We have compiled a list of series that are similar to Sherlock. We present to you 5 titles that you might enjoy if you liked the BBC series.
What kind of series are these? The selection of titles was made by the editorial team. However, we also paid attention to a good rating on IMDb.
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1. The Mentalist
Patrick Jane, as a mentalist, tricks his audience until his family is murdered one day by the serial killer Red John. From then on, he assists the police as a consultant and uses his special cognitive abilities to help solve tricky cases.
Watch The Mentalist if you like the following about Sherlock :
- Brilliant investigator in focus
- Focus on psychological aspects
- Episodic structure, in which one case is dealt with per episode
- Complex main character
- Consultant who supports the police
This is what the IMDb ratings say: 197,602 users rated IMDb. The series achieves a rating of 8.2 out of 10 stars.
Fun fact: Actress Amanda Righetti (Grace Van Pelt) was pregnant during season 5. Since this did not fit the storyline of her character, care was taken during filming to ensure that she sat behind a computer or other objects in many scenes or was filmed at such an angle that her belly could not be seen (via IMDb)
2. Hannibal
The FBI agent Will Graham is an empath who can immerse himself into the thoughts and emotions of murderers so well that he can reconstruct their crimes. During the investigations, he works with the brilliant psychiatrist Dr. Hannibal Lecter, who hides a dark secret…
Watch Hannibal if you like the following about Sherlock :
- Main characters with special cognitive abilities
- (Very) dark elements
- Clever and ruthless criminals
- Complex plot lines and intelligent storytelling
- Exciting visualizations of what goes on in the investigator’s mind
This is what the IMDb ratings say: The series receives an average rating of 8.5 out of 10 stars from IMDb by 271,910 users.
Fun fact: Hannibal actor Mads Mikkelsen shot all the cooking scenes himself, including the trick where he throws an egg into the air, breaks it on the spatula, and then lets it fall into the pan. For this, he was trained by “food stylist” Janice Poon. (via businessinsider.com)
