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Shows that feel likeGrimm (2011–2017)

After Portland homicide detective Nick Burkhardt discovers he's descended from an elite line of criminal profilers known as "Grimms," he increasingly finds his responsibilities as a detective at odds with his new responsibilities as a Grimm.

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).

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If Grimm hit the spot, these will too

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Bosch
2015–2021 · 7 seasons · Prime Video
★ 8.5mystery · drama · crimePrime Video

A Portland-shaped procedural carried by one dogged detective

The difference: Straight LA crime, no folklore and no creatures

Harry Bosch, an LAPD homicide detective, stands trial for the fatal shooting of a serial murder suspect. A cold case involving the remains of a missing boy forces Bosch to confront his past. As daring recruit Julia Brasher catches his eye and departmental politics heat up, Bosch will pursue justice at all costs.

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Marvel's Jessica Jones
2015–2019 · 3 seasons · Netflix
★ 7.8sci-fi & fantasy · dramaDisney+

A reluctant investigator whose gift is also the problem

The difference: Marvel noir, adult and far bleaker

After a tragic ending to her short-lived super hero stint, Jessica Jones is rebuilding her personal life and career as a detective who gets pulled into cases involving people with extraordinary abilities in New York City.

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Carnival Row
2019–2023 · 2 seasons · Prime Video
★ 7.6crime · drama · sci-fi & fantasyPrime Video

A detective working murders in a city where mythic creatures live openly

The difference: Steampunk fantasy, serialised and political

In a mystical and dark city filled with humans, fairies and other creatures, a police detective investigates a series of gruesome murders leveled against the fairy population. During his investigation, the detective becomes the prime suspect and must find the real killer to clear his name.

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The Bridge
2011–2018 · 4 seasons · SVT1
★ 8.6crime · mystery · drama

Detectives set apart from everyone around them, working murders that get personal

The difference: No creatures — just Scandinavian gloom, and a much heavier sit

When a body is found on the bridge between Denmark and Sweden, right on the border, Danish inspector Martin Rohde and Swedish Saga Norén have to share jurisdiction and work together to find the killer.

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The Night Manager
2016– · 2 seasons · BBC One
★ 8drama · mystery · crimePrime Video

An ordinary man discovering he can operate in a hidden world

The difference: Glossy espionage thriller, no monsters

Former British soldier Jonathan Pine navigates the shadowy recesses of Whitehall and Washington where an unholy alliance operates between the intelligence community and the secret arms trade. To infiltrate the inner circle of lethal arms dealer Richard Onslow Roper, Pine must himself become a criminal.

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Angel
1999–2004 · 5 seasons · The WB
★ 7.9sci-fi & fantasy · dramaHulu

A monster hunter running what amounts to a supernatural help desk

The difference: Noir LA and vampire mythology, moodier and funnier

The vampire Angel, cursed with a soul, moves to Los Angeles and aids people with supernatural-related problems while questing for his own redemption. A spin-off from Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

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Veronica Mars
2004–2019 · 4 seasons · UPN
★ 8.3mystery · drama · comedyNetflixHulu

Cases of the week solved by someone who sees what others miss

The difference: Teen noir with no supernatural element at all

In the fictional town of Neptune, California, student Veronica Mars progresses from high school to college while moonlighting as a private investigator under the tutelage of her detective father.

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Spider-Noir
2026 · 1 season · MGM+
★ 7.6drama · mystery · crimePrime Video

Both keep coming back to the same thing: detective

The difference: Easier on the ideas than Grimm

Ben Reilly, an aging and down on his luck private investigator in 1930s New York, is forced to grapple with his past life as the city's one and only superhero.

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Dark
2017–2020 · 3 seasons · Netflix
★ 8.7crime · drama · sci-fi & fantasyNetflix

One thread runs through both: detective

The difference: Takes it somewhere less contemplative than Grimm does

A missing child sets four families on a frantic hunt for answers as they unearth a mind-bending mystery that spans three generations.

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True Detective
2014– · 4 seasons · HBO
★ 8.8drama · mysteryMax

Investigators finding something older and stranger under the case

The difference: Prestige anthology — grim, literary, and never cosy

An American anthology police detective series utilizing multiple timelines in which investigations seem to unearth personal and professional secrets of those involved, both within or outside the law.

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Sleepy Hollow
2013–2017 · 4 seasons · FOX
★ 7.3drama · mystery · sci-fi & fantasyHulu

Old myth crashing into modern police work through an odd-couple pairing

The difference: Apocalyptic prophecy front and centre — much less procedural grounding

Ichabod Crane is resurrected and pulled two and a half centuries through time to unravel a mystery that dates all the way back to the founding fathers.

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Fringe
2008–2013 · 5 seasons · FOX
★ 8.4sci-fi & fantasy · drama · mysteryPrime VideoHulu

Weekly cases into the impossible, with a mythology quietly assembling

The difference: Chillier and lab-coated — hard sci-fi puzzles, not folklore creatures

FBI Special Agent Olivia Dunham, brilliant but formerly institutionalized scientist Walter Bishop and his scheming, reluctant son Peter uncover a deadly mystery involving a series of unbelievable events and realize they may be a part of a larger, more disturbing pattern that blurs the line between science fiction and technology.

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