44 Shows Like Dexter (2006) to Watch When You're Done
Updated August 2026
View Dexter details →If you loved Dexter (2006) by Jace Richdale, here are 44 TV series that share its content DNA. iRankMovies measures real similarity using cosine similarity across eight weighted dimensions — genre (50%), tone (12%), pace (10%), structure (8%), era (7%), theme (6%), audience (4%) and narrative perspective (3%) — not just the rating. The closest matches according to our analysis are You, The Killing, Luther. Every title is ranked by how closely it matches and backed by the iRank Score, a composite of IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes, Metacritic and TMDb across 12,000+ analysed titles.
The Best Shows Similar to Dexter
Selected for their real similarity in content, these are the shows that share the most with Dexter in terms of theme, narrative tone, and cinematic style. Every recommendation goes beyond genre — we evaluate the type of conflict, pacing, dramatic context, and the experience they create for viewers.
You
2018 · Sera Gamble
A dangerously charming, obsessive man goes to extreme measures to insert himself into the lives of women who fascinate him.
In common: Crime · Drama · Mystery
The Killing
2011 · Veena Sud
The Killing is an American crime drama television series based upon the Danish television series Forbrydelsen. Set in Seattle, Washington, the series follows the various murder investigations by homic
In common: Crime · Drama · Mystery
Luther
2010
A dark psychological crime drama starring Idris Elba as Luther, a man struggling with his own terrible demons, who might be as dangerous as the depraved murderers he hunts.
In common: Crime · Drama · Mystery
Bosch
2015 · Titus Welliver
Harry Bosch, an LAPD homicide detective, stands trial for the fatal shooting of a serial murder suspect. A cold case involving the remains of a missing boy forces Bosch to confront his past. As daring
In common: Crime · Drama · Mystery
The Night Manager
2016 · Clare Cornwell
Former British soldier Jonathan Pine navigates the shadowy recesses of Whitehall and Washington where an unholy alliance operates between the intelligence community and the secret arms trade. To infil
In common: Crime · Drama · Mystery
Hannibal
2013 · Bryan Fuller
Both a gift and a curse, Graham has the extraordinary ability to think like his prey—he sees what they see, feels what they feel. But while Graham is pursuing an especially troubling, cannibalistic mu
In common: Crime · Drama
Alice in Borderland
2020 · Kaata Sakamoto
With his two friends, a video-game-obsessed young man finds himself in a strange version of Tokyo where they must compete in dangerous games to win.
In common: Drama · Mystery
Revenge
2011
When Emily Thorne moves to the Hamptons, everyone wonders about the new girl, but she knows everything about them, including what they did to her family. Years ago, they took everything from her. Now,
In common: Drama · Mystery
Mr. Robot
2015 · Kyle Bradstreet
A young programmer, Elliot, suffers from a debilitating anti-social disorder and decides that he can only connect to people by hacking them. He wields his skills as a weapon to protect the people that
In common: Crime · Drama
Killing Eve
2018 · Laura Neal
A security consultant hunts for a ruthless assassin. Equally obsessed with each other, they go head to head in an epic game of cat-and-mouse.
In common: Crime · Drama
Yellowjackets
2021 · Brad Van Arragon
This equal parts survival epic, psychological horror story and coming-of-age drama tells the saga of a team of wildly talented high school girls soccer players who become the (un)lucky survivors of a
In common: Drama · Mystery
The Chestnut Man
2021
At a grisly murder scene sits a figurine made of chestnuts. From this creepy clue, two detectives hunt a killer linked to a politician's missing child.
In common: Crime · Drama
MINDHUNTER
2017 · Courtenay Miles
An agent in the FBI's Elite Serial Crime Unit develops profiling techniques as he pursues notorious serial killers and rapists.
In common: Crime · Drama
DAHMER - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story
2022 · Ryan Murphy
This series examines the gruesome and horrific true crimes of Jeffrey Dahmer and the systemic failures that enabled one of America’s most notorious serial killers to continue his murderous spree in pl
In common: Crime · Drama
Servant
2019 · M. Night Shyamalan
A Philadelphia couple are in mourning after an unspeakable tragedy creates a rift in their marriage and opens the door for a mysterious force to enter their home.
