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Shows that feel likeChicago Fire (2012–)

An edge-of-your-seat view into the lives of everyday heroes committed to one of America's noblest professions. For the firefighters, rescue squad and paramedics of Chicago Firehouse 51, no occupation is more stressful or dangerous, yet so rewarding and exhilarating. These courageous men and women are among the elite who forge headfirst into danger when everyone else is running the other way and whose actions make the difference between life and death.

If you loved Chicago Fire, the closest series we have are Chicago P.D. (2014), Station 19 (2018) and Chicago Med (2015). All three share Chicago Fire's contemplative feel, which is what we rank on before quality.

Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is The Knick (2014).

★ 8 IMDb ↗TMDB ↗15 seasons · NBCcreated by Derek Haascontemplative
11 of 12 streaming nowHBO Max · Amazon Prime Video · Hulu
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If Chicago Fire hit the spot, these will too

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Chicago P.D.
2014– · 14 seasons · NBC
★ 8.1crime · dramaPrime VideoPeacock

Same city, same universe, same crew who become each other's family

The difference: Violent police work and real moral compromise

A riveting police drama about the men and women of the Chicago Police Department's District 21 who put it all on the line to serve and protect their community. District 21 is made up of two distinctly different groups: the uniformed cops who patrol the beat and go head-to-head with the city's street crimes and the Intelligence Unit that combats the city's major offenses - organized crime, drug trafficking, high profile murders and beyond.

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Station 19
2018–2024 · 7 seasons · ABC
★ 7.1drama · action & adventureHulu

A firehouse where the rescues and the romances share equal billing

The difference: Grey's-adjacent and talkier, with more relationship drama

A group of heroic firefighters at Seattle Fire Station 19—from captain to newest recruit—risk their lives and hearts both in the line of duty and off the clock. These brave men and women are like family, literally and figuratively, and together they put their own lives in jeopardy as first responders to save the lives of others.

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Chicago Med
2015– · 12 seasons · NBC
★ 7.6dramaPeacock

Chicago shift work, with crews who bleed into each other's lives

The difference: Hospital corridors instead of burning buildings — talk over rescue

An emotional thrill ride through the day-to-day chaos of the city's most explosive hospital and the courageous team of doctors who hold it together. They will tackle unique new cases inspired by topical events, forging fiery relationships in the pulse-pounding pandemonium of the emergency room.

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ER
1994–2009 · 15 seasons · NBC
★ 7.9dramaMaxHulu

Emergency professionals under pressure, week after week

The difference: The genre's benchmark — sharper, and about medicine

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.

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Ray Donovan
2013–2020 · 7 seasons · Showtime
★ 8.3dramaParamount+

A man who runs toward other people's disasters and carries them home

The difference: Bleak LA crime and family rot — no heroism, no firehouse warmth

Set in the sprawling mecca of the rich and famous, Ray Donovan does the dirty work for LA's top power players, and makes their problems disappear. His father's unexpected release from prison sets off a chain of events that shakes the Donovan family to its core.

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The Newsroom
2012–2014 · 3 seasons · HBO
★ 8.6dramaMax

A workplace ensemble where the job's pressure defines everyone in it

The difference: Talky Sorkin idealism about the news — arguments, not emergencies

A behind-the-scenes look at the people who make a nightly cable-news program. Focusing on a network anchor, his new executive producer, the newsroom staff and their boss, the series tracks their quixotic mission to do the news well in the face of corporate and commercial obstacles-not to mention their own personal entanglements.

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The Bible
2013 · 1 season · History
★ 7.5drama

Big, sincere stories about sacrifice, played entirely without irony

The difference: A reverent scripture retelling, with no workplace and no ensemble

The story of God's creation of the Earth and the landmark events leading up to the Crucifixion of Jesus Christ.

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The Knick
2014–2015 · 2 seasons · Cinemax
★ 8.4dramaMax

Contemplative drama, and it commits to that

Set in downtown New York in 1900, 'The Knick' is centered on the Knickerbocker Hospital and its staff, notably Dr. John Thackery, the hospital's brilliant chief surgeon who pushes medicine's boundaries, pioneering new procedures despite a severe drug addiction.

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Reign
2013–2017 · 4 seasons · The CW
★ 7.4dramaPrime Video

Serialised soap where duty and romance keep pulling opposite ways

The difference: Court intrigue in French castles, with no procedure and less realism

Mary, Queen of Scots, faces political and sexual intrigue in the treacherous world of the French court.

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Lady, la vendedora de rosas
2015 · 1 season · RCN
★ 7.7drama

An unshowy drama about people the world usually looks straight past

The difference: A Colombian true-life telenovela — one woman's story, no ensemble

The life story of Colombian film star Lady Tabares, who was plucked off the mean streets to star in a film and quickly rose to fame.

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9-1-1: Lone Star
2020–2025 · 5 seasons · FOX
★ 7.4drama · action & adventure · crimeHulu

Common ground: firefighter

The difference: Sits closer to action & adventure than Chicago Fire does

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 firehouse in Austin, Owen, along with his troubled firefighter son, T.K., takes his progressive philosophies of life and firefighting down to Texas, where he helps them start anew. On the surface, Owen is all about big-city style and swagger, but underneath he struggles with a secret he hides from the world - one that could very well end his life.

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Billions
2016–2023 · 7 seasons · Showtime
★ 8.3dramaParamount+

A tight professional pack whose loyalties get tested every season

The difference: Cold Wall Street chess, verbose and cynical, with nobody to save

Shrewd, savvy U.S. Attorney Chuck Rhoades and the brilliant, ambitious hedge fund king Bobby "Axe" Axelrod are on an explosive collision course, with each using all of his considerable smarts, power and influence to outmaneuver the other. The stakes are in the billions in this timely, provocative series.

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