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Shows that feel like The Bridge (2011–2018)

If you loved The Bridge, the closest series we have are The Killing (2011), Bosch (2015) and CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000). All three share The Bridge's gritty and twisty feel, which is what we rank on before quality. 12 of the 12 picks below are included with a subscription right now on Netflix, Amazon Prime Video and Hulu and others, checked against today's data.

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.

8.6 IMDb ↗TMDB ↗4 seasons · SVT1created by Hans Rosenfeldtgrittytwistycontemplativeatmospheric
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If The Bridge hit the spot, these will too

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

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

The difference: None of the atmosphere The Bridge is built on

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

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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CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000–2015 · 15 seasons · CBS
7.7crime · drama · mystery

The same preoccupation in both: detective

A Las Vegas team of forensic investigators are trained to solve criminal cases by scouring the crime scene, collecting irrefutable evidence and finding the missing pieces that solve the mystery.

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Carnival Row
2019–2023 · 2 seasons · Prime Video
7.7crime · drama · sci-fi & fantasy

Both are built on the same subject: murder mystery

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

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 · comedy

Twisty and contemplative in the same breath

The difference: Sits closer to comedy than The Bridge does

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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The Night Manager
2016– · 2 seasons · BBC One
8drama · mystery · crime

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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Spider-Noir
2026– · 1 season · MGM+
7.8drama · mystery · crime

Both lean on grit more than on crime

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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CSI: Miami
2002–2012 · 10 seasons · CBS
6.5drama · mystery · crime

Both keep coming back to the same thing: police

The show follows Crime Scene Investigators working for the Miami-Dade Police Department as they use physical evidence, similar to their Las Vegas counterparts, to solve grisly murders. The series mixes deduction, gritty subject matter, and character-driven drama in the same vein as the original series in the CSI franchise, except that the Miami CSIs are cops first, scientists second.

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Grimm
2011–2017 · 6 seasons · NBC
7.9drama · mystery · sci-fi & fantasy

Twisty mystery, 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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Unbelievable
2019 · 1 season · Netflix
8.3drama · crime

Common ground: female detective

After a young woman is accused of lying about a rape, two female detectives investigate a spate of eerily similar attacks.

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Elementary
2012–2019 · 7 seasons · CBS
7.9drama · mystery · crime

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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