
Shows that feel likeGrimm (2011–2017)
If you loved Grimm, the closest series we have are Bosch (2015), Marvel's Jessica Jones (2015) and Carnival Row (2019). All three share Grimm's contemplative and atmospheric feel, which is what we rank on before quality.
Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is The Bridge (2011).
If Grimm hit the spot, these will too

A Portland-shaped procedural carried by one dogged detective
The difference: Straight LA crime, no folklore and no creatures

A reluctant investigator whose gift is also the problem
The difference: Marvel noir, adult and far bleaker

A detective working murders in a city where mythic creatures live openly
The difference: Steampunk fantasy, serialised and political

Detectives set apart from everyone around them, working murders that get personal
The difference: No creatures — just Scandinavian gloom, and a much heavier sit

An ordinary man discovering he can operate in a hidden world
The difference: Glossy espionage thriller, no monsters

A monster hunter running what amounts to a supernatural help desk
The difference: Noir LA and vampire mythology, moodier and funnier

Cases of the week solved by someone who sees what others miss
The difference: Teen noir with no supernatural element at all

Both keep coming back to the same thing: detective
The difference: Easier on the ideas than Grimm

One thread runs through both: detective
The difference: Takes it somewhere less contemplative than Grimm does

Investigators finding something older and stranger under the case
The difference: Prestige anthology — grim, literary, and never cosy

Old myth crashing into modern police work through an odd-couple pairing
The difference: Apocalyptic prophecy front and centre — much less procedural grounding

Weekly cases into the impossible, with a mythology quietly assembling
The difference: Chillier and lab-coated — hard sci-fi puzzles, not folklore creatures
In the mood for more contemplative?
all contemplative shows →The best-reviewed series that share Grimm’s defining feeling.









