Shows like State of Play: 20 to watch next
If you loved State of Play (2003) — a mystery, drama and crime series created by Paul Abbott — these 20 shows are the closest matches.
The first picks are what fans of State of Play most often go on to watch; the rest share its genres and themes like london, england, journalist and murder. 16 of them are streaming in India right now — each entry shows where.
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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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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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Fool Me Once 2024★ 7.2
Shares: Drama, Crime, Mystery
When ex-soldier Maya sees her murdered husband on a secret nanny cam, she uncovers a deadly conspiracy that stretches deep into the past.
Stream in India on Netflix
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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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Disclaimer 2024★ 7.5
Shares: Drama, Mystery
When an intriguing novel appears at the bedside of a journalist whose career has been built on revealing transgressions, she is horrified to realize she's a key character in a long-buried story—one that exposes her darkest secret.
Stream in India on Apple TV
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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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The Capture 2019★ 7.6
Shares: Crime, Drama, Mystery
When soldier Shaun Emery's conviction for a murder in Afghanistan is overturned due to flawed video evidence, he returns to life as a free man with his young daughter. But when damning CCTV footage from a night out in London comes to light, Shaun's life takes a shocking turn and he must soon fight for his freedom once again.
Stream in India on JioHotstar
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Collateral 2018★ 6.4
Shares: Drama, Crime, Mystery
When a pizza delivery driver is shot dead in south London, a tenacious detective goes after the people traffickers behind his murder and unravels a conspiracy that goes to the top.
Stream in India on Netflix
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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
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The Devil's Hour 2022★ 7.3
Shares: Mystery, Crime, Drama
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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Killing Eve 2018★ 7.9
Shares: Crime, Drama
A security consultant hunts for a ruthless assassin. Equally obsessed with each other, they go head to head in an epic game of cat-and-mouse.
Stream in India on Netflix
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Emergence 2019★ 6.9
Shares: Drama, Mystery
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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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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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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Sherlock 2010★ 8.5
Shares: Crime, Drama, Mystery
A modern update finds the famous sleuth and his doctor partner solving crime in 21st century London.
Stream in India on Lionsgate Play, Lionsgate Play Apple TV Channel, Lionsgate Play 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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Shining Girls 2022★ 7.4
Shares: Drama, Mystery, Crime
Years after a brutal attack left her in a constantly shifting reality, Kirby Mazrachi learns that a recent murder is linked to her assault. She teams with veteran reporter Dan Velazquez to understand her ever-changing present—and confront her past.
Stream in India on Apple TV, Apple TV Amazon Channel
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56 Days 2026★ 7.4
Shares: Drama, Crime, Mystery
When an unidentified body is found in a luxury apartment linked to Oliver Kennedy and his girlfriend Ciara Wyse, Detectives Lee Reardon and Karl Connolly reconstruct the couple's deadly romance across the past 56 days.
Stream in India on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
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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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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