These picks mirror Breaking Bad with Drama, Crime energy while adding fresh angles. Expect balanced pacing, curated availability, and spoiler-free highlights.
About Breaking Bad: Walter White, a New Mexico chemistry teacher, is diagnosed with Stage III cancer and given a prognosis of only two years left to live. He becomes filled with a sense of fearlessness and an unrelenting desire to secure his family's financial future at any cost as he enters the dangerous world of drugs and crime.
This list balances Series that echo Breaking Bad's core energy with fresher angles. Expect highlights like Crime, Drama, Mystery and releases spanning 1990–2017.
Most picks are streamable on Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV — check the availability badges for direct links and regional options.
We leaned into themes such as Crime, Drama, Mystery, Action & Adventure, Action to keep the experience coherent while still surfacing a few wildcard surprises.
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SeriesSix 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 en…
SeriesDexter Morgan, a blood spatter pattern analyst for the Miami Metro Police also leads a secret life as a serial killer, hunting down criminals who have slipped through the cracks of justice.
Paramount+ Amazon Channel
SeriesDue to a political conspiracy, an innocent man is sent to death row and his only hope is his brother, who makes it his mission to deliberately get himself sent to the same prison in order to break the both of them out,…
SeriesDue to a political conspiracy, an innocent man is sent to death row and his only hope is his brother, who makes it his mission to deliberately get himself sent to the same prison in order to break the both of them out,…
SeriesA modern-day drama about a crime-solving duo that cracks the NYPD's most impossible cases. Following his fall from grace in London and a stint in rehab, eccentric Sherlock escapes to Manhattan where his wealthy father f…
SeriesFollow one man's epic journey as he transforms from wily underage drug smuggler to one of the world's most infamous cartel leaders.
MovieAfter Junior is released from prison, he plans on starting a new life in Miami. But when he kills a man in the airport, he flees the scene and finds Susie, a mild-mannered prostitute searching for stability. The two opp…
MGM+ Amazon Channel
SeriesIn exchange for his freedom, charming con artist Neal Caffrey provides his expertise to help straight-man FBI agent Peter Burke catch elusive white-collar criminals.
SeriesTo carry out the biggest heist in history, a mysterious man called The Professor recruits a band of eight robbers who have a single characteristic: none of them has anything to lose. Five months of seclusion - memorizin…
SeriesA pie-maker, with the power to bring dead people back to life, solves murder mysteries with his alive-again childhood sweetheart, a cynical private investigator, and a lovesick waitress.
HBO Max Amazon ChannelIf you enjoyed Breaking Bad, this serialized pick balances crime themes with drama accents, maintains steady pacing, and delivers rich worldbuilding that sparks fresh conversations.
If you enjoyed Breaking Bad, this serialized pick balances crime with drama elements and delivers a resonant character arc that stays with you afterward.
If you enjoyed Breaking Bad, this serialized pick balances crime with action & adventure elements and delivers rich worldbuilding that sparks fresh conversations.
If you enjoyed Breaking Bad, this serialized pick balances crime with action & adventure elements and delivers rich worldbuilding that sparks fresh conversations.
If you enjoyed Breaking Bad, this serialized pick balances drama with mystery elements and delivers layered character work that rewards attentive viewers.
If you enjoyed Breaking Bad, this serialized pick balances crime themes with drama accents, maintains steady pacing, and delivers rich worldbuilding that sparks fresh conversations.
If you enjoyed Breaking Bad, this cinematic pick balances crime themes with action accents, maintains steady pacing, and delivers emotional tension that invites reflection later.
If you enjoyed Breaking Bad, this serialized pick balances crime with drama elements and delivers playful pacing shifts that adds unexpected warmth.
If you enjoyed Breaking Bad, this serialized pick balances crime themes with drama accents, maintains steady pacing, and delivers emotional tension that invites reflection later.
If you enjoyed Breaking Bad, this serialized pick balances drama with sci-fi & fantasy elements and delivers inventive imagery that feels remarkably personal.
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