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Shows that feel likeThe Bridge (2011–2018)

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.

If you loved The Bridge, the closest series we have are Bosch (2015), Spider-Noir (2026) and The Killing (2011). All three share The Bridge's gritty and twisty feel, which is what we rank on before quality.

Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is Veronica Mars (2004).

★ 8.6 IMDb ↗TMDB ↗4 seasons · SVT1created by Hans Rosenfeldtgrittytwistycontemplativeatmospheric
11 of 12 streaming nowNetflix · HBO Max · Amazon Prime Video
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If The Bridge hit the spot, these will too

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

The same two preoccupations: police, and murder investigation

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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Spider-Noir
2026 · 1 season · MGM+
★ 7.6drama · mystery · crimePrime Video

Both keep coming back to the same thing: detective

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.

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

Two things both keep coming back to: a woman at the center and female detective

The difference: Trades the atmosphere of The Bridge for an angle of its own

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

Gritty and twisty in the same breath

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

Both are built on the same subject: murder mystery

The difference: Easier on the twists than The Bridge

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

The same preoccupation in both: detective

The difference: Leans harder into sci-fi & fantasy than The Bridge does

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

Both land stillness and atmosphere at once

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

One thread runs through both: murder investigation

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

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

Common ground: a woman at the center

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

Gritty crime 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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The Night Of
2016 · 1 season · HBO
★ 8.4crime · drama · mysteryMax

Twisty mystery, and it commits to that

After a night of partying with a female stranger, a man wakes up to find her stabbed to death and is charged with her murder.

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

Drama built on stillness, 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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