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45 Crime-Related TV Dramas You Should Be Watching

crime tv dramas you should be watching

If you’re anything like me, you become inexplicably attached to the characters in books and TV shows. I always feel like a part of me has died when I finish a captivating novel or a thrilling series, which is why I usually take to social media as soon as I’m done with something, desperate for suggestions for what I should read or watch next. I need to feel whole again — need to fall deeply in love with new people and plot lines.

Recently, I did this on my Facebook page after finishing all seasons of Criminal Minds during a three month Netflix bender. I asked what similar shows I should check out to fill the void in my heart, and my page friends did not disappoint. What follows are, in no particular order, 45 crime-related TV dramas you didn’t know you should be watching along with some popular places you can find them (not necessarily exclusively).

1. Breaking Bad — Available on AMC and Netflix.

2. Prison Break — Available on Netflix.

3. Numb3rs — Available on Netflix and Hulu Plus.

4. The Killing — Available on AMC, Netflix*, and Amazon Instant Video.

5. Orange is the New Black — Available on Netflix**.

6. House of Cards (political drama) — Available on Netflix**.

7. Wentworth — Available on Netflix.

8. Justified — Available on FX, Amazon Instant Video, and Hulu.

9. Scandal — Available on ABC, Hulu, and Netflix.

10. The Following — Available on Fox and Netflix.

11. The Walking Dead (zombie apocalypse drama) — Available on AMC and Netflix.

12. Law and Order (SVU, Criminal Intent) — Available on NBC, TNT Drama, Hulu, and Netflix.

13. True Detective — Available on HBO Watch and Hulu Plus.

14. Dexter — Available on Showtime and Netflix.

15. Trailer Park Boys — Available on Showcase and Netflix.

16. Blue Bloods — Available on CBS and Netflix.

17. House of Lies — Available on Showtime and Hulu Plus.

18. Lie to Me — Available on Amazon Instant Video and Netflix.

19. American Horror Story (horror drama) — Available on FX, Hulu, and Netflix.

20. Mad Men (period drama) — Available on AMC and Netflix.

21. Sherlock — Available on BBC America and Netflix.

22. Sons of Anarchy — Available on FX, Netflix, Amazon Instant Video, and Hulu.

23. Broadchurch — Available on BBC America.

24. Orphan Black — Available on BBC America and Amazon Instant Video.

25. The Wire — Available on HBO and Amazon Instant Video.

26. How to Get Away with Murder — Available on ABC, Amazon Instant Video, and Hulu.

27. Fargo — Available on FX.

28. Luther — Available on BBC America, Netflix, and Amazon Instant Video.

29. State of Play — Available on BBC.

30. The Fringe (SciFi drama) — Available on Amazon Instant Video and Netflix.

31. The Blacklist — Available on NBC, Hulu, and Netflix.

32. Homeland (political drama) — Available on Showtime.

33. Newsroom (political/news drama) — Available on HBO.

34. True Blood (vampire drama) — Available on HBO and Amazon Instant Video.

35. Boardwalk Empire (period drama) — Available on HBO.

36. Criminal Minds — Available on CBS, Netflix, and Amazon Instant Video.

37. Southland — Available on Netflix DVD and DVD.

38. Burn Notice — Available on USA and Netflix.

39. The Closer — Available on Amazon Instant Video.

40. Agents of Shield — Available on ABC and Netflix.

41. Psych — Available on USA and Netflix.

42. Six Feet Under (dark drama) — Available on HBO and Netflix.

43. Breakout Kings — Available on Netflix.

44. Life — Available on NBC, Hulu Plus, and Netflix.

45. Flashpoint — Available on CTV, Netflix, Hulu Plus, and Amazon Instant Video.

*last season is a Netflix Original

**Netflix Original Series

Can you think of any other shows we should be watching? Please leave your suggestions in the comments below!