TV Shows like Dexter (2006)
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Dexter (2006)
8.6
TV-MA
Duration: 30min
Country: US
Original Language: en
Plot: Having seen his mother's death as a youngster, Dexter Morgan was left irrevocably scarred and became more likely to murder an adult. Dexter was trained to kill only the most terrible people to rescue society after his adoptive father, a police officer named Harry Morgan, learned of the situation. Dexter eventually becomes a blood spatter analyst for the Miami Metropolitan Police Department after Harry shows him how to delete evidence to avoid being jailed.
Cast: Michael C. Hall, Jennifer Carpenter, Geoff Pierson, David Zayas, James Remar
Keywords: based on novel, serial killer, blood, murder investigation, miami, crime investigation, vigilante justice
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The Long Firm(2004) , Monarch of the Glen(2000) , Lewis(2007) , Lovecraft Country(2020) , Silence(2021) , Death and Nightingales(2018) , The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey(2022) , Crime Stoppers: Case Files(2009) , Californication(2007) , True Detective(2014) , The Sopranos(1999) , How I Met Your Mother(2005) , Mad Men(2007) , Prison Break(2005) , Seinfeld(1989)
Lewis (2007)
8.2
TV-PG
Duration: 30min
Country: GB
Plot: Inspector Robert Lewis emerges from the shadow of his master, the legendary Inspector Morse, in this critically praised complex mystery. In Oxford, England, Lewis and his mysterious and perceptive companion, Sheriff James Hathaway, take on a top-tier criminal group. They depend on Lewis's instincts and Hathaway's wit to acquire insight into the history and hearts of their sophisticated adversaries.
Cast: Kevin Whately, Laurence Fox, Clare Holman, Rebecca Front, Alex MacQueen
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Death and Nightingales (2018)
6.4
TV-MA
Genre: Drama
Release Date: 2018-11-28
Duration: 30min
Country: GB
Cast: Matthew Rhys, Ann Skelly, Jamie Dornan, Valene Kane, Charlene McKenna
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The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey (2022)
7.8
TV-MA
Genre: Drama
Release Date: 2022-03-11
Duration: 30min
Country: US
Cast: Samuel L. Jackson, Dominique Fishback, Cynthia Kaye McWilliams, Damon Gupton, Marsha Stephanie Blake
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Crime Stoppers: Case Files (2009)
5.5
TV-14
Genre: Crime
Release Date: 2009-01-01
Duration: 30min
Country: US
Californication (2007)
8.3
TV-MA
Duration: 30min
Country: US
Plot: The protagonist of the show is an alcoholic author named Hank Moody. Among other things, he put his long-term writer's block down to his LA hedonism and his breakup with Karen. Hank manages the consequences of his failure to consistently say "no" to the temptation to show his family that he can be a steady partner for Karen and a responsible, loving father to Becca.
Cast: David Duchovny, Natascha McElhone, Evan Handler, Pamela Adlon
True Detective (2014)
8.9
TV-MA
Duration: 30min
Country: US
Plot: In the television series True Detective, eight men vanish during the winter night at the Tsalal Arctic Research Station in Ennis, Alaska. To solve the murder, detectives Liz Danvers and Evangeline Navarro must face their demons as they delve into the disturbing realities concealed beneath the everlasting ice. The investigators must cross the darkness inside and outdoors due to the strange disappearance act in the icy Arctic region, setting the atmosphere for a terrifying inquiry.
Cast: Jodie Foster, Kali Reis, Fiona Shaw, Finn Bennett, Isabella Star LaBlanc
The Sopranos (1999)
9.2
TV-MA
Genre: Drama
Release Date: 1999-01-10
Duration: 30min
Country: US
Plot: Tony Soprano, the crime leader from North Jersey, unwillingly goes to a psychiatrist for assistance after going into a coma. He has to hide his treatment from the other gang members so he doesn't come seem as weak. His adolescent daughter is causing his wife to lose her cool; his narrow-minded mother is refusing to go to a retirement home; his old uncle is plotting Tony's death because he is jealous of Tony's success; and the FBI is circling with RICO. These things are stressing him out. Tony needs to deal with his mother's manipulation, his father's example, and his fear of dying and losing his family during treatment.
Cast: James Gandolfini, Edie Falco, Jamie-Lynn Sigler, Robert Iler, Lorraine Bracco
How I Met Your Mother (2005)
8.3
TV-14
Genre: Comedy
Release Date: 2005-09-19
Duration: 30min
Country: US
Plot: Ted, Matthew, and Barney are buddies, but only Matthew has a committed relationship—he is getting married to kindergarten teacher Lily in a few months. Furthermore, Barney was a quintessential playboy for whom getting married was unthinkable. Ted is a hopeless romantic who longs to enter a traditional married life. He eventually encountered the goddess in the pub—a stunning female anchor.
Cast: Josh Radnor, Neil Patrick Harris, Jason Segel, Alyson Hannigan, Cobie Smulders
Mad Men (2007)
8.7
TV-14
Genre: Drama
Release Date: 2007-07-19
Duration: 30min
Country: US
Plot: The United States advertising industry peaked in the 1960s, with Sterling Cooper, one of the leading agencies in the business, and Don Draper, its creative director, a charming, resourceful guy with a wonderful wife and two adorable kids, as well as a passionate lover. Apart from Don Draper, the corporation has Roger Sterling, the CEO who enjoys flaunting his upper-class upbringing; Peggy Olson, the then-secretary; Bet Campbell, who is driven but untalented; and so on.
Cast: Jon Hamm, Elisabeth Moss, Vincent Kartheiser, January Jones, Christina Hendricks
Prison Break (2005)
8.3
TV-14
Release Date: 2005-08-29
Duration: 30min
Country: US
Plot: A lion in desperation is Michael Scofield. Michael is certain that his brother Lincoln Burrows was unfairly convicted, even though he is only a few months away from being put to death for murder. Michael gets sent to Fox River State Penitentiary, Lincoln's sister's jail, when he robs a bank to save his brothers. Having worked as a construction engineer for years, he is familiar with the prison's layout, and Michael's only goal is getting out alongside Lincoln.
Cast: Wentworth Miller, Dominic Purcell, Sarah Wayne Callies, Paul Adelstein, Rockmond Dunbar
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Seinfeld (1989)
8.9
TV-PG
Genre: Comedy
Release Date: 1989-07-05
Duration: 30min
Country: US
Cast: Jerry Seinfeld, Jason Alexander, Michael Richards, Julia Louis-Dreyfus