Shows Like Quicksand
If you liked Quicksand (2019), 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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Beck (1999)
★ 6.8/10Also crime and dramaBeck follows Swedish police officer Martin Beck and his team as they investigate various crimes.
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Wallander (2008)
★ 7.4/10Also drama and crimeThis drama follows Inspector Kurt Wallander – a middle-aged everyman – as he struggles against a rising tide of violence in the apparently sleepy backwaters in and around Ystad in Skane, southern Sweden. Based on the…
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The Twisted Tale of Amanda Knox (2025)
★ 6.7/10Also dramaAmanda Knox arrives in Italy for her study abroad only to be wrongfully imprisoned for murder weeks later. Follow Knox's relentless fight to prove her innocence and reclaim her freedom and examines why authorities and…
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Bad Blood (2017)
★ 7.1/10Also crime and dramaA dramatization of the life and death of Montreal mob boss Vito Rizzuto.
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The Helicopter Heist (2024)
★ 7/10Also drama and crimeTwo childhood friends decide to try one last heist — to rob millions from Sweden's safest cash depot. But the police are already on their heels.
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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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Pretty Little Liars (2010)
★ 8/10Also dramaBased on the Pretty Little Liars series of young adult novels by Sara Shepard, the series follows the lives of four girls — Spencer, Hanna, Aria, and Emily — whose clique falls apart after the disappearance of their…
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A Friend of the Family (2022)
★ 7/10Also crime and dramaThe Brobergs are completely unprepared for the sophisticated tactics a neighbor of theirs uses to exploit their vulnerabilities, separate them and turn their daughter against them.
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Bad Girls (1999)
★ 7.6/10Also drama and crimeBad Girls is a British television drama series that was broadcast on ITV from 1 June 1999 to 20 December 2006 and starred Simone Lahbib, Mandana Jones, Debra Stephenson, Linda Henry, Jack Ellis and many more throughout…
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My Life with the Walter Boys (2023)
★ 7.8/10Also dramaWhen a tragedy disrupts her life, a teen moves in with her guardian's big family in a small town and learns new lessons about love, hope and friendship.
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The Bridge (2011)
★ 8.1/10Also crime and dramaWhen a body is found on the bridge between Denmark and Sweden, right on the border, Danish inspector Martin Rohde and Swedish Saga Norén have to share jurisdiction and work together to find the killer.
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Cross (2024)
★ 7.1/10Also crime and dramaAlex 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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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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Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin (2022)
★ 7.8/10Also dramaTwenty years ago, a series of tragic events almost ripped the blue-collar town of Millwood apart. Now, in the present day, a group of disparate teen girls finds themselves tormented by an unknown Assailant and made to…
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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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The Purge (2018)
★ 6.9/10Also crime and dramaSet in a dystopian America ruled by a totalitarian political party, the series follows several seemingly unrelated characters living in a small city. Tying them all together is a mysterious savior who’s impeccably…
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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.
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Don't Ever Wipe Tears Without Gloves (2012)
★ 7.3/10Also dramaBased on the Sweden novelist Jonas Gardell's novel Love, the story of the struggle the homosexual community had with AIDS, during which time a lot of people who were lovers and family members died. The story is also…
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Rillington Place (2016)
★ 7.3/10Also crime and dramaA three-part drama about serial killer John Christie and the murders at 10 Rillington Place in the 1940s and early 1950s.
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The Witness (2026)
★ 6.4/10Also drama and crimeWith their 2-year-old as the sole witness to her murder, Rachel Nickell's partner fights to protect him amid a flawed investigation.