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Series like Criminal Minds (2005) Finished Criminal Minds and want that feeling again? These are ranked by what it is actually about — its themes, its pacing, the kind of person at the centre of it — rather than the genre it was filed under. Every match says what it shares with Criminal Minds, and what it does not.
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Fbi investigations Serial killers Human psychology Crime Justice Thriller Police procedural Teamwork Your best matches Ranked against what Criminal Minds is actually about, not its genre labels.
2001 · Series · Drama
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Why it matches Built around the same human psychology and justice Watched for the same thing: crime investigation Told the same way, procedural and epistolary More matches Each with the traits it shares with your pick.
Chicago P.D. 2014
Watched for the same thing: crime investigation Built around the same justice and morality Algorithm anchor-3 · considered 129 candidates
Centres on the same investigator figure What's different Not really crime or police procedural Not about teamwork or serial killers Where it streams Peacock Premium Peacock Premium Plus Why this ranked above the others
The closest tonal match of the set when ranked against Criminal Minds.
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2009 · Series · Drama · Crime
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Why it matches Also crime at heart Watched for the same thing: crime investigation Told the same way, procedural and epistolary Built around the same morality What's different Not built around justice or human psychology Not really police procedural or thriller Much less frightening Where it streams Hulu Tubi TV Why this ranked above the others
The closest tonal match of the set when ranked against Criminal Minds.
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2004 · Series · Drama · Crime
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Why it matches Watched for the same thing: crime investigation Built around the same justice and morality Also police procedural at heart Also about teamwork What's different Not really crime or thriller Not built around human psychology Where it streams Hulu Paramount Plus Essential Paramount+ Amazon Channel Add to watchlist Not for me
Watched for the same thing: fbi procedural and crime investigation Told the same way, procedural and epistolary The Shield 2002
Also police procedural at heart Told the same way, procedural and epistolary CIA 2026
Told the same way, procedural Centres on the same mentor figure The Capture 2019
Also crime and thriller at heart Built around the same justice Bosch 2015
Watched for the same thing: crime investigation Built around the same justice and morality Paradise 2025
Also crime and thriller at heart Built around the same justice The Mentalist 2008
Built around the same justice Told the same way, procedural and epistolary Luther 2010
Told the same way, procedural Centres on the same investigator figure The Fall 2013
Watched for the same thing: serial killer hunt Told the same way, procedural Inside Man 2006
Also police procedural at heart Told the same way, procedural 
