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Shows that feel likeMarvel's The Punisher (2017–2019)

A former Marine out to punish the criminals responsible for his family's murder finds himself ensnared in a military conspiracy.

If you loved Marvel's The Punisher, the closest series we have are Marvel's Daredevil (2015), Marvel's Luke Cage (2016) and Marvel's The Defenders (2017). All three share Marvel's The Punisher's kinetic and epic feel, which is what we rank on before quality.

Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is Bloodhounds (2023).

★ 8.4 IMDb ↗TMDB ↗2 seasons · Netflixcreated by Steve Lightfootkineticepicgrittycontemplative
10 of 12 streaming nowNetflix · Amazon Prime Video · Hulu
Stream it:Disney+ ↗
Buy seasons:Amazon see price ↗Apple TV$14.99 buyThe Punisher, Seasons 1 – 2 · Apple price as of 2026-09-09

If Marvel's The Punisher hit the spot, these will too

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Marvel's Daredevil
2015–2018 · 3 seasons · Netflix
★ 8.6crime · drama · action & adventureDisney+

Street-level heroics with real bruises and hallway-brawl brutality

The difference: A hero who refuses to kill, wrestling guilt and Catholic conscience

Lawyer-by-day Matt Murdock uses his heightened senses from being blinded as a young boy to fight crime at night on the streets of Hell’s Kitchen as Daredevil.

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

A blunt-force man used as a weapon by people with their own agendas

The difference: Cooler and neighbourhood-minded, scored to Harlem rather than to rage

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

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

Street-level Marvel with real bruises and a city worth defending

The difference: A crossover ensemble, and much less punishing

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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Person of Interest
2011–2016 · 5 seasons · CBS
★ 8.5action & adventure · crime · sci-fi & fantasyPrime VideoPeacock

An ex-operative applying military violence to civilian problems

The difference: Weekly cases and an AI, cleaner and far less brutal

John Reese, former CIA paramilitary operative, is presumed dead and teams up with reclusive billionaire Finch to prevent violent crimes in New York City by initiating their own type of justice. With the special training that Reese has had in Covert Operations and Finch's genius software inventing mind, the two are a perfect match for the job that they have to complete. With the help of surveillance equipment, they work "outside the law" and get the right criminal behind bars. 

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Reacher
2022– · 4 seasons · Prime Video
★ 8action & adventure · crimePrime Video

Both are built on the same subject: gun

The difference: Trades the stillness of Marvel's The Punisher for an angle of its own

Jack Reacher, a veteran military police investigator, has just recently entered civilian life. Reacher is a drifter, carrying no phone and the barest of essentials as he travels the country and explores the nation he once served.

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Arrow
2012–2020 · 8 seasons · The CW
★ 7.5crime · drama · action & adventure

A soldier home from a war he cannot leave, hunting the guilty

The difference: Network-scale and far tamer, with an ever-growing team around him

Spoiled billionaire playboy Oliver Queen is missing and presumed dead when his yacht is lost at sea. He returns five years later a changed man, determined to clean up the city as a hooded vigilante armed with a bow.

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9-1-1
2018– · 10 seasons · ABC
★ 7.8drama · crime · action & adventureHulu

Adrenaline in bursts, then people quietly carrying the damage home

The difference: Warm ensemble melodrama built on weekly emergencies, not vengeance

Explore the high-pressure experiences of police officers, paramedics and firefighters who are thrust into the most frightening, shocking and heart-stopping situations. These emergency responders must try to balance saving those who are at their most vulnerable with solving the problems in their own lives.

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

The same mix in both: momentum, then scale

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

Tactical precision and a man torn between the badge and his own code

The difference: A procedural with a weekly reset — team loyalty over blood vengeance

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

Manhunts and gunfights shot for weight rather than for gloss

The difference: A tidy weekly case file, with no grief or conspiracy eating the hero

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

Violence born of poverty and love, framed as tragedy from the start

The difference: Colombian telenovela romance where gunfire serves the heartbreak

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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Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
2013–2020 · 7 seasons · ABC
★ 7.5drama · sci-fi & fantasy · action & adventureDisney+

Black-ops conspiracies and soldiers discovering who they really worked for

The difference: Network Marvel — team banter, no bodies and no rage

Agent Phil Coulson of S.H.I.E.L.D. (Strategic Homeland Intervention, Enforcement and Logistics Division) puts together a team of agents to investigate the new, the strange and the unknown around the globe, protecting the ordinary from the extraordinary.

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