If You Liked Magnum P.I., Watch These Next
Finished Magnum P.I. (2018) 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 Magnum P.I., most of them are action & adventure, drama, crime.
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20 titles · updated 2nd October 2026
1.Hawaii Five-O(1969)
7.2Action & AdventureDramaAlso action & adventure and drama
Hawaii Five-O is an American police procedural drama series produced by CBS Productions and Leonard Freeman. Set in Hawaii, the show originally aired for 12 seasons from 1968 to 1980, and continues in reruns. Jack Lord portrayed Detective Lieutenant Steve McGarrett, the head of a special state police task force which…
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2.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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3.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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4.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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5.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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6.Renegade(1992)
6.8Action & AdventureDramaCrimeAlso action & adventure and drama
Framed for murder, Detective Reno Raines becomes a fugitive bounty hunter who fights crime while trying to clear his name. His troubles began after he testified about police corruption, leading Lt. Donald Dixon to set him up.
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7.Jack Irish(2016)
6.4DramaCrimeAlso drama and crime
Jack Irish is a man getting his life back together again. A former criminal lawyer whose world imploded, he now spends his days as a part-time investigator, debt collector, apprentice cabinet maker, punter and sometime lover – the complete man really. An expert in finding those who don’t want to be found – dead or…
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8.Danger Man(1960)
7.3Action & AdventureDramaAlso action & adventure and drama
Danger Man is a British television series which was broadcast between 1960 and 1962, and again between 1964 and 1968. The series featured Patrick McGoohan as secret agent John Drake. Ralph Smart created the programme and wrote many of the scripts. Danger Man was financed by Lew Grade's ITC Entertainment.
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9.The Brokenwood Mysteries(2014)
7.6MysteryDramaCrimeAlso drama and crime
In a seemingly quiet country town the newest resident, Detective Inspector Mike Shepherd, finds that murder lurks in even the most homely location.
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10.The New Avengers(1976)
7.2DramaAction & AdventureAlso drama and action & adventure
The New Avengers is a British secret agent fantasy adventure television series broadcast during 1976 and 1977. It is a sequel to the 1960s series The Avengers and was developed by Albert Fennell and Brian Clemens. A joint United Kingdom-France-Canada production, the show picks up the adventures of John Steed and his…
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11.Starsky & Hutch(1975)
7.3Action & AdventureDramaCrimeAlso action & adventure and drama
Streetwise Detective David Starsky partners up with a more intellectual partner, Kenneth 'Hutch' Hutchinson, to protect citizens and patrol the streets of Bay City.
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12.Nash Bridges(1996)
6.6Action & AdventureDramaAlso action & adventure and drama
Fun-loving San Francisco Police Department investigator Nash Bridges is part of the elite Special Investigations Unit. He tackles crime using his keen sense of humor and charm. Joe Dominguez comes out of retirement to become Bridges' wisecracking yet more rule-abiding partner.
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13.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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14.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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15.T. J. Hooker(1982)
6.5DramaCrimeAlso drama and crime
Sergeant Thomas Jefferson Hooker is a tough-as-nails veteran police officer with the LCPD who turns his back on a gold badge and goes back to patrolling the streets and training recruits. Along with his young partners in blue, Hooker take on Lake City's toughest criminals.
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16.Cannon(1971)
6.7DramaAction & AdventureAlso drama and action & adventure
Cannon is a CBS detective television series produced by Quinn Martin which aired from March 26, 1971 to March 3, 1976. The primary protagonist is the title character, private detective Frank Cannon, played by William Conrad. He also appeared on two episodes of Barnaby Jones. Cannon is the first Quinn Martin-produced…
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17.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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18.Reilly: Ace of Spies(1983)
7.0CrimeDramaAlso crime and drama
Reilly, Ace of Spies is a 1983 television miniseries dramatising the life of Sidney Reilly, a Russian Jew who became one of the greatest spies ever to work for the British. Among his exploits, in the early 20th-century, were the infiltration of the German General Staff in 1917 and a near-overthrow of the Bolsheviks…
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19.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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20.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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