
16 Shows Like Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency (2016) to Watch When You're Done
A comedic thriller that follows the bizarre adventures of eccentric “holistic” detective Dirk Gently and his reluctant assistant Todd. An adaptation of Douglas Adams’ wildly successful comic novels.
Updated June 2026
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If you loved Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency (2016), here are 16 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 The A-Team, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, The Rookie. 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.
16 Shows Similar to Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency

The A-Team
1983
A fictional group of ex-United States Army Special Forces personnel work as soldiers of fortune while on the run from the Army after being branded as war criminals for a "crime they didn't commit."
In common: Comedy · Crime

Brooklyn Nine-Nine
2013 · David Phillips
A single-camera ensemble comedy following the lives of an eclectic group of detectives in a New York precinct, including one slacker who is forced to shape up when he gets a new boss.
In common: Comedy · Crime

The Rookie
2018 · Nathan Fillion
Starting over isn't easy, especially for small-town guy John Nolan who, after a life-altering incident, is pursuing his dream of being an LAPD officer. As the force's oldest rookie, he's met with skep
In common: Comedy · Crime

Orange Is the New Black
2013 · Mark A. Burley
A crime she committed in her youthful past sends Piper Chapman to a women's prison, where she trades her comfortable New York life for one of unexpected camaraderie and conflict in an eccentric group
In common: Comedy · Crime

Lethal Weapon
2016
A slightly unhinged former Navy SEAL lands a job as a police officer in Los Angeles where he's partnered with a veteran detective trying to keep maintain a low stress level in his life.
In common: Comedy · Crime

The Gentlemen
2024 · Guy Ritchie
When aristocratic Eddie inherits the family estate, he discovers that it's home to an enormous weed empire — and its proprietors aren't going anywhere.
In common: Comedy · Crime

Dead to Me
2019 · Will Ferrell
A hotheaded widow searching for the hit-and-run driver who mowed down her husband befriends an eccentric optimist who isn't quite what she seems.
In common: Comedy · Crime

Only Murders in the Building
2021 · Ben Smith
Three strangers share an obsession with true crime and suddenly find themselves wrapped up in one.
In common: Comedy · Crime

Vincenzo
2021 · Kim Young-kyu
During a visit to his motherland, a Korean-Italian mafia lawyer gives an unrivaled conglomerate a taste of its own medicinewith a side of justice.
In common: Comedy · Crime

Barry
2018 · Aida Rodgers
A hit man from the Midwest moves to Los Angeles and gets caught up in the city's theatre arts scene.
In common: Comedy · Crime

Santa Clarita Diet
2017 · Clay Graham
They're ordinary husband and wife realtors until she undergoes a dramatic change that sends them down a road of death and destruction. In a good way.
In common: Comedy · Crime

Psych
2006 · Mel Damski
Thanks to his police officer father's efforts, Shawn Spencer spent his childhood developing a keen eye for detail (and a lasting dislike of his dad). Years later, Shawn's frequent tips to the police l
In common: Comedy · Crime

Slow Horses
2022 · Julian Stevens
Follow a dysfunctional team of MI5 agents—and their obnoxious boss, the notorious Jackson Lamb—as they navigate the espionage world's smoke and mirrors to defend England from sinister forces.
In common: Comedy · Crime

The End of the F***ing World
2017 · Charlie Covell
James is 17 and is pretty sure he is a psychopath. Alyssa, also 17, is the cool and moody new girl at school. The pair make a connection and she persuades him to embark on a darkly comedic road trip i
In common: Comedy · Crime


Chucky
2021 · Jeff Renfroe
After a vintage Chucky doll turns up at a suburban yard sale, an idyllic American town is thrown into chaos as a series of horrifying murders begin to expose the town’s hypocrisies and secrets. Meanwh
In common: Comedy · Crime