Shows like Paatal Lok: 20 to watch next
If you loved Paatal Lok (2020) — a crime and drama series created by Sudip Sharma — these 20 shows are the closest matches.
The first picks are what fans of Paatal Lok most often go on to watch; the rest share its genres and themes like detective, police and organized crime. 14 of them are streaming in India right now — each entry shows where.
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Chicago P.D. 2014★ 8.4
Shares: Crime, Drama
A riveting police drama about the men and women of the Chicago Police Department's District 21 who put it all on the line to serve and protect their community. District 21 is made up of two distinctly different groups: the uniformed cops who patrol the beat and go head-to-head with the city's street crimes and the Intelligence Unit that combats the city's major offenses - organized crime, drug trafficking, high profile murders and beyond.
Stream in India on Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, JioHotstar
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The Oath 2018★ 6.4
Shares: Drama, Crime
Explore a gang world we've never seen before: gangs that are made up of the very men and women sworn to uphold the law – cops. Only select officers make the cut, but once inside, gang members will do what they must to protect each other from enemies inside and outside their ranks.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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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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Law & Order: Organized Crime 2021★ 7.9
Shares: Crime, Drama
The detectives of the Organized Crime Control Bureau work to dismantle New York City's most vicious and violent illegal enterprises.
Stream in India on JioHotstar
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Luther 2010★ 7.8
Shares: Crime, Drama
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
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True Detective 2014★ 8.3
Shares: Drama
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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Criminal Minds 2005★ 8.3
Shares: Crime, Drama
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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Sacred Games 2018★ 7.8
Shares: Drama, Crime
A link in their pasts leads an honest cop to a fugitive gang boss, whose cryptic warning spurs the officer on a quest to save Mumbai from cataclysm.
Stream in India on Netflix
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This City Is Ours 2025★ 7.5
Shares: Drama, Crime
After trying to leave a world of crime, Michael is dragged back into the fold to answer questions. Back in Liverpool tensions continue to bubble amongst the remaining members of the gang, and a gangster who's just been let out of prison wants answers.
Stream in India on Sony Liv
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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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Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent 2024★ 7.5
Shares: Crime, Drama
An elite squad of detectives investigate high-profile crime and corruption in metro Toronto.
Stream in India on JioHotstar
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Waking the Dead 2001★ 7.2
Shares: Crime, 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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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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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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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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Paranoid 2016★ 6.3
Shares: Crime
The murder of a female GP in a rural playground in front of numerous witnesses draws a group of detectives into an ever-darkening mystery that takes them across Europe, aided by mysterious notes sent by the "Ghost Detective".
Stream in India on Netflix
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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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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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Emergence 2019★ 6.9
Shares: Drama
A police chief takes in a young child she finds near the site of a mysterious accident who has no memory of what has happened. The investigation draws her into a conspiracy larger than she ever imagined, and the child’s identity is at the center of it all.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Grimm 2011★ 8.3
Shares: Drama
After Portland homicide detective Nick Burkhardt discovers he's descended from an elite line of criminal profilers known as "Grimms," he increasingly finds his responsibilities as a detective at odds with his new responsibilities as a Grimm.
Stream in India on JioHotstar