Without a Trace

Series Similar to Without a Trace

If you enjoyed Without a Trace, these series share similar themes, tone, and quality. Each recommendation is scored on genre overlap, tonal match, and critical acclaim.

1. CSI: Miami

   2002 · Drama, Crime · ended95% match

   Recommended for similar Crime profile, also on CBS.

   CSI: Miami is a drama that follows a South Florida team of forensic investigators who use both cutting-edge scientific methods and old-fashioned police work to solve crimes.Horatio Caine, a former homicide detective, heads a group of investigators who work crimes amid the steamy tropical surroundings and cultural crossroads of Miami. His team includes Calleigh Duquesne, a bilingual Southern beauty with a specialty in ballistics; Eric Delko, an underwater recovery expert who knows all the twists and turns of the Florida waterways, and Ryan Wolfe, a former patrol officer who specializes in blood and trace evidence.Rounding out the team is Alexx Woods, the no-nonsense know-it-all coroner, and Natalia Boa Vista, the enigmatic DNA specialist. Helping Horatio with cases is Det. Frank Tripp, a tough yet thorough police officer.Together, these investigators collect and analyze the evidence to solve the crimes and to avenge those who cannot speak for themselves--the victims.

2. Elementary

   2012 · Drama, Crime, Mystery · ended94% match

   Recommended for similar Crime profile, highly rated (8.3), also on CBS.

   Elementary is a modern-day take on the classic Sherlock Holmes story about a crime-solving duo that cracks the NYPD's most impossible cases. Following his fall from grace in London and a stint in rehab, eccentric Sherlock escapes to Manhattan where his wealthy father forces him to live with his worst nightmare - a sober companion, Dr. Watson.

3. Breaking Bad

   2008 · Drama, Crime, Thriller · ended93% match

   Recommended for similar Crime / Thriller profile, highly rated (9.2).

   Breaking Bad follows protagonist Walter White, a chemistry teacher who lives in New Mexico with his wife and teenage son who has cerebral palsy. White is diagnosed with Stage III cancer and given a prognosis of two years left to live. With a new sense of fearlessness based on his medical prognosis, and a desire to secure his family's financial security, White chooses to enter a dangerous world of drugs and crime and ascends to power in this world. The series explores how a fatal diagnosis such as White's releases a typical man from the daily concerns and constraints of normal society and follows his transformation from mild family man to a kingpin of the drug trade.

4. Hidden

   2011 · Drama, Crime, Thriller · ended93% match

   Recommended for similar Crime / Thriller profile, hidden gem.

   When the mysterious lawyer Gina Hawkes turns up asking Harry to find a missing alibi witness for her client he agrees to take on the job but is unwittingly drawn into investigating the death of his brother 20 years ago. Harry quickly finds himself caught up in a much bigger and more complex conspiracy that reaches deep into the heart of the British political system.

5. Criminal Justice

   2008 · Drama, Crime, Thriller · ended93% match

   Recommended for similar Crime / Thriller profile.

   Thriller by Peter Moffat about the challenges and politics of the criminal justice system seen through the eyes of the accused.Season one follows Ben Coulter (Ben Whishaw), a young man who is accused of murder after a drunken night out, though is unable to remember committing the crime. Season two follows Juliet Miller (Maxine Peake) as she struggles to come to terms with her life after attempting to kill her husband, a respected and powerful barrister at the height of his profession.

6. Southland

   2009 · Drama, Crime, Thriller · ended93% match

   Recommended for similar Crime / Thriller profile, highly rated (8.1).

   From Emmy Award winners John Wells, Ann Biderman and Chris Chulack comes a raw and authentic look at the police unit in Los Angeles. From the beaches of Malibu to the streets of East LA, Southland is a fast moving drama that will take you inside the lives of cops, criminals, victims and their families.John Cooper is a seasoned Los Angeles cop, assigned to train young rookie Ben Sherman. Cooper's honest, no nonsense approach to the job leaves Sherman questioning whether or not he has what it takes to become a police officer.

7. The Widower

   2014 · Drama, Crime, Thriller · ended92% match

   Recommended for similar Crime / Thriller profile, hidden gem.

   The Widower is a three-part drama from ITV Studios based on the crimes of convicted murderer, Malcolm Webster, played by Reece Shearsmith (Psychoville, The League of Gentlemen, A Field in England).The Widower tells how, over a 13 year period Malcolm Webster set about poisoning and murdering his first wife, attempting to do the same to his second wife and moving on to a further scheme to deceive his third fiancée.

8. The Killing

   2011 · Drama, Crime, Thriller · ended92% match

   Recommended for similar Crime / Thriller profile, highly rated (8.2).

   The Killing follows Seattle homicide detectives Stephen Holder and Sarah Linden and their work as detectives investigating murders. Sarah Linden takes cases very seriously and has issues keeping her work and family separate, as she pairs up with recovering addict Stephen Holder to solve dark murders.

9. The Missing

   2014 · Drama, Crime, Thriller · ended92% match

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

   Thriller series exploring the emotional fallout of a child's abduction not only on the family but on the wider community.

10. Hustle

    2004 · Drama, Crime, Thriller · ended92% match

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

    Hustle is a series that follows a group of con artists who specialise in "long cons"—extended deceptions which require greater commitment, but which return a higher reward than simple confidence tricks.