7 Crime Thriller Shows Like Lucky to Watch Next
Apple TV’s new crime drama series Lucky, based on Marissa Stapley’s bestselling novel of the same name, follows Lucky Armstrong (Anya Taylor-Joy), a young woman who thought she had left her criminal past behind. Raised in a family of con artists, she’s forced to embrace the life she escaped one last time in a desperate bid for freedom.
The limited series premiered on July 15 and will conclude with its finale on August 19 and features an impressive ensemble cast that includes Annette Bening, Drew Starkey, Timothy Olyphant, Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, Clifton Collins Jr., William Fichtner, and Mo McRae. If you’re looking for similar content that mixes crime, drama, action, and mystery components, here are 7 shows like Lucky to add to your watchlist.
The Agency (2024 – )
Cast: Michael Fassbender, Jeffrey Wright, Jodie Turner-Smith, Harriet Sansom Harris, John Magaro, Saura Lightfoot-Leon, India Fowler, Richard Gere, Andrew Brooke, Reza Brojerdi, Bilal Hasna
Synopsis: “Martian is a covert CIA agent, ordered to abandon his undercover life and return to London Station. When the love he left behind reappears, romance reignites. His career, his real identity and his mission are pitted against his heart—hurling them both into a deadly game of international intrigue and espionage.”
Where to watch: Paramount+
Banshee (2013-2016)
Cast: Antony Starr, Ivana Milicevic, Ulrich Thomsen, Frankie Faison, Matt Servitto, Hoon Lee, Lili Simmons, Ryann Shane, Trieste Kelly Dunn, Anthony Ruivivar, Matthew Rauch, Demetrius A. Grosse, Rus Blackwell, Demetrius A. Grosse
Synopsis: “A recently paroled master thief assumes the identity of Sheriff Lucas Hood in Banshee, Pa., where his former lover and partner in crime relocated years ago and reinvented herself as Carrie Hopewell, the wife of the town’s prosecutor. As Lucas attempts to reunite with Carrie and keep his past a secret, he resumes his life of crime, even as he’s hunted by the shadowy gangsters he betrayed years earlier.”
Where to watch: HBO Max, Hulu/Disney+
Black Doves (2024 – )
Cast: Keira Knightley, Ben Whishaw, Sarah Lancashire, Andrew Buchan, Andrew Koji, Omari Douglas, Sam Troughton
Synopsis: “When a spy posing as a politician’s wife learns her lover has been murdered, an old assassin friend joins her on a quest for truth — and vengeance.”
Where to watch: Netflix
Culprits (2023 miniseries)
Cast: Nathan Stewart-Jarrett, Kirby Howell-Baptiste, Kevin Vidal, Ned Dennehy, Tom Mothersdale, Laura Morgan
Synopsis: “After a high-stakes heist, a crew of elite criminals have gone their separate ways and have tried to leave their old lives behind, but the past and present collide when a ruthless assassin starts targeting them one by one.”
Where to watch: Hulu/Disney+
Kaleidoscope (2023 miniseries)
Cast: Giancarlo Esposito, Rufus Sewell, Paz Vega, Rosaline Elbay, Peter Mark Kendall, Jai Courtney, Tati Gabrielle
Synopsis: “A master thief and his crew attempt an epic and elaborate heist worth $7 billion dollars — but betrayal, greed and other threats undermine their plans.”
Where to watch: Netflix
Steal (2026 – )
Cast: Sophie Turner, Archie Madekwe, Jacob Fortune-Lloyd
Synopsis: “Steal is a contemporary, high-octane thriller about the heist of the century and the ordinary office worker, Zara (Sophie Turner), who finds herself at the heart of it. A typical work day at a pension fund investment company, Lochmill Capital, is upended when a gang of violent thieves burst in and force Zara and her best mate Luke (Archie Madekwe) to execute their demands. But who would steal billions of pounds of ordinary people’s pensions and why? DCI Rhys (Jacob Fortune-Lloyd) is determined to find out, but as a recently relapsed gambling addict, Rhys must keep his own money problems at bay while dealing with the secret agendas and competing interests at the center of this far-reaching crime.”
Where to watch: Prime Video
Your Friends & Neighbors (2025 – )
Cast: Jon Hamm, Amanda Peet, Olivia Munn, Hoon Lee, Mark Tallman, Lena Hall, Donovan Colan, Isabel Gravitt, Aimee Carrero, Eunice Bae, Matthew Rauch, Anna Osceola
Synopsis: “When a financial titan suddenly finds himself divorced and jobless, he starts robbing his wealthy neighbors to stay afloat. Stealing from his own social circle strangely exhilarates him, but he gradually gets tangled in a deadly web.”
Where to watch: Apple TV
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