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Series like Murdoch Mysteries (2008) Finished Murdoch Mysteries and want that feeling again? These are ranked by what it is actually about — its themes, its pacing, the kind of person at the centre of it — rather than the genre it was filed under. Every match says what it shares with Murdoch Mysteries, and what it does not.
What did you love about Murdoch Mysteries? Pick up to 3, and the matches below will be ranked around them. Optional — leave it blank for the closest overall.
Gender equality Historical mystery Personal freedom Police drama Scientific discovery Scientific progress Social justice Social class Your best matches Ranked against what Murdoch Mysteries is actually about, not its genre labels.
71% Reverina match Top pick 2013 · Series · Drama · Crime
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Why it matches Watched for the same thing: period mystery and police procedural Also about social class Also period drama at heart More matches Each with the traits it shares with your pick.
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Centres on the same mentor figure What's different Not built around personal freedom or social justice Not about scientific progress or gender equality Noticeably slower Why this ranked above the others
The closest tonal match of the set when ranked against Murdoch Mysteries.
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1989 · Series · Drama · Crime
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Why it matches Watched for the same thing: period mystery Also about social class Also period drama at heart Centres on the same mentor figure What's different Does not promise police procedural or female empowerment Not built around personal freedom or social justice Darkness Fairly light
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2018 · Series · Drama · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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Why it matches Also historical mystery at heart Watched for the same thing: female empowerment Centres on the same mentor figure Told the same way, epistolary What's different Does not promise police procedural or period mystery Not built around personal freedom or social justice Heavier emotionally Why this ranked above the others
The closest tonal match of the set when ranked against Murdoch Mysteries.
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Watched for the same thing: female empowerment Also period drama at heart Ironside 1967
Built around the same social justice Watched for the same thing: police procedural Mad Men 2007
Also period drama at heart Told the same way, epistolary Columbo 1971
Watched for the same thing: police procedural Also about social class Justified 2010
Centres on the same mentor figure Told the same way, epistolary Wednesday 2022
Told the same way, epistolary Shares its melancholic and wry register Poldark 2015
Built around the same personal freedom and social justice Also period drama at heart Bosch 2015
Watched for the same thing: police procedural Centres on the same mentor figure Locke & Key 2020
Centres on the same mentor figure Shares its melancholic and wry register Lucifer 2016
Centres on the same mentor figure Shares its melancholic and wry register 
