Elsbeth is a police procedural comedy drama series created by Robert and Michelle King. The CBS series is a spin-off of The Good Wife and The Good Fight, and it follows Elsbeth Tascioni, an eccentric attorney who begins working with the NYPD to catch New York’s most dangerous murderers. Elsbeth stars Carrie Preston, Carra Patterson, Wendell Pierce, Danny McCarthy, Fredric Lehne, Gloria Reuben, Molly Price, and Micaela Diamond. So, if you loved the hilarious comedy, engaging mysteries, and entertaining characters in Elsbeth, here are some similar shows you should check out next.
The Good Wife (Prime Video & Paramount+)
The Good Wife is a political legal drama series created by Robert and Michelle King. The CBS series follows Alicia Florrick, a family woman who left her legal career to support her husband’s political aspirations. When her husband is caught in a public sex and political corruption scandal, Alicia returns to her career to provide for her family. The Good Wife stars Julianna Margulies, Matt Czuchry, Archie Panjabi, Graham Phillips, Makenzie Vega, Josh Charles, Christine Baranski, Alan Cumming, Zach Grenier, Matthew Goode, Cush Jumbo, and Jeffrey Dean Morgan.
The Good Fight (Paramount+, Pluto TV & Rent on Prime Video)
The Good Fight is a political legal drama series created by Robert King, Michelle King, and Phil Alden Robinson. The CBS series is a standalone sequel to The Good Wife, and it follows Diane Lockhart, who loses her respect and money because of a scam, which forces her to find a new job and make a fresh start. The Good Fight stars Christine Baranski, Rose Leslie, Erica Tazel, Cush Jumbo, Delroy Lindo, Sarah Steele, Justin Bartha, and Nyambi Nyambi.
Poker Face (Peacock & Rent on Prime Video)
Poker Face is a murder mystery crime comedy-drama series created by Rian Johnson. The Peacock series follows Charlie Cale, a casino worker on the run from her employees who has an extraordinary ability to detect lies. During her journey, she comes across various crimes that she has to solve by using her ability. Poker Face stars Natasha Lyonne, Adrien Brody, Benjamin Bratt, Simon Helberg, Rhea Perlman, Dascha Polanco, and Noah Segan.
Psych (Prime Video, Peacock & Apple TV)
Psych is a detective mystery comedy-drama series created by Steve Franks. The USA Networks series follows Shawn Spencer, a young man with heightened observational skills who lies to the police about being a psychic and begins working with them to investigate crime cases with the help of his reluctant best friend, Gus. Psych stars James Roday, Dulé Hill, Timothy Omundson, Maggie Lawson, Corbin Bernsen, Kirsten Nelson, and Anne Dudek.
Death and Other Details (Hulu)
Death and Other Details is a murder mystery drama series created by Heidi Cole McAdams and Mike Weiss. The Hulu series is set on a luxury cruise liner, and it follows Imogene Scott, a young woman who becomes the top suspect in a locked-room murder. To prove herself innocent, she must ask for help from the brilliant detective, Rufus Cotesworth. Death and Other Details stars Violett Beane, Lauren Patten, Rahul Kohli, Angela Zhou, Hugo Diego Garcia, Linda Emond, Mandy Patinkin, and Pardis Saremi.
The Afterparty (Apple TV+ & Prime Video Add-On)
The Afterparty is a murder mystery comedy anthology series created by Christopher Miller. The Apple TV+ series follows Detective Danner, a police detective, as she investigates murder cases involving multiple suspects and tries to learn their perspectives on the events. The Afterparty stars Tiffany Haddish, Sam Richardson, Zoë Chao, Ike Barinholtz, Ben Schwartz, Ilana Glazer, Jamie Demetriou, Dave Franco, John Cho, Paul Walter Hauser, Ken Jeong, Anna Konkle, and Poppy Liu.
Only Murders in the Building (Hulu)
Only Murders in the Building is a murder mystery comedy-drama series created by Steve Martin and John Hoffman. The Hulu series is set in New York City, and it follows three strangers who come together because of their mutual love for murder mystery podcasts, living in an apartment building. When a murder takes place in their building, they decide to investigate it and make a podcast about it. Only Murders in the Building stars Steve Martin, Martin Short, Selena Gomez, Aaron Dominguez, Adina Verson, and Michael Cyril Creighton.
White Collar (Netflix, Hulu & Rent on Prime Video)
White Collar is a police procedural comedy-drama series created by Jeff Eastin. The USA Network series is set in New York City, and it follows Neal Caffrey, a brilliant and charming con artist, forger, and thief who was arrested by FBI Special Agent Peter Burke. Soon, Neal Caffrey and Peter Burke join hands to investigate white collar crimes, while Neal also tries to figure out a dangerous conspiracy involving his girlfriend, Kate Moreau. White Collar stars Matt Bomer, Tim DeKay, Willie Garson, Tiffani Thiessen, Marsha Thomason, Sharif Atkins, Hilarie Burton, Natalie Morales, and Alexandra Daddario.
Columbo (Prime Video, Peacock, Tubi & Philo)
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Monk (Prime Video, Peacock & Philo)
Monk is a police procedural detective mystery comedy drama series created by Andy Breckman. The USA Network series follows Adrian Monk, a former police detective struggling with obsessive-compulsive disorder alongside a host of phobias. Monk now works as a private detective with the help of a trusty assistant to solve complex crime cases. Monk stars Tony Shalhoub, Bitty Schram, Jason Gray-Stanford, Ted Levine, and Traylor Howard.