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Shows that feel likeSpider-Noir (2026)

Ben Reilly, an aging and down on his luck private investigator in 1930s New York, is forced to grapple with his past life as the city's one and only superhero.

If you loved Spider-Noir, the closest series we have are The Bridge (2011), Bosch (2015) and The Night Manager (2016). All three share Spider-Noir's contemplative and twisty feel, which is what we rank on before quality.

Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is The Alienist (2018).

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If Spider-Noir hit the spot, these will too

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The Bridge
2011–2018 · 4 seasons · SVT1
★ 8.6crime · mystery · drama

One thread runs through both: detective

When a body is found on the bridge between Denmark and Sweden, right on the border, Danish inspector Martin Rohde and Swedish Saga Norén have to share jurisdiction and work together to find the killer.

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Bosch
2015–2021 · 7 seasons · Prime Video
★ 8.5mystery · drama · crimePrime Video

Contemplative where it counts, twisty underneath

Harry Bosch, an LAPD homicide detective, stands trial for the fatal shooting of a serial murder suspect. A cold case involving the remains of a missing boy forces Bosch to confront his past. As daring recruit Julia Brasher catches his eye and departmental politics heat up, Bosch will pursue justice at all costs.

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The Night Manager
2016– · 2 seasons · BBC One
★ 8drama · mystery · crimePrime Video

Both land grit and atmosphere at once

Former British soldier Jonathan Pine navigates the shadowy recesses of Whitehall and Washington where an unholy alliance operates between the intelligence community and the secret arms trade. To infiltrate the inner circle of lethal arms dealer Richard Onslow Roper, Pine must himself become a criminal.

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Carnival Row
2019–2023 · 2 seasons · Prime Video
★ 7.6crime · drama · sci-fi & fantasyPrime Video

The same preoccupation in both: detective

The difference: Easier on the twists than Spider-Noir

In a mystical and dark city filled with humans, fairies and other creatures, a police detective investigates a series of gruesome murders leveled against the fairy population. During his investigation, the detective becomes the prime suspect and must find the real killer to clear his name.

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Veronica Mars
2004–2019 · 4 seasons · UPN
★ 8.3mystery · drama · comedyNetflixHulu

Both are built on the same subject: private investigator

The difference: Trades the grit of Spider-Noir for an angle of its own

In the fictional town of Neptune, California, student Veronica Mars progresses from high school to college while moonlighting as a private investigator under the tutelage of her detective father.

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The Alienist
2018–2020 · 2 seasons · TNT
★ 7.7drama · crime · mystery

New York City shapes both of them

New York, 1896. Police commissioner Theodore Roosevelt brings together criminal psychologist Dr. Laszlo Kreizler, newspaper illustrator John Moore and secretary Sara Howard to investigate several murders of male prostitutes.

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Marvel's Jessica Jones
2015–2019 · 3 seasons · Netflix
★ 7.8sci-fi & fantasy · dramaDisney+

Both keep coming back to the same thing: superhero

The difference: Sits closer to sci-fi & fantasy than Spider-Noir does

After a tragic ending to her short-lived super hero stint, Jessica Jones is rebuilding her personal life and career as a detective who gets pulled into cases involving people with extraordinary abilities in New York City.

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The Outsider
2020 · 1 season · HBO
★ 7.6drama · mystery · crimeMax

Common ground: private investigator

When an insidious supernatural force edges its way into a seemingly straightforward investigation into the gruesome murder of a young boy, it leads a seasoned cop and an unorthodox investigator to question everything they believe in.

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Grimm
2011–2017 · 6 seasons · NBC
★ 7.9drama · mystery · sci-fi & fantasyPrime VideoPeacock

Contemplative drama, and it commits to that

After Portland homicide detective Nick Burkhardt discovers he's descended from an elite line of criminal profilers known as "Grimms," he increasingly finds his responsibilities as a detective at odds with his new responsibilities as a Grimm.

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The Chestnut Man
2021–2026 · 2 seasons · Netflix
★ 7.6drama · crime · mysteryNetflix

Mystery with a pulse of twists, in both cases

At a grisly murder scene sits a figurine made of chestnuts. From this creepy clue, two detectives hunt a killer linked to a politician's missing child.

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Elementary
2012–2019 · 7 seasons · CBS
★ 7.9drama · mystery · crimePrime VideoHulu

Crime built on grit, twice over

A modern-day drama about a crime-solving duo that cracks the NYPD's most impossible cases. Following his fall from grace in London and a stint in rehab, eccentric Sherlock escapes to Manhattan where his wealthy father forces him to live with his worst nightmare - a sober companion, Dr. Watson.

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

Both lean on stillness more than on drama

The difference: 22 years apart, and the 2000s show

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

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