Bäckström

Series Similar to Bäckström

If you enjoyed Bäckström, these series share similar themes, tone, and quality. Each recommendation is scored on genre overlap, tonal match, and critical acclaim.

1. Snabba cash

   2021 · Drama, Crime · ended96% match

   Recommended for similar Crime profile, highly rated (8).

   Snabba cash is set in Stockholm ten years after the events depicted in the feature films. It is a buzzing environment where the craving for status and money is stronger than ever. The entrepreneurial jet set as well as the criminal world has become even more brutal, chaotic and ruthless. When these two worlds collide, loyalty, friendships and business partners will all be tested in the never-ending quest for easy money.

2. 4 Blocks

   2017 · Drama, Crime · ended93% match

   Recommended for similar Crime profile, highly rated (8).

   Based in Neukölln, Berlin Toni manages the daily business of dealing with the Arabic gangs and ends up wanting to leave his old life behind for his family, but as expected, its never that simple.

3. Jack Irish

   2012 · Drama, Crime · ended93% match

   Recommended for similar Crime profile.

   Jack Irish is a man getting his life back together again. A former criminal lawyer whose world imploded, he now spends his days as a part-time investigator, debt collector, apprentice cabinet maker, punter and sometime lover – the complete man really. An expert in finding those who don't want to be found – dead or alive, Jack helps out his mates while avoiding the past. That is until the past finds him.

4. Thorne

   2010 · Drama, Crime · ended92% match

   Recommended for similar Crime profile, highly rated (8), hidden gem.

   Thorne, a television drama series which debuted on Sky1 in the UK on 10 October 2010, is based on crime writer Mark Billingham's novels. The series stars David Morrissey in the title role of Detective Inspector Tom Thorne, and includes Aidan Gillen, Eddie Marsan, and Natascha McElhone as supporting cast members.

5. Gone

   2017 · Drama, Crime · ended92% match

   Recommended for similar Crime profile.

   Gone is the fictional story of Kit "Kick" Lannigan, survivor of a famous child abduction case and Frank Novak, the FBI agent who rescued her. Determined never to fall victim again, Kick trains in martial arts and the use of firearms. She finds her calling when Booth persuades her onto a special task force he created dedicated to solving abductions and missing persons cases. Paired with former Army Intelligence officer John Bishop, Kick brings her unique understanding of the mind of a predator.

6. Halifax: Retribution

   2020 · Drama, Crime · ended92% match

   Recommended for similar Crime profile, hidden gem.

   Jane is enjoying a life away from working as a forensic psychiatrist on the police frontline as a university professor. She is also in a stable and loving long-term relationship with her musician partner Ben, and is comfortable in her role as stepmother to his daughter Zoe.However, the case of a serial killer who is terrorising Melbourne lures her back to the job she left behind as the case suddenly gets very personal.

7. El Chapo

   2017 · Drama, Crime · ended92% match

   Recommended for similar Crime profile, hidden gem.

   This drama series chronicles the true story of the rise, capture and escape of notorious Mexican drug lord Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán.

8. Extracurricular

   2020 · Drama, Crime · ended92% match

   Recommended for similar Crime profile, hidden gem.

   Determined to escape a dead-end life, a gifted high school student turns to a world of serious crime to ensure he can pay for college.

9. The Lost Honour of Christopher Jefferies

   2014 · Drama, Crime · ended92% match

   Recommended for similar Crime profile, highly rated (8), hidden gem.

   This drama tells the real-life story of retired schoolteacher Christopher Jefferies who was initially questioned by police as a suspect in the murder of Jo Yeates who rented a flat from him. He was vilified by the press, partly on account of his eccentric appearance and long flowing hair, even after he had been released on bail by the police.

10. Taken Down

    2018 · Drama, Crime · ended92% match

    Recommended for similar Crime profile, hidden gem.

    In this Irish crime drama set in Dublin, Esme, a young Nigerian girl is found dead at a bus stop opening an investigation into her death. This leads Inspector Jen Rooney and her team of detectives to a nearby centre where asylum-seekers are housed and processed. The shaken residents there are reluctant to talk to anyone. Many are terrified of deportation; many are just frightened of the policeWe follow the team of detectives as they discover the world where refugees exist, and we see the unfolding impact their investigation has on fragile lives.