Shows like Peaky Blinders
15 picks with a similar feel
What defines Peaky Blinders, going by its Boxlist taste profile: A weighty, grounded crime series, dark rather than wholesome. Best if you like depth over escapism. Its strongest markers on Boxlist are themes of culture clash, troubled leads and deep rivalry, plus tags such as birmingham, gypsy and ireland.
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 Peaky Blinders (2013).
- 1
Sons of Anarchy (2008)
TV8.4More intricate
Why it's like Peaky Blinders: Also weighty and dark, with themes of culture clash and deep rivalry. Common ground: outlaw, criminal.
- 2
Narcos (2015)
TV7.9
Why it's like Peaky Blinders: Also grounded and weighty, with themes of culture clash and troubled leads. Common ground: outlaw, drugs.
- 3
Animal Kingdom (2016)
TV7.7
Why it's like Peaky Blinders: Also weighty and grounded, with themes of culture clash and deep rivalry. Common ground: outlaw.
- 4
Snowfall (2017)
TV8.2
Why it's like Peaky Blinders: Also weighty and grounded, with themes of troubled leads and deep rivalry. Common ground: drugs.
- 5
Boardwalk Empire (2010)
TV7.9
Why it's like Peaky Blinders: Also weighty and grounded, with themes of deep rivalry. Common ground: period drama, gangster.
- 6
Surviving Escobar - Alias JJ (2017)
TV7.7
Why it's like Peaky Blinders: Also weighty and grounded, with themes of deep rivalry.
- 7
Power (2014)
TV7.6More intricate
Why it's like Peaky Blinders: Also weighty and grounded, with themes of troubled leads and deep rivalry. Common ground: gangster, drugs.
- 8
Gangs of London (2020)
TV8.0
Why it's like Peaky Blinders: Also weighty and grounded, with themes of culture clash and troubled leads.
- 9
Sneaky Pete (2015)
TV7.7
Why it's like Peaky Blinders: Also weighty and grounded, with themes of deep rivalry.
- 10
Black Bird (2022)
TV8.1More intricate
Why it's like Peaky Blinders: Also grounded and weighty, with themes of troubled leads and deep rivalry. Common ground: criminal.
- 11
Gomorrah (2014)
TV8.0More intricate
Why it's like Peaky Blinders: Also weighty and dark, with themes of troubled leads and deep rivalry. Common ground: drugs.
- 12
Tulsa King (2022)
TV8.4
Why it's like Peaky Blinders: Also weighty and grounded, with themes of culture clash and deep rivalry.
- 13
Breaking Bad (2008)
TV8.7Lighter option
Why it's like Peaky Blinders: Shares themes of culture clash and troubled leads. Common ground: outlaw, criminal, drugs.
- 14
The Wire (2002)
TV8.4More intricate
Why it's like Peaky Blinders: Also weighty and dark, with themes of troubled leads and deep rivalry. Common ground: gangster.
- 15
Banshee (2013)
TV7.9
Why it's like Peaky Blinders: Also weighty and dark, with themes of deep rivalry. Common ground: criminal.
Boxlist compares Peaky Blinders 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 Peaky Blinders?
- Picks with a similar feel include Sons of Anarchy, Narcos, Animal Kingdom and Snowfall. Each shares part of Peaky Blinders's taste profile, themes or tags; the full list has 15 shows.
- How are these shows like Peaky Blinders chosen?
- Boxlist compares Peaky Blinders 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.
- Is there a lighter show like Peaky Blinders?
- Breaking Bad has a similar feel but scores lighter on Boxlist's weightiness scale.