
Shows that feel likeGotham (2014–2019)
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

A city where the adults are the criminals and the young inherit it
The difference: Teen Marvel drama, grounded and gentler

Both land grit and ideas at once
The difference: Easier on the stillness than Gotham

Drama with a pulse of stillness, in both cases
The difference: Trades the dream logic of Gotham for an angle of its own

Fantastical powers grafted onto grubby, adult, unheroic behaviour
The difference: Campus fantasy that turns crude where Gotham turns gothic

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

Both lean on grit more than on crime
The difference: Leans harder into western than Gotham does

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 long origin story where everyone becomes who you already know
The difference: Small-town teen drama, warmer and much slower

Comic-book lore played straight, with a new villain arriving weekly
The difference: Bright, hopeful and family-friendly, with no corruption to wade through

Ordinary people becoming the legends and monsters they will be
The difference: Interlocking origin stories across America, with no city as villain

Powered people emerging in a city that is not ready for them
The difference: Earnest network drama, no crime opera

Contemplative drama in both cases
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