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Shows that feel likeUnbelievable (2019)

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

If you loved Unbelievable, the closest series we have are Black Bird (2022), When They See Us (2019) and American Crime Story (2016). All three share Unbelievable's contemplative and gritty feel, which is what we rank on before quality.

Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is Godless (2017).

★ 8.3 IMDb ↗TMDB ↗1 season · Netflixcreated by Susannah Grantcontemplativegritty
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If Unbelievable hit the spot, these will too

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Black Bird
2022 · 1 season · Apple TV
★ 8.1drama · crimeApple TV+

Both are working the same pair: detective, the investigation

As Jimmy Keene begins a 10-year prison sentence, he gets an incredible offer: If he can elicit a confession from suspected killer Larry Hall, Jimmy will be freed. Completing this mission becomes the challenge of a lifetime.

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When They See Us
2019 · 1 season · Netflix
★ 8.8dramaNetflix

Common ground in both: rape and a true story

Five teens from Harlem become trapped in a nightmare when they're falsely accused of a brutal attack in Central Park.

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American Crime Story
2016–2021 · 3 seasons · FX
★ 8.4crime · dramaHulu

The same preoccupation in both: a true story

An anthology series centered around some of history's most famous criminal investigations.

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Narcos: Mexico
2018–2021 · 3 seasons · Netflix
★ 8.3drama · crimeNetflix

Both land stillness and grit at once

See the rise of the Guadalajara Cartel as an American DEA agent learns the danger of targeting narcos in 1980s Mexico.

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Baby
2018–2020 · 3 seasons · Netflix
★ 6.9dramaNetflix

Both are built on the same subject: sexual abuse

Fed up with their families and classmates, two teen girls from a wealthy part of Rome are drawn to the city's underworld and start leading double lives.

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Godfather of Harlem
2019–2025 · 4 seasons · Epix
★ 8.1drama · crimeHulu

Drama with a pulse of stillness, in both cases

Loosely based on infamous crime boss Bumpy Johnson, who in the early 1960s returned from ten years in prison to find the neighborhood he once ruled in shambles. With the streets controlled by the Italian mob, Bumpy attempts to regain his piece of Harlem.

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The Act
2019 · 1 season · Hulu
★ 7.8drama · crimeHulu

Common ground: true crime

Gypsy Blanchard struggles to deal with the toxic relationship with her overprotective mother, but her attempts to free herself lead to murder.

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

Gritty crime in both cases

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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Godless
2017 · 1 season · Netflix
★ 8.2western · dramaNetflix

One thread runs through both: miniseries

The difference: Leans harder into western than Unbelievable does

A ruthless outlaw terrorizes the West in search of a former member of his gang, who’s found a new life in a quiet town populated only by women.

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

Both keep coming back to the same thing: miniseries

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

Drama built on stillness, twice over

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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Defending Jacob
2020 · 1 season · Apple TV
★ 7.7drama · mystery · crimeApple TV+

Both are built on the same subject: detective

A family's lives are irreparably disrupted when the 14-year-old son is accused of murdering a fellow classmate.

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