Shows like Spiral

Spiral combines bleak police work with the machinery of the French justice system and drops any romance. The list below looks for series that are just as serious, dense and morally grey about investigation, law and power.

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Shows like Spiral

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Line of Duty2012 · 7 seasonsBleak British police drama with grinding investigations and morally grey characters.Rent or buy only

Luther2010 · 5 seasonsIntense, dark detective drama with a cop who bends the rules.Streaming: Amazon Prime Video

Better Call Saul2015 · 6 seasonsLegal drama with creeping tension and morally fragile characters.Streaming: Netflix

Damages2007 · 5 seasonsLegal drama full of power games, ambition and questionable methods.Streaming: WOW, Magenta TV+

Paris Police 19002021 · 1 seasonParis, dark crimes and political tension, told with a similar rough edge.Streaming: Amazon Arthaus Channel

NYPD Blue1993 · 12 seasonsRealistic precinct drama with rough, flawed detectives and daily grind.Streaming: Disney Plus

Law & Order1990 · 26 seasonsJoins police investigation and prosecution in court, case by case.Streaming: WOW, RTL+

Goliath2016 · 4 seasonsDark legal drama about a battered lawyer against powerful opponents.Streaming: Amazon Prime Video

Criminal Record2024 · 2 seasonsSerious London detective drama with two detectives under moral pressure.Streaming: Apple TV

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit1999 · 28 seasonsPolice and prosecutors work together on serious, heavy cases.Streaming: Netflix, Disney Plus

The Bureau2015 · 5 seasonsDense, serious French series with a similarly sober tone.Streaming: Paramount Plus

The Wire2002 · 5 seasonsShows police, courts and city as one connected, unforgiving system.Streaming: HBO Max

Broadchurch2013 · 3 seasonsSerious, slow-burning investigation with weight on people and consequences.Rent or buy only

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