Shows Like Evil

If you liked Evil (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.

1
The Exorcist (2016)
★ 7.3/10Also mystery and drama
Follow the lives of two very different priests tackling one family’s case of terrifying demonic possession.
2
Grotesquerie (2024)
★ 7.3/10Also drama and mystery
A series of heinous crimes have unsettled a small community, and Detective Lois Tryon feels they are eerily personal, as if someone—or something—is taunting her.
3
Unsolved Mysteries (1988)
★ 7.7/10Also mystery and drama
Combines four to five segments of dramatic re-enactments, interviews and updates of real human and paranormal mysteries. An audience interactive call-to-action request allowed viewers to call in with tips to help solve…
4
Midnight Mass (2021)
★ 7.6/10Also mystery and drama
The arrival of a charismatic young priest brings glorious miracles, ominous mysteries and renewed religious fervor to a dying town desperate to believe.
5
Full Circle (2023)
★ 6.4/10Also crime and drama
An investigation into a botched kidnapping uncovers long-held secrets connecting multiple characters and cultures in present day New York City.
6
Outcast (2016)
★ 7.1/10Also mystery and drama
Kyle Barnes has been plagued by possession since he was a child. Now an adult, he embarks on a spiritual journey to find answers, but what he uncovers could mean the end of life on Earth as we know it.
7
Prodigal Son (2019)
★ 8/10Also crime and drama
The son of a notorious serial killer becomes an acclaimed criminal psychologist who uses his unique insight into how killers think to help the NYPD.
8
Crime (2021)
★ 6.5/10Also crime and drama
Detective Inspector Ray Lennox investigates the disappearance of a schoolgirl while battling cocaine addiction and a mental breakdown.
9
River (2015)
★ 7.4/10Also crime and drama
Respected police officer John River, a gifted cop with a troubled mind, struggles to come to terms with the recent loss of a colleague, and chases a suspect across London - with tragic consequences. Now at odds with…
10
Millennium (1996)
★ 7.7/10Also crime and drama
A retired FBI serial-profiler joins the mysterious Millennium Group, a team of underground ex-law enforcement experts dedicated to fighting against the ever-growing forces of evil and darkness in the world.
11
The Sinner (2017)
★ 7.5/10Also crime and drama
In a small New York town, a haunted detective hunts for answers about perplexing crimes while wrestling with his own demons.
12
Servant (2019)
★ 7.5/10Also drama and mystery
A Philadelphia couple are in mourning after an unspeakable tragedy creates a rift in their marriage and opens the door for a mysterious force to enter their home.
13
Inside Man (2022)
★ 6.9/10Also drama and crime
A 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.
14
Luther (2010)
★ 7.8/10Also crime and drama
A dark psychological crime drama starring Idris Elba as Luther, a man struggling with his own terrible demons, who might be as dangerous as the depraved murderers he hunts.
15
The Night Of (2016)
★ 8/10Also crime and drama
After a night of partying with a female stranger, a man wakes up to find her stabbed to death and is charged with her murder.
16
Medium (2005)
★ 7.5/10Also crime and drama
Allison Dubois works in the District Attorney’s office using her natural intuition about people and her ability to communicate with the dead to help to solve crimes. Her dreams often give her clues to the whereabouts…
17
The Woman in the Wall (2023)
★ 6.7/10Also crime and drama
When Lorna Brady, a survivor of one of Ireland's Magdalene Laundries, wakes to find a corpse in her house, she has no idea who the dead woman is or if she's responsible for the apparent murder, because she has long…
18
Archive 81 (2022)
★ 7.2/10Also drama and mystery
An archivist takes a job restoring damaged videotapes and gets pulled into the vortex of a mystery involving the missing director and a demonic cult.
19
The Alienist (2018)
★ 7.5/10Also drama and crime
New York, 1896. Police commissioner Theodore Roosevelt brings together criminal psychologist Dr. Laszlo Kreizler, newspaper illustrator John Moore and secretary Sara Howard to investigate several murders of male…
20
Mike Hammer (1984)
★ 6.7/10Also crime and drama
Private detective Mike Hammer hunts down criminals on the mean streets of New York City.