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2023 · Series · TV-MA · your starting pointIf Bodies is the itch, these scratch it — some louder, some quieter. Free ones first.
Shows like Bodies, ranked
1. Ashes to Ashes (2008)
Ashes to Ashes uses the same fractured timeline structure to explore how a single detective's past reverberates across decades, with each case revealing deeper truths about corruption embedded in London's police force.
2. London Kills (2019)
London's gritty murder squad tackles interconnected cases with the same procedural depth and atmospheric tension, grounding each investigation in the city's darkest corners.
3. The ABC Murders (2018)
The fractured investigation across multiple timelines mirrors how this adaptation layers past and present clues, with each era's detective uncovering pieces of a puzzle that only makes sense when viewed together.
4. Dublin Murders (2019)
Detective work across decades reveals how the same crime reverberates through different time periods, forcing each investigator to confront institutional corruption and personal demons rooted in their era's prejudices.
5. A Very British Murder with Lucy Worsley (2013)
Lucy Worsley's meticulous examination of how British society shaped its most notorious crimes mirrors the show's layered approach to investigating the same murder across distinct historical periods.
6. The Frankenstein Chronicles (2015)
The Frankenstein Chronicles shares Bodies' structural intrigue of a single corpse unraveling a dark conspiracy across London's underbelly, layering period-specific detective work with unsettling scientific implications that reshape what detectives thought they understood.
7. Waking the Dead (2000)
A cold case unit's investigation of decades-old murders unfolds with the same fragmented timeline and interconnected conspiracies that span generations, revealing how past crimes reshape present outcomes.
8. The Inspector Lynley Mysteries (2001)
The interwoven detective partnership and meticulous crime-solving across London's social strata create that same grounded procedural tension, even as this series grounds its mysteries firmly in a single timeline.
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