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2019 · Series · TV-MA · your starting pointIf Carnival Row is the itch, these scratch it — some louder, some quieter. Free ones first.
Shows like Carnival Row, ranked
1. Grimm (2011)
A homicide detective's investigation spirals into supernatural territory when he uncovers a hidden world operating beneath the city's surface, forcing him to navigate both police procedure and the darker truths his gift reveals.
2. Suspects (2014)
Procedural investigations layered with moral ambiguity—detectives pursuing truth while institutional pressures and personal stakes complicate every lead.
3. Riley Parra: Better Angels (2019)
Riley Parra: Better Angels pairs a morally compromised detective protagonist navigating supernatural crime through a corrupt institutional lens, matching Carnival Row's blend of noir investigation and dark fantasy worldbuilding.
4. Fallen (1998)
The detective protagonist's collision with supernatural forces that blur guilt and innocence mirrors the morally compromised investigation that traps your lead between solving crimes and surviving as the accused.
5. The Murders (2019)
The gothic procedural atmosphere and morally compromised detective at the center of an investigation they're entangled in will resonate with anyone drawn to Carnival Row's blend of noir mystery and dark institutional corruption.
6. The Crow Girl (2025)
This Swedish noir follows a detective and therapist untangling a serial killer's psychology across interconnected timelines, mirroring the layered mystery and moral ambiguity that define Carnival Row's investigation into systemic prejudice and corruption.
7. River (2015)
This brooding procedural shares Carnival Row's obsession with a detective consumed by guilt and suspicion, where investigating murder becomes inseparable from the investigator's own moral unraveling.
8. Dark Figure of Crime (2018)
The tense cat-and-mouse dynamic between detective and suspect unravels into moral ambiguity as both men pursue hidden truths in a corruption-riddled system.
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