Shows like Mercules: 20 to watch next
If you loved Mercules (2023) — a crime and mystery series created by Abu Shahed Emon — these 20 shows are the closest matches.
The first picks are what fans of Mercules most often go on to watch; the rest share its genres. 11 of them are streaming in India right now — each entry shows where.
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The Chelsea Detective 2022★ 6.3
Shares: Crime, Mystery
Detective Inspector Max Arnold lives on a battered houseboat at the end of Cheyne Walk after separating from his art dealer wife Astrid. The son of a local bookshop owner, Max is a far cry from the affluent elite whose crimes he'll help solve along with D.C. Priya Shamsie.
Stream in India on BBC Player Amazon Channel
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Agatha Christie's Marple 2004★ 7.9
Shares: 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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The Alfred Hitchcock Hour 1962★ 7.9
Shares: Crime, Mystery
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
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The Afterparty 2022★ 7.1
Shares: Mystery, Crime
Nothing is as it seems in this hilarious murder mystery where each suspect's story is told through a different film genre.
Stream in India on Apple TV, Apple TV Amazon Channel
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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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Five Days 2007★ 5.8
Shares: Crime
Thriller series which tracks five 24-hour periods in a police investigation.
Stream in India on JioHotstar, VI movies and tv
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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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Alfred Hitchcock Presents 1955★ 7.8
Shares: Mystery, Crime
A television anthology series hosted by Alfred Hitchcock featuring dramas, thrillers, and mysteries.
Stream in India on Tubi TV
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Cross 2024★ 7.1
Shares: Crime, 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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The Hitchhiker 1983★ 6.2
Shares: Crime
A young hitchhiker introduces characters who are about to experience a frightening and sometimes supernatural incident of some kind in this moody anthology series.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Under Salt Marsh 2026★ 6.6
Shares: Crime, Mystery
Morfa Halen is a tight-knit Welsh town precariously nestled between towering mountains and a fast-encroaching sea that threatens its very existence. As a once-in-a-generation storm begins to gather far out at sea, former detective turned teacher Jackie Ellis discovers the body of her 8-year-old pupil, Cefin, seemingly drowned. The discovery sends shockwaves through the community, reviving the ghost of an unsolved cold case that rocked the town three years prior - the disappearance of Jackie’s niece, Nessa, which cost her career.
Stream in India on JioHotstar
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Strike 2017★ 7.2
Shares: Crime, 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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Crime 2021★ 6.5
Shares: Crime, Mystery
Detective Inspector Ray Lennox investigates the disappearance of a schoolgirl while battling cocaine addiction and a mental breakdown.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Ellis 2024★ 5.9
Shares: Mystery, Crime
DCI Ellis, a tenacious cop, is parachuted into failing investigations alongside her partner DS Harper. Each case will bring her to a different police station where she'll have to not only immerse herself in the case, but also win over the local police.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Nocturne 2026★ 7.6
Shares: Crime, 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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Murder in a Small Town 2024★ 6.7
Shares: Crime
Karl Alberg moves to a quiet coastal town to soothe a psyche that has been battered by big-city police work but finds himself needing to call upon all his skills to solve the murders that continue to wash up on his shore.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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A Good Girl's Guide to Murder 2024★ 7.5
Shares: 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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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 Bay 2019★ 6.4
Shares: Crime
Family Liaison Officer Lisa Armstrong becomes a little too emotionally involved with a case (to the point where she might compromise it) concerning a pair of missing Morecambe twins to whose distraught parents she is assigned.
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