In common: Drama · Mystery
Monster: The Ed Gein Story
2025 · Ryan Murphy
The shocking true-life tale of Ed Gein, the infamous murderer and grave robber who inspired many of Hollywood's most iconic on-screen killers.
In common: Crime · Drama
The Fall
2013 · Justin Thomson
When the Police Service of Northern Ireland are unable to close a case after 28 days, Detective Superintendent Stella Gibson of the Metropolitan Police Service is called in to review the case. Under h
In common: Crime · Drama
Better Call Saul
2015 · Diane Mercer
Six years before Saul Goodman meets Walter White. We meet him when the man who will become Saul Goodman is known as Jimmy McGill, a small-time lawyer searching for his destiny, and, more immediately,
In common: Crime · Drama
Medium
2005
Allison Dubois works in the District Attorney’s office using her natural intuition about people and her ability to communicate with the dead to help to solve crimes. Her dreams often give her clues to
In common: Crime · Drama · Mystery
Fargo
2014 · Vincent Landay
A close-knit anthology series dealing with stories involving malice, violence and murder based in and around Minnesota.
In common: Crime · Drama
Elementary
2012
A modern-day drama about a crime-solving duo that cracks the NYPD's most impossible cases. Following his fall from grace in London and a stint in rehab, eccentric Sherlock escapes to Manhattan where h
In common: Crime · Drama · Mystery
CSI: NY
2004
Follow the investigations of a team of NYPD forensic scientists and police officers identified as "Crime Scene Investigators".
In common: Crime · Drama · Mystery
High Potential
2024 · Kaitlin Olson
Morgan is a single mom with an exceptional mind, whose unconventional knack for solving crimes leads to an unusual and unstoppable partnership with a by-the-book seasoned detective.
In common: Crime · Drama · Mystery
Riverdale
2017 · Jon Goldwater
Set in the present, the series offers a bold, subversive take on Archie, Betty, Veronica and their friends, exploring the surreality of small-town life, the darkness and weirdness bubbling beneath Riv
In common: Crime · Drama · Mystery
White Collar
2009 · Nick Thiel
In exchange for his freedom, charming con artist Neal Caffrey provides his expertise to help straight-man FBI agent Peter Burke catch elusive white-collar criminals.
In common: Crime · Drama · Mystery
Evil
2019
Skeptical forensic psychologist Kristen Bouchard joins priest-in-training David Acosta and technology expert Ben Shakir as they investigate supposed miracles, demonic possessions, and other extraordin
In common: Crime · Drama · Mystery
Lie to Me
2009 · Brian Grazer
The world's leading deception researcher, Dr. Cal Lightman, studies facial expression, body language and tone of voice to determine when a person is lying and why, which helps law enforcement and gove
In common: Crime · Drama · Mystery
Bates Motel
2013 · Vera Farmiga
A "contemporary prequel" to the 1960 film Psycho, depicting the life of Norman Bates and his mother Norma prior to the events portrayed in Hitchcock's film, albeit in a different fictional town and in
In common: Crime · Drama · Mystery
Quantico
2015 · Michael Seitzman
A diverse group of recruits has arrived at the FBI Quantico Base for training. They are the best, the brightest and the most vetted, so it seems impossible that one of them is suspected of mastermindi
In common: Crime · Drama · Mystery
Sin senos sí hay paraíso
2016 · Yesmer Uribe
A young woman born in a mafia-controlled town seeks revenge on those who wrongfully harmed and imprisoned her family.
In common: Crime · Drama
Money Heist: Korea - Joint Economic Area
2022 · Álex Pina
Disguised under the shadows of a mask, a crew of desperados band together under the leadership of a criminal mastermind known only as “The Professor” to pull off the biggest heist Korea has ever seen.
