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Shows that feel likePower (2014–2020)

A successful New York entrepreneur lives a double life as the head of a drug empire that serves only the rich and influential, all while wanting to escape the underworld and keep his family safe.

If you loved Power, the closest series we have are El Chapo (2017), Mayans M.C. (2018) and The Penguin (2024). All three share Power's gritty and contemplative feel, which is what we rank on before quality.

Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is MobLand (2025).

★ 8.1 IMDb ↗TMDB ↗6 seasons · STARZcreated by Courtney Kemp Agbohgrittycontemplative
12 of 12 streaming nowNetflix · HBO Max · Amazon Prime Video
Buy seasons:Amazon see price ↗Apple TV$9.99 buyPower, The Complete Series · Apple price as of 2026-09-22

If Power hit the spot, these will too

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El Chapo
2017–2018 · 3 seasons · Univision
★ 7.8drama · crimeNetflix

Both are working the same pair: drugs, kingpin

A look at the life of notorious drug kingpin, El Chapo, from his early days in the 1980s working for the Guadalajara Cartel, to his rise to power of during the '90s and his ultimate downfall in 2016.

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Mayans M.C.
2018–2023 · 5 seasons · FX
★ 7.5crime · dramaHulu

One thread runs through both: organized crime

Set in the aftermath of Jax Teller’s death, Ezekiel "EZ" Reyes is fresh out of prison and a prospect in the Mayans M.C. charter on the Cali/Mexi border. Now, EZ must carve out his new identity in a town where he was once the golden boy with the American Dream in his grasp.

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The Penguin
2024 · 1 season · HBO
★ 8.6drama · crimeMax

Both are built on the same subject: gangster

With the city in peril following the seawall's collapse, Oswald "Oz" Cobb seeks to fill the power vacuum left by the death of Carmine Falcone and finally give his mother Francis the life he's always promised. But first, Oz must confront his enemies and his own demoralizing reputation as "the Penguin."

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La Reina del Sur
2011– · 3 seasons · Telemundo
★ 7.8drama · crimeNetflix

Both keep coming back to the same thing: gangster

After years of blood, sweat and tears, a woman of humble origin ends up becoming a drug trafficking legend, with all that that means...

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Pablo Escobar: The Drug Lord
2012 · 1 season · Caracol TV
★ 8.4crime · dramaNetflix

The same preoccupation in both: organized crime

Pablo is a man with a natural ability for business. Early in his life, Pablo is introduced to the business of cocaine and the power it yields. A young life of crime lands Pablo in and out of jail as he builds his criminal empire. Pablo expands his power through politics but it is not long before his conflicts as a Congressman and a drug lord collide. Pablo has his enemies executed, but not before the United States activates its own war on the Medellin cartel.

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Boardwalk Empire
2010–2014 · 5 seasons · HBO
★ 8.5crime · dramaMax

Gritty where it counts, contemplative underneath

Atlantic City at the dawn of Prohibition is a place where the rules don't apply. And the man who runs things -- legally and otherwise -- is the town's treasurer, Enoch "Nucky" Thompson, who is equal parts politician and gangster.

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MobLand
2025– · 2 seasons · Paramount+
★ 8.3crime · dramaParamount+

Crime built on grit, twice over

Two mob families clash in a war that threatens to topple empires and lives.

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Sons of Anarchy
2008–2014 · 7 seasons · FX
★ 8.5crime · dramaHulu

Both lean on stillness more than on drama

The Sons of Anarchy (SOA) are an outlaw motorcycle club with many charters in the United States and overseas. The show focused on the original and founding charter, Sons of Anarchy Motorcycle Club, Redwood Original, often referred to by the acronym SAMCRO, Sam Crow, or simply Redwood Charter. The charter operates both legal and illegal businesses in the small town of Charming, California. They combine gun-running and a garage, and involvement in porn film industry. Clay, the charter president, likes it old school and violent; while Jax, his stepson and the club's VP, has thoughts about changing the way things are done. Their conflict has effects on both the club and their personal relationship, especially when Jax goes on a personal quest to cleanse the SAMCRO name and image.

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Dexter: New Blood
2021–2022 · 1 season · Showtime
★ 8drama · crimeParamount+

The same city underneath both: New York City

10 years after Dexter went missing in the eye of Hurricane Laura, we find him living under an assumed name in the small town of Iron Lake, New York. Dexter may be embracing his new life, but in the wake of unexpected events in this close-knit community, his Dark Passenger beckons.

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Ozark
2017–2022 · 4 seasons · Netflix
★ 8.4crime · dramaNetflix

Common ground: kingpin

A financial adviser drags his family from Chicago to the Missouri Ozarks, where he must launder $500 million in five years to appease a drug boss.

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Castle
2009–2016 · 8 seasons · ABC
★ 8.1drama · crimePrime VideoHulu

Gritty crime in both cases

After a serial killer imitates the plots of his novels, successful mystery novelist Richard "Rick" Castle receives permission from the Mayor of New York City to tag along with an NYPD homicide investigation team for research purposes.

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The Sinner
2017–2021 · 4 seasons · USA Network
★ 7.8crime · dramaNetflix

The same preoccupation in both: drugs

In a small New York town, a haunted detective hunts for answers about perplexing crimes while wrestling with his own demons.

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