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Shows that feel likeChicago P.D. (2014–)

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.

If you loved Chicago P.D., the closest series we have are Law & Order (1990), Chicago Med (2015) and American Crime Story (2016). All three share Chicago P.D.'s contemplative feel, which is what we rank on before quality.

Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is Mayans M.C. (2018).

★ 8.1 IMDb ↗TMDB ↗14 seasons · NBCcreated by Dick Wolfgrittycontemplative
12 of 12 streaming nowNetflix · HBO Max · Amazon Prime Video
Buy seasons:Amazon see price ↗Apple TV$2.99 buyChicago PD, Season 14 · Apple price as of 2026-10-09

If Chicago P.D. hit the spot, these will too

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Law & Order
1990– · 26 seasons · NBC
★ 7.8crime · dramaNetflixHulu

The same hand behind both of them: Dick Wolf

The difference: 24 years apart, and the 1990s show

In cases ripped from the headlines, police investigate serious and often deadly crimes, weighing the evidence and questioning the suspects until someone is taken into custody. The district attorney's office then builds a case to convict the perpetrator by proving the person guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. Working together, these expert teams navigate all sides of the complex criminal justice system to make New York a safer place.

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

The same city and the same shift-work heroism, one building over

The difference: Hospital crises instead of arrests

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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American Crime Story
2016–2021 · 3 seasons · FX
★ 8.4crime · dramaHulu

Crime carried with real weight and moral mess instead of clean answers

The difference: Anthology, drawn from real cases — no ongoing unit to come home to

An anthology series centered around some of history's most famous criminal investigations.

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Mayans M.C.
2018–2023 · 5 seasons · FX
★ 7.5crime · dramaHulu

Loyalty to the crew outranks the law, and everyone pays for it

The difference: Told from inside the outlaw club rather than the badge, and bleaker

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 once the golden boy with the American Dream in his grasp.

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Castle
2009–2016 · 8 seasons · ABC
★ 8.1drama · crimePrime VideoHulu

A case a week carried by a squad you get to know across years

The difference: Light, flirty and cosy, with none of the grime or compromise

After a serial killer imitates the plots of his novels, successful mystery novelist Richard "Rick" Castle receives permission from the Mayor of New York City to tag along with an NYPD homicide investigation team for research purposes.

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FBI
2018– · 9 seasons · CBS
★ 7.1crime · action & adventure · dramaParamount+

Procedural crime with federal reach and a fixed core team

The difference: Cleaner and more bureaucratic — nobody bends rules like Voight

The New York office of the FBI brings to bear all their talents, intellect and technical expertise on major cases in order to keep their city and the country safe.

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CSI: Miami
2002–2012 · 10 seasons · CBS
★ 6.5drama · mystery · crimeHuluParamount+

Procedural rhythm with a unit that closes ranks around its own

The difference: Forensics and sunglasses — camp where this is grim

The show follows Crime Scene Investigators working for the Miami-Dade Police Department as they use physical evidence, similar to their Las Vegas counterparts, to solve grisly murders. The series mixes deduction, gritty subject matter, and character-driven drama in the same vein as the original series in the CSI franchise, except that the Miami CSIs are cops first, scientists second.

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Dexter: New Blood
2021–2022 · 1 season · Showtime
★ 8drama · crimeParamount+

Private justice pursued past the point the law would ever allow

The difference: One tight limited season about a killer, not a working police unit

10 years after Dexter went missing in the eye of Hurricane Laura, we find him living under an assumed name in the small town of Iron Lake, New York. Dexter may be embracing his new life, but in the wake of unexpected events in this close-knit community, his Dark Passenger beckons.

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The Penguin
2024 · 1 season · HBO
★ 8.6drama · crimeMax

Both keep coming back to the same thing: spin off

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 first, Oz must confront his enemies and his own demoralizing reputation as "the Penguin."

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NCIS: Los Angeles
2009–2023 · 14 seasons · CBS
★ 6.8action & adventure · drama · crime

An elite squad given latitude and using all of it

The difference: Slicker and lighter; banter over consequence

The exploits of the Los Angeles–based Office of Special Projects (OSP), an elite division of the Naval Criminal Investigative Service that specializes in undercover assignments.

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Power
2014–2020 · 6 seasons · STARZ
★ 8.1crime · dramaHuluStarz

A city drawn as a pressure system where nobody's hands stay clean

The difference: Fully serialised from the criminal side — no case-of-the-week reset

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.

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Chicago Fire
2012– · 15 seasons · NBC
★ 8dramaPeacock

Same universe, same loyalty to a crew that doubles as family

The difference: Rescues rather than interrogations, and less moral compromise

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.

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