DNA

Series Similar to DNA

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

1. Forbrydelsen

   2007 · Drama, Crime, Mystery · ended

   Recommended for similar Crime / Mystery profile.

   An intense crime drama which is set in Copenhagen and revolves around Detective Inspector Sarah Lund. Each series follows a murder case day-by-day. Each episode covers twenty-four hours of the investigation. The series is noted for its plot twists, season-long storylines, dark tone and for giving equal emphasis to the stories of the murdered victim's family and the effect in political circles alongside the police investigation.

2. Trom

   2022 · Drama, Crime · ended

   Recommended for similar Crime profile, hidden gem.

   When the body of an animal rights activist surfaces in the bloody waters of a local whale hunt, investigative journalist Hannis Martinsson risks his own skin on the trail of a spectacular story, sending shock waves through an isolated island community, where every old friend has suddenly become a possible new suspect.

3. Sorjonen

   2016 · Drama, Crime, Mystery · ended

   Recommended for similar Crime / Mystery profile.

   A gifted detective takes a job in a small town so he can spend more time with his family. But he's soon drawn into a web of disturbing murder cases.

4. Blindspår

   2025 · Drama, Crime, Mystery · returning

   Recommended for similar Crime / Mystery profile, hidden gem.

   During a deadly snowstorm, a train from Stockholm to Narvik collides with an avalanche, and the passengers are forced to take shelter in an isolated hotel. Among them is the sharp but suspended murder investigator Hanne Wilhelmsen). At the hotel, two mysterious murders take place. Together with the Norwegian doctor Magnus, Hanne tries to find out what has happened.

5. Snabba cash

   2021 · Drama, Crime · ended

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

   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.

6. Monster

   2017 · Drama, Thriller, Mystery · ended

   Recommended for similar Mystery profile, hidden gem.

   In the north of Norway, a young girl disappears from an isolated religious community. Detective Hedda Gilbert returns to her place of birth where she is forced to work with special agent Dreyer.

7. Innan vi dör

   2017 · Drama, Thriller, Mystery · ended

   Recommended for similar Mystery profile, hidden gem.

   Innan vi dör is about police officer Hanna Svensson, who uses her own son Christian to infiltrate a criminal organization.

8. Ófærð

   2015 · Crime, Thriller, Mystery · ended

   Recommended for similar Crime / Mystery profile.

   In Siglufjörður, a remote village in the Northeastern Region of Iceland, a mutilated corpse is found near the local port, just after the arrival of an international ferry. Andri, the town's chief of police, starts the investigation about the very unusual crime, while a blizzard soon gets everyone trapped in the area.

9. Wisting

   2019 · Crime, Thriller, Mystery · ended

   Recommended for similar Crime / Mystery profile.

   A notorious serial killer manages to escape from the Larvik police, well helped by a mysterious accomplice who has been cheating on the police for years. Detective William Wisting and his team must now stop both, before more lives are lost.

10. Bäckström

    2020 · Drama, Crime · ended

    Recommended for similar Crime profile, hidden gem.

    Bäckström revolves around the nationally famous homicide detective Evert Bäckström, who can boast of having solved 99 percent of all the cases he has taken on. But when a skull pierced with bullet holes is found on an uninhabited island in the archipelago, Evert Bäckström is faced with a more troubling mystery than even he could have imagined.