In common: Crime · Drama
Scream: The TV Series
2015 · Tony DiSanto
What starts as a YouTube video going viral, soon leads to problems for the teenagers of Lakewood and serves as the catalyst for a murder that opens up a window to the town's troubled past. Everyone ha
In common: Crime · Drama · Mystery
The Outsider
2020 · Marty Bowen
When an insidious supernatural force edges its way into a seemingly straightforward investigation into the gruesome murder of a young boy, it leads a seasoned cop and an unorthodox investigator to que
In common: Crime · Drama · Mystery
The Night Of
2016 · Steven Zaillian
After a night of partying with a female stranger, a man wakes up to find her stabbed to death and is charged with her murder.
In common: Crime · Drama · Mystery
The Purge
2018 · James DeMonaco
Set in a dystopian America ruled by a totalitarian political party, the series follows several seemingly unrelated characters living in a small city. Tying them all together is a mysterious savior who
In common: Crime · Drama · Mystery
Mare of Easttown
2021 · Paul Lee
A detective in a small Pennsylvania town investigates a local murder while trying to keep her life from falling apart.
In common: Crime · Drama · Mystery
Criminal Minds
2005
An elite team of FBI profilers analyze the country's most twisted criminal minds, anticipating their next moves before they strike again. The Behavioral Analysis Unit's most experienced agent is David
In common: Crime · Drama · Mystery
The Mentalist
2008 · Tom Szentgyorgyi
Patrick Jane, a former celebrity psychic medium, uses his razor sharp skills of observation and expertise at "reading" people to solve serious crimes with the California Bureau of Investigation.
In common: Crime · Drama · Mystery
The Blacklist
2013 · T Cooper
Raymond "Red" Reddington, one of the FBI's most wanted fugitives, surrenders in person at FBI Headquarters in Washington, D.C. He claims that he and the FBI have the same interests: bringing down dang
In common: Crime · Drama · Mystery
True Detective
2014 · Issa López
An American anthology police detective series utilizing multiple timelines in which investigations seem to unearth personal and professional secrets of those involved, both within or outside the law.
In common: Drama · Mystery
Twin Peaks
1990 · Sabrina S. Sutherland
The body of Laura Palmer is washed up on a beach near the small Washington state town of Twin Peaks. FBI Special Agent Dale Cooper is called in to investigate her strange demise only to uncover a web
In common: Drama · Mystery
BEASTARS
2019
In a world where beasts of all kinds coexist, a gentle wolf awakens to his own predatory urges as his school deals with a murder within its midst.
In common: Crime · Drama
Banana Fish
2018 · Nobumasa Sawabe
A teenaged gang leader in New York City faces his abuser and rival gangs alongside a photojournalist from Japan as they investigate a deadly new drug.
In common: Crime
Kakegurui
2017
Run by a corrupt and sadistic school council, the “system” at Hyakkaou is based on gambling, with losers who cannot cover their debts being demeaned by their peers and forced to serve their debtholder
In common: Crime · Drama
Popular Crime movies
The Godfather
1972 · Francis Ford Coppola
Spanning the years 1945 to 1955, a chronicle of the fictional Italian-American Corleone crime family. When organized crime family patriarch, Vito Corleone barely survives an attempt on his life, his y
Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair
2011 · Quentin Tarantino
A former assassin, known simply as The Bride, wakes from a coma four years after her jealous ex-lover Bill attempts to murder her on her wedding day. Fueled by an insatiable desire for revenge, she vo
The Godfather Part II
1974 · Francis Ford Coppola
In the continuing saga of the Corleone crime family, a young Vito Corleone grows up in Sicily and in 1910s New York. In the 1950s, Michael Corleone attempts to expand the family business into Las Vega
Pulp Fiction
1994 · Quentin Tarantino
A burger-loving hit man, his philosophical partner, a drug-addled gangster's moll and a washed-up boxer converge in this sprawling, comedic crime caper. Their adventures unfurl in three stories that i
The Dark Knight
2008 · Christopher Nolan
Batman raises the stakes in his war on crime. With the help of Lt. Jim Gordon and District Attorney Harvey Dent, Batman sets out to dismantle the remaining criminal organizations that plague the stree
GoodFellas
1990 · Martin Scorsese
The true story of Henry Hill, a half-Irish, half-Sicilian Brooklyn kid who is adopted by neighbourhood gangsters at an early age and climbs the ranks of a Mafia family under the guidance of Jimmy Conw