What to watch after The Sopranos

Just finished The Sopranos? Watch The Wire — same subject: crime. Also strong: Boardwalk Empire, The Shield. Three lenses, each with a reason.

Best match

  1. The Wire (2002) — Same subject: Crime Streaming on HBO Max Amazon Channel, HBO Max in the US (via JustWatch)
  2. Boardwalk Empire (2010) — Terence Winter worked on both Streaming on HBO Max Amazon Channel, HBO Max in the US (via JustWatch)
  3. The Shield (2002) — Same subject: Crime Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Hulu, Amazon Prime Video with Ads in the US (via JustWatch)
  4. Six Feet Under (2001) — About something similar Streaming on HBO Max, HBO Max Amazon Channel in the US (via JustWatch)
  5. The Godfather: A Novel for Television (1977) — Same subject: Crime

Same feel, new subject

  1. Battlestar Galactica (2004) — Similar rhythm across its run
  2. Boardwalk Empire (2010) — Similar rhythm across its run Streaming on HBO Max Amazon Channel, HBO Max in the US (via JustWatch)
  3. Fullmetal Alchemist (2003) — Same feel: complex, dramatic
  4. The Shield (2002) — Same feel: complex, dramatic Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Hulu, Amazon Prime Video with Ads in the US (via JustWatch)
  5. Behzat Ç: An Ankara Detective Story (2010) — Similar rhythm across its run

Same people

  1. Vinyl (2016) — Allen Coulter and Terence Winter produced both
  2. The Larry Sanders Show (1992) Streaming on HBO Max Amazon Channel, HBO Max in the US (via JustWatch)
  3. Boardwalk Empire (2010) — Terence Winter worked on both Streaming on HBO Max Amazon Channel, HBO Max in the US (via JustWatch)
  4. Mr. Show with Bob and David (1995) Streaming on HBO Max, HBO Max Amazon Channel in the US (via JustWatch)
  5. Pretend It's a City (2021) — Two steps away in the credits Streaming on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads in the US (via JustWatch)

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