Shows like White Collar: 20 to watch next
If you loved White Collar (2009) — a crime, drama and mystery series created by Jeff Eastin — these 20 shows are the closest matches.
The first picks are what fans of White Collar most often go on to watch; the rest share its genres and themes like new york city, fbi and con man. 4 of them are streaming in India right now — each entry shows where.
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The Rockford Files 1974★ 7.6
Shares: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Cranky but likable L.A. PI Jim Rockford pulls no punches (but takes plenty of them). An ex-con sent to the slammer for a crime he didn't commit, Rockford takes on cases others don't want, aided by his tough old man, his lawyer girlfriend and some shady associates from his past.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Mentalist 2008★ 8.4
Shares: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Patrick Jane, a former celebrity psychic medium, uses his razor sharp skills of observation and expertise at "reading" people to solve serious crimes with the California Bureau of Investigation.
Stream in India on Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
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Numb3rs 2005★ 7.0
Shares: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Inspired by actual cases and experiences, Numb3rs depicts the confluence of police work and mathematics in solving crime as an FBI agent recruits his mathematical genius brother to help solve a wide range of challenging crimes in Los Angeles from a very different perspective.
Stream in India on JioHotstar
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Missing 2003★ 6.9
Shares: Drama, Mystery, Crime
Jess Mastriani was a normal person who only wanted to take over her parents' restaurant in Indiana. But that changed when she was hit by lightning. After that she began seeing visions of missing people. Jess decides to use her newfound ability to be a consultant to the FBI, helping locate missing individuals. Eventually, she is hired by the bureau full-time and trained to become an agent, but her by-the-book nature sometimes clashes with the personality of her partner. Jess and her colleagues work out of the FBI's Washington, D.C., office.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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77 Sunset Strip 1958★ 7.2
Shares: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Stu Bailey and Jeff Spencer are the wisecracking, womanizing private-detective heroes of this Warner Brothers drama. They work out of an office located at 77 Sunset Strip in Los Angeles, California, right next door to a snazzy restaurant where Kookie works as a valet. The finger-snapping, slang-talking Kookie occasionally helps Stu and Jeff with their cases, and eventually becomes a full-fledged member of the detective agency. Rex Randolph and J.R. Hale also join the firm, and Suzanne is their leggy secretary.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Perception 2012★ 7.2
Shares: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Dr. Daniel Pierce, a neuroscientist and professor, is recruited to help the federal government crack difficult cases. His intimate knowledge of human behavior and masterful understanding of the mind give him an extraordinary ability to read people, but his eccentric view of the world and less-than-stellar social skills can often interfere with his work.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Elementary 2012★ 7.6
Shares: Drama, Mystery, Crime
A modern-day drama about a crime-solving duo that cracks the NYPD's most impossible cases. Following his fall from grace in London and a stint in rehab, eccentric Sherlock escapes to Manhattan where his wealthy father forces him to live with his worst nightmare - a sober companion, Dr. Watson.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Banacek 1972★ 8.4
Shares: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Banacek is an American detective TV series starring George Peppard that aired on the NBC network from 1972 to 1974. The series was part of the rotating NBC Wednesday Mystery Movie anthology. It alternated in its time slot with several other shows but was the only one to last beyond its first season.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Wiseguy 1987★ 6.6
Shares: Crime, Drama
Vinnie Terranova does time in a New Jersey penitentiary to set up his undercover role as an agent for the OCB (Organized Crime Bureau) of the United States. His roots in a traditional Italian city neighborhood form the underlying dramatic base throughout the series, bringing him into conflict with his conservative mother and other family members while acting undercover as syndicate enforcer.
Stream in India on Plex
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Barnaby Jones 1973★ 7.0
Shares: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Barnaby Jones is a television detective series starring Buddy Ebsen and Lee Meriwether as father- and daughter-in-law who run a private detective firm in Los Angeles. The show ran on CBS from January 28, 1973 to April 3, 1980, beginning as a midseason replacement. William Conrad guest starred as Frank Cannon of Cannon on the first episode of Barnaby Jones, "Requiem for a Son" and the two series had a two-part crossover episode in 1975, "The Deadly Conspiracy".
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Castle 2009★ 8.0
Shares: Drama, Crime
After a serial killer imitates the plots of his novels, successful mystery novelist Richard "Rick" Castle receives permission from the Mayor of New York City to tag along with an NYPD homicide investigation team for research purposes.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Without a Trace 2002★ 7.2
Shares: Crime, Mystery, Drama
The series follows the ventures of a Missing Persons Unit of the FBI in New York City.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Steal 2026★ 7.4
Shares: Drama, Crime, Mystery
A typical day at Lochmill Capital is upended when armed thieves burst in and force Zara and her best friend Luke to execute their demands. In the aftermath, conflicted detective Rhys races against time to find out who stole £4 billion pounds of people's pensions and why.
Stream in India on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
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The Beast 2009★ 7.1
Shares: Crime, Drama
Unorthodox but effective FBI veteran agent Charles Barker takes on a rookie partner, Ellis Dove. Barker trains Dove in a hard-edged, psychologically driven approach towards undercover work, where a moment's hesitation can lead to death. As the job takes its toll on Dove, an Internal Affairs team tries to enlist the rookie as a double-agent in the bureau's investigation of his partner.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Signora Volpe 2022★ 7.2
Shares: Crime, Mystery, Drama
After years as an MI6 operative, Sylvia winds up in a village in Umbria visiting her sister Isabel and becomes involved in a murder investigation.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Jake and the Fatman 1987★ 6.2
Shares: Drama, Crime
Jake and the Fatman is a television crime drama starring William Conrad as prosecutor J. L. "Fatman" McCabe and Joe Penny as investigator Jake Styles. The series ran on CBS for five seasons from 1987 to 1992. Diagnosis: Murder was a spin-off of this series.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Kojak 1973★ 7.3
Shares: Crime, Drama, Mystery
A bald, lollipop sucking police detective with a fiery righteous attitude battles crime in New York City.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Hardcastle and McCormick 1983★ 6.5
Shares: Drama, Crime
Hardcastle and McCormick is an American action/drama television series from Stephen J. Cannell Productions, shown on ABC from 1983 through 1986. The series stars Brian Keith as Judge Milton C. Hardcastle and Daniel Hugh Kelly as ex-con and race car driver Mark "Skid" McCormick. The series premise was somewhat recycled from a previous Cannell series, Tenspeed and Brown Shoe.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Baretta 1975★ 6.5
Shares: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Baretta is an American detective television series which ran on ABC from 1975 to 1978. The show was a milder version of a successful 1973–74 ABC series, Toma, starring Tony Musante as chameleon-like, real-life New Jersey police officer David Toma. While popular, Toma received intense criticism at the time for its realistic and frequent depiction of police and criminal violence. When Musante left the series after a single season, the concept was retooled as Baretta, with Robert Blake in the title role.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Saint 1962★ 7.4
Shares: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Simon Templar is The Saint, a handsome, sophisticated, debonair, modern-day Robin Hood who recovers ill-gotten wealth and redistributes it to those in need.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now