The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries

Series Similar to The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries

If you enjoyed The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries, these series share similar themes, tone, and quality. Each recommendation is scored on genre overlap, tonal match, and critical acclaim.

1. Charlie's Angels

   1976 · Action, Adventure · ended

   Recommended for similar Action / Adventure profile, also on ABC.

   Once upon a time, Jill, Sabrina and Kelly were police officers whose skills were being wasted in menial duties such as answering phones and filing. A mysterious millionaire named Charles Townsend took them away from all that by opening his own private investigation agency and hiring these gorgeous ladies as his operatives with John Bosley acting as their assistant and liaison.

2. Hart to Hart

   1979 · Action, Adventure, Crime · ended

   Recommended for similar Action / Adventure profile, also on ABC.

   Jonathan Hart is a self made millionaire and the CEO of Hart Industries, a global conglomerate. His wife Jennifer is a beautiful freelance journalist. Living the jet set lifestyle, the glamorous couple spend their free time as amateur detectives in cases of smuggling, theft, corporate and international espionage and, most commonly, murder. At their opulent California home, they are assisted by Max, their loyal, gravelly voiced butler, cook, and chauffeur who also helps out in their "cases." The Hart's beloved pet dog is "Freeway".

3. The Flash

   1990 · Action, Adventure, Science-Fiction · ended

   Recommended for similar Action / Adventure profile.

   The Flash is Barry Allen, a police scientist, who was working one night during a terrible thunder storm when a bolt of lightning crashes through the lab window, electrocuting him. Barry survives and soon learns that he is now able to move at almost incomprehensible speed.

4. Tales of the Gold Monkey

   1982 · Action, Adventure · ended

   Recommended for similar Action / Adventure profile, highly rated (8), hidden gem, also on ABC.

   Set in 1938 in the South Pacific, the series is about an ex-Flying Tigers fighter pilot named Jake Cutter. Now the operator of an air cargo delivery service based on the fictional South Seas island Bora Gora, he flies a red and white Grumman Goose called Cutter's Goose. Jake's best friend is his mechanic Corky, a good hearted alcoholic with a hazy memory from heavy drinking. However, a one eyed Jack Russell terrier named Jack, which barks once for "no" and twice for "yes" (or the opposite if it suits him) would dispute just who Jake's best friend really is. Jack wears an eye patch, but used to have a false eye made of opal with a star sapphire center that Jake lost in a poker game—and refuses to let Jake forget it.Jake's love interest and U.S. government spy contact is Sarah Stickney White. She sings in the Monkey Bar as a cover for her espionage activities. The Reverend Willie Tenboom, a phony man of the cloth who likes to "bless" the female natives in private "prayer", is in reality a Nazi spy named Willy, with interests in both sides."Bon Chance" Louie is the owner of the Monkey Bar and the French magistrate for Bora Gora. Jake's nemesis is the Japanese princess Koji, a Dragon Lady type of character who has eyes for Jake. Koji's devoted bodyguard is Todo, a fierce practitioner of Bushido and loyal to the princess.The title is derived from a gigantic mythical golden statue that is the focal point of the pilot episode, seen only by the viewer at the end of the show. The characters end their search for the statue after finding a substitute brass monkey that is kept at the Monkey Bar for the rest of the series.

5. Scarecrow and Mrs. King

   1983 · Drama, Adventure, Romance · ended

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

   A single mother in suburban Washington D.C. discovers she has a talent for espionage work when she meets a dashing undercover agent--but balancing her duties as a spy with her responsibility as a parent proves constantly entertaining in this romantic-adventure series.

6. The Fall Guy

   1981 · Action, Adventure, Mystery · ended

   Recommended for similar Action / Adventure profile, also on ABC.

   Colt Seavers is a stunt man moonlighting as a bounty hunter who uses Hollywood stunt tactics to capture criminals.

7. MacGyver

   1985 · Action, Adventure · ended

   Recommended for similar Action / Adventure profile, highly rated (8.1), also on ABC.

   MacGyver follows the adventures of the laid-back, extremely resourceful secret agent Angus MacGyver. He prefers non-violent conflict resolution whenever possible and refuses to carry or use a gun. MacGyver works as a problem solver for the Phoenix Foundation in Los Angeles. Utilizing his education as a scientist and his experience as an operative in the Department of External Services (DXS), he is able to solve a range of problems usually with the help of his ever-present Swiss Army knife.

8. Reunion: The Sound of the Providence

   2020 · Action, Adventure, Mystery · ended

   Recommended for similar Action / Adventure profile, hidden gem.

   The iron triangle Wu Xie, Pang Zi and Zhang Qiling restart their adventure after receiving an unusual text from Wu Sansheng. Wu Xie, Pang Zi and Zhang Qiling have hung up their hats to end a ten-year promise. After trading their adventures for a normal life, a text from Wu Sansheng drives them to embark on a mysterious journey for the sake of family and friendship.

9. The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles

   1992 · Action, Adventure, Fantasy · ended

   Recommended for similar Action / Adventure profile, also on ABC.

   The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles was based on the Indiana Jones series of films. The series follows the Indiana Jones character (as a young boy and as a young man) as he was growing up and experiencing his early adventures, where he gets into trouble, learns life lessons and encounters various historical figures along the way. The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles was filmed on location all over the world ~ including England, Russia, Spain, Czechoslovakia, Kenya, France, India, China, Austria, Egypt, the United States, Morocco, Ireland, Italy, Africa, Turkey, Greece and Thailand.

10. The Bible

    2013 · Drama, Action, Adventure · ended

    Recommended for similar Action / Adventure profile, highly rated (8).

    The Bible comes to life in HISTORY's epic new series. From Genesis to Revelation, these unforgettable stories unfold through live action and cutting-edge computer-generated imagery, offering new insight into famous scenes and iconic characters. Created by producer Mark Burnett and featuring an international cast that includes Roma Downey, this 10-hour docudrama explores the sacred text's most significant episodes, including Noah's journey in the ark, the Exodus and the life of Jesus.