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Shows that feel likeCowboy Bebop (1998–1999)

In 2071, roughly fifty years after an accident with a hyperspace gateway made the Earth almost uninhabitable, humanity has colonized most of the rocky planets and moons of the Solar System. Amid a rising crime rate, the Inter Solar System Police (ISSP) set up a legalized contract system, in which registered bounty hunters, also referred to as "Cowboys", chase criminals and bring them in alive in return for a reward.

If you loved Cowboy Bebop, the closest series we have are Carnival Row (2019), Angel (1999) and Marvel's Jessica Jones (2015). All three share Cowboy Bebop's cerebral and dreamlike feel, which is what we rank on before quality.

Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is The Bridge (2011).

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If Cowboy Bebop hit the spot, these will too

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Carnival Row
2019–2023 · 2 seasons · Prime Video
★ 7.6crime · drama · sci-fi & fantasyPrime Video

Common ground: neo-noir

The difference: Easier on the momentum than Cowboy Bebop

In a mystical and dark city filled with humans, fairies and other creatures, a police detective investigates a series of gruesome murders leveled against the fairy population. During his investigation, the detective becomes the prime suspect and must find the real killer to clear his name.

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Angel
1999–2004 · 5 seasons · The WB
★ 7.9sci-fi & fantasy · dramaHulu

Both are built on the same subject: anti hero

The difference: Takes it somewhere less kinetic than Cowboy Bebop does

The vampire Angel, cursed with a soul, moves to Los Angeles and aids people with supernatural-related problems while questing for his own redemption. A spin-off from Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

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Marvel's Jessica Jones
2015–2019 · 3 seasons · Netflix
★ 7.8sci-fi & fantasy · dramaDisney+

The same preoccupation in both: neo-noir

The difference: Leans harder into drama than Cowboy Bebop does

After a tragic ending to her short-lived super hero stint, Jessica Jones is rebuilding her personal life and career as a detective who gets pulled into cases involving people with extraordinary abilities in New York City.

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Bosch
2015–2021 · 7 seasons · Prime Video
★ 8.5mystery · drama · crimePrime Video

Gritty and atmospheric in the same breath

Harry Bosch, an LAPD homicide detective, stands trial for the fatal shooting of a serial murder suspect. A cold case involving the remains of a missing boy forces Bosch to confront his past. As daring recruit Julia Brasher catches his eye and departmental politics heat up, Bosch will pursue justice at all costs.

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The Night Manager
2016– · 2 seasons · BBC One
★ 8drama · mystery · crimePrime Video

Both lean on grit more than on animation

Former British soldier Jonathan Pine navigates the shadowy recesses of Whitehall and Washington where an unholy alliance operates between the intelligence community and the secret arms trade. To infiltrate the inner circle of lethal arms dealer Richard Onslow Roper, Pine must himself become a criminal.

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Firefly
2002 · 1 season · FOX
★ 8.9drama · action & adventure · sci-fi & fantasyPrime VideoHulu

Broke outlaws drifting the frontier, held together by banter and a ship

The difference: Warmer and folksier — the melancholy is a note, not the key

In the year 2517, the universe is a vast frontier where lawlessness reigns and adventure awaits! Join Captain Malcolm Reynolds and his ragtag crew aboard the spaceship Serenity as they navigate the fringes of society, battling the oppressive Alliance and facing off against ruthless bounty hunters.

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Grimm
2011–2017 · 6 seasons · NBC
★ 7.9drama · mystery · sci-fi & fantasyPrime VideoPeacock

Both land ideas and dream logic at once

After Portland homicide detective Nick Burkhardt discovers he's descended from an elite line of criminal profilers known as "Grimms," he increasingly finds his responsibilities as a detective at odds with his new responsibilities as a Grimm.

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Devilman Crybaby
2018 · 1 season · Netflix
★ 7.6animation · action & adventure · sci-fi & fantasyNetflix

Gorgeous anime that swings from beauty to devastation without warning

The difference: Brutal, explicit, and bleak — a gut punch, not a cool hang

With demons reawakened and humanity in turmoil, a sensitive demon-boy is led into a brutal, degenerate war against evil by his mysterious friend, Ryo.

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The Bridge
2011–2018 · 4 seasons · SVT1
★ 8.6crime · mystery · drama

Atmospheric action & adventure in both cases

When 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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Berserk
1997–1998 · 1 season · Nippon TV
★ 8.8action & adventure · sci-fi & fantasy · animation

The same mix in both: momentum, then scale

Guts, a wandering mercenary, joins the Band of the Hawk after being defeated in a duel by Griffith, the group's leader and founder. Together, they dominate every battle, but something menacing lurks in the shadows.

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Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion
2006–2008 · 2 seasons · MBS
★ 8.7animation · sci-fi & fantasy · action & adventure

One thread runs through both: anti hero

Japan has been invaded and conquered by the Britannian Empire. Japan is now known as Area 11 and its citizens known as Elevens. The Britannian Empire takes away Japan's autonomous power and imposes its rule through the use of Knightmares. The Empire's rule has never faltered, but cracks have begun to show...

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The Shield
2002–2008 · 7 seasons · FX
★ 8.7crime · drama · action & adventurePrime VideoHulu

Sci-fi & fantasy built on momentum, twice over

The story of an inner-city Los Angeles police precinct where some of the cops aren't above breaking the rules or working against their associates to both keep the streets safe and their self-interests intact.

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