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Shows that feel likeThe Rookie (2018–)

Starting over isn't easy, especially for small-town guy John Nolan who, after a life-altering incident, is pursuing his dream of being an LAPD officer. As the force's oldest rookie, he's met with skepticism from some higher-ups who see him as just a walking midlife crisis.

If you loved The Rookie, the closest series we have are Ted Lasso (2020), Lethal Weapon (2016) and Only Murders in the Building (2021). All three share The Rookie's witty and playful feel, which is what we rank on before quality.

Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is Girls (2012).

★ 8 IMDb ↗TMDB ↗9 seasons · ABCcreated by Alexi Hawleywittyplayfulwarmhopeful
10 of 12 streaming nowNetflix · HBO Max · Amazon Prime Video
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If The Rookie hit the spot, these will too

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Ted Lasso
2020– · 4 seasons · Apple TV
★ 8.7drama · comedyApple TV+

The same mix in both: wit, then play

Ted Lasso, an American football coach, moves to England when he's hired to manage a soccer team—despite having no experience. With cynical players and a doubtful town, will he get them to see the Ted Lasso Way?

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Lethal Weapon
2016–2019 · 3 seasons · FOX
★ 7.8action & adventure · crime · dramaPrime Video

Mismatched partners and big-hearted action

The difference: Buddy-cop remake energy

A slightly unhinged former Navy SEAL lands a job as a police officer in Los Angeles where he's partnered with a veteran detective trying to keep maintain a low stress level in his life.

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Only Murders in the Building
2021– · 6 seasons · Hulu
★ 8comedy · mystery · crimeHuluDisney+

Hopeful crime, and it commits to that

The difference: Easier on the warmth than The Rookie

Three strangers share an obsession with true crime and suddenly find themselves wrapped up in one.

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Eureka
2006–2012 · 5 seasons · Syfy
★ 7.9sci-fi & fantasy · comedy · drama

Witty drama in both cases

The difference: Takes it somewhere less warm than The Rookie does

The sleepy Pacific Northwest town of Eureka is hiding a mysterious secret. The government has been relocating the world's geniuses and their families to this rustic town for years where innovation and chaos have lived hand in hand. U.S. Marshal Jack Carter stumbles upon this odd town after wrecking his car and becoming stranded there. When the denizens of the town unleash an unknown scientific creation, Carter jumps in to try to restore order and consequently learns of one of the country's best kept secrets.

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Snowfall
2017–2023 · 6 seasons · FX
★ 8.5drama · crimeHuluDisney+

Both lean on hope more than on comedy

The difference: Trades the wit of The Rookie for an angle of its own

Los Angeles. 1983. A storm is coming and its name is crack. Set against the infancy of the crack cocaine epidemic and its ultimate radical impact on the culture as we know it, the story follows numerous characters on a violent collision course.

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New Amsterdam
2018–2023 · 5 seasons · NBC
★ 7.9drama

Drama built on hope, twice over

The new medical director breaks the rules to heal the system at America's oldest public hospital. Max Goodwin sets out to tear up the bureaucracy and provide exceptional care, but the doctors and staff are not so sure he can succeed. They've heard this before. Not taking "no" for an answer, Dr. Goodwin's instinctive response to problems large and small is four simple words: "How can I help?" He has to disrupt the status quo and prove he'll stop at nothing to breathe new life into this underfunded and underappreciated hospital, returning it to the glory that put it on the map.

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Girls
2012–2017 · 6 seasons · HBO
★ 7.4drama · comedyMax

One thread runs through both: dramedy

The assorted humiliations, disasters and rare triumphs of four very different twenty-something girls: Hannah, an aspiring writer; Marnie, an art gallery assistant and cousins Jessa and Shoshanna.

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Brooklyn Nine-Nine
2013–2021 · 8 seasons · NBC
★ 8.4comedy · crimeNetflixPeacock

A precinct comedy where the squad genuinely care about each other

The difference: A sitcom — the cases are just a setting

A single-camera ensemble comedy following the lives of an eclectic group of detectives in a New York precinct, including one slacker who is forced to shape up when he gets a new boss.

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Blue Bloods
2010–2024 · 14 seasons · CBS
★ 7.7crime · dramaPrime VideoParamount+

The same crime instincts

A drama about a multi-generational family of cops dedicated to New York City law enforcement. Frank Reagan is the New York Police Commissioner and heads both the police force and the Reagan brood. He runs his department as diplomatically as he runs his family, even when dealing with the politics that plagued his unapologetically bold father, Henry, during his stint as Chief.

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Maid
2021 · 1 season · Netflix
★ 8.3dramaNetflix

The drama is handled with the same confidence

After fleeing an abusive relationship, a young mother finds a job cleaning houses as she fights to provide for her child and build them a better future.

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Entourage
2004–2011 · 8 seasons · HBO
★ 8.4comedy · dramaMax

Comedy with a pulse of warmth, in both cases

Film star Vince Chase navigates the vapid terrain of Los Angeles with a close circle of friends and his trusty agent.

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Superman & Lois
2021–2024 · 4 seasons · The CW
★ 7.8drama · sci-fi & fantasyMax

Drama of the same temperament

The difference: Sits closer to sci-fi & fantasy than The Rookie does

After years of facing megalomaniacal supervillains, monsters wreaking havoc on Metropolis, and alien invaders intent on wiping out the human race, The Man of Steel aka Clark Kent and Lois Lane come face to face with one of their greatest challenges ever: dealing with all the stress, pressures and complexities that come with being working parents in today's society.

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