Shows like The Day of the Jackal
12 picks with a similar feel
What defines The Day of the Jackal, going by its Boxlist taste profile: Morally murky and heavy: an unsentimental mystery series, fast rather than slow-burning. Best if you like depth over escapism. Its strongest markers on Boxlist are themes of deep rivalry, mysteries that are not what they seem and resilience and survival, plus tags such as powerful and hitman.
Here are 12 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 The Day of the Jackal (2024).
- 1
Dinastía Casillas (2025)
TV8.3
Why it's like The Day of the Jackal: Shares themes of mysteries that are not what they seem.
- 2
Surviving Escobar - Alias JJ (2017)
TV7.7Slower burn
Why it's like The Day of the Jackal: Also weighty and dark, with themes of deep rivalry.
- 3
All Her Fault (2025)
TV8.1
Why it's like The Day of the Jackal: Also dark and weighty, with themes of deep rivalry and mysteries that are not what they seem.
- 4
Blindspot (2015)
TV7.3Slower burn
Why it's like The Day of the Jackal: Also dark and weighty, with themes of deep rivalry and mysteries that are not what they seem.
- 5
Sherlock (2010)
TV8.5More intricate
Why it's like The Day of the Jackal: Also intricate and weighty, with themes of deep rivalry and mysteries that are not what they seem.
- 6
Sneaky Pete (2015)
TV7.7Slower burn
Why it's like The Day of the Jackal: Also weighty and dark, with themes of deep rivalry.
- 7
The Equalizer (2021)
TV7.8
Why it's like The Day of the Jackal: Also weighty and dark, with themes of deep rivalry.
- 8
Prison Break (2005)
TV8.1
Why it's like The Day of the Jackal: Also dark and low-key, with themes of deep rivalry and mysteries that are not what they seem.
- 9
Absentia (2017)
TV7.6Slower burn
Why it's like The Day of the Jackal: Also weighty and dark, with themes of deep rivalry and mysteries that are not what they seem.
- 10
Under the Banner of Heaven (2022)
TV7.7More intricate
Why it's like The Day of the Jackal: Also weighty and intricate, with themes of deep rivalry and mysteries that are not what they seem.
- 11
CSI: Vegas (2021)
TV8.0Lighter option
Why it's like The Day of the Jackal: Also fast-paced and low-key, with themes of mysteries that are not what they seem.
- 12
Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan (2018)
TV7.7
Why it's like The Day of the Jackal: Also weighty and low-key, with themes of deep rivalry.
Boxlist compares The Day of the Jackal 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 The Day of the Jackal?
- Picks with a similar feel include Dinastía Casillas, Surviving Escobar - Alias JJ, All Her Fault and Blindspot. Each shares part of The Day of the Jackal's taste profile, themes or tags; the full list has 12 shows.
- How are these shows like The Day of the Jackal chosen?
- Boxlist compares The Day of the Jackal 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 The Day of the Jackal?
- CSI: Vegas has a similar feel but scores lighter on Boxlist's weightiness scale.