What to watch after True Detective

Just finished True Detective? Watch Homicide: Life on the Street — same feel: dark, complex. Also strong: Dexter, Dark. Three lenses, each with a reason.

Best match

  1. Homicide: Life on the Street (1993) — Same feel: dark, complex
  2. Dexter (2006) — Same feel: dark, mysterious Streaming on fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Apple TV channel in the US (via JustWatch)
  3. Dark (2017) — Same subject: detective, investigation Streaming on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads in the US (via JustWatch)
  4. Line of Duty (2012) Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, Peacock Premium in the US (via JustWatch)
  5. Bosch (2014) — Same subject: murder investigation, neo-noir Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads in the US (via JustWatch)

Same feel

  1. Battlestar Galactica (2004) — Same feel: philosophical, serious Streaming on Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount Plus Apple TV channel in the US (via JustWatch)
  2. Longmire (2012) — Same feel: mysterious, serious Streaming on Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount Plus Apple TV channel in the US (via JustWatch)
  3. House of the Dragon (2022) — A loose match in how its finales land Streaming on HBO Max Amazon Channel, Spectrum On Demand, HBO Max in the US (via JustWatch)
  4. Goliath (2016) — Same feel: serious Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads in the US (via JustWatch)
  5. Ray Donovan (2013) — Same feel: serious Streaming on fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Apple TV channel in the US (via JustWatch)

Same people

  1. Maniac (2018) — Cary Joji Fukunaga directed both Streaming on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads in the US (via JustWatch)
  2. The Alienist (2018) — Cary Joji Fukunaga produced both Streaming on YouTube TV, TNT in the US (via JustWatch)
  3. Game of Thrones (2011) — Jeremy Podeswa and Miguel Sapochnik directed both Streaming on HBO Max Amazon Channel, HBO Max in the US (via JustWatch)
  4. The Killing (2011) — Nic Pizzolatto wrote for both Streaming on Hulu, Philo, AMC Plus Apple TV channel in the US (via JustWatch)
  5. Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan (2018) — Daniel Sackheim directed both Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads in the US (via JustWatch)

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