Shows like Byomkesh: 20 to watch next
If you loved Byomkesh (2014) — a action & adventure, crime and mystery series — these 20 shows are the closest matches.
The first picks are what fans of Byomkesh most often go on to watch; the rest share its genres and themes like detective. 6 of them are streaming in India right now — each entry shows where.
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Nemesis 2026★ 7.7
Shares: Action & Adventure, Crime
A relentless LAPD cop becomes obsessed with taking down the master thief behind a string of daring heists — and only one can come out on top.
Stream in India on Netflix
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Scarecrow and Mrs. King 1983★ 6.6
Shares: Action & Adventure, Crime
Scarecrow and Mrs. King is an American television series that aired from October 3, 1983, to May 28, 1987 on CBS. The show stars Kate Jackson and Bruce Boxleitner as divorced housewife Amanda King and top-level "Agency" operative Lee Stetson who begin a strange association, and eventual romance, after encountering one another in a train station.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Police Story 1973★ 7.0
Shares: Action & Adventure, Crime
Detective Cheng is commissioned by Interpol to destroy the Empire of Chaiba, a worldwide criminal organization based in Southeast Asia. He initiates an undercover operation to infiltrate the organization.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Crime Story 1986★ 8.0
Shares: Crime, Action & Adventure, Mystery
The hard-boiled saga of hair-trigger cop Lieutenant Mike Torello and his obsessive pursuit of ruthless gangster Ray Luca.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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77 Sunset Strip 1958★ 7.2
Shares: Crime, 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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The Sweeney 1975★ 8.1
Shares: Action & Adventure, Crime
Jack Regan, an unethical officer of the Flying Squad, uses unorthodox methods to pursue criminals with the help of his partner, George Carter.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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A Nero Wolfe Mystery 2001★ 8.0
Shares: Crime, Mystery
Genius detective Nero Wolfe and his right-hand man, Archie Goodwin, solve seemingly impossible crimes.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Barnaby Jones 1973★ 7.0
Shares: Crime, 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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The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries 1977★ 7.1
Shares: Mystery, Action & Adventure
The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries is a television series which aired for three seasons on ABC. The series starred Parker Stevenson and Shaun Cassidy as amateur sleuth brothers Frank and Joe Hardy, respectively, and Pamela Sue Martin as girl detective Nancy Drew. The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries was unusual in that it often dealt with the characters individually, in an almost anthological style. That is, some episodes featured only the Hardy Boys and others only Nancy Drew.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Gangs of London 2020★ 7.8
Shares: Action & Adventure, Crime
When the head of a criminal organisation, Finn Wallace is assassinated, the sudden power vacuum his death creates threatens the fragile peace between the intricate web of gangs operating on the streets of the city. Now it’s up to the grieving, volatile and impulsive Sean Wallace to restore control and find those responsible for killing his father.
Stream in India on JioHotstar
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Who Is Erin Carter? 2023★ 7.0
Shares: Action & Adventure, Crime
A British woman's tranquil life in Barcelona spirals out of control when an armed robbery at a supermarket exposes her secret... and violent past.
Stream in India on Netflix
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Prisoner 2026★ 5.9
Shares: Crime, Action & Adventure
A young and ambitious prison officer finds herself in the middle of a battle for the criminal underworld as crime lords try to evade justice. But in order to do that, she will have to learn quickly to put her faith in one of the very men she wants to put behind bars.
Stream in India on JioHotstar
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Steal 2026★ 7.4
Shares: 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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Starsky & Hutch 1975★ 7.4
Shares: Action & Adventure, Crime
Streetwise Detective David Starsky partners up with a more intellectual partner, Kenneth 'Hutch' Hutchinson, to protect citizens and patrol the streets of Bay City.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Inspector George Gently 2008★ 7.9
Shares: Mystery, Crime
Crime drama set in the 1960s about an old-school detective trying to come to terms with a time when the lines between the police and criminals have become blurred.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Saint 1962★ 7.4
Shares: Action & Adventure, Crime, Mystery
Simon Templar is The Saint, a handsome, sophisticated, debonair, modern-day Robin Hood who recovers ill-gotten wealth and redistributes it to those in need.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Mannix 1967★ 6.9
Shares: Action & Adventure, Crime, Mystery
Mannix is an American television detective series that ran from 1967 through 1975 on CBS. Created by Richard Levinson and William Link and developed by executive producer Bruce Geller, the title character, Joe Mannix, is a private investigator. He is played by Mike Connors. Mannix was the last series produced by Desilu Productions.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Hardcastle and McCormick 1983★ 6.5
Shares: Action & Adventure, Crime
Hardcastle and McCormick is an American action/drama television series from Stephen J. Cannell Productions, shown on ABC from 1983 through 1986. The series stars Brian Keith as Judge Milton C. Hardcastle and Daniel Hugh Kelly as ex-con and race car driver Mark "Skid" McCormick. The series premise was somewhat recycled from a previous Cannell series, Tenspeed and Brown Shoe.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Devil's Hour 2022★ 7.3
Shares: Mystery, Crime
Lucy wakes every night at exactly 3:33am. Nothing in her life has made sense for a long time. But the answers are out there, somewhere, at the end of a trail of brutal murders.
Stream in India on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
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Jake and the Fatman 1987★ 6.2
Shares: Crime, Action & Adventure
Jake and the Fatman is a television crime drama starring William Conrad as prosecutor J. L. "Fatman" McCabe and Joe Penny as investigator Jake Styles. The series ran on CBS for five seasons from 1987 to 1992. Diagnosis: Murder was a spin-off of this series.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now