Kin

Series Similar to Kin

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

1. 4 Blocks

   2017 · Drama, Crime · ended

   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.

2. Love/Hate

   2010 · Drama, Crime · ended

   Recommended for similar Crime profile, also on RTÉ ONE.

   He skipped Dublin when a gun was found in his house and he's been living for the past year in Spain but Darren Tracey decides to risk it and come back to Dublin. He's homesick and a party for his brother's release from prison is the perfect excuse. It's only for the weekend but sometimes life is full of surprises - especially if you and your friends are in gangland. When one of the gang is killed, suspicion runs rife and thoughts turn to revenge.

3. Aranyélet

   2015 · Drama, Crime · ended

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

   Miklósiék is living an enviable life in Aranyélet. A successful entrepreneur head of the family, the wife of a volunteer helping the homeless foundation. Their daughter-in-class, and even the family feketebáránya, the rebellious teenage son is a real talent, just busy all the rapkarrierje starting. However, the luxurious life of gold just an illusion. Miklósiék carefully concealed that there is a serious credit debt; that luxury villa in which they live, the family mobster neighbor; and to a greater or lesser crime to maintain their standard of living.When the moment comes that the head of the family busts, and decides to good road map, the idyll soon flees to naught.It turns out that everyone has a different idea about the boldogulásról.

4. The Take

   2009 · Drama, Crime · ended

   Recommended for similar Crime profile.

   The Take is a four episode British drama TV series on Sky 1 based upon the Martina Cole novel. Shooting for the show took place in Dublin. The show premiered on 17 June 2009 and stars Tom Hardy, Brian Cox, Hayley Angel Holt, Shaun Evans, Kierston Wareing, and Charlotte Riley.The show received critical acclaim, mainly for Tom Hardy's portrayal of criminal sociopath Freddie Jackson.

5. Bad Blood

   2017 · Drama, Crime · ended

   Recommended for similar Crime profile.

   Bad Blood is a story of family, loyalty, deceit, power, greed, and ultimately revenge. Montreal Mafia boss Vito Rizzuto is a criminal anomaly. Determined to bring peace to the disparate wings of the Montreal crime world of the day, Rizzuto successfully unifies them, serving as a de facto CEO while ensuring a lucrative payday for all. When Rizzuto is suddenly arrested and extradited to Colorado's Supermax Prison for the 1981 murders of three Bonanno crime family members, the powerful empire he built begins to crumble. Rizzuto watches helplessly until his release from prison in October 2012, when a Shakespearean tale of revenge begins to unfold.

6. Tin Star

   2017 · Drama, Crime, Thriller · ended

   Recommended for similar Crime profile.

   A contemporary take on the Western genre, Tin Star tells the story of Jim Worth, an ex-Metropolitan Police detective who starts a new life in Canada's Rocky Mountains.Set in a remote Canadian mountain town, where the opening of a new oil refinery fronted by the mysterious Mrs. Bradshaw introduces the small town to a world of drug-dealers, prostitution and organized crime. Police chief Jim Worth is thirsty for revenge after the murder of a member of his family.

7. Baghdad Central

   2020 · Drama, Crime, Thriller · ended

   Recommended for similar Crime profile, hidden gem.

   October 2003 and Baghdad has been occupied by American forces for six months; but the disbandment of the Iraqi army, the police and civil leadership in the aftermath of the invasion means there is no one in charge and no effective rule of law.In the midst of this chaos, crime and paranoia, Iraqi ex-policeman Muhsin al-Khafaji has lost everything and is battling daily to keep himself and his sick daughter, Mrouj, safe. But when he learns that his estranged elder daughter Sawsan is missing Khafaji is forced into a desperate search to find her.

8. Taken Down

   2018 · Drama, Crime · ended

   Recommended for similar Crime profile, hidden gem, also on RTÉ ONE.

   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.

9. Gangland Undercover

   2015 · Drama, Crime · ended

   Recommended for similar Crime profile, highly rated (8.1), hidden gem.

   The only man brave enough to sneak into three outlaw biker gangs and live to tell the tale, Charles Falco, author of "Vagos, Mongols and Outlaws", goes from convict to infiltrator as he secretly documents the Vagos' illegal activities and ultimately brings them to justice. With the real Charles Falco starting each episode in a silhouetted interview, his story is brought to life in this fact-based docudrama series that sees Falco work as an informant for the Feds on a covert mission inside the dangerous Vagos' world of violence, murder and drug trafficking. Having climbed the gang's ranks while facilitating 62 arrests, Charles Falco exposes how he crippled the criminal enterprise from the core of the biker underworld in this mind-blowing true story, Gangland Undercover.

10. The Lost Honour of Christopher Jefferies

    2014 · Drama, Crime · ended

    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.