
Shows that feel likeOnly Murders in the Building (2021–)
If you loved Only Murders in the Building, the closest series we have are Blue Bloods (2010), Snowfall (2017) and 3 Body Problem (2024). All three share Only Murders in the Building's hopeful feel, which is what we rank on before quality.
Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is Eureka (2006).
If Only Murders in the Building hit the spot, these will too

A New York where everyone knows everyone and secrets travel fast
The difference: A police family drama, sincere and without jokes

A city block as the whole world, and neighbours as the cast
The difference: Crime epic in 80s LA, tragic rather than playful

A small group of friends chasing something far above their pay grade
The difference: Global sci-fi dread, no true-crime hobby

The same preoccupation in both: friendship
The difference: Less twisty, more its own thing

Both land grit and hope at once
The difference: Goes its own way on the wit

Starting over late in life and refusing to be written off for it
The difference: Straight-ahead police work — the fun of amateurs blundering is gone

One death worried at from every angle over a full season
The difference: Rain-soaked and grief-stricken, with no comedy anywhere

Amateurs improvising their way deeper into a killing
The difference: Legal thriller, and they are the guilty ones

Witty and playful in the same breath
The difference: Lighter on twists

A found family who solve things together and mean it
The difference: Superheroics and sincerity, no murder podcast

The same two preoccupations: lgbt, and murder mystery
The difference: Leans further into drama

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