Shows Like Godfather of Harlem

If you liked Godfather of Harlem (2019), a drama and crime 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
New York Undercover (1994)
★ 7.3/10Also drama and crime
New York Undercover is an American police drama The series stars Detective J.C. Williams and Detective Eddie Torres, two undercover detectives in New York City's Fourth Precinct who were assigned to investigate various…
2
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…
3
BMF (2021)
★ 8/10Also drama and crime
The drug trafficking drama is inspired by the true story of two brothers who rose from the decaying streets of southwest Detroit in the late 1980s and gave birth to one of the most influential crime families in the…
4
Power (2014)
★ 7.7/10Also crime and drama
A successful New York entrepreneur lives a double life as the head of a drug empire that serves only the rich and influential, all while wanting to escape the underworld and keep his family safe.
5
Power Book II: Ghost (2020)
★ 8.2/10Also crime and drama
Picking up just days after the “Power” finale, this sequel series follows Tariq navigating his new life, in which his desire to shed his father’s legacy comes up against the mounting pressure to save his family.
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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.
7
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…
8
Gangs of London (2020)
★ 7.8/10Also drama and crime
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…
9
Sneaky Pete (2015)
★ 7.5/10Also drama and crime
A 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…
10
The Penguin (2024)
★ 8.4/10Also drama and crime
With the city in peril following the seawall's collapse, Oswald "Oz" Cobb seeks to fill the power vacuum left by the death of Carmine Falcone and finally give his mother Francis the life he's always promised. But…
11
Shades of Blue (2016)
★ 7.3/10Also drama and crime
Sexy New York detective and single mother Harlee Santos fell in with a tight-knit group of dirty cops, taking bribes and protection money that she uses to provide the best life for her honest, talented daughter. But…
12
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…
13
Boardwalk Empire (2010)
★ 8/10Also crime and drama
Atlantic City at the dawn of Prohibition is a place where the rules don't apply. And the man who runs things -- legally and otherwise -- is the town's treasurer, Enoch "Nucky" Thompson, who is equal parts politician…
14
MobLand (2025)
★ 8.6/10Also crime and drama
Two mob families clash in a war that threatens to topple empires and lives.
15
Peaky Blinders (2013)
★ 8.5/10Also drama and crime
A gangster family epic set in 1919 Birmingham, England and centered on a gang who sew razor blades in the peaks of their caps, and their fierce boss Tommy Shelby, who means to move up in the world.
16
Mike Hammer (1984)
★ 6.7/10Also crime and drama
Private detective Mike Hammer hunts down criminals on the mean streets of New York City.
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Sons of Anarchy (2008)
★ 8.4/10Also crime and drama
The Sons of Anarchy (SOA) are an outlaw motorcycle club with many charters in the United States and overseas. The show focused on the original and founding charter, Sons of Anarchy Motorcycle Club, Redwood Original…
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S.W.A.T. Exiles (2026)
★ 6.1/10Also drama and crime
After a high-profile mission goes sideways, Daniel 'Hondo' Harrelson is pulled out of forced retirement to lead a last-chance experimental SWAT unit made up of untested, unpredictable young recruits. Hondo must bridge…
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Animal Kingdom (2016)
★ 7.8/10Also crime and drama
17-year-old Joshua "J" Cody moves in with his freewheeling relatives in their Southern California beach town after his mother dies of a heroin overdose. Headed by boot-tough matriarch Janine "Smurf" Cody and her…
20
21 Jump Street (1987)
★ 7.3/10Also crime and drama
21 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.