Deception

Series Similar to Deception

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

1. The Company You Keep

   2023 · Drama, Crime · ended

   Recommended for similar Crime profile, also on ABC.

   The Company You Keep follows con man Charlie and undercover CIA officer Emma. A night of passion leads to love between the pair, who are unknowingly on a collision course professionally. While Charlie ramps up the "family business" so he can get out for good, Emma's closing in on the vengeful criminal who holds Charlie's family debts in-hand — forcing them to reckon with the lies they've told so they can save themselves and their families from disastrous consequences.

2. King & Maxwell

   2013 · Drama, Action, Crime · ended

   Recommended for similar Crime profile.

   Sean King and Michelle Maxwell aren't your typical private investigators. Both are former Secret Service agents, and their unique skills - not to mention their razor-sharp chemistry - give them a leg up on conventional law enforcement. Maxwell is a former Olympic athlete who uses her brains, beauty and Beltway connections to solve cases. King's career in the Secret Service ended when the presidential candidate he was assigned to protect was assassinated, sending him on a downward spiral. Today, King has added a law degree to his arsenal of skills, allowing him to navigate the system in ways a typical private investigator never could. Along the way, King and Maxwell clash over everything, from her garbage-strewn car to his love of wine over beer. King & Maxwell also features F.B.I. Special Agents Rigby and Carter, who clash with King and Maxwell over their less-than-legal methods.

3. Take Two

   2018 · Drama, Crime · ended

   Recommended for similar Crime profile, also on ABC.

   Sam Swift, the former star of a hit cop series, is fresh out of-rehab following a bender of epic proportion. Desperate to restart her career, she talks her way into shadowing rough-and-tumble private investigator Eddie as research for a potential comeback role. Though lone wolf Eddie resents the babysitting gig, high-spirited Sam proves herself to be surprisingly valuable, drawing on her acting skills and 200 episodes of playing a detective. When the press touts Sam's role in solving a high-profile case, Eddie finds his phone ringing off the hook with new clients looking to hire the pair.

4. Castle

   2009 · Drama, Crime, Mystery · ended

   Recommended for similar Crime profile, highly rated (8.2), also on ABC.

   Castle follows Rick Castle who is one of the world's most successful crime authors. But when his rock star lifestyle isn't enough, this bad boy goes looking for new trouble and finds it working with smart, beautiful Detective Kate Beckett. Inspired by her professional record and intrigued by her buttoned-up personality, Castle's found the model for his bold new character whether she likes it or not. Now with the mayor's permission, Castle is helping solve crime with his own twist.

5. Common Law

   2012 · Drama, Comedy, Crime · ended

   Recommended for similar Crime profile, hidden gem.

   In Common Law, Travis Marks (Ealy) and Wes Mitchell (Kole) have a problem - each other. Despite their differences, this odd couple set of detectives are incredible at what they love most - enforcing the law - and have a seven-year track record as the LAPD's finest in the Robbery-Homicide Division. But when their constant bickering begins to have a major impact on their caseload, their new-age captain (McGee) institutes mandatory couples' therapy to bring back the flame in their "work marriage." Tough-as-nails therapist Dr. Ryan (Walger) is brought in to help them understand and resolve their conflicts and confront their demons in order to enhance their ability to continue solving crimes.

6. The Finder

   2012 · Drama, Comedy, Crime · ended

   Recommended for similar Crime profile.

   In The Finder, an Iraq war vet suffers a brain injury that triggers the ability to see connections between seemingly unrelated events, objects or people.

7. Limitless

   2015 · Drama, Crime, Science-Fiction · ended

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

   Limitless, based on Relativity's 2011 Bradley Cooper thriller, picks up where the movie left off and follows Brian Sinclair as he discovers the power of the mysterious drug NZT, and is coerced into using his newfound drug-enhanced abilities to solve weekly cases for the FBI.

8. Battle Creek

   2015 · Drama, Comedy, Crime · ended

   Recommended for similar Crime profile.

   A series about two mismatched law enforcement officers whose polar opposite views of the world and crime-solving breed frustration, disdain and humor as they clean up the hardscrabble streets of Battle Creek, Mich.

9. Numb3rs

   2005 · Drama, Action, Crime · ended

   Recommended for similar Crime profile.

   FBI Special Agent Don Eppes recruits his mathematical genius brother Charlie to help the Bureau solve a wide range of challenging crimes in Los Angeles. The two brothers take on the most confounding criminal cases from a very distinctive perspective. Dr. Larry Fleinhardt is Charlie's friend and colleague who urges Charlie to focus more on his university studies than on FBI business. Alan Eppes (Don and Charlie's father) is pleased to see his two sons working together but fears their competitive nature will lead to trouble.

10. Old School

    2014 · Drama, Crime · ended

    Recommended for similar Crime profile, hidden gem, also on ABC.

    Ted McCabe, a retired cop, and Lennie Cahill a retired crim, get together to solve crimes, unravel scams and make some cash, while avoiding the wrath of the police and the underworld.