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Shows that feel likeThe Lowdown (2025–)

Follow the gritty exploits of citizen journalist Lee Raybon, a self-proclaimed Tulsa "truthstorian" whose obsession with the truth is always getting him into trouble.

If you loved The Lowdown, the closest series we have are Fargo (2014), Better Call Saul (2015) and The Gentlemen (2024). All three share The Lowdown's gritty and contemplative feel, which is what we rank on before quality.

Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is Justified (2010).

★ 7.3 IMDb ↗TMDB ↗2 seasons · FXcreated by Sterlin Harjogrittycontemplativedarkly funny
12 of 12 streaming nowNetflix · HBO Max · Amazon Prime Video

If The Lowdown hit the spot, these will too

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Fargo
2014–2024 · 5 seasons · FX
★ 8.8crime · dramaHulu

The same preoccupation in both: dark comedy

A close-knit anthology series dealing with stories involving malice, violence and murder based in and around Minnesota.

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Better Call Saul
2015–2022 · 6 seasons · AMC
★ 9crime · dramaNetflix

One thread runs through both: neo-western

Six years before Saul Goodman meets Walter White. We meet him when the man who will become Saul Goodman is known as Jimmy McGill, a small-time lawyer searching for his destiny, and, more immediately, hustling to make ends meet. Working alongside, and, often, against Jimmy, is “fixer” Mike Ehrmantraut. The series tracks Jimmy’s transformation into Saul Goodman, the man who puts “criminal” in “criminal lawyer".

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The Gentlemen
2024– · 3 seasons · Netflix
★ 8.1comedy · drama · crimeNetflix

Both are built on the same subject: dark comedy

The difference: Leans harder into comedy than The Lowdown does

When aristocratic Eddie inherits the family estate, he discovers that it's home to an enormous weed empire — and its proprietors aren't going anywhere.

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Weeds
2005–2012 · 8 seasons · Showtime
★ 7.9comedy · crime · dramaParamount+

Gritty and contemplative in the same breath

The difference: 20 years apart, and the 2000s show

After the unexpected death of her husband, a suburban mom resorts to selling weed to support her family.

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Agatha All Along
2024 · 1 season · Disney+
★ 7.2sci-fi & fantasy · mysteryDisney+

Darkly funny crime, and it commits to that

The difference: Takes it somewhere less gritty than The Lowdown does

Agatha Harkness gathers a coven of witches and sets off down, down, down The Witches' Road.

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Gen V
2023–2025 · 2 seasons · Prime Video
★ 7.6action & adventure · drama · sci-fi & fantasyPrime Video

Drama with a pulse of stillness, in both cases

The difference: Trades the grit of The Lowdown for an angle of its own

At America's only college for superheroes, gifted students put their moral boundaries to the test, competing for the university's top ranking, and a chance to join The Seven, Vought International's elite superhero team. When the school's dark secrets come to light, they must decide what kind of heroes they want to become.

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Marshals
2026– · 2 seasons · CBS
★ 6.1drama · crime · action & adventureParamount+

Both keep coming back to the same thing: cowboy

With the Yellowstone Ranch behind him, Kayce Dutton joins an elite unit of U.S. Marshals, combining his skills as a cowboy and Navy SEAL to bring range justice to Montana, where he and his teammates must balance family, duty and the high psychological cost that comes with serving as the last line of defense in the region's war on violence.

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Orange Is the New Black
2013–2019 · 7 seasons · Netflix
★ 8drama · comedy · crimeNetflix

Crime built on grit, twice over

A crime she committed in her youthful past sends Piper Chapman to a women's prison, where she trades her comfortable New York life for one of unexpected camaraderie and conflict in an eccentric group of fellow inmates.

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Barry
2018–2023 · 4 seasons · HBO
★ 8.3comedy · crime · dramaMax

Both lean on dark humor more than on drama

A hit man from the Midwest moves to Los Angeles and gets caught up in the city's theatre arts scene.

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Justified
2010–2015 · 6 seasons · FX
★ 8.6crime · dramaHulu

Common ground: neo-western

A character drama based on the 2001 Elmore Leonard short story "Fire in the Hole." Leonard's tale centers around U.S. Marshal Raylan Givens of Kentucky, a quiet but strong-willed official of the law. The tale covers his high-stakes job, as well as his strained relationships with his ex-wife and father.

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Russian Doll
2019–2022 · 2 seasons · Netflix
★ 7.7comedy · dramaNetflix

Contemplative drama in both cases

Nadia keeps dying and reliving her 36th birthday party. She's trapped in a surreal time loop -- and staring down the barrel of her own mortality.

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Pluribus
2025– · 1 season · Apple TV
★ 7.9drama · sci-fi & fantasyApple TV+

Different title, same corner of the shelf

The most miserable person on Earth must save the world from happiness.

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