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Reviewed recommendations are ordered by their editorial fit. Weak matches are omitted. Other suggestions come from community recommendations and rating similarity. Editors may also add individual recommendations.
After a nuclear war, the remaining human population lives on a space station. A hundred teenage prisoners are sent to Earth to test whether it is habitable. Without the order they knew, they must provide for themselves and discover what else survived.
(Source: Our own short synopsis)After a cancer diagnosis, chemistry teacher Walter White begins making methamphetamine with former student Jesse Pinkman. He wants to provide money for his family. The business draws him further into organised crime and changes what he is prepared to do to other people.
(Source: Our own short synopsis)Michael Scofield believes his brother, who faces execution, is innocent. He arranges to enter the same prison with an escape plan already prepared. Inside, he must secure allies while his brother's time runs out.
(Source: Our own short synopsis)Dexter Morgan analyses blood evidence for the Miami police. His colleagues do not know that he also kills people. He follows a code intended to limit his choice of victims while trying to maintain the appearance of an ordinary private life.
(Source: Our own short synopsis)Dr Cal Lightman and his team interpret facial expressions and body language to identify deception. Their consultancy examines accounts for government agencies and private clients. Reactions that seem incidental can change the direction of a case.
(Source: Our own short synopsis)A reclusive billionaire recruits former CIA operative John Reese for an unusual task. A computer system supplies clues about future violence but initially identifies only people involved. They must work out who may be perpetrator or victim and intervene in time.
(Source: Our own short synopsis)Sherlock Holmes and doctor John Watson share a London flat and investigate unusual crimes. Holmes sees connections others miss, but his behaviour often alienates people. Watson accompanies him on cases whose consequences become increasingly personal.
(Source: Our own short synopsis)After a zombie outbreak, police officer Rick Grimes searches for safety with other survivors. With no state protection, the group must organise its own supplies. Each encounter with strangers requires a decision about cooperation or another fight.
(Source: Our own short synopsis)Intelligence operative Michael Westen loses his official status, access to money and former contacts. In Miami he tries to discover who forced him out. He makes a living by using his training to help people with problems of their own.
(Source: Our own short synopsis)Former insurance investigator Nate Ford recruits a team of thieves and con artists. They target influential people who are difficult to challenge through ordinary channels. Their clients are often victims with little prospect of obtaining redress on their own.
(Source: Our own short synopsis)Two agents are assigned to a secret warehouse holding objects with unusual powers. They retrieve missing artefacts and secure new discoveries. Each assignment requires understanding an object's effects before it can endanger more people.
(Source: Our own short synopsis)Wanted criminal Raymond Reddington surrenders to the FBI and offers information about other criminals. He insists on working only with young agent Elizabeth Keen. His leads help solve cases, but his reasons for helping remain uncertain.
(Source: Our own short synopsis)It takes a brave, selfless man to make himself a "human target" in order to save the lives of those in danger. Christopher Chance is a unique private security guard hired to protect. Call him what you like, because for Chance, it's about one thing only…
(Source: TheTVDB)A young CIA trainee, Annie Walker, is sent to work in the Domestic Protection Division (DPD) as a field agent. The series traces Annie's evolution from a wide-eyed young operative who fetches coffee for her co-workers to a hardened spy who does not balk at…
(Source: TheTVDB)This fascinating series features one of the most unique crime solvers on television, an eccentric neuroscience professor who is recruited by the FBI to help solve complex cases. Eric McCormack stars as Dr. Daniel Pierce, who possesses an intimate knowledge of…
(Source: TheTVDB)Two U.S. Marshals recruit convicted escapees to help track down prisoners on the run. Their recruits understand how a fugitive thinks and where one might hide. Successful assignments can reduce their sentences, provided they keep working within the deal.
(Source: Our own short synopsis)Elliot works for a cybersecurity company and hacks other systems in his spare time. An underground group recruits him for an attack on a powerful corporation. His uncertain perception makes it hard to judge either their intentions or his own place in the plan.
(Source: Our own short synopsis)Jessica Jones has abandoned superhero work and become a New York private investigator. The effects of earlier violence continue to shape her routine and relationships. When that past enters her cases, even extraordinary strength cannot make her feel safe.
(Source: Our own short synopsis)Phil Coulson assembles a S.H.I.E.L.D. team to investigate unusual incidents. Their assignments bring them into contact with unfamiliar technology and people with extraordinary abilities. Some discoveries also threaten the organisation they work for.
(Source: Our own short synopsis)This list currently uses 20 matches from rating similarity. Genres such as Sci-Fi, Drama and Thriller help keep the fallback matches close to the starting series.
15 of 20 similar series currently include streaming providers. You will most often find matching shows on Disney+ (8), Prime Video (4) and Netflix (4). Availability can change, so check the provider shown directly on each recommendation card.
20 of 20 recommendations are marked as completed or ended. Examples: The 100, Breaking Bad and Prison Break.
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