Shows like Law & Order: Special Victims Unit: 20 to watch next
If you loved Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999) — a crime, drama and mystery series created by Dick Wolf — these 20 shows are the closest matches.
The first picks are what fans of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit most often go on to watch; the rest share its genres and themes like detective, sexual abuse and sex scandal. 12 of them are streaming in India right now — each entry shows where.
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Unbelievable 2019★ 7.9
Shares: Drama, Crime
After a young woman is accused of lying about a rape, two female detectives investigate a spate of eerily similar attacks.
Stream in India on Netflix
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The Missing 2014★ 7.2
Shares: Crime, Drama, Mystery
A gripping anthological relationship thriller series exploring the emotional fallout of a child's abduction not only on the family but on the wider community, told over two time frames.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Criminal Record 2024★ 6.5
Shares: Crime, Drama
In the heart of London, an anonymous phone call draws two brilliant detectives—a young woman in the early stages of her career and a well-connected man determined to protect his legacy—into a fight to correct an old miscarriage of justice.
Stream in India on Apple TV, Apple TV Amazon Channel
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21 Jump Street 1987★ 7.3
Shares: Crime, Mystery, Drama
21 Jump Street revolves around a group of young cops who would use their youthful appearance to go undercover and solve crimes involving teenagers and young adults.
Stream in India on Plex
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Criminal: UK 2019★ 7.2
Shares: Crime, Drama
Within the walls of an interrogation room, London investigators question suspects accused of grievous crimes until the truth comes to light.
Stream in India on Netflix
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Last Seen 2026★ 7.6
Shares: Crime, Drama, Mystery
When emergency dispatcher Ian Ridley receives a frantic call from a teenager he believes could be his long-missing daughter, he stops at nothing to find her.
Stream in India on Apple TV, Apple TV Amazon Channel
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New York Undercover 1994★ 7.3
Shares: Drama, Crime
New York Undercover is an American police drama The series stars Detective J.C. Williams and Detective Eddie Torres, two undercover detectives in New York City's Fourth Precinct who were assigned to investigate various crimes and gang-related cases.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Top of the Lake 2013★ 7.0
Shares: Crime, Drama, Mystery
A woman haunted by her past, Detective Robin Griffin, investigates complex and unsettling cases.
Stream in India on BBC Player Amazon Channel
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American Crime Story 2016★ 7.6
Shares: Crime, Drama
An anthology series centered around some of history's most famous criminal investigations.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Damages 2007★ 7.5
Shares: Mystery, Drama, Crime
Damages is an American legal thriller television series created by the writing and production trio of Daniel Zelman and brothers Glenn and Todd A. Kessler. The plot revolves around the brilliant, ruthless lawyer Patty Hewes and her protégée, recent law school graduate Ellen Parsons. Each season features a major case that Hewes and her firm take on, while also examining a chapter of the complicated relationship between Ellen and Patty. The first two seasons center around the law firm Hewes & Associates. Later seasons center more on Patty and Ellen's relationship as Ellen begins to distance herself from Hewes & Associates and begins an independent career.
Stream in India on Sony Liv, VI movies and tv, Sony Pictures Amazon Channel
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Motive 2013★ 6.5
Shares: Crime, Drama, Mystery
A team of Vancouver investigators, led by homicide detective Angie Flynn, sets out to uncover the motive of each puzzling murder by discovering the killer's connection to the victim. Viewers get a glimpse of the killer before and after the crime is committed.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Mike Hammer 1984★ 6.7
Shares: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Hardboiled private detective Mike Hammer works to solve cases, often involving murder. A recurring plotline focuses on the murder of someone to whom Hammer was close, resulting in his quest for revenge.
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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Prime Suspect 1991★ 7.8
Shares: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Highly skilled Detective Inspector Jane Tennison battles to prove herself in a male dominated world.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Miss Scarlet 2020★ 7.4
Shares: Drama, Mystery, Crime
When Eliza Scarlet's father dies, he leaves her penniless, but she resolves to continue his detective agency. To operate in a male-dominated world, though, she needs a partner... step forward a detective known as the Duke. Eliza and The Duke strike up a mismatched, fiery relationship as they team up to solve crime in the murkiest depths of 1880’s London.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Cold Case 2003★ 7.7
Shares: Crime, Drama, Mystery
The Philadelphia homicide squad's lone female detective finds her calling when she is assigned cases that have never been solved. Detective Lilly Rush combines her natural instincts with the updated technology available today to bring about justice for all the victims she can.
Stream in India on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
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Strike 2017★ 7.2
Shares: Crime, Drama, Mystery
A war veteran turned private detective operates out of a tiny office in London’s Denmark Street. Although wounded both physically and psychologically, his unique insight and background as a military police investigator prove crucial in solving complex crimes that have baffled the police. Based on the bestselling novels written by J.K. Rowling under the pseudonym Robert Galbraith.
Stream in India on Shahid VIP
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Shades of Blue 2016★ 7.3
Shares: Drama, Crime
Sexy New York detective and single mother Harlee Santos fell in with a tight-knit group of dirty cops, taking bribes and protection money that she uses to provide the best life for her honest, talented daughter. But when she's trapped by the FBI and forced to inform on her own "brothers," she'll have to walk the fine line between love, loyalty, honor and betrayal, and try to keep it together for her daughter's future.
Stream in India on JioHotstar
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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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Luther 2010★ 7.8
Shares: Crime, Drama, Mystery
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.
Stream in India on BBC Player Amazon Channel