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Shows that feel like Last Seen (2026–)

If you loved Last Seen, the closest series we have are The Alienist (2018), Slow Horses (2022) and IT: Welcome to Derry (2025). All three share Last Seen's contemplative and twisty feel, which is what we rank on before quality. 12 of the 12 picks below are included with a subscription right now on Netflix, HBO Max and Hulu and others, checked against today's data.

When emergency dispatcher Ian Ridley receives a frantic call from a teenager he believes could be his long-missing daughter, he stops at nothing to find her.

TMDB ↗1 season · Apple TVgrittycontemplativetwisty

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If Last Seen hit the spot, these will too

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The Alienist
2018–2020 · 2 seasons · TNT
7.7drama · crime · mystery

The same mix in both: grit, then stillness

New York, 1896. Police commissioner Theodore Roosevelt brings together criminal psychologist Dr. Laszlo Kreizler, newspaper illustrator John Moore and secretary Sara Howard to investigate several murders of male prostitutes.

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Slow Horses
2022– · 6 seasons · Apple TV
8.3crime · drama · mystery

Twisty crime, and it commits to that

Follow a dysfunctional team of MI5 agents—and their obnoxious boss, the notorious Jackson Lamb—as they navigate the espionage world's smoke and mirrors to defend England from sinister forces.

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IT: Welcome to Derry
2025– · 2 seasons · HBO
7.9drama · mystery

Both keep coming back to the same thing: disappearance

The difference: None of the grit Last Seen is built on

In 1962, amid a spate of unexplained disappearances of local children, a group of misfit friends begin to suspect a long-buried ancient evil lurking. As the kids set out to determine what's really going on, a rising unease prompts several townspeople to work together to restore peace – all while a U.S. military operation seeks to exploit Derry for its own objectives.

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Lupin
2021– · 3 seasons · Netflix
7.5crime · drama · mystery

Both are working the same pair: police, thriller

Inspired by the adventures of Arsène Lupin, gentleman thief Assane Diop sets out to avenge his father for an injustice inflicted by a wealthy family.

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Elite
2018–2024 · 8 seasons · Netflix
7.1crime · mystery · drama

The same preoccupation in both: disappearance

When three working class kids enroll in the most exclusive school in Spain, the clash between the wealthy and the poor students leads to tragedy.

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CSI: Miami
2002–2012 · 10 seasons · CBS
6.5drama · mystery · crime

Both are built on the same subject: police

The difference: 24 years apart, and the 2000s show

The show follows Crime Scene Investigators working for the Miami-Dade Police Department as they use physical evidence, similar to their Las Vegas counterparts, to solve grisly murders. The series mixes deduction, gritty subject matter, and character-driven drama in the same vein as the original series in the CSI franchise, except that the Miami CSIs are cops first, scientists second.

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Sherlock
2010–2017 · 4 seasons · BBC One
9crime · drama · mystery

Drama with a pulse of grit, in both cases

A modern update finds the famous sleuth and his doctor partner solving crime in 21st century London.

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Defending Jacob
2020 · 1 season · Apple TV
7.8drama · mystery · crime

Both lean on stillness more than on mystery

A family's lives are irreparably disrupted when the 14-year-old son is accused of murdering a fellow classmate.

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The Outsider
2020 · 1 season · HBO
7.6drama · mystery · crime

Twisty crime in both cases

When an insidious supernatural force edges its way into a seemingly straightforward investigation into the gruesome murder of a young boy, it leads a seasoned cop and an unorthodox investigator to question everything they believe in.

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Lucky
2026 · 1 season · Apple TV
6.6drama · crime

Drama built on grit, twice over

The difference: Missing the twists of Last Seen

When a multi-million-dollar heist goes sideways, con artist Lucky is forced to go on the run. Pursued by both the FBI and a ruthless crime boss, Lucky must fight for her life—and a way out.

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The OA
2016–2019 · 2 seasons · Netflix
7.8sci-fi & fantasy · mystery · drama

One thread runs through both: thriller

The difference: Sits closer to sci-fi & fantasy than Last Seen does

Seven years after vanishing from her home, a young woman returns with mysterious new abilities and recruits five strangers for a secret mission.

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Quantico
2015–2018 · 3 seasons · ABC
6.7crime · drama · mystery

Contemplative mystery in both cases

A diverse group of recruits has arrived at the FBI Quantico Base for training. They are the best, the brightest and the most vetted, so it seems impossible that one of them is suspected of masterminding the biggest attack on New York City since 9/11.

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