If You Liked NCIS: Los Angeles, Watch These Next
Finished NCIS: Los Angeles (2009) 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 NCIS: Los Angeles, most of them are action & adventure, drama, crime.
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20 titles · updated 2nd October 2026
1.NCIS(2003)
7.6CrimeDramaAction & AdventureAlso crime and drama
From murder and espionage to terrorism and stolen submarines, a team of special agents investigates any crime that has any connection to Navy and Marine Corps personnel, regardless of rank or position.
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2.JAG(1995)
7.3DramaAction & AdventureCrimeAlso drama and action & adventure
Harmon "Harm" Rabb Jr. is a former pilot turned lawyer working for the military's JAG (Judge Advocate General) division, the elite legal wing of officers that prosecutes and defends those accused of military-related crimes. He works closely with Lt. Col. Sarah Mackenzie, and together they do what needs to be done to…
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3.Police Woman(1974)
6.4Action & AdventureCrimeDramaAlso action & adventure and crime
Sergeant “Pepper"” Anderson, an undercover cop for the Criminal Conspiracy Unit of the Los Angeles Police Department, poses undercover from mob girl to prostitute.
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4.Wiseguy(1987)
6.6CrimeDramaAction & AdventureAlso crime and drama
Vinnie Terranova does time in a New Jersey penitentiary to set up his undercover role as an agent for the OCB (Organized Crime Bureau) of the United States. His roots in a traditional Italian city neighborhood form the underlying dramatic base throughout the series, bringing him into conflict with his conservative…
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5.NCIS: Sydney(2023)
7.0CrimeDramaAction & AdventureAlso crime and drama
The brilliant and eclectic team of U.S. NCIS Agents and the Australian Federal Police (AFP) are grafted into a multi-national taskforce to keep naval crimes in check in the most contested patch of ocean on the planet.
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6.Police Story(1973)
7.0Action & AdventureCrimeDramaAlso action & adventure and crime
Detective Cheng is commissioned by Interpol to destroy the Empire of Chaiba, a worldwide criminal organization based in Southeast Asia. He initiates an undercover operation to infiltrate the organization.
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7.CSI: Miami(2002)
7.7DramaMysteryCrimeAlso drama and mystery
The show follows Crime Scene Investigators working for the Miami-Dade Police Department as they use physical evidence, similar to their Las Vegas counterparts, to solve grisly murders. The series mixes deduction, gritty subject matter, and character-driven drama in the same vein as the original series in the CSI…
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8.Burn Notice(2007)
7.5Action & AdventureDramaCrimeAlso action & adventure and drama
A formerly blacklisted spy uses his unique skills and training to help people in desperate situations.
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9.The Sweeney(1975)
8.1Action & AdventureDramaCrimeAlso action & adventure and drama
Jack Regan, an unethical officer of the Flying Squad, uses unorthodox methods to pursue criminals with the help of his partner, George Carter.
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10.The Rockford Files(1974)
7.6CrimeDramaMysteryAlso crime and drama
Cranky but likable L.A. PI Jim Rockford pulls no punches (but takes plenty of them). An ex-con sent to the slammer for a crime he didn't commit, Rockford takes on cases others don't want, aided by his tough old man, his lawyer girlfriend and some shady associates from his past.
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11.Covert Affairs(2010)
6.9Action & AdventureDramaAlso action & adventure and drama
A young CIA operative, Annie Walker, is mysteriously summoned to headquarters for duty as a field operative. While Annie believes she's been promoted for her exceptional linguistic skills, there may be something or someone from her past that her CIA bosses are really after. Auggie Anderson is a CIA military…
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12.Magnum P.I.(2018)
7.5Action & AdventureDramaCrimeAlso action & adventure and drama
Thomas Magnum, a decorated former Navy SEAL, returns home from Afghanistan and applies his military skills to become a private investigator in Hawaii taking jobs no one else will—with the help of fellow vets T.C. Calvin and Rick Wright, and former MI:6 agent, Juliet Higgins.
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13.Annika(2021)
7.0MysteryCrimeDramaAlso mystery and crime
The sharp, witty and enigmatic DI Annika Strandhed, as she heads up a new specialist Marine Homicide Unit (MHU) that is tasked with investigating the unexplained, brutal, and seemingly unfathomable murders.
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14.Major Crimes(2012)
7.4CrimeDramaAlso crime and drama
Major Crimes explores how the American justice system approaches the art of the deals as law enforcement officers and prosecutors work together to score a conviction. Los Angeles Police Captain Sharon Raydor heads up a special squad within the LAPD that deals with high-profile or particularly sensitive crimes.
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15.In Plain Sight(2008)
7.0DramaAction & AdventureCrimeAlso drama and action & adventure
U.S. Marshal Mary Shannon must hunt down witnesses for federal cases in the witness protection program while also managing a rather dysfunctional family and her own personal life.
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16.Dragnet(1967)
7.0CrimeDramaMysteryAlso crime and drama
Police Detective Sgt. Joe Friday and his partners investigate crimes in Los Angeles.
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17.Crime Story(1986)
8.0CrimeDramaAction & AdventureAlso crime and drama
The hard-boiled saga of hair-trigger cop Lieutenant Mike Torello and his obsessive pursuit of ruthless gangster Ray Luca.
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18.Gang Related(2014)
6.6Action & AdventureCrimeDramaAlso action & adventure and crime
Every villain has a noble cause, and every hero has a dark side. Detective Ryan Lopez is a rising star in Los Angeles' elite Gang Task Force. What the world doesn't know is that long before Ryan became a cop, he pledged allegiance to a different band of brothers – a powerful Latino gang called Los Angelicos. When…
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19.Almost Paradise(2020)
7.1Action & AdventureDramaCrimeAlso action & adventure and drama
A former DEA agent forced into early retirement runs a gift shop in in the Philippines. Despite his best efforts to begin a tranquil new life, he’s pulled back into a world of dangerous people and deadly situations, either through his friends in the local police department or running into people from his old life.…
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20.Transporter: The Series(2013)
6.0Action & AdventureCrimeDramaAlso action & adventure and crime
The adventures of professional transporter Frank Martin, who can always be counted on to get the job done—discreetly. Operating in a seedy underworld of dangerous criminals and desperate players, his three rules are: Never change the deal, no names, and never open the package. Occasionally, complications arise and…
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