
Shows that feel likeFBI (2018–)
If you loved FBI, the closest series we have are Law & Order (1990), S.W.A.T. (2017) and Hawaii Five-0 (2010). All three share FBI's gritty and contemplative feel, which is what we rank on before quality.
Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is Bloodhounds (2023).
If FBI hit the spot, these will too

Dick Wolf directing both, with the same fingerprints on each
The difference: Easier on the momentum than FBI

Door-kicking tactical teamwork where every op could go loud in seconds
The difference: Trades investigation for raids — less whodunit, more breach and clear

A tight task force closing big cases with sun-drenched action swagger
The difference: Banter-forward and breezy — stakes rarely feel like life or death

The same city underneath both: New York City

Dick Wolf's machine running at street level, rougher around the moral edges
The difference: Unit politics and bent rules — less gleaming competence on display

First responders sprinting into chaos with big-budget disaster set pieces
The difference: Melodrama between emergencies — the soap matters as much as the sirens

One thread runs through both: police procedural

Gritty and kinetic in the same breath

Cops under real pressure, where closing a case can cost someone their soul
The difference: Serialized corruption saga — no tidy resolution at the hour's end

Both keep coming back to the same thing: fbi

Both land scale and stillness at once

Gritty crime stakes felt from the other side of the law
The difference: A telenovela at heart — romance and fate drive it, not casework
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