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Shows that feel likeGotham (2014–2019)

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?

If you loved Gotham, the closest series we have are Marvel's Runaways (2017), Marvel's The Defenders (2017) and The Sinner (2017). All three share Gotham's cerebral feel, which is what we rank on before quality.

Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is The Gifted (2017).

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If Gotham hit the spot, these will too

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Marvel's Runaways
2017–2019 · 3 seasons · Hulu
★ 6.8action & adventure · drama · sci-fi & fantasy

A city where the adults are the criminals and the young inherit it

The difference: Teen Marvel drama, grounded and gentler

Every teenager thinks their parents are evil. What if you found out they actually were? Six diverse teenagers who can barely stand each other must unite against a common foe – their parents.

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Marvel's The Defenders
2017 · 1 season · Netflix
★ 7.2sci-fi & fantasy · action & adventure · crimeDisney+

Both land grit and ideas at once

The difference: Easier on the stillness than Gotham

Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage and Iron Fist join forces to take on common enemies as a sinister conspiracy threatens New York City.

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

Drama with a pulse of stillness, in both cases

The difference: Trades the dream logic of Gotham for an angle of its own

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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The Magicians
2015–2020 · 5 seasons · Syfy
★ 7.6drama · sci-fi & fantasy

Fantastical powers grafted onto grubby, adult, unheroic behaviour

The difference: Campus fantasy that turns crude where Gotham turns gothic

Brakebills University is a secret institution specializing in magic. There, amidst an unorthodox education of spellcasting, a group of twenty-something friends soon discover that a magical fantasy world they read about as children is all too real— and poses grave danger to humanity.

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Marvel's Agent Carter
2015–2016 · 2 seasons · ABC
★ 7.8drama · sci-fi & fantasyDisney+

Sci-fi & fantasy built on dream logic, twice over

It's 1946, and peace has dealt Peggy Carter a serious blow as she finds herself marginalized when the men return home from fighting abroad. Working for the covert SSR (Strategic Scientific Reserve), Peggy must balance doing administrative work and going on secret missions for Howard Stark all while trying to navigate life as a single woman in America, in the wake of losing the love of her life - Steve Rogers.

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Westworld
2016–2022 · 4 seasons · HBO
★ 8.4sci-fi & fantasy · western

Both lean on grit more than on crime

The difference: Leans harder into western than Gotham does

A dark odyssey about the dawn of artificial consciousness and the evolution of sin. Set at the intersection of the near future and the reimagined past, it explores a world in which every human appetite, no matter how noble or depraved, can be indulged.

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iZombie
2015–2019 · 5 seasons · The CW
★ 7.8drama · crime · sci-fi & fantasy

A comic-book premise run through a police procedural, played with a wink

The difference: Breezy, jokey Seattle cases with none of Gotham's gothic murk

A medical student who becomes a zombie joins a Coroner's Office in order to gain access to the brains she must reluctantly eat so that she can maintain her humanity. But every brain she eats, she also inherits their memories and must now solve their deaths with help from the Medical examiner and a police detective.

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Smallville
2001–2011 · 10 seasons · The WB
★ 7.5sci-fi & fantasy · action & adventure · dramaHulu

A long origin story where everyone becomes who you already know

The difference: Small-town teen drama, warmer and much slower

The origins of the world’s greatest hero–from Krypton refugee Kal-el’s arrival on Earth through his tumultuous teen years to Clark Kent’s final steps toward embracing his destiny as the Man of Steel.

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The Flash
2014–2023 · 9 seasons · The CW
★ 7.4drama · sci-fi & fantasyNetflix

Comic-book lore played straight, with a new villain arriving weekly

The difference: Bright, hopeful and family-friendly, with no corruption to wade through

After being struck by lightning, CSI investigator Barry Allen awakens from a nine-month coma to discover he has been granted the gift of super speed. Teaming up with S.T.A.R. Labs, Barry takes on the persona of The Flash, the Fastest Man Alive, to protect his city.

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Heroes
2006–2010 · 4 seasons · NBC
★ 7.5sci-fi & fantasy · dramaNetflix

Ordinary people becoming the legends and monsters they will be

The difference: Interlocking origin stories across America, with no city as villain

Common people discover that they have super powers. Their lives intertwine as a devastating event must be prevented.

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The Gifted
2017–2019 · 2 seasons · FOX
★ 7.2sci-fi & fantasy · action & adventure · dramaHulu

Powered people emerging in a city that is not ready for them

The difference: Earnest network drama, no crime opera

A suburban couple's ordinary lives are rocked by the sudden discovery that their children possess mutant powers. Forced to go on the run from a hostile government, the family joins up with an underground network of mutants and must fight to survive.

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Locked Up
2015–2019 · 4 seasons · FOX España
★ 7.8drama · crimeNetflix

Contemplative drama in both cases

Set up to take the blame for corporate fraud, young Macarena Ferreiro is locked up in a high-security women's prison surrounded by tough, ruthless criminals in this tense, provocative Spanish thriller.

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