Shows like Dexter: 20 to watch next
If you loved Dexter (2006) — a crime, drama and mystery series created by James Manos Jr. — these 20 shows are the closest matches.
The first picks are what fans of Dexter most often go on to watch; the rest share its genres and themes like miami, florida, based on novel or book and double life. 14 of them are streaming in India right now — each entry shows where.
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Dexter: Original Sin 2024★ 8.1
Shares: Crime, Drama, Mystery
In 1991 Miami, Dexter Morgan transitions from student to avenging serial killer. When his bloodthirsty urges can't be ignored any longer, Dexter must learn to channel his inner darkness. With the guidance of his father, Harry, he adopts a Code designed to help him find and kill people who deserve to be eliminated from society without getting on law enforcements' radar. This is a particular challenge for young Dexter as he begins a forensics internship at the Miami Metro Police Department.
Stream in India on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
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Miami Vice 1984★ 7.5
Shares: Crime, Drama
The story of the Miami Police Department's vice squad and its efforts to end drug trafficking and prostitution, centered on the unlikely partnership of Sonny Crockett and Ricardo Tubbs - who first meet when Tubbs is undercover in a drug cartel.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Cross 2024★ 7.1
Shares: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Alex Cross is a brilliant but flawed homicide detective and full of contradictions. A doting father and family man, Cross is single-minded to the point of obsession when he hunts killers. He is desperate for love, but his wife’s murder has left him too damaged to receive it.
Stream in India on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
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Instinct 2018★ 6.8
Shares: Crime, Drama
Dr. Dylan Reinhart, a gifted author, university professor and former CIA operative is lured back to his old life by tenacious top NYPD Detective Lizzie Needham. Though Dylan and Lizzie initially clash, when it comes to catching killers, they make an ideal team.
Stream in India on JioHotstar
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Fool Me Once 2024★ 7.2
Shares: Drama, Crime, Mystery
When ex-soldier Maya sees her murdered husband on a secret nanny cam, she uncovers a deadly conspiracy that stretches deep into the past.
Stream in India on Netflix
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DCI Banks 2011★ 7.1
Shares: Crime, Drama
A thrilling drama based on the novels by Peter Robinson. Stephen Tompkinson and Andrea Lowe star as the tenacious and stubborn Chief Inspector Alan Banks and the feisty and headstrong Detective Sergeant Annie Cabbot.
Stream in India on BBC Player Amazon Channel
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Criminal Minds 2005★ 8.3
Shares: Crime, Drama, Mystery
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 Rossi, a founding member of the BAU who returns to help the team solve new cases.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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R.J. Decker 2026★ 7.4
Shares: Crime, Mystery
Ex-con photographer RJ Decker becomes a PI in South Florida, solving strange cases with help from his journalist ex, her cop wife, and an enigmatic woman from his past who may help or destroy him.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Inspector Morse 1987★ 7.9
Shares: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Inspector Morse is a detective drama based on Colin Dexter's series of Chief Inspector Morse novels. The series starred John Thaw as Chief Inspector Morse and Kevin Whately as Sergeant Lewis, as well as a large cast of notable actors and actresses.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Alienist 2018★ 7.5
Shares: Drama, Crime, Mystery
New York, 1896. Police commissioner Theodore Roosevelt brings together criminal psychologist Dr. Laszlo Kreizler, newspaper illustrator John Moore and secretary Sara Howard to investigate several murders of male prostitutes.
Stream in India on JioHotstar
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Nocturne 2026★ 7.9
Shares: Crime, Drama, Mystery
When a victim of notorious serial killer Jurek Walter unexpectedly turns up alive, detective Jonah Lynn races against time to find the one person still missing, while his protégé Saga Bauer goes undercover to get answers from the killer himself.
Stream in India on Apple TV, Apple TV Amazon Channel
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Waking the Dead 2001★ 7.2
Shares: Crime, Mystery, Drama
A detective team apply new techniques to old crimes as they solve cold cases.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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56 Days 2026★ 7.4
Shares: Drama, Crime, Mystery
When an unidentified body is found in a luxury apartment linked to Oliver Kennedy and his girlfriend Ciara Wyse, Detectives Lee Reardon and Karl Connolly reconstruct the couple's deadly romance across the past 56 days.
Stream in India on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
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The Sinner 2017★ 7.5
Shares: Crime, Drama
In a small New York town, a haunted detective hunts for answers about perplexing crimes while wrestling with his own demons.
Stream in India on Netflix
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HIS & HERS 2026★ 7.3
Shares: Drama, Crime, Mystery
Two estranged spouses — one a detective, the other a news reporter — vie to solve a murder in which each believes the other is a prime suspect.
Stream in India on Netflix
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Furious 2026★ 7.5
Shares: Drama, Crime
FBI agent Alice Black is on the hunt for a mysterious and calculating female serial killer. Both walk their own paths toward justice, and as their lives start to intertwine, the line between right and wrong begins to blur.
Stream in India on JioHotstar
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A Good Girl's Guide to Murder 2024★ 7.5
Shares: Drama, Crime, Mystery
Five years after the death of schoolgirl Andie Bell, Pippa Fitz-Amobi sets out to uncover what really happened to her. Sal Singh, Andie's boyfriend, admitted to the murder before taking his own life, but Pip doesn't believe he's responsible and teams up with Sal's brother Ravi to uncover the truth. If Sal Singh isn't a murderer and the real killer is still out there, how far will they go to keep Pip from finding out the truth?
Stream in India on Netflix
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Dalgliesh 2021★ 6.7
Shares: Crime, Drama, Mystery
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.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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True Detective 2014★ 8.3
Shares: Drama, Mystery
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.
Stream in India on JioHotstar
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I Will Find You 2026★ 8.2
Shares: Drama, Mystery, Crime
Wrongfully imprisoned for murdering his own son, a father sets out on a desperate rescue mission after learning the boy may still be alive.
Stream in India on Netflix