Shows like Sherlock: 20 to watch next

If you loved Sherlock (2010) — a crime, drama and mystery series created by Mark Gatiss and Steven Moffat — these 20 shows are the closest matches.

The first picks are what fans of Sherlock most often go on to watch; the rest share its genres and themes like london, england, detective and based on novel or book. 12 of them are streaming in India right now — each entry shows where.

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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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Above Suspicion 2009★ 7.1
Shares: Mystery, Crime, Drama
Above Suspicion is a British crime drama programme starring Kelly Reilly as Anna Travis, a rookie detective determined to prove herself in the male-dominated police department by solving a trail of gruesome murders left by an unknown serial killer. Each series is based on a novel by Lynda La Plante: Above Suspicion (2009), The Red Dahlia (2010), Deadly Intent (2011), and Silent Scream (2012).
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Inspector Morse 1987★ 7.9
Shares: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Inspector Morse is a detective drama based on Colin Dexter's series of Chief Inspector Morse novels. The series starred John Thaw as Chief Inspector Morse and Kevin Whately as Sergeant Lewis, as well as a large cast of notable actors and actresses.
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
5
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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Dalgliesh 2021★ 6.7
Shares: Crime, Drama, Mystery
A recent widower and acclaimed poet, enigmatic Inspector Adam Dalgliesh employs his exceptional empathy and insight to plumb the darker depths of the human psyche while investigating complex crimes in 1970s England.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Unforgotten 2015★ 7.5
Shares: Drama, Crime, Mystery
London police detectives Cassie Stuart and Sunny Khan investigate historic cold cases involving missing persons, murder and long-hidden secrets.
Stream in India on BBC Player Amazon Channel
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DCI Banks 2011★ 7.1
Shares: Crime, Drama
A thrilling drama based on the novels by Peter Robinson. Stephen Tompkinson and Andrea Lowe star as the tenacious and stubborn Chief Inspector Alan Banks and the feisty and headstrong Detective Sergeant Annie Cabbot.
Stream in India on BBC Player Amazon Channel
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Sherlock & Daughter 2025★ 6.8
Shares: Drama, Mystery
Sherlock Holmes faces a sinister case risking friends' lives. American Amelia joins, seeking her father after her mother's murder. Despite differences, they solve a conspiracy and her mother's case.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Gangs of London 2020★ 7.8
Shares: Drama, Crime
When the head of a criminal organisation, Finn Wallace is assassinated, the sudden power vacuum his death creates threatens the fragile peace between the intricate web of gangs operating on the streets of the city. Now it’s up to the grieving, volatile and impulsive Sean Wallace to restore control and find those responsible for killing his father.
Stream in India on JioHotstar
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No Offence 2015★ 7.5
Shares: Mystery, Crime, Drama
Keeping these streets clean is a Herculean task, enough to demoralize even the keenest rookie – but there’s a reason why this hotchpotch of committed cops are on this force, on this side of town. Drug labs, arsonists, neo-Nazis and notorious murderers are all in a day’s work for this close-knit team, led by the dizzyingly capable but unquestionably unhinged DI Vivienne Deering. But when a particularly twisted serial killer emerges it leaves even the most hardened of these seasoned coppers reeling.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Down Cemetery Road 2025★ 6.8
Shares: Drama, Mystery, Crime
When a child goes missing in the aftermath of a house explosion, a concerned neighbor teams up with a private investigator to find them. As secrets unravel and a military conspiracy emerges, all hell is unleashed on South Oxford's sleepy suburbs.
Stream in India on Apple TV, Apple TV Amazon Channel
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A Good Girl's Guide to Murder 2024★ 7.5
Shares: Drama, 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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Ripper Street 2012★ 7.4
Shares: Drama, Mystery, Crime
A drama set in the East End of London in 1889, during the aftermath of the "Ripper" murders. The action centres around the notorious H Division – the police precinct from hell – which is charged with keeping order in the chaotic streets of Whitechapel. Ripper Street explores the lives of characters trying to recover from the Ripper's legacy, from crimes that have not only irretrievably altered their lives, but the very fabric of their city. At the drama's heart our detectives try to bring a little light into the dark world they inhabit.
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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Nocturne 2026★ 7.6
Shares: Crime, Drama, 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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HIS & HERS 2026★ 7.3
Shares: Drama, Crime, Mystery
Two estranged spouses — one a detective, the other a news reporter — vie to solve a murder in which each believes the other is a prime suspect.
Stream in India on Netflix
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Slow Horses 2022★ 8.1
Shares: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Follow a dysfunctional team of MI5 agents—and their obnoxious boss, the notorious Jackson Lamb—as they navigate the espionage world's smoke and mirrors to defend England from sinister forces.
Stream in India on Apple TV, Apple TV Amazon Channel
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Death and Other Details 2024★ 6.6
Shares: Mystery, Drama, Crime
How do you solve a murder in a post-fact world? Especially when sailing the Mediterranean on an ocean liner filled with the wealthy and powerful. Everyone on board is hiding something… but is one of them a killer? That’s what the world’s once greatest detective, Rufus Cotesworth, and his protégée, Imogene, aim to discover.
Stream in India on VI movies and tv
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Waking the Dead 2001★ 7.2
Shares: Crime, Mystery, Drama
A detective team apply new techniques to old crimes as they solve cold cases.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now