Shows Like Doctor Prisoner

If you liked Doctor Prisoner (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
Doctor Lawyer (2022)
★ 7.2/10Also crime and drama
The heartwarming story of a genius surgeon who becomes a lawyer specializing in medical crimes after losing a patient to a surgical malpractice. Cathartic and suspenseful, this medical and legal drama paints the…
2
Hyper Knife (2025)
★ 7.8/10Also drama and crime
Seok, an eager yet genius neurosurgeon is reunited with Deokhee, the professor who ruined her life long ago. Once, the two surgeons cared for each other more than anyone else. But now with nothing but hatred toward…
3
Wentworth (2013)
★ 8/10Also drama and crime
Bea Smith is locked up while awaiting trial for the attempted murder of her husband and must learn how life works in prison. A modern adaptation and sequel of the iconic Prisoner series.
4
Prison Playbook (2017)
★ 8.2/10Also drama and crime
With his major league baseball debut right around the corner, a star pitcher lands in prison and must learn to navigate his new world.
5
Doctor X: Mafia in White (2026)
★ 9.4/10Also drama and crime
In a hospital dominated by ego and corruption, an enigmatic but brilliant surgeon arrives — taking on seemingly impossible cases amid fierce opposition.
6
Mayor of Kingstown (2021)
★ 8/10Also drama and crime
In a small Michigan town where the business of incarceration is the only thriving industry, the McClusky family are the power brokers between the police, criminals, inmates, prison guards and politicians in a city…
7
Yong Pal (2015)
★ 7.4/10Also drama
Operating under the alias Yong-pal, a surgeon gets enmeshed in a dark conspiracy involving a chaebol heiress forcibly put in a medically induced coma.
8
Good Behavior (2016)
★ 7/10Also drama and crime
Letty Dobesh is a thief and con artist fresh out of prison whose life is always one wrong turn and bad decision from implosions — just how she likes it. But when she overhears a hitman being hired to kill a man’s wife…
9
Goliath (2016)
★ 7.6/10Also crime and drama
Once 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…
10
Dr. Death (2021)
★ 7.3/10Also drama and crime
An anthology series, with each season following a new medical true crime story.
11
Time (2021)
★ 7.6/10Also drama and crime
Guilt, violence and impossible choices – what does it take to survive?
12
Jett (2019)
★ 6.8/10Also drama and crime
Fresh out of prison, world-class thief Daisy ”Jett” Kowalski is forced back into doing what she does best by dangerous and eccentric criminals determined to exploit her skills for their own ends.
13
The Hunting Party (2025)
★ 7.1/10Also drama and crime
A small team of investigators are assembled to track down and capture the most dangerous killers our country has ever seen, all of whom have just escaped from a top-secret prison that's not supposed to exist.
14
Painkiller (2023)
★ 7.2/10Also drama and crime
The causes and consequences of America's opioid epidemic unfold in this drama following its perpetrators, victims and an investigator seeking the truth.
15
Bad Guys: Vile City (2017)
★ 6.9/10Also crime and drama
Ordered to take down a villainous business leader who controls the city, a prosecutor gathers a team of men who may not be so clean themselves.
16
ER (1994)
★ 7.8/10Also drama
ER explores the inner workings of an urban teaching hospital and the critical issues faced by the dedicated physicians and staff of its overburdened emergency room.
17
Karma (2025)
★ 7.5/10Also crime and drama
A fateful accident intertwines six lives in a thrilling tale of karma and crime, where each must face their own dark truths and connections.
18
Criminal Record (2024)
★ 6.5/10Also crime and drama
In the heart of London, an anonymous phone call draws two brilliant detectives—a young woman in the early stages of her career and a well-connected man determined to protect his legacy—into a fight to correct an old…
19
Tracer (2022)
★ 6.5/10Also drama and crime
Members of the NTS track down the traces of shameless and corrupt money.
20
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.