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Shows that feel likeThe Day of the Jackal (2024–)

An unrivalled and highly elusive lone assassin, the Jackal, makes his living carrying out hits for the highest fee. But following his latest kill, he meets his match in a tenacious British intelligence officer who starts to track down the Jackal in a thrilling cat-and-mouse chase across Europe, leaving destruction in its wake.

If you loved The Day of the Jackal, the closest series we have are Outer Banks (2020), The Night Agent (2023) and The Boat (2011). All three share The Day of the Jackal's kinetic and epic feel, which is what we rank on before quality.

Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is The Chestnut Man (2021).

★ 8.1 IMDb ↗TMDB ↗1 season · Sky Atlanticcreated by Ronan Bennettcontemplativekineticepictwisty
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If The Day of the Jackal hit the spot, these will too

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Outer Banks
2020–2026 · 5 seasons · Netflix
★ 7.5action & adventure · mysteryNetflix

Kinetic and epic in the same breath

The difference: Takes it somewhere less contemplative than The Day of the Jackal does

On a North Carolina island of haves and have-nots, John B and his tight-knit crew of friends find mystery and adventure while hunting for lost treasure.

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The Night Agent
2023– · 4 seasons · Netflix
★ 7.4action & adventure · drama · mysteryNetflix

The same mix in both: stillness, then twists

Brought together by a midnight phone call, an FBI agent and a cybersecurity expert must unravel an ever-growing web of political conspiracies.

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The Boat
2011–2013 · 3 seasons · Antena 3
★ 7.2action & adventure · mystery · drama

Contemplative drama, and it commits to that

A global cataclysm, caused by a fatal accident in Geneva (Switzerland) during the implementation of the particle accelerator will lead to the crew and students of the school-ship Polar Star to live the greatest adventure of their lives. Isolated and aware that we only have each other, the ship will become their only home.

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Alchemy of Souls
2022–2023 · 2 seasons · tvN
★ 8.7drama · sci-fi & fantasy · action & adventureNetflix

Both lean on momentum more than on action & adventure

The difference: Sits closer to sci-fi & fantasy than The Day of the Jackal does

She was named Naksu because wherever she went, a trail of heads followed. She performs the alchemy of souls, magic that can change people's bodies and souls, which is forbidden in Daeho, and ends up being chased. Naksu hurriedly abandons her body and attempts the alchemy of souls on a woman passing by. Jang Wook, the son of the King of Daeho, realizes that Mudeok's soul has been changed and helps her. Jang Wook wants to learn Naksu's martial arts and become a sorcerer, and Naksu, in the body of Mudeok, stays by his side so she can recover her strength.

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Moon Knight
2022 · 1 season · Disney+
★ 7.3sci-fi & fantasy · mystery · action & adventureDisney+

Epic mystery in both cases

The difference: Leans harder into sci-fi & fantasy than The Day of the Jackal does

When Steven Grant, a mild-mannered gift-shop employee, becomes plagued with blackouts and memories of another life, he discovers he has dissociative identity disorder and shares a body with mercenary Marc Spector. As Steven/Marc’s enemies converge upon them, they must navigate their complex identities while thrust into a deadly mystery among the powerful gods of Egypt.

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Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan
2018–2023 · 4 seasons · Prime Video
★ 8action & adventure · dramaPrime Video

Drama with a pulse of stillness, in both cases

When CIA analyst Jack Ryan stumbles upon a suspicious series of bank transfers his search for answers pulls him from the safety of his desk job and catapults him into a deadly game of cat and mouse throughout Europe and the Middle East, with a rising terrorist figurehead preparing for a massive attack against the US and her allies.

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Jupiter's Legacy
2021 · 1 season · Netflix
★ 6.7sci-fi & fantasy · action & adventure · dramaNetflix

Action & adventure built on twists, twice over

As the world's first generation of superheroes (who received their powers in the 1930s) become the revered elder guard in the present, their superpowered children struggle to live up to the legendary feats of their parents.

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Terra Nova
2011 · 1 season · FOX
★ 6.7sci-fi & fantasy · mystery · action & adventure

Kinetic mystery, and it commits to that

In the year 2149, the world is dying. The planet is overdeveloped and overcrowded, with the majority of plant and animal life extinct. The future of mankind is in jeopardy, and its only hope for survival is in the distant past. An ordinary family goes on an extraordinary journey back in time to prehistoric Earth as a part of a massive expedition to save the human race.

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Money Heist: Korea - Joint Economic Area
2022 · 1 season · Netflix
★ 5.9action & adventure · crime · dramaNetflix

Epic drama in both cases

Disguised under the shadows of a mask, a crew of desperados band together under the leadership of a criminal mastermind known only as “The Professor” to pull off the biggest heist Korea has ever seen.

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NCIS: Los Angeles
2009–2023 · 14 seasons · CBS
★ 6.8action & adventure · drama · crime

Action & adventure with a pulse of twists, in both cases

The exploits of the Los Angeles–based Office of Special Projects (OSP), an elite division of the Naval Criminal Investigative Service that specializes in undercover assignments.

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Slow Horses
2022– · 6 seasons · Apple TV
★ 8.4crime · drama · mysteryApple TV+

Both know what they want from mystery

Follow a dysfunctional team of MI5 agents—and their obnoxious boss, the notorious Jackson Lamb—as they navigate the espionage world's smoke and mirrors to defend England from sinister forces.

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

Both working the same drama territory

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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