Netflix has recently added the critically acclaimed HBO drama, 61st Street, to its library, and it’s finally getting the global audience it deserves!
For those curious for more, here are 11 other shows like 61st Street worth watching, too.
The Lincoln Lawyer (2022-Present)
The Lincoln Lawyer follows defense attorney Mickey Haller, who works from his Lincoln vehicle as he takes on high-profile cases such as murder trials while balancing legal ethics with his life.
Just like 61st Street, the series sheds light on complex legal battles, moral ambiguity cases, and attempts to fight and address issues of the system.
Streaming Platforms: Netflix
Your Honor (2020-2023)
While 61st Street has to defend its Chicago teen from being framed for murder due to racial and systemic biases, Your Honor centers on the New Orleans judge who tries to cover up a hit-and-run his son committed, which gets them in trouble with the Baxters, a powerful crime family who suffered a loss from the incident.
Streaming Platforms: Paramount+, Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Prime Video
The Wire (2002-2008)
Similar to how 61st Street and many other iconic crime thriller shows on this list, The Wire tackle systemic corruption, but with its own unique take.
The show portrays both perspectives of the cops and criminals while it follows the drug and murder investigation in Baltimore.
Streaming Platforms: HBO Max, Hulu, Amazon Prime Video
Cross (2024-Present)
If you're looking for a crime show that focuses on the ability of the main character himself, Cross centers Alex Cross, a brilliant homicide detective and forensic psychologist who knows a thing or two about how murderers work and think through their crimes.
Streaming Platforms: Amazon Prime Video
Chicago P.D. (2014-Present)
Chicago P.D. follows the Intelligence Unit that specifically investigates crimes in the city of Chicago. The team is led by Hank Voight (Jason Beghe), who has a history of stepping over the line; however, he wants to get his results. If it's drama you like, drama you get.
Streaming Platforms: NBC, Peacock, Hulu, Amazon Prime Video
Breaking Bad (2008-2013)
Struggling high school Chemistry teacher Walter White becomes a crime lord who sells methamphetamine drugs in the local trade of Albuquerque, New Mexico, after being diagnosed with an inoperable lung cancer. If it's crime and conflict you seek, Walter White might just be the kind of complex main character worth your time.
Streaming Platforms: Netflix
Better Call Saul (2015-2022)
Breaking Bad had an Emmy-nominated prequel titled Better Call Saul. This time, we follow a small-time attorney, Jimmy McGill, and his journey of transforming from a conman into a morally challenged criminal lawyer called Saul Goodman.
Streaming Platforms: Netflix
Snowfall (2017-2023)
Snowfall tells the story of the crack cocaine epidemic in South Central Los Angeles, and how the African-American crime family led by budding drug dealer Franklin Saint made money off it in the 1980s.
Streaming Platforms: Hulu, Disney+
True Detective (2014-Present)
If you'd rather watch an anthology of a variety of crimes in one series, True Detective is the way to go. Considering that the latest season surprised fans with its supernatural elements, this crime thriller is no ordinary storytelling as it unravels every chilling investigation on the small screen.
Streaming Platforms: HBO Max, Hulu, Amazon Prime Video
Ozark (2017-2022)
Breaking Bad's got some competition with Ozark on this list. A financial adviser drags his family from Chicago to the Missouri Ozarks, where, to make amends for a failed laundering scheme, he must succeed in laundering $500 million within five years.
Streaming Platforms: Netflix
Goliath (2016-2021)
Goliath is a journey of a disgraced lawyer's redemption arc. After being reduced to an ambulance chaser, the attorney sought a wrongful death lawsuit to not only redeem his name and reputation but also as a form of revenge against the firm that expelled him.
Streaming Platforms: Amazon Prime Video
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