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20 Best Shows Like Women in Blue

Searching for shows like Women in Blue? If you loved its Crime and Drama storytelling, these 20 hand-picked series deliver a similar experience. Each pick is selected based on tone, narrative quality, and viewer satisfaction.

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Pablo Escobar: The Drug Lord
7.6

Pablo Escobar: The Drug Lord

2012

Pablo is a man with a natural ability for business. Early in his life, Pablo is introduced to the business of cocaine and the power it yields. A young life of crime lands Pablo in and out of jail as he builds his criminal empire. Pablo expands his power through politics but it is not long before his conflicts as a Congressman and a drug lord collide. Pablo has his enemies executed, but not before the United States activates its own war on the Medellin cartel.

Dark Winds
7.5

Dark Winds

2022

This psychological thriller follows two Navajo police officers, Leaphorn and Chee, in the 1970s Southwest as their search for clues in a grisly double murder case forces them to challenge their own spiritual beliefs and come to terms with the trauma of their pasts.

El Mochaorejas
7.9

El Mochaorejas

2026

The story of Daniel Arizmendi's rise, the corruption and fear that allowed his gang to terrorize Mexico in the 1990s, where he became known as "el mochaorejas" for his shady crimes

El Chema
7.7

El Chema

2016

Follow one man's epic journey as he transforms from wily underage drug smuggler to one of the world's most infamous cartel leaders.

Kingpin
6.1

Kingpin

2003

Kingpin is an American crime drama television series which debuted on the NBC network in the U.S. and CTV in Canada on February 2, 2003 and lasted 6 episodes. NBC's answer to The Sopranos and also influenced by The Godfather, Macbeth and Traffik, the story was about a Mexican drug trafficker named Miguel Cadena and his family life. It was to be followed by a television series, but low ratings canceled those plans. Commercials for the mini-series on NBC featured the song "Más" by the Mexican band Kinky.

Crime Story
8.0

Crime Story

1986

The hard-boiled saga of hair-trigger cop Lieutenant Mike Torello and his obsessive pursuit of ruthless gangster Ray Luca.

Aquarius
6.5

Aquarius

2015

In the late 1960s, a Los Angeles police sergeant with a complicated personal life starts tracking a small-time criminal and budding cult leader seeking out vulnerable women to join his “cause.” The name of that man is Charles Manson.

Enemigo íntimo
7.6

Enemigo íntimo

2018

The story of two siblings who witness the murder of their parents in the hands of one of the drug cartels in Mexico, after which Alejandro Ferrer's younger sister is kidnapped. 25 years later, Alejandro is now the captain of the Federal Police and seeks revenge against the narcos for destroying his family.

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Grace
6.7

Grace

2021

Brighton based Detective Superintendent Roy Grace is a hard-working police officer who has given his life to the job, but his career is currently at rock bottom. He’s fixated by the disappearance of his beloved wife, Sandy, and running enquiries into long forgotten cold cases with little prospect of success. Following another reprimand for his unorthodox police methods, Grace is walking a career tightrope and risks being moved from the job he loves most.

Wicked City
5.9

Wicked City

2015

Detectives Jack and Paco investigate a murder spree on the rock ’n’ roll, cocaine-infused revelry of the Sunset Strip.

The Bridge
6.6

The Bridge

2013

A murdered body on a bridge between El Paso and Juarez bring together El Paso detective Sonya Cross and Chihuahua State Police detective Marco Ruiz.

The Gringo Hunters
7.6

The Gringo Hunters

2025

A top Mexican police unit hunts down fleeing U.S. fugitives as a nefarious scheme unfolds within their force.

T. J. Hooker
6.5

T. J. Hooker

1982

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.

Dalgliesh
6.7

Dalgliesh

2021

A recent widower and acclaimed poet, enigmatic Inspector Adam Dalgliesh employs his exceptional empathy and insight to plumb the darker depths of the human psyche while investigating complex crimes in 1970s England.

Sin senos sí hay paraíso
7.6

Sin senos sí hay paraíso

2016

A young woman born in a mafia-controlled town seeks revenge on those who wrongfully harmed and imprisoned her family.

Narcos: Mexico
7.9

Narcos: Mexico

2018

See the rise of the Guadalajara Cartel as an American DEA agent learns the danger of targeting narcos in 1980s Mexico.

Paco's Men
7.9

Paco's Men

2005

Follows police officer Francisco "Paco" Miranda and his men through funny cases.

Dexter: New Blood
7.9

Dexter: New Blood

2021

10 years after Dexter went missing in the eye of Hurricane Laura, we find him living under an assumed name in the small town of Iron Lake, New York. Dexter may be embracing his new life, but in the wake of unexpected events in this close-knit community, his Dark Passenger beckons.

Bad Blood
7.2

Bad Blood

2017

A dramatization of the life and death of Montreal mob boss Vito Rizzuto.

Reacher
8.1

Reacher

2022

Jack Reacher, a veteran military police investigator, has just recently entered civilian life. Reacher is a drifter, carrying no phone and the barest of essentials as he travels the country and explores the nation he once served.

Why These Shows Are Similar

These recommendations share core qualities with Women in Blue (2024): Crime and Drama themes, similar pacing, and comparable production quality. NoBadPicks uses TMDB collaborative filtering, genre matching, and AI analysis to surface series most likely to resonate with fans of Women in Blue.

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