TV Shows Like The Boys

2016 • Rating 8.6 • sci-fi & fantasy, mystery, action & adventure

When a young boy vanishes, a small town uncovers a mystery involving secret experiments, terrifying supernatural forces, and one strange little girl.

Genre: Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Mystery, Action & Adventure

Style: Cerebral, Mind Bending

Audience: Adult, Family, Teens

Plot: Monster, Small Town, Indiana, Usa, Experiment, Halloween, Friendship, Supernatural, Coming Of Age, Parallel World, Super Power

Time: Year 2016, 2010S, 2016-07-15

Place: United States Of America, English

Cast: Winona Ryder, David Harbour, Millie Bobby Brown, Finn Wolfhard, Gaten Matarazzo, Caleb McLaughlin

2022 • Rating 8.2 • mystery, drama, sci-fi & fantasy

Unravel the mystery of a nightmarish town in middle America that traps all those who enter. As the unwilling residents fight to keep a sense of normalcy and search for a way out, they must also survive the threats of the surrounding forest – including the terrifying creatures that come out when the sun goes down.

Genre: Mystery, Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy

Style: Cerebral

Audience: Adult, Date Night

Plot: Sheriff, Small Town, Forest, Priest, Gore, Trapped, Folk Horror, City Ruin, City Nights, Supernatural Horror

Time: Year 2022, 2020S, 2022-02-20

Place: United States Of America, English

Cast: Harold Perrineau, Catalina Sandino Moreno, Eion Bailey, Pegah Ghafoori, Hannah Cheramy, Simon Webster

2001 • Rating 8.2 • sci-fi & fantasy, action & adventure, drama

The origins of the world’s greatest hero–from Krypton refugee Kal-el’s arrival on Earth through his tumultuous teen years to Clark Kent’s final steps toward embracing his destiny as the Man of Steel.

Genre: Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Action & Adventure, Drama

Style:

Audience: Date Night, Teens

Plot: Kansas, Usa, Superhero, Based On Comic, Alien, Super Power, Origin Story, The Origins Of The World, S Greatest Hero, From Krypton Refugee Kal-El, S Arrival On Earth Through His Tumultuous Teen Years To Clark Kent

Time: Year 2001, 2000S, 2001-10-16

Place: United States Of America, English

Cast: Tom Welling, Erica Durance, Cassidy Freeman, Justin Hartley

2011 • Rating 8.5 • sci-fi & fantasy, drama, action & adventure

Seven noble families fight for control of the mythical land of Westeros. Friction between the houses leads to full-scale war. All while a very ancient evil awakens in the farthest north. Amidst the war, a neglected military order of misfits, the Night's Watch, is all that stands between the realms of men and icy horrors beyond.

Genre: Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Drama, Action & Adventure

Style:

Audience: Adult, Date Night

Plot: Based On Novel Or Book, Kingdom, Dragon, King, Intrigue, Fantasy World, Seven Noble Families Fight For Control Of The Mythical Land Of Westeros, Friction Between The Houses Leads To Full-Scale War, All While A Very Ancient Evil Awakens In The Farthest North, Amidst The War

Time: Year 2011, 2010S, 2011-04-17

Place: United Kingdom, United States Of America, English

Cast: Peter Dinklage, Kit Harington, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Lena Headey, Emilia Clarke, Liam Cunningham

2025 • Rating 8.0 • drama, action & adventure, crime

Matt Murdock, a blind lawyer with heightened abilities, is fighting for justice through his bustling law firm, while former mob boss Wilson Fisk pursues his own political endeavors in New York. When their past identities begin to emerge, both men find themselves on an inevitable collision course.

Genre: Drama, Action & Adventure, Crime

Style: Gritty, Suspenseful

Audience: Adult, Date Night

Plot: Mayor, Sequel, Superhero, Based On Comic, Lawyer, Blind, Blunt, Marvel Cinematic Universe (Mcu), Attorney, Appreciative

Time: Year 2025, 2020S, 2025-03-04

Place: United States Of America, English, New York

Cast: Charlie Cox, Vincent D'Onofrio, Wilson Bethel, Deborah Ann Woll, Margarita Levieva, Matthew Lillard

2013 • Rating 8.5 • drama, crime

A gangster family epic set in 1919 Birmingham, England and centered on a gang who sew razor blades in the peaks of their caps, and their fierce boss Tommy Shelby, who means to move up in the world.

