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Shows like The Wire
If you liked The Wire (2002), these 24 shows have a similar feel, best Lantern Score first.
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True Detective9.1 - 2
The Penguin8.9 - 3
The Shield8.9 - 4
Line of Duty8.9 - 5
The Corner8.7 - 6
Sons of Anarchy8.7 - 7
MobLand8.5 - 8
Godfather of Harlem8.3 - 9
Mayor of Kingstown8.3 - 10
Power8.3 - 11
Power Book IV: Force8.3 - 12
NYPD Blue8.2 - 13
Task8.1 - 14
New York Undercover8.1 - 15
Queen of the South8.0 - 16
This City Is Ours8.0 - 17
Law & Order: Organized Crime7.7 - 18
Miami Vice7.6 - 19
We Own This City7.6 - 20
City on a Hill7.6 - 21
Mayans M.C.7.5 - 22
Power Book II: Ghost7.5 - 23
Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent7.3 - 24
Batman: Caped Crusader7.2
About this list
These shows come from TMDB's recommendations for The Wire, a crime and drama series by David Simon. Each carries its Lantern Score, IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic in one 10-point number, so the strongest matches rise to the top. The best of them right now: True Detective (9.1), The Penguin (8.9), The Shield (8.9). Open any title for its full score breakdown, cast, and where to stream, rent or buy it.