If You Liked Luther, Watch These Next
Finished Luther (2010) and want more of the same? These 20 TV shows are what its fans watched next, ranked by how often people who liked it also liked these. Like Luther, most of them are crime, drama, mystery.
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20 titles · updated 2nd October 2026
1.Dalgliesh(2021)
6.7CrimeDramaMysteryAlso crime and drama
A recent widower and acclaimed poet, enigmatic Inspector Adam Dalgliesh employs his exceptional empathy and insight to plumb the darker depths of the human psyche while investigating complex crimes in 1970s England.
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2.Cardinal(2017)
6.9CrimeDramaAlso crime and drama
Detective John Cardinal attempts to uncover the mystery of what happened to the missing 13-year-old girl whose body is discovered in the shaft-head of an abandoned mine. At the same time, he comes under investigation by his new partner, Lise Delorme, a tough investigator in her own right.
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3.Above Suspicion(2009)
7.0MysteryCrimeDramaAlso mystery and crime
Above Suspicion is a British crime drama programme starring Kelly Reilly as Anna Travis, a rookie detective determined to prove herself in the male-dominated police department by solving a trail of gruesome murders left by an unknown serial killer. Each series is based on a novel by Lynda La Plante: Above Suspicion…
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4.Inspector Morse(1987)
7.9CrimeDramaMysteryAlso crime and drama
Inspector Morse is a detective drama based on Colin Dexter's series of Chief Inspector Morse novels. The series starred John Thaw as Chief Inspector Morse and Kevin Whately as Sergeant Lewis, as well as a large cast of notable actors and actresses.
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5.Strike(2017)
7.3CrimeDramaMysteryAlso crime and drama
A war veteran turned private detective operates out of a tiny office in London’s Denmark Street. Although wounded both physically and psychologically, his unique insight and background as a military police investigator prove crucial in solving complex crimes that have baffled the police. Based on the bestselling…
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6.Unforgotten(2015)
7.6DramaCrimeMysteryAlso drama and crime
London police detectives Cassie Stuart and Sunny Khan investigate historic cold cases involving missing persons, murder and long-hidden secrets.
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7.Sherlock(2010)
8.5CrimeDramaMysteryAlso crime and drama
A modern update finds the famous sleuth and his doctor partner solving crime in 21st century London.
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8.Crime(2021)
6.5CrimeDramaMysteryAlso crime and drama
Detective Inspector Ray Lennox investigates the disappearance of a schoolgirl while battling cocaine addiction and a mental breakdown.
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9.Prodigal Son(2019)
8.1CrimeDramaMysteryAlso crime and drama
The son of a notorious serial killer becomes an acclaimed criminal psychologist who uses his unique insight into how killers think to help the NYPD.
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10.The Fall(2013)
7.7DramaCrimeAlso drama and crime
When the Police Service of Northern Ireland are unable to close a case after 28 days, Detective Superintendent Stella Gibson of the Metropolitan Police Service is called in to review the case. Under her new leadership, the local detectives must track down and stop a serial killer who is terrorising the city of Belfast.
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11.Wire in the Blood(2002)
7.9CrimeDramaMysteryAlso crime and drama
Clinical psychologist Dr Tony Hill's uncanny ability to see into the minds of murderers means he finds it difficult to distance himself from disturbing cases.
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12.No Offence(2015)
7.5MysteryCrimeDramaAlso mystery and crime
Keeping these streets clean is a Herculean task, enough to demoralize even the keenest rookie – but there’s a reason why this hotchpotch of committed cops are on this force, on this side of town. Drug labs, arsonists, neo-Nazis and notorious murderers are all in a day’s work for this close-knit team, led by the…
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13.Cross(2024)
7.0CrimeDramaMysteryAlso crime and drama
Alex Cross is a brilliant but flawed homicide detective and full of contradictions. A doting father and family man, Cross is single-minded to the point of obsession when he hunts killers. He is desperate for love, but his wife’s murder has left him too damaged to receive it.
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14.Grotesquerie(2024)
7.3DramaMysteryCrimeAlso drama and mystery
A series of heinous crimes have unsettled a small community, and Detective Lois Tryon feels they are eerily personal, as if someone—or something—is taunting her.
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15.Criminal Minds(2005)
8.3CrimeDramaMysteryAlso crime and drama
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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16.Waking the Dead(2001)
7.2CrimeMysteryDramaAlso crime and mystery
A detective team apply new techniques to old crimes as they solve cold cases.
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17.Marcella(2016)
6.9CrimeDramaAlso crime and drama
Marcella is shocked to the core of her being when her husband Jason leaves her unexpectedly, confessing he no longer loves her. Heartbroken, Marcella returns to the Met’s Murder Squad. Ten years ago Marcella gave up her fast-tracked police career to marry and devote her life to her family. With the abrupt end to her…
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18.Criminal Record(2024)
6.5CrimeDramaAlso crime and drama
In the heart of London, an anonymous phone call draws two brilliant detectives—a young woman in the early stages of her career and a well-connected man determined to protect his legacy—into a fight to correct an old miscarriage of justice.
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19.Lincoln Rhyme: Hunt for the Bone Collector(2020)
7.4CrimeMysteryDramaAlso crime and mystery
Former NYPD detective and forensic genius Lincoln Rhyme was at the top of his game until a serious accident at the hands of a notorious serial killer forced him out of the field. When Amelia Sachs, an intuitive young officer who has a gift for profiling, finds herself hot on the killer's trail, Rhyme finds a partner…
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20.Killing Eve(2018)
7.9CrimeDramaAlso crime and drama
A security consultant hunts for a ruthless assassin. Equally obsessed with each other, they go head to head in an epic game of cat-and-mouse.
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