Genre: Drama, Crime

Style: Dark, Gritty, Suspenseful

Audience: Adult, Date Night

Plot: Birmingham, England, Gypsy, Corruption, Gangster, Outlaw, Murder, Drugs, Criminal, Period Drama

Time: Year 2013, 2010S, 2013-09-12

Place: United Kingdom, English

Cast: Cillian Murphy, Paul Anderson, Sophie Rundle, Natasha O'Keeffe

2019 • Rating 8.3 • drama

A group of high school students navigate love and friendships in a world of drugs, sex, trauma, and social media.

Genre: Drama

Style: Suspenseful

Audience: Adult, Date Night, Teens

Plot: Drug Crime, Sex Scandal, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (Adhd), Relationship Problems, Childhood Trauma, Sex Addiction, Addiction, Love Hate Relationship, Drug Rehabilitation, Coming Of Age

Time: Year 2019, 2010S, 2019-06-16

Place: United States Of America, Israel, English

Cast: Zendaya, Hunter Schafer, Sydney Sweeney, Jacob Elordi, Alexa Demie, Maude Apatow

2015 • Rating 8.7 • crime, drama

Six years before Saul Goodman meets Walter White. We meet him when the man who will become Saul Goodman is known as Jimmy McGill, a small-time lawyer searching for his destiny, and, more immediately, hustling to make ends meet. Working alongside, and, often, against Jimmy, is “fixer” Mike Ehrmantraut. The series tracks Jimmy’s transformation into Saul Goodman, the man who puts “criminal” in “criminal lawyer".

Genre: Crime, Drama

Style: Dark, Gritty, Suspenseful

Audience: Adult, Date Night

Plot: Criminal Lawyer, And, New Mexico, Moral Conflict, Crooked Lawyer, Prequel, Romance, Dark Comedy, Family Relationships, Tragedy

Time: Year 2015, 2010S, 2015-02-08

Place: United States Of America, English, German, Spanish

Cast: Bob Odenkirk, Jonathan Banks, Rhea Seehorn, Tony Dalton, Giancarlo Esposito

2023 • Rating 8.1 • action & adventure, sci-fi & fantasy

With his straw hat and ragtag crew, young pirate Monkey D. Luffy goes on an epic voyage for treasure.

Genre: Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy

Style:

Audience: Family, Teens

Plot: Ocean, Sea, Ship, Friendship, Based On Comic, Pirate, Fighting, Super Power, With His Straw Hat And Ragtag Crew, Young Pirate Monkey D

Time: Year 2023, 2020S, 2023-08-31

Place: United States Of America, South Africa, English

Cast: Iñaki Godoy, Emily Rudd, Mackenyu, Jacob Gibson, Taz Skylar, Charithra Chandran

2005 • Rating 8.3 • drama, mystery, sci-fi & fantasy

When they were boys, Sam and Dean Winchester lost their mother to a mysterious and demonic supernatural force. Subsequently, their father raised them to be soldiers. He taught them about the paranormal evil that lives in the dark corners and on the back roads of America ... and he taught them how to kill it. Now, the Winchester brothers crisscross the country in their '67 Chevy Impala, battling every kind of supernatural threat they encounter along the way.

Genre: Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi & Fantasy

Style: Cerebral, Dark

Audience: Adult, Date Night, Teens

Plot: Angel, Witch, Monster, Exorcism, Supernatural, Paranormal, Purgatory, Paranormal Phenomena, Apocalypse, Bromance

Time: Year 2005, 2000S, 2005-09-13

Place: United States Of America, English

Cast: Jared Padalecki, Jensen Ackles, Misha Collins

2018 • Rating 7.9 • crime, action & adventure, drama

The New York office of the FBI brings to bear all their talents, intellect and technical expertise on major cases in order to keep their city and the country safe.

