Shows like The City and the City: 20 to watch next
If you loved The City and the City (2018) — a drama, sci-fi & fantasy and crime series — these 20 shows are the closest matches.
The first picks are what fans of The City and the City most often go on to watch; the rest share its genres and themes like detective, neo-noir and new weird. 12 of them are streaming in India right now — each entry shows where.
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Grimm 2011★ 8.3
Shares: Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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
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Mr. Mercedes 2017★ 7.2
Shares: Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Drama
A demented serial killer taunts a retired police detective with a series of lurid letters and emails, forcing the ex-cop to undertake a private, and potentially felonious, crusade to bring the killer to justice before he can strike again.
Stream in India on Netflix, Sony Pictures Amazon Channel
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Gotham 2014★ 7.6
Shares: Drama, Crime, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Everyone knows the name Commissioner Gordon. He is one of the crime world's greatest foes, a man whose reputation is synonymous with law and order. But what is known of Gordon's story and his rise from rookie detective to Police Commissioner? What did it take to navigate the multiple layers of corruption that secretly ruled Gotham City, the spawning ground of the world's most iconic villains? And what circumstances created them – the larger-than-life personas who would become Catwoman, The Penguin, The Riddler, Two-Face and The Joker?
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Cross 2024★ 7.1
Shares: Crime, Drama
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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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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Carnival Row 2019★ 7.7
Shares: Crime, Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
In a mystical and dark city filled with humans, fairies and other creatures, a police detective investigates a series of gruesome murders leveled against the fairy population. During his investigation, the detective becomes the prime suspect and must find the real killer to clear his name.
Stream in India on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
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The Changeling 2023★ 6.3
Shares: Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Apollo and Emma's love story is a fairy tale—until Emma mysteriously vanishes. Bereft, Apollo finds himself on a death-defying odyssey through a New York City he didn't know existed.
Stream in India on Apple TV, Apple TV Amazon Channel
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56 Days 2026★ 7.4
Shares: Drama, Crime
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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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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Emergence 2019★ 6.9
Shares: Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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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Penny Dreadful: City of Angels 2020★ 6.8
Shares: Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Drama, Crime
Rooted in the conflict between characters connected to the deity Santa Muerte and others allied with the Devil, this saga explores an exciting mix of the supernatural and the combustible reality of 1938 Los Angeles, a time and place deeply infused with Mexican-American folklore and social tension.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Spider-Noir 2026★ 8.3
Shares: Drama, Crime
Ben Reilly, an aging and down on his luck private investigator in 1930s New York, is forced to grapple with his past life as the city's one and only superhero.
Stream in India on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
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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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Tales from the Darkside 1984★ 7.2
Shares: Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Tales from the Darkside is an anthology horror TV series created by George A. Romero, each episode was an individual short story that ended with a plot twist. The series' episodes spanned the genres of horror, science fiction, and fantasy, and some episodes featured elements of black comedy or more lighthearted themes.
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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Troppo 2022★ 6.7
Shares: Crime, Drama
An eccentric private investigator with a criminal past recruits a disgraced ex-cop to help solve the disappearance of a Korean tech pioneer in the wilds of Far North Queensland.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Lisey's Story 2021★ 6.0
Shares: Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
This terrifying thriller follows widow Lisey Landon as a series of disturbing events revives memories of her marriage to author Scott Landon and the darkness that plagued him.
Stream in India on Apple TV, Apple TV Amazon Channel
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Day Break 2006★ 7.4
Shares: Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Drama
Today Detective Brett Hopper will be accused of shooting state attorney Alberto Garza. He will offer his rock solid alibi. He will realize he's been framed. And he will run. Then, he will wake up and start the day over again.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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A Good Girl's Guide to Murder 2024★ 7.5
Shares: Drama, Crime
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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The One 2021★ 6.5
Shares: Crime, Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Love — and lies — spiral when a DNA researcher helps discover a way to find the perfect partner, and creates a bold new matchmaking service.
Stream in India on Netflix