Shows like Ozark
15 picks with a similar feel
What defines Ozark, going by its Boxlist taste profile: Serious and dark: a gritty crime series, small-scale rather than epic. Best if you like edge over warmth. Its strongest markers on Boxlist are themes of deep rivalry, plus tags such as kingpin, money laundering and missouri.
Here are 15 shows with a similar feel, ranked by how closely they match that profile. Treat them as picks to try, not a definitive list.
Based on Ozark (2017).
- 1
Surviving Escobar - Alias JJ (2017)
TV7.7
Why it's like Ozark: Also weighty and dark, with themes of deep rivalry.
- 2
Narcos: Mexico (2018)
TV7.9
Why it's like Ozark: Also weighty and gritty, with themes of deep rivalry. Common ground: drug cartel.
- 3
Sneaky Pete (2015)
TV7.7Slower burn
Why it's like Ozark: Also weighty and dark, with themes of deep rivalry.
- 4
Power (2014)
TV7.6More intricate
Why it's like Ozark: Also weighty and dark, with themes of deep rivalry. Common ground: kingpin.
- 5
Power Book II: Ghost (2020)
TV8.7More intricate
Why it's like Ozark: Also weighty and dark, with themes of deep rivalry. Common ground: kingpin.
- 6
Godfather of Harlem (2019)
TV8.0
Why it's like Ozark: Also weighty and dark, with themes of deep rivalry.
- 7
- 8
ZeroZeroZero (2020)
TV7.7More intricate
Why it's like Ozark: Also weighty and dark, with themes of deep rivalry.
- 9
Sons of Anarchy (2008)
TV8.4More intricate
Why it's like Ozark: Also weighty and dark, with themes of deep rivalry.
- 10
BMF (2021)
TV8.2
Why it's like Ozark: Also weighty and gritty, with themes of deep rivalry. Common ground: kingpin.
- 11
- 12
Gomorrah (2014)
TV8.0More intricate
Why it's like Ozark: Also weighty and dark, with themes of deep rivalry.
- 13
- 14
Boardwalk Empire (2010)
TV7.9Slower burn
Why it's like Ozark: Also weighty and dark, with themes of deep rivalry.
- 15
Boxlist compares Ozark with every show in its catalogue on ten taste scores (pace, tone, weight, realism and more), story themes, genres and TMDB keywords, and ranks the closest. Every pick has a TMDB rating of 7.2 or more from at least 150 votes, new releases wait until their ratings settle, and only one title per franchise makes the list. It is an approximation of feel, so treat it as a starting point. Ratings are TMDB audience scores out of 10.
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- What should I watch if I like Ozark?
- Picks with a similar feel include Surviving Escobar - Alias JJ, Narcos: Mexico, Sneaky Pete and Power. Each shares part of Ozark's taste profile, themes or tags; the full list has 15 shows.
- How are these shows like Ozark chosen?
- Boxlist compares Ozark with every show in its catalogue on ten taste scores (pace, tone, weight, realism and more), story themes, genres and TMDB keywords, and ranks the closest. Every pick has a TMDB rating of 7.2 or more from at least 150 votes, new releases wait until their ratings settle, and only one title per franchise makes the list. It is an approximation of feel, so treat it as a starting point.