Genre: Crime, Action & Adventure, Drama

Style: Cerebral, Gritty, Suspenseful

Audience: Adult, Date Night, Teens

Plot: New York City, Fbi, Investigation, Gunfight, Foot Chase, Criminal Investigation, Gun Shooting, Special Agent, Police Procedural, Fbi Agent

Time: Year 2018, 2010S, 2018-09-25

Place: United States Of America, English, New York

Cast: Missy Peregrym, Zeeko Zaki, John Boyd, Jeremy Sisto, Alana de la Garza, Juliana Aidén Martinez

2018 • Rating 8.5 • crime, drama, comedy

Starting over isn't easy, especially for small-town guy John Nolan who, after a life-altering incident, is pursuing his dream of being an LAPD officer. As the force's oldest rookie, he's met with skepticism from some higher-ups who see him as just a walking midlife crisis.

Genre: Crime, Drama, Comedy

Style: Cerebral, Gritty, Mind Bending, Surreal, Suspenseful

Audience: Adult, Date Night, Teens

Plot: Police Chase, Los Angeles, California, Police Officer, Police Detective, Street Crime, Lapd, Police Training, Crime Investigation, Dramedy, Police Department

Time: Year 2018, 2010S, 2018-10-16

Place: United States Of America, Canada, English, Los Angeles

Cast: Nathan Fillion, Melissa O'Neil, Eric Winter, Alyssa Diaz, Mekia Cox, Richard T. Jones

2023 • Rating 8.4 • drama, action & adventure, crime

Faced with ruthless foes with a violent thirst, two young boxers band together — risking life and limb to bring justice and protect their loved ones.

Genre: Drama, Action & Adventure, Crime

Style: Gritty, Suspenseful

Audience: Adult, Date Night

Plot: Boxer, Debt, Bromance, Loan Shark, Boxing, Skilled Fighter, Teamwork, Based On Webcomic Or Webtoon, Thriller, Action

Time: Year 2023, 2020S, 2023-06-09

Place: South Korea, English

Cast: Woo Do-hwan, Lee Sang-yi, Rain

2011 • Rating 8.2 • drama, comedy

Chicagoan Frank Gallagher is the proud single dad of six smart, industrious, independent kids, who without him would be... perhaps better off. When Frank's not at the bar spending what little money they have, he's passed out on the floor. But the kids have found ways to grow up in spite of him. They may not be like any family you know, but they make no apologies for being exactly who they are.

Genre: Drama, Comedy

Style:

Audience: Adult, Date Night

Plot: Sibling Relationship, Chicago, Illinois, Single Parent, Self Destruction, Big Family, Remake, Dysfunctional Family, Drugs, Single Father, Alcoholic Father

Time: Year 2011, 2010S, 2011-01-09

Place: United States Of America, English

Cast: William H. Macy, Jeremy Allen White, Ethan Cutkosky, Shanola Hampton, Steve Howey, Emma Kenney

2014 • Rating 8.4 • crime, drama

A riveting police drama about the men and women of the Chicago Police Department's District 21 who put it all on the line to serve and protect their community. District 21 is made up of two distinctly different groups: the uniformed cops who patrol the beat and go head-to-head with the city's street crimes and the Intelligence Unit that combats the city's major offenses - organized crime, drug trafficking, high profile murders and beyond.

Genre: Crime, Drama

Style: Cerebral, Dark, Gritty, Suspenseful

Audience: Adult, Date Night, Teens

Plot: Chicago, Illinois, Police, Spin Off, Crime Investigation, A Riveting Police Drama About The Men And Women Of The Chicago Police Department'S District, Who Put It All On The Line To Serve And Protect Their Community, District, Is Made Up Of Two Distinctly Different Groups, The Uniformed Cops Who Patrol The Beat And Go Head-To-Head With The City'S Street Crimes And The Intelligence Unit That Combats The City'S Major Offenses - Organized Crime, Drug Trafficking

Time: Year 2014, 2010S, 2014-01-08

Place: United States Of America, English

Cast: Jason Beghe, Marina Squerciati, Patrick John Flueger, LaRoyce Hawkins, Benjamin Levy Aguilar, Arienne Mandi

2006 • Rating 8.2 • crime, drama, mystery

Dexter Morgan, a blood spatter pattern analyst for the Miami Metro Police also leads a secret life as a serial killer, hunting down criminals who have slipped through the cracks of justice.

Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery

Style: Cerebral, Dark, Gritty, Suspenseful

Audience: Adult, Date Night

Plot: Miami, Florida, Based On Novel Or Book, Double Life, Homicide, Vigilante, Murder, Serial Killer, Psychological Thriller, Killer, Forensic Science

Time: Year 2006, 2000S, 2006-10-01

Place: United States Of America, English, Spanish

Cast: Michael C. Hall, Jennifer Carpenter, Geoff Pierson, David Zayas, James Remar, Aimee Garcia

2019 • Rating 7.7 • drama, sci-fi & fantasy, war & politics

Explore an aspirational world where NASA and the space program remained a priority and a focal point of our hopes and dreams as told through the lives of NASA astronauts, engineers, and their families.

Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, War & Politics

Style: Mind Bending, Surreal

Audience: Adult, Date Night

Plot: Moon, Planet Mars, 1970S, Nasa, Cold War, Space War, Dystopia, Politics, Moon Landing, Alternate History

Time: Year 2019, 2010S, 2019-11-01

Place: United States Of America, English, Russian, Spanish, Space

Cast: Toby Kebbell, Mireille Enos, Edi Gathegi, Cynthy Wu, Coral Peña, Costa Ronin

2013 • Rating 7.6 • drama, crime, mystery

Raymond "Red" Reddington, one of the FBI's most wanted fugitives, surrenders in person at FBI Headquarters in Washington, D.C. He claims that he and the FBI have the same interests: bringing down dangerous criminals and terrorists. In the last two decades, he's made a list of criminals and terrorists that matter the most but the FBI cannot find because it does not know they exist. Reddington calls this "The Blacklist". Reddington will co-operate, but insists that he will speak only to Elizabeth Keen, a rookie FBI profiler.

Genre: Drama, Crime, Mystery

Style: Cerebral, Gritty, Psychological, Suspenseful

Audience: Adult, Date Night, Teens

Plot: Fbi, Investigation, Terrorism, Criminal Mastermind, Crime Lord, Hidden Identity, Criminal Consultant, Raymond, Red, Reddington

Time: Year 2013, 2010S, 2013-09-23

Place: United States Of America, English

Cast: James Spader, Diego Klattenhoff, Hisham Tawfiq, Anya Banerjee, Harry Lennix

2008 • Rating 8.9 • drama, crime

Walter White, a New Mexico chemistry teacher, is diagnosed with Stage III cancer and given a prognosis of only two years left to live. He becomes filled with a sense of fearlessness and an unrelenting desire to secure his family's financial future at any cost as he enters the dangerous world of drugs and crime.

Genre: Drama, Crime

Style: Dark, Futuristic, Gritty, Suspenseful

Audience: Adult, Date Night

Plot: New Mexico, Drug Dealer, Melancholy, Narcissism, Psychopath, Terminal Illness, Outlaw, Dark Comedy, Cancer, Tragedy

Time: Year 2008, 2000S, 2008-01-20

Place: United States Of America, English, German, Spanish, Future City

Cast: Bryan Cranston, Aaron Paul, Anna Gunn, RJ Mitte, Dean Norris, Betsy Brandt

2005 • Rating 8.3 • crime, drama, mystery

An elite team of FBI profilers analyze the country's most twisted criminal minds, anticipating their next moves before they strike again. The Behavioral Analysis Unit's most experienced agent is David Rossi, a founding member of the BAU who returns to help the team solve new cases.

Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery

Style: Cerebral, Gritty, Suspenseful

Audience: Adult, Date Night

Plot: Fbi, Criminal Mastermind, Crime Investigation, Special Agent, Criminology, Police Profiling, Police Procedural, Suspenseful, An Elite Team Of Fbi Profilers Analyze The Country'S Most Twisted Criminal Minds, Anticipating Their Next Moves Before They Strike Again

Time: Year 2005, 2000S, 2005-09-22

Place: United States Of America, Canada, English

Cast: Joe Mantegna, Paget Brewster, Adam Rodriguez, Kirsten Vangsness, A.J. Cook, Aisha Tyler

2003 • Rating 7.6 • crime, drama, action & adventure

From murder and espionage to terrorism and stolen submarines, a team of special agents investigates any crime that has any connection to Navy and Marine Corps personnel, regardless of rank or position.

Genre: Crime, Drama, Action & Adventure

Style: Cerebral, Dark, Gritty, Suspenseful

Audience: Adult, Date Night, Teens

Plot: Navy, Marine Corps, U.S. Navy, Naval Officer, Medical Examiner, Interrogation, Ex Marine, Criminal Investigation, Veteran, Virginia

Time: Year 2003, 2000S, 2003-09-23

Place: United States Of America, English

Cast: Sean Murray, Wilmer Valderrama, Katrina Law, Brian Dietzen, Rocky Carroll, Diona Reasonover

2019 • Rating 8.7 • drama

The true story of one of the worst man-made catastrophes in history: the catastrophic nuclear accident at Chernobyl. A tale of the brave men and women who sacrificed to save Europe from unimaginable disaster.

Genre: Drama

Style:

Audience: Adult, Date Night

Plot: Based On True Story, Disaster, Miniseries, Nuclear Catastrophe, 1980S, Chernobyl, The True Story Of One Of The Worst Man-Made Catastrophes In History, The Catastrophic Nuclear Accident At Chernobyl, A Tale Of The Brave Men And Women Who Sacrificed To Save Europe From Unimaginable Disaster

Time: Year 2019, 2010S, 2019-05-06

Place: United Kingdom, United States Of America, English

Cast: Jared Harris, Stellan Skarsgård, Emily Watson, Paul Ritter, Jessie Buckley, Adam Nagaitis

2005 • Rating 8.2 • crime, drama

Dr. Temperance Brennan and her colleagues at the Jeffersonian's Medico-Legal Lab assist Special Agent Seeley Booth with murder investigations when the remains are so badly decomposed, burned or destroyed that the standard identification methods are useless.

Genre: Crime, Drama

Style: Cerebral, Dark, Gritty, Suspenseful

Audience: Adult, Date Night, Teens

Plot: Washington Dc, Usa, Fbi, Forensic Science, Murder Investigation, Crime Investigation, Forensic Archaeology, Temperance Brennan And Her, Colleagues At The Jeffersonian'S Medico-Legal Lab Assist Special Agent Seeley Booth, With Murder Investigations When The Remains Are So Badly Decomposed, Burned Or Destroyed That The Standard Identification Methods Are Useless

Time: Year 2005, 2000S, 2005-09-13

Place: United States Of America, English

Cast: Emily Deschanel, David Boreanaz, John Boyd, Michaela Conlin, Tamara Taylor, T.J. Thyne

2008 • Rating 8.4 • 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.

Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery

Style: Cerebral, Dark, Gritty, Suspenseful

Audience: Adult, Date Night, Teens

Plot: California, Con Man, Cop, Serial Killer, Criminal Investigation, Mourning, Mysterious, Forensic Psychology, Criminal Consultant, Desperate

Time: Year 2008, 2000S, 2008-09-23

Place: United States Of America, English

Cast: Simon Baker, Robin Tunney, Tim Kang, Rockmond Dunbar, Joe Adler, Josie Loren

2014 • Rating 8.2 • drama, sci-fi & fantasy

The story of Claire Randall, a married combat nurse from 1945 who is mysteriously swept back in time to 1743, where she is immediately thrown into an unknown world where her life is threatened. When she is forced to marry Jamie, a chivalrous and romantic young Scottish warrior, a passionate affair is ignited that tears Claire's heart between two vastly different men in two irreconcilable lives.

Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy

Style: Mind Bending

Audience: Adult, Date Night

Plot: Scotland, Based On Novel Or Book, Magic, Time Travel, Romance, 18Th Century, Love Story, The Story Of Claire Randall, A Married Combat Nurse From, Who Is Mysteriously Swept Back In Time To

Time: Year 2014, 2010S, Time Travel Era, 2014-08-09

Place: United Kingdom, United States Of America, French, Gaelic, English

Cast: Caitríona Balfe, Sam Heughan, Sophie Skelton, Richard Rankin, John Bell, David Berry

2019 • Rating 8.7 • action & adventure, family, drama

The life of Christ through the eyes of those who encountered him.

Genre: Action & Adventure, Family, Drama

Style: Psychological

Audience: Date Night, Family

Plot: Christianity, Identity, Pacifism, Sacrifice, Apostle, Bible, Leprosy, Forgiveness, Jerusalem, Hope

Time: Year 2019, 2010S, 2019-04-21

Place: United States Of America, English

Cast: Jonathan Roumie, Shahar Isaac, Elizabeth Tabish, Paras Patel, Noah James, George H. Xanthis

1999 • Rating 7.9 • crime, drama, mystery

In the criminal justice system, sexually-based offenses are considered especially heinous. In New York City, the dedicated detectives who investigate these vicious felonies are members of an elite squad known as the Special Victims Unit. These are their stories.

Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery

Style: Cerebral, Dark, Gritty, Suspenseful

Audience: Adult, Date Night, Teens

Plot: Detective, Sexual Abuse, Sex Scandal, Domestic Abuse, Sexual Violence, Domestic Violence, Criminal, Sex Trafficking, Interrogation, District Attorney

Time: Year 1999, 1990S, 1999-09-20

Place: United States Of America, English, New York

Cast: Mariska Hargitay, Ice-T, Kelli Giddish, Peter Scanavino, Aimé Donna Kelly, Kevin Kane

1999 • Rating 8.7 • crime, drama

The story of New Jersey-based Italian-American mobster Tony Soprano and the difficulties he faces as he tries to balance the conflicting requirements of his home life and the criminal organization he heads. Those difficulties are often highlighted through his ongoing professional relationship with psychiatrist Jennifer Melfi. The show features Tony's family members and Mafia associates in prominent roles and story arcs, most notably his wife Carmela and his cousin and protégé Christopher Moltisanti.

Genre: Crime, Drama

Style: Gritty, Suspenseful

Audience: Adult, Date Night

Plot: New Jersey, Italian American, Drug Dealer, Strip Club, Mafia Boss, Dysfunctional Family, Dysfunctional Marriage, Family Relationships, Organized Crime, Mafia

Time: Year 1999, 1990S, 1999-01-10

Place: United States Of America, English

Cast: James Gandolfini, Edie Falco, Jamie-Lynn Sigler, Robert Iler, Lorraine Bracco, Michael Imperioli

2025 • Rating 8.7 • drama

The staff of Pittsburgh's Trauma Medical Center work around the clock to save lives in an overcrowded and underfunded emergency department.

Genre: Drama

Style:

Audience: Adult, Date Night

Plot: Hospital, Real Time, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Medical Drama, Medical Procedural, Drama, The Staff Of Pittsburgh'S Trauma Medical Center Work Around The Clock To Save Lives In An Overcrowded And Underfunded Emergency Department

Time: Year 2025, 2020S, 2025-01-09

Place: United States Of America, English

Cast: Noah Wyle, Patrick Ball, Katherine LaNasa, Supriya Ganesh, Fiona Dourif, Taylor Dearden

2023 • Rating 7.8 • comedy, drama

A road rage incident between two strangers — a failing contractor and an unfulfilled entrepreneur — sparks a feud that brings out their darkest impulses.

Genre: Comedy, Drama

Style: Dark

Audience: Adult, Date Night

Plot: Husband Wife Relationship, Midlife Crisis, Marriage, Coercion, Anthology, Revenge, Dark Comedy, Billionaire, Los Angeles, California, East Asian Lead

Time: Year 2023, 2020S, 2023-04-06

Place: United States Of America, English, Los Angeles

Cast: Oscar Isaac, Carey Mulligan, Cailee Spaeny, Charles Melton, Youn Yuh-jung, Seoyeon Jang