
Shows that feel likeMonk (2002–2009)
If you loved Monk, the closest series we have are Killing Eve (2018), Psych (2006) and The Fall (2013). All three share Monk's contemplative and gritty feel, which is what we rank on before quality.
Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is The Alienist (2018).
If Monk hit the spot, these will too

Both land stillness and grit at once
The difference: Takes it somewhere less witty than Monk does

A gifted oddball solving cases his own way while the cops roll their eyes
The difference: Pure goofball swagger where the source runs on anxiety and ache

Both lean on obsession more than on drama
The difference: Trades the wit of Monk for an angle of its own

One man's freakish perceptiveness turned into a crime-solving tool
The difference: Plays it straight and clinical — little comfort, less charm

A charmer whose criminal past makes him the smartest guy in the room
The difference: Slick con-artist cool in place of neurotic sweetness

A haunted showman whose party-trick observations crack real cases
The difference: A serial-killer arc threads through it, darker than any case of the week

Baffling crime scenes untangled piece by satisfying piece
The difference: All forensics, no personality — the evidence is the star

Case-of-the-week sleuthing wrapped around one wounded, wry outsider
The difference: Teen-noir bite — sadder, snarkier, and more serialized

The same mix in both: wit, then play
The difference: Sits closer to animation than Monk does

An obsessive mind treated as both a gift and an affliction
The difference: Grisly period darkness with none of the comfort-food rhythm

Breezy California comfort viewing you can drop into anywhere
The difference: A Nickelodeon boarding-school comedy — no mysteries at all

One thread runs through both: private investigator
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