Wallander

Series Similar to Wallander

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

1. Inspector George Gently

   2008 · Drama, Crime · ended

   Recommended for similar Crime profile, highly rated (8), also on BBC One.

   Crime drama, set in the 1960s, about an old-school detective trying to come to terms with a time when the lines between the police and criminals have become blurred.Based on the Inspector Gently novels by Alan Hunter.

2. Case Histories

   2011 · Drama, Crime · ended

   Recommended for similar Crime profile, hidden gem, also on BBC One.

   Jackson Brodie, a former policeman turned private detective, comes to the rescue of the bereaved, even as he struggles with past and present-day personal problems.Case Histories is a British drama television series based on the Jackson Brodie detective novels by Kate Atkinson. 

3. Waking the Dead

   2000 · Drama, Crime · ended

   Recommended for similar Crime profile, also on BBC One.

   Drama series following the members of a Cold Case investigation team as they use advanced forensic techniques to uncover the truth and bring criminals to justice.

4. Shetland

   2013 · Drama, Crime, Mystery · returning

   Recommended for similar Crime profile, highly rated (8), also on BBC One.

   The dark side of one of the most beautiful places on earth. Uncovering secrets and lies from the past.

5. Endeavour

   2012 · Drama, Crime, Mystery · ended

   Recommended for similar Crime profile, highly rated (8.4).

   The early days of a young Endeavour Morse, whose experiences as a detective constable with the Oxford City Police will ultimately shape his future.

6. Happy Valley

   2014 · Drama, Crime · ended

   Recommended for similar Crime profile, highly rated (8), also on BBC One.

   When a kidnap spirals out of control, Yorkshire police sergeant Catherine Cawood comes face to face with the man who destroyed her family.

7. Lewis

   2006 · Drama, Crime · ended

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

   A spin-off of the popular series Inspector Morse, a special two-hour drama picked up five years after the series ended. It is now continuing in its own series, with Lewis and Hathaway investigating in Morse's old stomping ground of Oxford.

8. Death in Paradise

   2011 · Drama, Crime, Mystery · returning

   Recommended for similar Crime profile, also on BBC One.

   Murders and mojitos. Fresh off the plane, a British detective joins the police force on the luscious Caribbean island of Saint Marie.

9. River

   2015 · Drama, Crime · ended

   Recommended for similar Crime profile, also on BBC One.

   Respected police officer John River, a gifted cop with a troubled mind, struggles to come to terms with the recent loss of a close colleague, and chases a potential suspect across London - with tragic consequences. Now at odds with authorities both within and outside of the police service, River finds himself in a precarious position as he seeks to bring closure to the mother of murdered teenager Erin Fielding, who blames him for failing to keep his promise to bring her daughter back alive. Police crime drama, starring Stellan Skarsgard.

10. Cardinal

    2017 · Drama, Crime, Thriller · ended

    Recommended for similar Crime profile, hidden gem.

    Adapted from author Giles Blunt's award-winning "John Cardinal Mysteries" series, Cardinal is a six-episode dramatic thriller that follows Detective John Cardinal on a chilling hunt for a brutal killer in a small Northern Ontario town.Demoted for a hunch about a case that he wouldn't let go, Cardinal is brought back to the Homicide Unit when the body of missing 13-year-old Katie Pine is discovered, proving his instincts correct. Back on the case, his search for her murderer soon becomes an all-consuming race to stay ahead of a serial killer.Meanwhile, Cardinal must manage his own precarious family issues and secrets, and keep a watchful eye on his new partner, Detective Lise Delorme, who he believes may have her own secret agenda.