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Shows that feel likeWhite Collar (2009–2014)

In exchange for his freedom, charming con artist Neal Caffrey provides his expertise to help straight-man FBI agent Peter Burke catch elusive white-collar criminals.

If you loved White Collar, the closest series we have are The Blacklist (2013), Lie to Me (2009) and Elementary (2012). All three share White Collar's gritty and contemplative feel, which is what we rank on before quality.

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

★ 8.2 IMDb ↗TMDB ↗6 seasons · USA Networkcreated by Jeff Eastingrittycontemplativetwistyplayful
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If White Collar hit the spot, these will too

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The Blacklist
2013–2023 · 10 seasons · NBC
★ 7.9drama · crime · mysteryNetflix

A brilliant criminal trading secrets with the feds on his own terms

The difference: Colder and pulpier — the charm masks something genuinely sinister

Raymond "Red" Reddington, one of the FBI's most wanted fugitives, surrenders in person at FBI Headquarters in Washington, D.C. He claims that he and the FBI have the same interests: bringing down dangerous criminals and terrorists. In the last two decades, he's made a list of criminals and terrorists that matter the most but the FBI cannot find because it does not know they exist. Reddington calls this "The Blacklist". Reddington will co-operate, but insists that he will speak only to Elizabeth Keen, a rookie FBI profiler.

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Lie to Me
2009–2011 · 3 seasons · FOX
★ 8crime · drama · mysteryHulu

Reading people is the superpower, and every case turns on it

The difference: Prickly and clinical where this pairing runs on charm

The world's leading deception researcher, Dr. Cal Lightman, studies facial expression, body language and tone of voice to determine when a person is lying and why, which helps law enforcement and government agencies uncover the truth. But his skills also make it easier for him to deceive others.

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

A brilliant, troubled consultant kept on the rails by a steady partner

The difference: Sobriety and self-repair set a much heavier emotional key

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

The machinery of justice examined from the inside, step by step

The difference: A punishing one-season descent with zero breeze or banter

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

Elegant criminals and the sharp minds assembled to catch them

The difference: Gaslit 1890s grime — atmosphere over effervescence

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

New York crime worked methodically from evidence to arrest

The difference: Faceless procedural teamwork — no central friendship to root for

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

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Quantico
2015–2018 · 3 seasons · ABC
★ 6.7crime · drama · mystery

FBI gloss, double-crosses, and nobody being quite who they claim

The difference: Soapy twist-a-minute plotting that burns credibility fast

A diverse group of recruits has arrived at the FBI Quantico Base for training. They are the best, the brightest and the most vetted, so it seems impossible that one of them is suspected of masterminding the biggest attack on New York City since 9/11.

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

Gritty and contemplative in the same breath

The difference: Easier on the play than White Collar

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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Criminal Minds
2005– · 19 seasons · CBS
★ 8.1crime · drama · mysteryPrime VideoHulu

Getting inside criminal heads is the whole job, week after week

The difference: Serial-killer bleakness in place of gentleman-thief sparkle

An elite team of FBI profilers analyze the country's most twisted criminal minds, anticipating their next moves before they strike again. The Behavioral Analysis Unit's most experienced agent is David Rossi, a founding member of the BAU who returns to help the team solve new cases.

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Bates Motel
2013–2017 · 5 seasons · A&E
★ 8.1drama · crime · mysteryPrime Video

Twisty crime in both cases

A "contemporary prequel" to the 1960 film Psycho, depicting the life of Norman Bates and his mother Norma prior to the events portrayed in Hitchcock's film, albeit in a different fictional town and in a modern setting. The series begins after the death of Norma's husband, when she purchases a motel located in a coastal Oregon town so she and Norman can start a new life.

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How to Get Away with Murder
2014–2020 · 6 seasons · ABC
★ 8.1crime · drama · mysteryHulu

Drama with a pulse of grit, in both cases

A sexy, suspense-driven legal thriller about a group of ambitious law students and their brilliant, mysterious criminal defense professor. They become entangled in a murder plot and will shake the entire university and change the course of their lives.

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Scream: The TV Series
2015–2019 · 3 seasons · MTV
★ 7drama · crime · mystery

Both lean on stillness more than on mystery

What starts as a YouTube video going viral, soon leads to problems for the teenagers of Lakewood and serves as the catalyst for a murder that opens up a window to the town's troubled past. Everyone has secrets. Everyone tells lies. Everyone is fair game.

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