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Shows that feel likeNCIS: Los Angeles (2009–2023)

The exploits of the Los Angeles–based Office of Special Projects (OSP), an elite division of the Naval Criminal Investigative Service that specializes in undercover assignments.

If you loved NCIS: Los Angeles, the closest series we have are CSI: NY (2004), 9-1-1: Lone Star (2020) and Chicago P.D. (2014). All three share NCIS: Los Angeles' 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 Shield (2002).

★ 6.8 IMDb ↗TMDB ↗14 seasons · CBScreated by Shane Brennankineticepiccontemplativegrittytwisty
9 of 12 streaming nowNetflix · Amazon Prime Video · Hulu

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If NCIS: Los Angeles hit the spot, these will too

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CSI: NY
2004–2013 · 9 seasons · CBS
★ 7crime · drama · mystery

A big-city team closing cases with polish and forensic rigor

The difference: Lab-and-microscope pace — undercover adrenaline is not on offer

Follow the investigations of a team of NYPD forensic scientists and police officers identified as "Crime Scene Investigators".

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

First responders as a bickering, devoted surrogate family

The difference: Rescues, not investigations — soapier between the sirens

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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Chicago P.D.
2014– · 14 seasons · NBC
★ 8.1crime · dramaPrime VideoPeacock

A tight unit that runs on loyalty as much as procedure

The difference: Heavier and more street-level — the banter mostly stays home

A riveting police drama about the men and women of the Chicago Police Department's District 21 who put it all on the line to serve and protect their community. District 21 is made up of two distinctly different groups: the uniformed cops who patrol the beat and go head-to-head with the city's street crimes and the Intelligence Unit that combats the city's major offenses - organized crime, drug trafficking, high profile murders and beyond.

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

Weekly LA action beats from a unit that has each other's backs

The difference: Tactical raids over undercover work, and more social-issue weight

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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Scream: The TV Series
2015–2019 · 3 seasons · MTV
★ 7drama · crime · mystery

Contemplative where it counts, gritty underneath

The difference: Easier on the momentum than NCIS: Los Angeles

What starts as a YouTube video going viral, soon leads to problems for the teenagers of Lakewood and serves as the catalyst for a murder that opens up a window to the town's troubled past. Everyone has secrets. Everyone tells lies. Everyone is fair game.

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

Los Angeles law enforcement where the line gets crossed daily

The difference: Genuinely corrosive — the team you follow are the dirty cops

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

Slick tactical set pieces with twists timed for maximum whiplash

The difference: One long heist from the robbers' side — and a pale remake at that

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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Sin senos sí hay paraíso
2016– · 3 seasons · Telemundo
★ 6.6action & adventure · crime · dramaPeacock

Kinetic and epic in the same breath

A young woman born in a mafia-controlled town seeks revenge on those who wrongfully harmed and imprisoned her family.

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

Drama with a pulse of twists, 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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Marshals
2026– · 2 seasons · CBS
★ 6.1drama · crime · action & adventureParamount+

One thread runs through both: spin off

With the Yellowstone Ranch behind him, Kayce Dutton joins an elite unit of U.S. Marshals, combining his skills as a cowboy and Navy SEAL to bring range justice to Montana, where he and his teammates must balance family, duty and the high psychological cost that comes with serving as the last line of defense in the region's war on violence.

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Outer Banks
2020–2026 · 5 seasons · Netflix
★ 7.5action & adventure · mysteryNetflix

Action & adventure built on momentum, twice over

On a North Carolina island of haves and have-nots, John B and his tight-knit crew of friends find mystery and adventure while hunting for lost treasure.

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The Killing
2011–2014 · 4 seasons · AMC
★ 8.3drama · crime · mysteryHulu

Contemplative crime, and it commits to that

The Killing is an American crime drama television series based upon the Danish television series Forbrydelsen. Set in Seattle, Washington, the series follows the various murder investigations by homicide detectives Sarah Linden and Stephen Holder.

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