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Shows that feel likeOnly Murders in the Building (2021–)

Three strangers share an obsession with true crime and suddenly find themselves wrapped up in one.

If you loved Only Murders in the Building, the closest series we have are Tracker (2024), Blue Bloods (2010) and Snowfall (2017). All three share Only Murders in the Building's gritty and hopeful feel, which is what we rank on before quality.

Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is Eureka (2006).

★ 8 IMDb ↗TMDB ↗6 seasons · Hulucreated by Steve Martinwittyplayfultwistygrittyhopeful
11 of 12 streaming nowNetflix · HBO Max · Amazon Prime Video

If Only Murders in the Building hit the spot, these will too

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Tracker
2024– · 4 seasons · CBS
★ 7.2drama · crimeHuluParamount+

Common ground: inspirational

The difference: Lighter on wit

Lone-wolf survivalist Colter Shaw roams the country as a “reward seeker,” using his expert tracking skills to help private citizens and law enforcement solve all manner of mysteries while contending with his own fractured family.

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Blue Bloods
2010–2024 · 14 seasons · CBS
★ 7.7crime · dramaPrime VideoParamount+

A New York where everyone knows everyone and secrets travel fast

The difference: A police family drama, sincere and without jokes

A drama about a multi-generational family of cops dedicated to New York City law enforcement. Frank Reagan is the New York Police Commissioner and heads both the police force and the Reagan brood. He runs his department as diplomatically as he runs his family, even when dealing with the politics that plagued his unapologetically bold father, Henry, during his stint as Chief.

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Snowfall
2017–2023 · 6 seasons · FX
★ 8.5drama · crimeHuluDisney+

A city block as the whole world, and neighbours as the cast

The difference: Crime epic in 80s LA, tragic rather than playful

Los Angeles. 1983. A storm is coming and its name is crack. Set against the infancy of the crack cocaine epidemic and its ultimate radical impact on the culture as we know it, the story follows numerous characters on a violent collision course.

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3 Body Problem
2024– · 1 season · Netflix
★ 7.5sci-fi & fantasy · mystery · dramaNetflix

A small group of friends chasing something far above their pay grade

The difference: Global sci-fi dread, no true-crime hobby

Across continents and decades, five brilliant friends make earth-shattering discoveries as the laws of science unravel and an existential threat emerges.

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Ted Lasso
2020– · 4 seasons · Apple TV
★ 8.7drama · comedyApple TV+

The same preoccupation in both: friendship

The difference: Less twisty, more its own thing

Ted Lasso, an American football coach, moves to England when he's hired to manage a soccer team—despite having no experience. With cynical players and a doubtful town, will he get them to see the Ted Lasso Way?

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Maid
2021 · 1 season · Netflix
★ 8.3dramaNetflix

Both land grit and hope at once

The difference: Leans further into drama

After fleeing an abusive relationship, a young mother finds a job cleaning houses as she fights to provide for her child and build them a better future.

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The Rookie
2018– · 9 seasons · ABC
★ 8crime · drama · comedyHulu

Starting over late in life and refusing to be written off for it

The difference: Straight-ahead police work — the fun of amateurs blundering is gone

Starting over isn't easy, especially for small-town guy John Nolan who, after a life-altering incident, is pursuing his dream of being an LAPD officer. As the force's oldest rookie, he's met with skepticism from some higher-ups who see him as just a walking midlife crisis.

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

One death worried at from every angle over a full season

The difference: Rain-soaked and grief-stricken, with no comedy anywhere

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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How to Get Away with Murder
2014–2020 · 6 seasons · ABC
★ 8.1crime · drama · mysteryHulu

Amateurs improvising their way deeper into a killing

The difference: Legal thriller, and they are the guilty ones

A sexy, suspense-driven legal thriller about a group of ambitious law students and their brilliant, mysterious criminal defense professor. They become entangled in a murder plot and will shake the entire university and change the course of their lives.

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Eureka
2006–2012 · 5 seasons · Syfy
★ 7.9sci-fi & fantasy · comedy · drama

Witty and playful in the same breath

The difference: Played as sci-fi & fantasy first

The sleepy Pacific Northwest town of Eureka is hiding a mysterious secret. The government has been relocating the world's geniuses and their families to this rustic town for years where innovation and chaos have lived hand in hand. U.S. Marshal Jack Carter stumbles upon this odd town after wrecking his car and becoming stranded there. When the denizens of the town unleash an unknown scientific creation, Carter jumps in to try to restore order and consequently learns of one of the country's best kept secrets.

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One of Us Is Lying
2021–2022 · 2 seasons · Peacock
★ 6.9drama · mysteryPeacock

The same two preoccupations: lgbt, and murder mystery

The story of what happens when five high schoolers walk into detention and only four make it out alive. Everyone is a suspect, and everyone has something to hide.

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Superman & Lois
2021–2024 · 4 seasons · The CW
★ 7.8drama · sci-fi & fantasyMax

A found family who solve things together and mean it

The difference: Superheroics and sincerity, no murder podcast

After years of facing megalomaniacal supervillains, monsters wreaking havoc on Metropolis, and alien invaders intent on wiping out the human race, The Man of Steel aka Clark Kent and Lois Lane come face to face with one of their greatest challenges ever: dealing with all the stress, pressures and complexities that come with being working parents in today's society.

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