Shows like Nightsleeper: 20 to watch next
If you loved Nightsleeper (2024) — a drama and crime series created by Nick Leather — these 20 shows are the closest matches.
The first picks are what fans of Nightsleeper most often go on to watch; the rest share its genres and themes like miniseries, real time and suspense. 12 of them are streaming in India right now — each entry shows where.
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The Hitchhiker 1983★ 6.2
Shares: Drama, 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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The Bay 2019★ 6.4
Shares: Drama, 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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Bad Girls 1999★ 7.6
Shares: Drama, Crime
Bad Girls is a British television drama series that was broadcast on ITV from 1 June 1999 to 20 December 2006 and starred Simone Lahbib, Mandana Jones, Debra Stephenson, Linda Henry, Jack Ellis and many more throughout the eight-year run. The series was broadcast in 17 countries and was produced by Shed Productions, the company which later produced Footballers' Wives and Waterloo Road. It is set in the fictional women's prison of Larkhall, and features a mixture of serious and light storylines focusing on the prisoners and staff of G Wing. From 2010, the UK broadcast rights were bought by CBS Drama, and is repeated regularly – as of September 2012, the channel is re-running the series again in a late-night time slot.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Sneaky Pete 2015★ 7.5
Shares: Drama, Crime
A con man on the run from a vicious gangster takes cover from his past by assuming the identity of his prison cellmate, Pete, “reuniting” with Pete’s estranged family, a colorful, dysfunctional group that threatens to drag him into a world just as dangerous as the one he’s trying to escape - and, just maybe, give him a taste of the loving family he’s never had.
Stream in India on Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
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Wanted 2016★ 7.2
Shares: Crime, Drama
Two complete strangers, Lola and Chelsea, intervene in a fatal carjacking while waiting at a suburban bus stop, and are subsequently thrust into a chase from authorities across Australia with a vehicle filled with cash. The strangers must rely solely on each other while on the run.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Power Book IV: Force 2022★ 8.2
Shares: Crime, Drama
Tommy Egan leaves New York behind and plans to take on Chicago, using his outsider status to break all the local rules and rewrite them on his quest to become the biggest drug dealer in the city.
Stream in India on Lionsgate Play, Lionsgate Play Apple TV Channel, Lionsgate Play Amazon Channel
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Echoes 2022★ 6.6
Shares: Drama
Identical twins Leni and Gina have secretly switched places for years. But when one sister disappears, both of their lives start to fall apart.
Stream in India on Netflix
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21 Jump Street 1987★ 7.3
Shares: Crime, 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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The Patient 2022★ 6.9
Shares: Drama, Crime
A psychotherapist finds himself held prisoner by a serial killer with an unusual request: curb his homicidal urges.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Dexter: Resurrection 2025★ 8.6
Shares: Crime, Drama
Set 10 weeks after Dexter: New Blood, Dexter Morgan chases a missing Harrison to New York City, where Captain Angel Batista is hot on their trail from way down in Miami.
Stream in India on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
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Five Days 2007★ 5.8
Shares: Crime, Drama
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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Full Circle 2023★ 6.4
Shares: Crime, Drama
An investigation into a botched kidnapping uncovers long-held secrets connecting multiple characters and cultures in present day New York City.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Gold 2023★ 7.3
Shares: Crime, Drama
On 26 November 1983, six armed men break into the Brink's-Mat security depot, stumbling across gold bullion worth £26m.
Stream in India on BBC Player Amazon Channel
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I Will Find You 2026★ 8.2
Shares: Drama, 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
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Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist 2024★ 6.9
Shares: Drama, Crime
The story of how on the night of Ali’s defeat of Jerry Quarry, which came after he was banned from boxing for refusing to enter the military draft, hundreds of guests at an after-party were robbed at gunpoint, becoming one of the largest armed robberies the country has ever seen.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Suspicion 2022★ 6.8
Shares: Drama, Crime
Four ordinary Brits are accused of kidnapping the son of a prominent U.S. media mogul. They embark on a desperate race against time to prove their innocence, but will anyone believe them—and are they telling the truth?
Stream in India on Apple TV, Apple TV Amazon Channel
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Hightown 2020★ 6.8
Shares: Drama, Crime
Amid the drug trade on Cape Cod, a body washes ashore and is discovered by an irreverent National Marine Fisheries Service officer, Jackie Quinones, who is determined to help solve the murder even if the state cops want her nowhere near the case.
Stream in India on Netflix
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S.W.A.T. Exiles 2026★ 6.1
Shares: Drama, Crime
After a high-profile mission goes sideways, Daniel 'Hondo' Harrelson is pulled out of forced retirement to lead a last-chance experimental SWAT unit made up of untested, unpredictable young recruits. Hondo must bridge a generational divide, navigate clashing personalities, and turn a squad of outsiders into a team capable of protecting the city and saving the program that made him who he is.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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L.A.'s Finest 2019★ 6.9
Shares: Crime, Drama
Syd Burnett has left her complicated past behind to become an LAPD detective. Paired with a new partner, Nancy McKenna, a working mom with an equally complex past, Syd is pushed to examine whether her unapologetic lifestyle might be masking a greater personal secret. These two women don't agree on much, but they find common ground when it comes to taking on the most dangerous criminals in Los Angeles.
Stream in India on Sony Pictures Amazon Channel
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Kill Jackie 2026★ 7.0
Shares: Drama, Crime
Jackie Price has been living a wealthy, luxurious life for the past 20 years after escaping a dangerous past as an international cocaine dealer. But just as life begins to feel a little boring, she discovers that The Seven Demons, a group of the world’s most terrifying hitmen, have been hired to kill her.
Stream in India on BBC Player Amazon Channel