Shows like Adaalat: 20 to watch next
If you loved Adaalat (2010) — a drama, crime and mystery series created by Abhimanyu Singh — these 20 shows are the closest matches.
The first picks are what fans of Adaalat most often go on to watch; the rest share its genres and themes like challenge and lawyer. 6 of them are streaming in India right now — each entry shows where.
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Barnaby Jones 1973★ 7.0
Shares: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Barnaby Jones is a television detective series starring Buddy Ebsen and Lee Meriwether as father- and daughter-in-law who run a private detective firm in Los Angeles. The show ran on CBS from January 28, 1973 to April 3, 1980, beginning as a midseason replacement. William Conrad guest starred as Frank Cannon of Cannon on the first episode of Barnaby Jones, "Requiem for a Son" and the two series had a two-part crossover episode in 1975, "The Deadly Conspiracy".
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Agatha Christie's Marple 2004★ 7.9
Shares: Drama, Crime, Mystery
The adventures of Miss Jane Marple, an elderly spinster living in the quiet little village of St Mary Mead. During her many visits to friends and relatives in other villages, Miss Marple often stumbles upon mysterious murders which she helps solve. Although the police are sometimes reluctant to accept Miss Marple's help, her reputation and unparalleled powers of observation eventually win them over.
Stream in India on VI movies and tv
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Steal 2026★ 7.4
Shares: Drama, Crime, Mystery
A typical day at Lochmill Capital is upended when armed thieves burst in and force Zara and her best friend Luke to execute their demands. In the aftermath, conflicted detective Rhys races against time to find out who stole £4 billion pounds of people's pensions and why.
Stream in India on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
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Burden of Truth 2018★ 7.4
Shares: Drama, Crime
A big city lawyer returns to her hometown to take the case of a group of girls suffering from a mysterious illness.
Stream in India on Movie Sphere+
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Fearless 2017★ 6.7
Shares: Drama, Crime, Mystery
Emma Banville, a human rights lawyer known for defending lost causes, sets out to prove the innocence of Kevin Russell, who was convicted for the murder of a school girl 14 years earlier.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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77 Sunset Strip 1958★ 7.2
Shares: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Stu Bailey and Jeff Spencer are the wisecracking, womanizing private-detective heroes of this Warner Brothers drama. They work out of an office located at 77 Sunset Strip in Los Angeles, California, right next door to a snazzy restaurant where Kookie works as a valet. The finger-snapping, slang-talking Kookie occasionally helps Stu and Jeff with their cases, and eventually becomes a full-fledged member of the detective agency. Rex Randolph and J.R. Hale also join the firm, and Suzanne is their leggy secretary.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Perry Mason 1957★ 7.7
Shares: Mystery, Drama, Crime
The cases of master criminal defense attorney Perry Mason and his staff who handled the most difficult of cases in the aid of the innocent.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Close to Home 2005★ 5.9
Shares: Drama, Crime, Mystery
A legal drama that rips away the facade of suburbia to reveal that sometimes quiet streets can hide the darkest crimes.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Baretta 1975★ 6.5
Shares: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Baretta is an American detective television series which ran on ABC from 1975 to 1978. The show was a milder version of a successful 1973–74 ABC series, Toma, starring Tony Musante as chameleon-like, real-life New Jersey police officer David Toma. While popular, Toma received intense criticism at the time for its realistic and frequent depiction of police and criminal violence. When Musante left the series after a single season, the concept was retooled as Baretta, with Robert Blake in the title role.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Return to Paradise 2024★ 6.6
Shares: Crime, Mystery, Drama
DI Mackenzie Clarke is forced to leave London under a cloud of suspicion and return to the last place she ever wanted to be, her hometown of Dolphin Cove, Australia where her tenacity and work ethic helps her solve murder mysteries.
Stream in India on BBC Player Amazon Channel
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Alfred Hitchcock Presents 1955★ 7.8
Shares: Mystery, Drama, Crime
A television anthology series hosted by Alfred Hitchcock featuring dramas, thrillers, and mysteries.
Stream in India on Tubi TV
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Kojak 1973★ 7.3
Shares: Crime, Drama, Mystery
A bald, lollipop sucking police detective with a fiery righteous attitude battles crime in New York City.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Professor T 2021★ 7.3
Shares: Crime, Mystery, Drama
Professor Jasper Tempest, a genius Cambridge University criminologist with OCD and an overbearing mother, advises the police. British version of the Belgian crime drama of the same name.
Stream in India on Sun Nxt
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All Rise 2019★ 7.4
Shares: Drama, Crime
A look at the personal and professional lives of the judges, lawyers, clerks, bailiffs and cops who work at an L.A. County courthouse.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents 1985★ 7.2
Shares: Drama, Mystery, Crime
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents is an American anthology series that aired on NBC from 1985 to 1986, and on the USA Network from 1987 to 1989. The series is an updated re-imagining of the classic 1955 series Alfred Hitchcock Presents.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Matlock 1986★ 7.0
Shares: Drama, Crime
Thrifty, folksy and cantankerous, Matlock charges a premium for his services but is worth every penny: This renowned attorney, always clothed in his trademark light-gray suit and driving his signature Ford Crown Victoria, has an uncanny knack for finding overlooked clues and exposing murderers in dramatic courtroom scenes.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Hill Street Blues 1981★ 7.6
Shares: Drama, Crime
A realistic glimpse into the daily lives of the officers and detectives at an urban police station.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Diagnosis: Murder 1993★ 7.1
Shares: Drama, Mystery, Crime
Dr. Mark Sloan is a good-natured, offbeat physician who is called upon to solve murders.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Frankie Drake Mysteries 2017★ 6.3
Shares: Drama, Crime, Mystery
Toronto’s only female private detective in the 1920s takes on the cases the police don’t want or can’t handle. From airplanes and booze running to American G-men, Communists and union busters, Frankie’s fearless sense of adventure gets her into all kinds of trouble, but she always manages to find her way out.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Alfred Hitchcock Hour 1962★ 7.9
Shares: Crime, Mystery, Drama
A continuation of the anthology series “Alfred Hitchcock Presents”, hosted by the master of suspense and featuring thrillers and mysteries.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now