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Shows that feel likeHawaii Five-0 (2010–2020)

Steve McGarrett returns home to Oahu, in order to find his father's killer. The governor offers him the chance to run his own task force (Five-0). Steve's team is joined by Chin Ho Kelly, Danny "Danno" Williams, and Kono Kalakaua.

If you loved Hawaii Five-0, the closest series we have are FBI (2018), The Shield (2002) and Rosario Tijeras (2010). All three share Hawaii Five-0'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).

★ 7.4 IMDb ↗TMDB ↗10 seasons · CBScreated by Roberto Orcigrittycontemplativekineticepic
11 of 12 streaming nowNetflix · Amazon Prime Video · Hulu

If Hawaii Five-0 hit the spot, these will too

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FBI
2018– · 9 seasons · CBS
★ 7.1crime · action & adventure · dramaParamount+

Weekly manhunts run at a clip, by agents who move before they talk

The difference: Cooler and more procedural — no found-family warmth, no ocean daylight

The New York office of the FBI brings to bear all their talents, intellect and technical expertise on major cases in order to keep their city and the country safe.

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The Shield
2002–2008 · 7 seasons · FX
★ 8.7crime · drama · action & adventurePrime VideoHulu

Cops bending the rules to hold a city together, and paying for it

The difference: Far darker and serialised — the heroes are corrupt and it never lightens

The story of an inner-city Los Angeles police precinct where some of the cops aren't above breaking the rules or working against their associates to both keep the streets safe and their self-interests intact.

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Rosario Tijeras
2010 · 1 season · RCN
★ 8action & adventure · crime · drama

Crime told with heat and heartbreak, violence tangled up with love

The difference: One tragic telenovela arc in Spanish — no weekly cases, no team to root for

This is the story of the legendary Rosario Tijeras, the beautiful warrior from a slum who fell in love with Antonio and Emilio, two handsome and wealthy young men. Antonio, a young architect, desperately rushes the dying Rosario Tijeras to a nearby hospital. The beautiful Rosario has been shot four times by a hitman. While he waits for his beloved Rosario to be saved from her wounds, Antonio recalls how Rosario, a beautiful teenager, became the murderer Rosario Tijeras. And how he, a dashing young man, makes her his obsession. The woman of his dreams.

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S.W.A.T.
2017–2025 · 8 seasons · CBS
★ 7.2crime · action & adventure · dramaNetflixPrime Video

A hometown lawman balancing loyalty to his streets against the job

The difference: Urban LA policing with community and race pressure front and centre

A Los Angeles S.W.A.T. sergeant is assigned to lead a highly skilled unit in the community where he grew up. Torn between loyalty to the streets, where the cops are sometimes the enemy, and allegiance to his brothers in blue, he strategically straddles the two worlds.

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Marvel's Luke Cage
2016–2018 · 2 seasons · Netflix
★ 7.2drama · action & adventure · crimeDisney+

Gritty where it counts, contemplative underneath

Given superstrength and durability by a sabotaged experiment, a wrongly accused man escapes prison to become a superhero for hire.

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9-1-1: Lone Star
2020–2025 · 5 seasons · FOX
★ 7.4drama · action & adventure · crimeHulu

Big rescues, then a crew that actually talks between the sirens

The difference: Firehouse melodrama rather than detective work — no case to crack

Nearly 20 years ago, Owen Strand was the lone survivor of his Manhattan firehouse on 9/11. In the wake of the attack, Owen had the unenviable task of rebuilding his station. After a similar tragedy happens to a firehouse in Austin, Owen, along with his troubled firefighter son, T.K., takes his progressive philosophies of life and firefighting down to Texas, where he helps them start anew. On the surface, Owen is all about big-city style and swagger, but underneath he struggles with a secret he hides from the world - one that could very well end his life.

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Money Heist: Korea - Joint Economic Area
2022 · 1 season · Netflix
★ 5.9action & adventure · crime · dramaNetflix

A crew executing a plan with military precision and personality

The difference: Told from the criminals' side, one long heist

Disguised under the shadows of a mask, a crew of desperados band together under the leadership of a criminal mastermind known only as “The Professor” to pull off the biggest heist Korea has ever seen.

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Castle
2009–2016 · 8 seasons · ABC
★ 8.1drama · crimePrime VideoHulu

Weekly cases carried by a double act who enjoy each other

The difference: A writer and a detective, banter over gunfights

After a serial killer imitates the plots of his novels, successful mystery novelist Richard "Rick" Castle receives permission from the Mayor of New York City to tag along with an NYPD homicide investigation team for research purposes.

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

Kinetic and epic in the same breath

The difference: Easier on the stillness than Hawaii Five-0

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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Bloodhounds
2023–2026 · 2 seasons · Netflix
★ 8.2drama · action & adventure · crimeNetflix

Both lean on grit more than on crime

Faced with ruthless foes with a violent thirst, two young boxers band together — risking life and limb to bring justice and protect their loved ones.

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Your Honor
2020–2023 · 2 seasons · Showtime
★ 7.6drama · crimeParamount+

A man bending the whole system to protect his own

The difference: One long moral collapse, no team and no fun

New Orleans judge Michael Desiato is forced to confront his own deepest convictions when his son is involved in a hit and run that embroils an organized crime family.

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Daredevil: Born Again
2025– · 2 seasons · Disney+
★ 8.1drama · action & adventure · crimeDisney+

Contemplative drama, and it commits to that

Matt Murdock, a blind lawyer with heightened abilities, is fighting for justice through his bustling law firm, while former mob boss Wilson Fisk pursues his own political endeavors in New York. When their past identities begin to emerge, both men find themselves on an inevitable collision course.

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