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Without a Trace (2002)

The series follows the ventures of a Missing Persons Unit of the FBI in New York City.

Created byHank Steinberg

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  1. 01

    CSI: Miami

    Strong story similarity

    2002 · 42 min · Crime · Drama · Mystery

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    The show follows Crime Scene Investigators working for the Miami-Dade Police Department as they use physical evidence, similar to their Las Vegas counterparts, to solve grisly murders. The series mixes deduction, gritty subject matter, and character-driven drama in the same vein as the original series in the CSI franchise, except that the Miami CSIs are cops first, scientists second.

    Why it connects

    • strong story and style similarity
    • strong genre and series-style overlap
    • shared theme: police
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  2. 02

    NCIS: Los Angeles

    Strong story similarity

    2009 · 45 min · Action & Adventure · Crime · Drama · Mystery

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    The exploits of the Los Angeles–based Office of Special Projects (OSP), an elite division of the Naval Criminal Investigative Service that specializes in undercover assignments.

    Why it connects

    • strong story and style similarity
    • strong genre and series-style overlap
    • similar audience response
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  3. 03

    The Nine

    Same creator

    2006 · 42 min · Crime · Drama

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    Nine people are caught in a bank robbery gone wrong and endure a 52-hour hostage standoff that will leave more than one person dead. They will be forever affected and intertwined because of it.

    Why it connects

    • the same creator
    • substantial genre overlap
    • a closely matched era
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  4. 04

    Numb3rs

    Similar atmosphere

    2005 · 45 min · Crime · Drama · Mystery

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    Inspired by actual cases and experiences, Numb3rs depicts the confluence of police work and mathematics in solving crime as an FBI agent recruits his mathematical genius brother to help solve a wide range of challenging crimes in Los Angeles from a very different perspective.

    Why it connects

    • strong genre and series-style overlap
    • shared theme: fbi
    • a closely matched era
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  5. 05

    NCIS

    Similar atmosphere

    2003 · Action & Adventure · Crime · Drama

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    From murder and espionage to terrorism and stolen submarines, a team of special agents investigates any crime that has any connection to Navy and Marine Corps personnel, regardless of rank or position.

    Why it connects

    • strong genre and series-style overlap
    • shared themes: criminal investigation and police procedural
    • a closely matched era
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  6. 06

    Blue Bloods

    Shared themes

    2010 · Crime · Drama

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    A drama about a multi-generational family of cops dedicated to New York City law enforcement. Frank Reagan is the New York Police Commissioner and heads both the police force and the Reagan brood. He runs his department as diplomatically as he runs his family, even when dealing with the politics that plagued his unapologetically bold father, Henry, during his stint as Chief.

    Why it connects

    • strong shared themes: new york city and police
    • substantial genre overlap
    • similar audience response
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  7. 07

    For Life

    Same creator

    2020 · 43 min · Crime · Drama

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    A prisoner becomes a lawyer, litigating cases for other inmates while fighting to overturn his own life sentence for a crime he didn’t commit.

    Why it connects

    • the same creator
    • substantial genre overlap
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  8. 08

    Missing

    Similar atmosphere

    2003 · 45 min · Action & Adventure · Crime · Drama · Mystery

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    Jess Mastriani was a normal person who only wanted to take over her parents' restaurant in Indiana. But that changed when she was hit by lightning. After that she began seeing visions of missing people. Jess decides to use her newfound ability to be a consultant to the FBI, helping locate missing individuals. Eventually, she is hired by the bureau full-time and trained to become an agent, but her by-the-book nature sometimes clashes with the personality of her partner. Jess and her colleagues work out of the FBI's Washington, D.C., office.

    Why it connects

    • strong genre and series-style overlap
    • shared themes: fbi and missing person
    • a closely matched era
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  9. 09

    Thieves

    Same network

    2001 · 42 min · Crime · Drama

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    Two high-class thieves caught red-handed strike a deal with the FBI to avoid imprisonment: put their skills at the service of an inter-agency task force whose mission is to recover missing and stolen government property.

    Why it connects

    • substantial genre overlap
    • a closely matched era
    • shared network: Warner Bros. Television
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  10. 10

    Alcatraz

    Strong story similarity

    2012 · 43 min · Action & Adventure · Drama · Mystery

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    A unique team, consisting of a federal agent, a police officer and a conspiracy theory novelist, investigate the shocking reappearance of Alcatraz's most notorious prisoners, fifty years after they supposedly vanished.

    Why it connects

    • strong story and style similarity
    • strong genre and series-style overlap
    • shared network: Warner Bros. Television
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