action & adventure and drama
When the head of a criminal organisation, Finn Wallace is assassinated, the sudden power vacuum his death creates threatens the fragile peace between the intricate web of gangs operating on the streets of the city. Now…
6
Nemesis (2026)
★ 7.7/10Also action & adventure and drama
A relentless LAPD cop becomes obsessed with taking down the master thief behind a string of daring heists — and only one can come out on top.
7
9-1-1: Lone Star (2020)
★ 8.1/10Also drama and action & adventure
Nearly 20 years ago, Owen Strand was the lone survivor of his Manhattan firehouse on 9/11. In the wake of the attack, Owen had the unenviable task of rebuilding his station. After a similar tragedy happens to a…
8
Power Book IV: Force (2022)
★ 8.2/10Also crime and drama
Tommy 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.
9
L.A.'s Finest (2019)
★ 6.9/10Also crime and drama
Syd Burnett has left her complicated past behind to become an LAPD detective. Paired with a new partner, Nancy McKenna, a working mom with an equally complex past, Syd is pushed to examine whether her unapologetic…
10
Legends (2026)
★ 7.6/10Also action & adventure and crime
As drugs flood the streets of '90s Britain, a team of civil servants is thrust undercover to topple the gangs behind it.
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My Name Is Farah (2023)
★ 8.3/10Also crime and drama
A murder unintentionally witnessed by Farah, who had to flee her country and illegally struggle to survive with her son, and Tahir Lekesiz, whom she met on the same night, will change their lives forever.
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Who Is Erin Carter? (2023)
★ 7/10Also action & adventure and crime
A British woman's tranquil life in Barcelona spirals out of control when an armed robbery at a supermarket exposes her secret... and violent past.
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Panic (2021)
★ 7.3/10Also action & adventure and drama
In the forgotten town of Carp, Texas, Panic is the only way out. Every summer the graduating seniors risk their lives competing in a series of challenges for the chance to win life-changing money. After the death of…
14
Citadel (2023)
★ 6.9/10Also drama and crime
What if you lost your memory? What if a spy didn't know they were a spy? Years ago, the top agents of Citadel, Mason Kane and Nadia Sinh, had their minds wiped. But, they're called back to action as sinister forces…
15
Mayans M.C. (2018)
★ 8/10Also crime and drama
Set in the aftermath of Jax Teller’s death, Ezekiel "EZ" Reyes is fresh out of prison and a prospect in the Mayans M.C. charter on the Cali/Mexi border. Now, EZ must carve out his new identity in a town where he was…
16
Spooks (2002)
★ 7.7/10Also drama and action & adventure
Tense drama series about the different challenges faced by the British Security Service as they work against the clock to safeguard the nation. The title is a popular colloquialism for spies, and the series follows the…
17
The Day of the Jackal (2024)
★ 8.2/10Also drama and action & adventure
An unrivalled and highly elusive lone assassin, the Jackal, makes his living carrying out hits for the highest fee. But following his latest kill, he meets his match in a tenacious British intelligence officer who…
18
The Hitchhiker (1983)
★ 6.2/10Also drama and crime
A young hitchhiker introduces characters who are about to experience a frightening and sometimes supernatural incident of some kind in this moody anthology series.
19
Mr Inbetween (2018)
★ 8.3/10Also crime and drama
Ray Shoesmith is a father, ex-husband, boyfriend and best friend: tough roles to juggle in the modern age. Even harder when you’re a criminal for hire.
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Bad Blood (2017)
★ 7.1/10Also crime and drama
A dramatization of the life and death of Montreal mob boss Vito Rizzuto.