If You Liked Motive, Watch These Next
Finished Motive (2013) 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 Motive, most of them are crime, drama, mystery.
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20 titles · updated 3rd October 2026
1.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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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.Prime Suspect(1991)
7.8CrimeDramaMysteryAlso crime and drama
Highly skilled Detective Inspector Jane Tennison battles to prove herself in a male dominated world.
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4.Cold Case(2003)
7.7CrimeDramaMysteryAlso crime and drama
The Philadelphia homicide squad's lone female detective finds her calling when she is assigned cases that have never been solved. Detective Lilly Rush combines her natural instincts with the updated technology available today to bring about justice for all the victims she can.
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5.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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6.The Closer(2005)
7.8CrimeDramaMysteryAlso crime and drama
Deputy Police Chief Brenda Leigh Johnson transfers from Atlanta to LA to head up a special unit of the LAPD that handles sensitive, high-profile murder cases. Johnson's quirky personality and hard-nosed approach often rubs her colleagues the wrong way, but her reputation as one of the world's best interrogator…
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7.CSI: NY(2004)
7.3CrimeDramaMysteryAlso crime and drama
Follow the investigations of a team of NYPD forensic scientists and police officers identified as "Crime Scene Investigators".
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8.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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9.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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10.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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11.Damages(2007)
7.5MysteryDramaCrimeAlso mystery and drama
Damages is an American legal thriller television series created by the writing and production trio of Daniel Zelman and brothers Glenn and Todd A. Kessler. The plot revolves around the brilliant, ruthless lawyer Patty Hewes and her protégée, recent law school graduate Ellen Parsons. Each season features a major case…
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12.Luther(2010)
7.9CrimeDramaMysteryAlso crime and drama
A dark psychological crime drama starring Idris Elba as Luther, a man struggling with his own terrible demons, who might be as dangerous as the depraved murderers he hunts.
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13.CSI: Crime Scene Investigation(2000)
7.6CrimeDramaMysteryAlso crime and drama
A Las Vegas team of forensic investigators are trained to solve criminal cases by scouring the crime scene, collecting irrefutable evidence and finding the missing pieces that solve the mystery.
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14.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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15.21 Jump Street(1987)
7.3CrimeMysteryDramaAlso crime and mystery
21 Jump Street revolves around a group of young cops who would use their youthful appearance to go undercover and solve crimes involving teenagers and young adults.
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16.Bosch(2015)
7.9MysteryDramaCrimeAlso mystery and drama
Harry Bosch, an LAPD homicide detective, stands trial for the fatal shooting of a serial murder suspect. A cold case involving the remains of a missing boy forces Bosch to confront his past. As daring recruit Julia Brasher catches his eye and departmental politics heat up, Bosch will pursue justice at all costs.
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17.The Killing(2011)
7.8DramaCrimeMysteryAlso drama and crime
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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18.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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19.Top of the Lake(2013)
7.0CrimeDramaMysteryAlso crime and drama
A woman haunted by her past, Detective Robin Griffin, investigates complex and unsettling cases.
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20.River(2015)
7.4CrimeDramaMysteryAlso crime and drama
Respected police officer John River, a gifted cop with a troubled mind, struggles to come to terms with the recent loss of a colleague, and chases a suspect across London - with tragic consequences. Now at odds with the authorities, River ends up in a precarious position as he seeks to bring closure to the mother of…
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