If You Liked The Rookie, Watch These Next
Finished The Rookie (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 The Rookie, most of them are crime, drama, comedy.
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20 titles · updated 2nd October 2026
1.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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2.Lethal Weapon(2016)
7.3Action & AdventureCrimeDramaAlso crime and drama
A slightly unhinged former Navy SEAL lands a job as a police officer in Los Angeles where he's partnered with a veteran detective trying to keep maintain a low stress level in his life.
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3.Law & Order: LA(2010)
6.8CrimeDramaAlso crime and drama
From the tony Beverly Hills to the seedy side of Hollywood, LAPD’s elite Robbery Homicide Division is on the case. Fusing classic ripped-from-the-headlines storytelling with the backdrop of LA, the series delves into the high profile crimes of the west coast.
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4.Angie Tribeca(2016)
6.4ComedyAction & AdventureCrimeAlso comedy and crime
Lone-wolf detective Angie Tribeca and a squad of committed LAPD detectives investigate the most serious cases, from the murder of a ventriloquist to a rash of baker suicides.
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5.On Call(2025)
7.4CrimeDramaAction & AdventureAlso crime and drama
Traci Harmon, a veteran female training officer, and her rookie male ride-along, Alex Diaz, navigate the loss of a fellow officer and politics of modern day policing — in the department and on the streets of Long Beach.
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6.Ballard(2025)
7.2DramaCrimeAlso drama and crime
Detective Renée Ballard plunges into a web of murder and corruption as she hunts a ruthless serial killer and uncovers a sinister police conspiracy that threatens everything she stands for. With her own demons nipping at her heels, Ballard must outwit both criminals and colleagues to bring long-overdue justice to the…
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7.21 Jump Street(1987)
7.3CrimeMysteryDramaAlso crime and drama
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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8.Wicked City(2015)
5.9DramaCrimeAlso drama and crime
Detectives Jack and Paco investigate a murder spree on the rock ’n’ roll, cocaine-infused revelry of the Sunset Strip.
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9.S.W.A.T.(2017)
8.0CrimeAction & AdventureDramaAlso crime and drama
A Los Angeles S.W.A.T. sergeant is assigned to lead a highly skilled unit in the community where he grew up. Torn between loyalty to the streets, where the cops are sometimes the enemy, and allegiance to his brothers in blue, he strategically straddles the two worlds.
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10.L.A.'s Finest(2019)
6.9CrimeDramaAlso crime and drama
Syd Burnett has left her complicated past behind to become an LAPD detective. Paired with a new partner, Nancy McKenna, a working mom with an equally complex past, Syd is pushed to examine whether her unapologetic lifestyle might be masking a greater personal secret. These two women don't agree on much, but they find…
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11.9-1-1(2018)
8.2DramaCrimeAction & AdventureAlso drama and crime
Explore the high-pressure experiences of police officers, paramedics and firefighters who are thrust into the most frightening, shocking and heart-stopping situations. These emergency responders must try to balance saving those who are at their most vulnerable with solving the problems in their own lives.
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12.East New York(2022)
7.1CrimeDramaAlso crime and drama
Regina Haywood is the newly promoted deputy inspector of East New York, a working-class neighborhood at the edge of Brooklyn. She leads a diverse group of officers and detectives, some of whom are reluctant to deploy her creative methods of serving and protecting in the midst of social upheaval and the early seeds of…
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13.The Rookie: Feds(2022)
6.9CrimeDramaAlso crime and drama
Special Agent Simone Clark, the oldest rookie in the FBI, is a force of nature, the living embodiment of a dream deferred – and she works together with her new colleagues at the Los Angeles office of the Bureau to bring down the country’s toughest criminals.
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14.The Oath(2018)
6.4DramaCrimeAlso drama and crime
Explore a gang world we've never seen before: gangs that are made up of the very men and women sworn to uphold the law – cops. Only select officers make the cut, but once inside, gang members will do what they must to protect each other from enemies inside and outside their ranks.
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15.The Fix(2019)
6.9MysteryCrimeDramaAlso crime and drama
High-profile district attorney Maya Travis fled L.A. after devastating defeat when prosecuting an A-list actor for double murder. Eight years later, the same celebrity is under suspicion for another murder, and Maya is lured back to the DA’s office for another chance at justice.
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16.Chicago P.D.(2014)
8.4CrimeDramaAlso crime and drama
A riveting police drama about the men and women of the Chicago Police Department's District 21 who put it all on the line to serve and protect their community. District 21 is made up of two distinctly different groups: the uniformed cops who patrol the beat and go head-to-head with the city's street crimes and the…
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17.Vexed(2010)
7.0ComedyDramaCrimeAlso comedy and drama
Comedy drama following a mismatched pair of police officers who disagree on everything with their partner, from policing to their personal life.
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18.The Shield(2002)
8.2CrimeDramaAction & AdventureAlso crime and drama
The story of an inner-city Los Angeles police precinct where some of the cops aren't above breaking the rules or working against their associates to both keep the streets safe and their self-interests intact.
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19.Terriers(2010)
8.0CrimeDramaComedyAlso crime and drama
Ex-cop and recovering alcoholic Hank Dolworth partners with his best friend, former criminal Britt Pollack, in an unlicensed private investigation business. The series is set in Ocean Beach, San Diego, California, although it is portrayed as a distinct town, with Dolworth having once been a member of the fictional…
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20.Tin Star(2017)
6.6CrimeDramaFamilyAlso crime and drama
The story of Jim Worth, an expat British police officer starting a new life with his family as police chief in Little Big Bear, an idyllic town near the Rocky Mountains. When his small town is overrun by migrant workers from a massive new oil refinery – the wave of drugs, prostitution and organised crime that follows…
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