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Shows that feel likeDirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency (2016–2017)

A comedic thriller that follows the bizarre adventures of eccentric “holistic” detective Dirk Gently and his reluctant assistant Todd. An adaptation of Douglas Adams’ wildly successful comic novels.

If you loved Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency, the closest series we have are The Killing (2011), The Sinner (2017) and Psych (2006). All three share Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency's gritty feel, which is what we rank on before quality.

Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is Lethal Weapon (2016).

★ 8.1 IMDb ↗TMDB ↗2 seasons · BBC Americacreated by Max Landiswittyplayfulcerebraldreamlikegritty
10 of 12 streaming nowNetflix · HBO Max · Amazon Prime Video
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If Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency hit the spot, these will too

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The Killing
2011–2014 · 4 seasons · AMC
★ 8.3drama · crime · mysteryHulu

Both are working the same pair: detective, murder investigation

The difference: Lighter on wit

The Killing is an American crime drama television series based upon the Danish television series Forbrydelsen. Set in Seattle, Washington, the series follows the various murder investigations by homicide detectives Sarah Linden and Stephen Holder.

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The Sinner
2017–2021 · 4 seasons · USA Network
★ 7.8crime · dramaNetflix

Common ground: murder investigation

The difference: Goes its own way on the wit

In a small New York town, a haunted detective hunts for answers about perplexing crimes while wrestling with his own demons.

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Psych
2006–2014 · 8 seasons · USA Network
★ 8.4drama · comedy · crimePrime VideoPeacock

Both keep coming back to the same thing: detective

The difference: Leans further into drama

Thanks to his police officer father's efforts, Shawn Spencer spent his childhood developing a keen eye for detail (and a lasting dislike of his dad). Years later, Shawn's frequent tips to the police lead to him being falsely accused of a crime he solved. Now, Shawn has no choice but to use his abilities to perpetuate his cover story: psychic crime-solving powers, all the while dragging his best friend, his dad, and the police along for the ride.

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Black Bird
2022 · 1 season · Apple TV
★ 8.1drama · crimeApple TV+

Both lean on grit more than on crime

As Jimmy Keene begins a 10-year prison sentence, he gets an incredible offer: If he can elicit a confession from suspected killer Larry Hall, Jimmy will be freed. Completing this mission becomes the challenge of a lifetime.

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How to Sell Drugs Online (Fast)
2019–2025 · 4 seasons · Netflix
★ 7.7drama · comedy · crimeNetflix

Both land wit and play at once

To win back his ex-girlfriend, a nerdy teen starts selling ecstasy online out of his bedroom -- and becomes one of Europe's biggest dealers.

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Misfits
2009–2013 · 5 seasons · E4
★ 8.1sci-fi & fantasy · drama · comedyHuluPeacock

The same preoccupation in both: superpowers

When five young outsiders on Community Service get caught in a strange storm, they discover that they have developed superpowers.

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Unbelievable
2019 · 1 season · Netflix
★ 8.3drama · crimeNetflix

Gritty comedy in both cases

After a young woman is accused of lying about a rape, two female detectives investigate a spate of eerily similar attacks.

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1923
2022–2025 · 2 seasons · Paramount+
★ 8.3drama · westernParamount+

Both are built on the same subject: montana

Follow a new generation of the Dutton family during the early twentieth century when pandemics, historic drought, the end of Prohibition and the Great Depression all plague the mountain west, and the Duttons who call it home.

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Surviving Escobar - Alias JJ
2017 · 1 season · Caracol TV
★ 7.8drama · crime

Sci-fi & fantasy built on grit, twice over

As the Medellín Cartel crumbles, Pablo Escobar's No. 1 hit man struggles to stay alive and gain respect in the prison hierarchy.

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Lethal Weapon
2016–2019 · 3 seasons · FOX
★ 7.8action & adventure · crime · dramaPrime Video

Witty comedy, and it commits to that

A slightly unhinged former Navy SEAL lands a job as a police officer in Los Angeles where he's partnered with a veteran detective trying to keep maintain a low stress level in his life.

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The Undoing
2020 · 1 season · HBO
★ 7.4drama · crime · mysteryMax

Both know what they want from crime

Grace and Jonathan Fraser are living the only lives they ever wanted. Overnight a chasm opens in their lives: a violent death and a chain of terrible revelations. Left behind in the wake of a spreading and very public disaster, Grace must dismantle one life and create another for her child and her family.

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Gotham
2014–2019 · 5 seasons · FOX
★ 7.8drama · crime · sci-fi & fantasy

One thread runs through both: superpowers

Everyone knows the name Commissioner Gordon. He is one of the crime world's greatest foes, a man whose reputation is synonymous with law and order. But what is known of Gordon's story and his rise from rookie detective to Police Commissioner? What did it take to navigate the multiple layers of corruption that secretly ruled Gotham City, the spawning ground of the world's most iconic villains? And what circumstances created them – the larger-than-life personas who would become Catwoman, The Penguin, The Riddler, Two-Face and The Joker?

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