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2024 · Series · TV-MA · your starting pointIf Cross is the itch, these scratch it — some louder, some quieter. Free ones first.
Shows like Cross, ranked
1. Crossing Jordan (2001)
Crossing Jordan mirrors Cross's blend of procedural investigation and intimate character drama, following a determined protagonist whose personal struggles fuel their relentless pursuit of justice through each case.
2. Wire in the Blood (2002)
Wire in the Blood shares Cross's focus on a deeply introspective investigator who psychologically immerses himself in serial killers' minds, exploring how that obsession fractures his personal life while pursuing justice through unconventional methods.
3. Cold Cross (2023)
William McCarthy's relentless vendetta against those who wronged his family mirrors the obsessive pursuit that defines a detective driven by personal trauma, both men discovering that vengeance extracts a psychological cost that threatens to consume them entirely.
4. Nobody (2007)
The methodical investigation of interconnected murders forces both protagonists to confront personal demons while operating within morally ambiguous law enforcement systems that demand sacrifice over justice.
5. Cold Case (2003)
The methodical unraveling of years-old murders mirrors Cross's exploration of how past cases haunt investigators, with both series examining the psychological toll of seeking justice through meticulous detective work.
6. The Murders (2019)
The Murders channels that same tension between personal redemption and professional duty, following a detective whose past mistakes fuel an obsessive need to solve cases perfectly.
7. Striking Distance (1993)
The obsessive detective protagonist wrestling with personal tragedy while hunting a killer connected to his family history echoes the emotional depth and procedural intensity of this 1993 thriller.
8. To Catch a Killer (2023)
The serial killer investigation unfolds through the same gritty Baltimore crime lens and psychological cat-and-mouse dynamic, with a detective whose personal demons complicate his pursuit of a dangerous criminal.
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