Shows like Orange Is the New Black: 20 to watch next
If you loved Orange Is the New Black (2013) — a drama, comedy and crime series created by Jenji Kohan — these 20 shows are the closest matches.
The first picks are what fans of Orange Is the New Black most often go on to watch; the rest share its genres and themes like prison, women's prison and based on true story. 14 of them are streaming in India right now — each entry shows where.
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Wentworth 2013★ 8.0
Shares: Drama, Crime
Bea Smith is locked up while awaiting trial for the attempted murder of her husband and must learn how life works in prison. A modern adaptation and sequel of the iconic Prisoner series.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Escape at Dannemora 2018★ 7.5
Shares: Drama, Crime
The stranger-than-fiction account of a prison break in upstate New York in the summer of 2015, which spawned a massive manhunt for two convicted murderers who were aided in their escape by a married female prison employee with whom they both became sexually entangled.
Stream in India on JioHotstar
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Oz 1997★ 8.0
Shares: Crime, Drama
The daily lives of prisoners in Emerald City, an experimental unit of the Oswald Maximum Security Prison where ingroups - Muslims, Latinos, Italians, Aryans - stick close to their mutual friends and terrorize their mutual enemies.
Stream in India on JioHotstar
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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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Dead to Me 2019★ 7.3
Shares: Drama, Comedy, Crime
A hotheaded widow searching for the hit-and-run driver who mowed down her husband befriends an eccentric optimist who isn't quite what she seems.
Stream in India on Netflix
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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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Younger 2015★ 6.9
Shares: Drama, Comedy
Liza Miller, a suddenly single stay-at-home mother, tries to get back into the working world, only to find it’s nearly impossible to start at the bottom at 40-year old. When a chance encounter convinces her she looks younger than she is, Liza tries to pass herself off as 26 and lands a job as an assistant at Empirical Press. Now she just has to make sure no one finds out the secret only she and her best friend Maggie share.
Stream in India on Netflix
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The Lincoln Lawyer 2022★ 7.7
Shares: Drama, Crime
Hotshot LA defense attorney Mickey Haller will do whatever it takes to win as he navigates the criminal justice system from his trademark Lincoln.
Stream in India on Netflix
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Why Women Kill 2019★ 7.9
Shares: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Three women living in three different decades: a housewife in the '60s, a socialite in the '80s and a lawyer in 2018, deal with infidelity in their marriages.
Stream in India on JioHotstar
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The Outlaws 2021★ 7.4
Shares: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Seven strangers from different walks of life - people who would never normally interact - are forced to work together to renovate a derelict community centre. They resent the menial physical labour and they resent each other. But when one of their number gets dragged into a dangerous world of organised crime, they unite in ways none of them thought possible.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Night Of 2016★ 8.0
Shares: Crime, Drama
After a night of partying with a female stranger, a man wakes up to find her stabbed to death and is charged with her murder.
Stream in India on JioHotstar
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Only Murders in the Building 2021★ 8.4
Shares: Comedy, Crime
Three strangers share an obsession with true crime and suddenly find themselves wrapped up in one.
Stream in India on JioHotstar, VI movies and tv
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Brassic 2019★ 8.3
Shares: Comedy, Drama, Crime
A group of working-class friends finding unconventional ways to win at life in suburban northern England. These lads have dealt, scammed, bribed and conned their way through adolescence, but now, their dealing and stealing is catching up with them and a whole load of trouble is heading their way.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Heathers 2018★ 6.5
Shares: Comedy, Crime
A pitch-black comedy anthology set in the present day, as our heroine, Veronica Sawyer, deals with a very different but equally vicious group of Heathers. Based on the 1988 cult classic film.
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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Weeds 2005★ 7.5
Shares: Comedy, Crime, Drama
After the unexpected death of her husband, a suburban mom resorts to selling weed to support her family.
Stream in India on Movie Sphere+
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Goliath 2016★ 7.6
Shares: Crime, Drama
Once a powerful lawyer, Billy McBride is now burned out and washed up, spending more time in a bar than a courtroom. When he reluctantly agrees to pursue a wrongful death lawsuit against the biggest client of Cooperman & McBride, the massive law firm he helped create, Billy and his ragtag team uncover a vast and deadly conspiracy, pitting them all in a life or death trial against the ultimate Goliath.
Stream in India on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
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Elsbeth 2024★ 6.7
Shares: Crime, Drama, Comedy
After her successful career in Chicago, Elsbeth Tascioni, an astute but unconventional attorney, utilizes her singular point of view to make unique observations and corner brilliant criminals alongside the NYPD.
Stream in India on JioHotstar
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Feel Good 2020★ 7.1
Shares: Drama, Comedy
Recovering addict and comedian Mae tries to control the addictive behaviors and intense romanticism that permeate every facet of their life. Life is further complicated by a new and all-consuming relationship with their new girlfriend George.
Stream in India on Netflix, Eros Now Select Apple TV channel
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Hannibal 2013★ 8.3
Shares: Drama, Crime
Both a gift and a curse, Graham has the extraordinary ability to think like his prey—he sees what they see, feels what they feel. But while Graham is pursuing an especially troubling, cannibalistic murderer, Special Agent Jack Crawford teams him with a highly respected psychiatrist – a man with a taste for the criminal minded – Dr. Hannibal Lecter.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now