
Shows that feel likeOnly Murders in the Building (2021–)
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).
If Only Murders in the Building hit the spot, these will too

Common ground: inspirational
The difference: Lighter on wit

A New York where everyone knows everyone and secrets travel fast
The difference: A police family drama, sincere and without jokes

A city block as the whole world, and neighbours as the cast
The difference: Crime epic in 80s LA, tragic rather than playful

A small group of friends chasing something far above their pay grade
The difference: Global sci-fi dread, no true-crime hobby

The same preoccupation in both: friendship
The difference: Less twisty, more its own thing

Both land grit and hope at once
The difference: Leans further into drama

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

One death worried at from every angle over a full season
The difference: Rain-soaked and grief-stricken, with no comedy anywhere

Amateurs improvising their way deeper into a killing
The difference: Legal thriller, and they are the guilty ones

Witty and playful in the same breath
The difference: Played as sci-fi & fantasy first

The same two preoccupations: lgbt, and murder mystery

A found family who solve things together and mean it
The difference: Superheroics and sincerity, no murder podcast
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